Over-ear Headphones comparison
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Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 Wireless Headphones
From £529
Apple
Apple AirPods Max 2 Wireless Over-Ear Headphones
From £499
Bose
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Bluetooth Headphones (2nd Gen)
From £332
Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 Wireless Headphones
From £399
Sonos
Sonos Ace - Noise Cancelling Wireless Bluetooth Headphones - Up to 30 hours battery life - Spatial Audio - Dynamic Head Tracking - Black
From £299
Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 Flagship Noise Cancelling Wireless Over-Ear Headphones with Bluetooth 5.0 & Quick Charge
From £350
Beats
Beats Studio Pro – Wireless Bluetooth Noise Cancelling Headphones – Personalised Spatial Audio
From £349
Sony
SONY WH-1000XM6 Flagship Noise Cancelling Over-Ear Wireless Bluetooth Headphones
From £349
Apple
AirPods Max 2
From £499
Apple
Apple AirPods Max
From £424
Beats
Beats Solo 4
From £199
Beats
Beats Studio Pro
From £349
Bose
Bose QuietComfort SC
From £189
Bose
Bose QuietComfort Ultra
From £300
Bose
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Bluetooth Headphones
From £349
Bose
Bose QuietComfort Wireless
From £209
Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S2
From £134
Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S2e
From £229
Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3
From £372
Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins Px8
From £477
Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2
From £629
Sennheiser
Sennheiser ACCENTUM Plus
From £139
Sennheiser
Sennheiser HD 599 SE
From £86.99
Sennheiser
Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 Wireless
From £150
Sony
Sony ULT WEAR
From £114
Sony
Sony WH-1000XM4
From £174
Sony
Sony WH-1000XM5
From £200
Soundcore
Soundcore Space Q45
From £110
Bose
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Bluetooth Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones for music with Spatial Audio
From £300
Sennheiser
DiscontinuedSennheiser HD 560S
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Over-ear Headphones guide
How to choose over-ear headphones
Over-ear headphones surround the ear with cushioned cups, isolate listeners from outside sound, and produce music with the largest drivers in personal audio. The most reviewed over-ear models in 2026 include the Sony WH-1000XM5, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra, the Apple AirPods Max, and the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless.
Sound quality
Headphone drivers convert electrical signals into sound waves. Larger drivers move more air and produce deeper bass and louder volumes than smaller drivers. Premium over-ear models ship with 40 mm to 50 mm drivers. The Sony WH-1000XM5 uses a 30 mm carbon fibre driver. The Sennheiser Momentum 4 uses a 42 mm transducer.
Active noise cancellation
Active noise cancellation uses microphones to detect ambient noise and produce inverted sound waves. The Sony WH-1000XM5 cancels up to 30 decibels of low-frequency noise. The Bose QuietComfort Ultra reduces train, bus, and aircraft noise to a whisper. ANC drains battery faster than passive listening.
Battery life
Wireless over-ear headphones run on internal lithium-ion batteries. Battery life ranges from 18 hours on the Apple AirPods Max to over 50 hours on the Sennheiser Momentum 4. Quick charge restores several hours of playback in 5 to 10 minutes on most flagship models.
Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.3 supports multipoint pairing across two devices simultaneously. LDAC, aptX Adaptive, and LC3 transmit higher-quality audio than the standard SBC codec. Wired listening over a 3.5 mm or USB-C cable bypasses Bluetooth compression entirely.
Comfort and weight
Headphone weight affects fatigue during long listening sessions. The Apple AirPods Max weighs 384 grams. The Sony WH-1000XM5 weighs 250 grams. Memory-foam ear pads distribute pressure across the temples and reduce hot spots.