Father’s Day 2022: Best headphones for your Father as a Gift

Sony’s popular and critically acclaimed headphones is completely worth the extra bucks. Along with the best-in-industry sound quality and battery life 30 hours in one go

Apple AirPods Pro may not be the newest gadget on the shelf, but they’re still lightyears ahead of a lot of others in the category of noise-cancelling earphones.

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The Bose QuietComfort series was among the earliest devices to demonstrate what good noise-cancellation could do for audiophiles

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The Jabra Elite 7 Pro combines rich audio—big boom and warmth—with its signature upper-end noise cancellation capabilities, EQ customisation, 8-hour run time

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Comfortable to wear for long hours, water resistant, pretty solid sound, a decent battery life with OnePlus signature fast charging, very good active noise-cancellation

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Nothing’s Ear 1 is a winner. Along with standout design transparency in technology will never go out of fashion

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BoAt’s Airdopes 500 ANC is a handsome pair of TWS earphones with active noise-cancellation, a solid microphone, almost 28 hours of playback

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The third-gen true wireless earphones from the German company are a force to contend with: great design, improved active noise cancellation (ANC) , top-notch sound quality, and wireless charging

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Marshall is known for its retro aesthetic more than anything else, it comes with 40 mm dynamic drivers deliver superior sound, this one also boasts solid ANC.

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Sony’s popular and critically acclaimed headphones is completely worth the extra bucks. Along with the best-in-industry sound quality and battery life 30 hours in one go

1. Sony WH-1000MX4

Apple AirPods Pro may not be the newest gadget on the shelf, but they’re still lightyears ahead of a lot of others in the category of noise-cancelling earphones.

2. Apple AirPods Pro

The Bose QuietComfort series was among the earliest devices to demonstrate what good noise-cancellation could do for audiophiles

3. Bose QuietComfort 45

The Jabra Elite 7 Pro combines rich audio—big boom and warmth—with its signature upper-end noise cancellation capabilities, EQ customisation, 8-hour run time

4. Jabra Elite 7 Pro

Comfortable to wear for long hours, water resistant, pretty solid sound, a decent battery life with OnePlus signature fast charging, very good active noise-cancellation

5. OnePlus Buds Z2

Nothing’s Ear 1 is a winner. Along with standout design transparency in technology will never go out of fashion

6. Nothing Ear 1

BoAt’s Airdopes 500 ANC is a handsome pair of TWS earphones with active noise-cancellation, a solid microphone, almost 28 hours of playback

7. BoAt Airdopes 500 ANC

The third-gen true wireless earphones from the German company are a force to contend with: great design, improved active noise cancellation (ANC) , top-notch sound quality, and wireless charging

8. Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3

Marshall is known for its retro aesthetic more than anything else, it comes with 40 mm dynamic drivers deliver superior sound, this one also boasts solid ANC.

9. Marshall Monitor II ANC