Edifier W830NB

The Edifier W830NB nails the basics: 94-hour battery, 93rd percentile sound, and solid ANC. Call quality is the weak spot, and there's no stable price to judge value. If you care more about music and battery than phone calls, these are worth a serious look.

The 40mm titanium-coated drivers do real work here. Sound quality sits in the 93rd percentile, which puts it ahead of most things in this price bracket. You get Hi-Res audio and LDAC, so if you're streaming from a decent source, these cans actually show it. The hybrid ANC cuts up to 45dB of noise, good enough for 85th percentile, which is strong but not class-leading. Battery is the headline act: 94 hours with ANC off, 54 with it on, and a quick 10-minute charge gets you 5 hours back. The mic is where things get mediocre, 63rd percentile, so don't expect to sound great on calls.

Against the Sony WH-1000XM6, the Edifier wins on battery life but loses on ANC and call quality. The Soundcore Life Q20 is cheaper but can't touch the W830NB's sound or battery. The JBL Tune 670NC is lighter and more portable, but its ANC and audio don't match up. The Sennheiser HDB 630 is a closer fight on sound, but the Edifier's battery is in another league. The Apple AirPods Max 2 is a different animal entirely, better in most ways but at a price that makes this comparison almost silly.

We can't give you a hard value verdict because there's no price attached to this listing. One US listing shows $196, but that's a single data point. If you can grab these around that price, the battery and sound alone make them a solid deal. If they creep toward $250, you're getting into territory where the Sony WH-1000XM6 starts looking tempting. The specs are there, but without a stable price, the value story is incomplete.

The Edifier W830NB is one of those headphones that makes you wonder why you'd spend twice as much elsewhere. You get hybrid ANC, LDAC support, multipoint Bluetooth, and a battery that just refuses to die. At 272 grams it's not the lightest thing out there, but it folds up and feels built to last.

Our database puts this thing in the 98th percentile for battery life. That's not a typo. 94 hours with ANC off and 54 with it on. The sound is a standout too, landing in the 93rd percentile. Calls are the weak spot, but we'll get to that.

Skip these if you spend a lot of time on calls or video meetings. The mic is the weakest link, and you'll sound muffled to the person on the other end. Also skip if you want top-tier ANC, Sony and Bose still beat this by a noticeable margin. And if you need a proven track record, 4 reviews isn't much to go on.

If you want a pair of over-ears that sound great, block out a decent chunk of noise, and basically never need charging, the W830NB is an easy recommendation. It's best for music listeners and commuters who prioritize battery and audio over call quality. If you're on Zoom all day, look elsewhere. But for everything else, these are a lot of headphone for the money.