Studio Reference ANC Wireless Headphones

These are closed-back monitors first and travel headphones second. The 45mm beryllium composite drivers are tuned close to flat, which makes them useful for mixing and editing but less immediately flattering than consumer headphones on the same music.

Noise cancellation runs on a separate chip from the audio path, so enabling it does not alter the tuning. There are three levels plus a transparency mode that passes speech through clearly enough to hold a conversation without removing them. LDAC and aptX Adaptive are both supported, and the wired connection bypasses the wireless stage entirely.

Battery life is about 40 hours with cancellation on, and a ten-minute charge returns roughly five hours. The earcups use memory foam under protein leather and are user-replaceable. A hard case, a 1.5m braided cable with an inline microphone, a USB-C cable and a flight adapter are included.