Soundcore - Life Q30

There are diminishing returns in the audiofile/hifi space after certain price points. I have not noticed a significant decrease in ANC between the q45 and q30. Any difference was not due to software. If you look up OPs reddit history, they are young and have significant health issues. $50 might not be much to you or I, but that can be a significant challenge for someone living with their challenges.

Agree with the Anker Soundcore Q30 which comes in right at your price point.

I think your choices are good. I think you’ll like the JBL. For SoundCore, I love the Q30–it’s my favorite budget wireless headphone—but the Space One is probably a better overall deal. Still, the comfort on the Q30 is great for me. The Q30 does need to be EQ’s though: default tuning is bad. JBuds Lux is also good. If you want good battery life and a decent sound, the Kiwi Ears Ardor (140hrs), but I find the sound on this to be a bit too sharp for me in the upper region. They said they’re coming out with EQ, but I don’t know if this will fix that. Great for movies and music, didn’t love it for ebooks or podcasts due to this. Still, it’s one I really like, nearly as much as the Q30, and it’s better in a lot of ways.

Yeah, that or the JBL. I own the Q30 and have only tried the JBL at stores (multiple times, and like it every time), so I do have a bias. But again, definitely needs to be tuned. I’m traveling and don’t have mine, so I can’t offer that right now.

Adding to the support for Anker Soundcore. I've got a pair of Liberty 4 buds and a Life Q30 headset, they're both great, although the Q30 can start to feel tight if I wear it for longer than an hour (I wear glasses). The Liberty 4's came with 4 sizes of in-ear rubbery bits, and I ended up going with different sizes for each ear to get a good fit - the fit is usually my complaint about earbuds, so I'm pretty stoked that both stay in place. One of my favourite features of the app is the white noise generator: I like mixing the raindrops, wind in trees, and purring cat, for when I'm not listening to something but don't want just the hiss of the noise cancelling. I swear I'm not AI.

If you're looking for decent wireless noise cancelling in that price category you can always grab a pair of Soundcore Q30 (or 35 if you can get them used/on sale) For plain old wired headphones in the $30-40 range you can always snag the Koss Porta Pros, or the KPH30i. They sound much better than you'd expect, especially if you swap out the pads. Moving up the price range you'll find things like the Audio Technica ATH-M50x (Wired or Wireless), Grado SR60/80 (Wired), Beyer Dynamics DT770 (Wired). These all sound different, ATH being more bass, Grado lots of Treble, and Beyers are flat. If you like thumpy headphones you can absolutely enjoy Skullcandy Crushers, or Marley over ears. The latter have a pretty solid build quality whereas the other are more affordable. Everyone has a preference, so just enjoy what sounds good to you. I would probably shy away from unreviewed no name headphones like those you linked, though!

Anker soundcore q30’s? Very good for travel (portable, good battery life, good noise cancellation, fast charging), decently secure on head. They look great as well. Price is around $80 on the soundcore website.

I've been using a Sennheiser Momentum 4 for about 6 months now and I really enjoy them. The ANC isn't as powerful as some of the other brands like Sony, but the sound quality is what I was looking for! Soundcore has inexpensive models like the Q30 that are a great value and I highly recommend them if you are on a tight budget.

I use AnkerQ30 headphones they are wireless and have a mix. Their battery life is 30 hours. The sound is good for a pair of headphones that don't cost more than $100.

Just get the Soundcore Q30/Q35 if you don't want to spend. Yesterday they even had a sale, priced at 50 euro there is NOTHING so good at this price. Even at full 70 euro price, they are the best for low budget. You have a little bit of everything and nothing sounds 'bad'. I compared them with Sennheiser Accentum Plus and while you can certainly hear the difference, it's not worth 3x the price. Their app is also great with a lot of customization, ANC is good, battery life is good, everything just works. Totally recommend it.

Soundcore Anker Q30 are good for price. But the frame broke (had to tape up), still work. I'd go for Q20i next time, cheaper and simpler frame. Also got a set of Sonos Ace a few days ago. I need to try them more but they block out more noise from initial tests. But I wouldn't want to take them outside much as they are too expensive.