The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones

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Shaking off the world and sinking into a new album can feel like a train ride through the countryside … unless you’re sharing that seat with two toddlers. Or if your neighbor’s dog is barking. Come to think of it, there are a lot of sounds that can ruin a good song. That's why we have headphones that isolate and cancel-out noise. Below are the best noise-canceling headphones and earbuds you can buy, handpicked and tested by the Gear team here at WIRED.

Our top pick right now is the Sony WH-1000XM6, which offer some of the most staggering isolation we've ever experienced in a pair of headphones. The Bose QuietComfort Ultra are a close second, with similarly impressive quietude ...