20 Best Wireless Headphones For Working From Home (2023 Updated)

From the initial unpacking it took only 10 minutes to start using the headphones, this included downloading the supporting Jabra App, and connecting devices. The headphones came already charged, and this initial charge lasted for well over a week whilst being used everyday.

The supporting App shows information such as battery level, headset settings, firmware updates, headset location, and tutorials. The MySound feature allows you to optimise the settings based on your personal hearing profile.

You can also use a range of presets depending if you are listening to speech, or music. During the week of reviewing the headphones I have listened to podcasts, audiobooks, and music with my iphone and ipad.

I have also connected to my laptop for Microsoft Teams meetings. You can pair multiple devices, and have a maximum of two devices Bluetooth-connected simultaneously. I found the controls on the headset very easy to use and I was very impressed by the dual microphone.

I found the phone call quality very good after adjusting the sidetone setting within the App. The microphone also works with Siri, Alexa and Cortana. They are very comfortable to wear. I like the fact that you can rotate the ear cushions through 90 degrees whilst not in use, either on a flat surface, or around your neck allowing them to sit more comfortably.

A full charge takes around two hours but a fast charge which gives 10 hours battery life takes only 15 minutes. In summary, previously I have mainly used in-ear headphones as I found the over-ear ones uncomfortable but the Jabra Elite 45h has changed my opinion and I have really enjoyed the enhanced quality of audio experienced from these headphones.

I am happy to recommend these as a good all-round performing set of headphones.

The mic is not tremendeous and doesn’t do a good job of isolating voice. I was unable to connect this headset to my Android phone (Pixel 4A, running Android 13). I was successful connecting to an iPhone SE (running iOS 15) and Dell PC running Win 10.

Now that I am unsatisfied with them, since I did not purchase them directly through Jabra and they are now open (how else am I to test them) I am stuck with them. Thesource. ca does not accept returns once the headphones are opened.

So lesson is to purchase directly through Jabra or test them in advance where possible.

Jabra Elite 45H product review These are really good headphone and I have really put them to the test. To get set up, you start by following the instructions on the box which directs you to download the free app and gives you a basic indication of the set process.

Once downloaded, the app takes you through a series of steps to get the headphone aligned to your standard of hearing. The instructions are straight forward and it is results in high quality sound. The level of hearing in my ears is not equal and so the settings allow for optimal hearing based on each ear, also you can adjust for head height and angle of ears.

The app has several other tabs you may wish to explore as you familiarise yourself with it The battery life is amazing, I gave them a little extra charge by connecting the USB to my laptop and the battery has remained high for well over a week and I have used them a lot to listen to my audiobooks.

The sound quality is excellent, the ear pads are soft and comfortable. Be warned your ears will get warm with prolonged use. The range is excellent. I went to the furthest corners of my home to check for loss of signal and there was not even a flicker.

The controls on the headphones are simple to use and you can also operate basic functions on your smartphone should you be so inclined. I like that fact that I can stop and start my book with a single button.

In closing, the Jabra Elite 45H will give you value for money, they are easy to set up to more than one device, they are so comfortable, easy to tidy away and provide you will excellent sound quality.

Me and my Evolve2’s have known each other for about 2 years now. Not gonna lie, it hasn’t always been easy. You’d think our relationship would be smooth going – I’d put on the headset and it sends sweet sounds into my ears and also makes me sound like a smooth talker with the swing arm mic.

while the mic is excellent for calls, everyone hears me clearly, sometimes the switch between laptop and mobile isn’t so neatly done. For example, if I’m on a google chat meeting and a call comes in on my mobile device, it’ll cut me out of my meeting to prioritize the ringing phone.

There’s no way to set channel priority. Not cool. As for the sound, I’ve played around with the EQ settings and the bass is still not that great although it’s awesome in the higher ranges. Since this is an over the ear headset, and has active noise cancelling, I can focus pretty well with them on.

Too well actually, others have been able to sneak up on me and scare the daylights out of me so unless I’m peacefully by myself, I tend to half cover my ears so that I can hear who I’m about to counter-attack and also hear myself talking to monitor my speaking volume.

Overall, I love this headset but the one thing I wish it would allow me to do is replace the stock ear cushions. The original ear cushions snap off and on and are soft but not cushy so trying to find a 3rd party upgrade hasn’t been easy due to fit alone.

So after all that I’ve said, if I can’t upgrade it to make them more comfortable, I’m upgrading it altogether. Sorry Evolve2, it was nice to have known ya.

Works great with MS Teams. Comfortable on ear even on long meetings, and good sound quality! Best headset I’ve used so far. The only slight negative is the chord is a bit stiff and gets in the way whilst typing.

Other brands I’ve used in the past have softer chords which loose their pre-packaged kinks after a short while of use, but this is still kinked in the same way after a month of use despite trying to unkink it regularly.

I guess its more down to using better quality cable than my previous headsets, and will thus last longer than previous ones as a result. Its a shame the wireless version is so much more expensive than the chorded version, otherwise I’d swap as the headset is great otherwise.

I purchased this in July with high expectations, and many things worked great: – Works OK with MS Teams, better with Skype – Had to manually do all firmware updates because I’m using a Mac – Great comfort and battery life – Good Sound quality (even works with my hearing aids!) – Loved the Active Noise Cancelling – Bluetooth integration was better with the provided adapter than with the on-board bluetooth controller on my Mac.

– Deal breaker: people on the other end of my calls were *constantly* complaining about my voice quality. I never had any problems hearing others on my calls and meetings, but they were constantly complaining: “Your voice sounds like it’s underwater”; “Your voice keeps repeating the last word in your phrases”; no end to people asking me to repeat myself.

I tried rebooting the headset and often times that seemed to work, but when I listened to meeting recordings, I could tell that all most 100% of the time there were artifacts in my voice. I kept hoping that firmware updates would fix the problem, but they never did.

I’m finally giving up and looking for another solution. If you don’t care about calls and meetings, this is a great option. Unfortunately, I do.

BEWARE: The QC45’s are so comfortable you may forget your wearing them! These are great for commuting on public transport in noisy and busy journeys and did I mention how comfortable they are? I like the smoothness of the area beneath the headband and ‘At last’ we have a usb-c charge port.

I’m also glad Bose have kept with the physical buttons. The microphones are noticeably better compared to the qc35’s. but I have been told on a couple of occasions my voice sounds shallow and hollow.

However, blocking out the background noise and isolating your voice works really well. Also, the quick charge feature is fantastic to keep you going until you are able to charge fully later! Noise cancellation sounds natural and works well with background voices but the 700’s filter out ambient noises better and are more enjoyable for better sound clarity and bass dynamics for audiophiles.

So, I much prefer the 700’s for clearer and more natural sounding music in a wider sound stage. I was able to test the qc45’s before mine arrived as two friends had purchased these and both of them have sent them back for how flat they sounded.

I genuinely hated these headphones before the EQ feature. That was before the EQ was added and I believe if the music app initially had the EQ feature, they may have kept the headphones as out of the box, the sound just doesn’t do the artist justice for the sound they intended to create.

I also, wish we had the option to completely switch noise cancellation off as some music sounds better without the noise cancellation. The only two options we have are to either have noise cancellation 100% on or ambient sound 100% on with no variation of this and both modes can take away from the music clarity.

Ambient mode can be adjusted in the 700’s and are much better at rejecting wind noise. Another feature of the 700’s that have not been included in the in the qc45’s is the conversation mode. Why has this great feature to speech clarity not been included? The sound quality is good enough with wired only but I wish you can use the headphones whilst charging.

The qc45’s is a noticeable upgrade from the qc35’s but I’m not sure if it’s worth paying the current price difference between the two. I’m also presuming the 700’s is due for an upgrade soon and may be worth waiting for if you prefer headphones for music rather than just comfort.

The qc45’s lack excitement in sound but has less clamping force to 700’s and the 45’s seem to have more cabin pressure compared to 700’s but less compared to the qc35’s. Feels like Bose are holding back on the qc45’s compared to the 700’s.

I would have appreciated a pause feature when you remove the headphones from your ears and play feature when re-worn like a certain competitor has. Also, the plastic feels less quality and less well made and the case doesn’t look and feel as premium.

The qc45’s band adjustment feels so much cleaner than the competition but the leatherette on qc35’s earcups feels so much nicer than qc45’s and earcups on the qc45’s just feels cheap. My Pros: • Most comfortable • Active noise cancellation is great • Can use ANC in wired mode • Better battery life • Can connect to two devices at the same time • USB-C charging My Cons: • Sound signature isn’t accurate for true audiophiles • Unable to turn off ANC without switching to aware mode • Feels cheap • No support for audio over USB-C • No on-ear detection sensor • Sound profile without the newly added EQ in the music app is terrible.

So I’ve had the Bose QC45’s for a little over a month now and they’re a pretty good set of headphones – got them on sale for $279 at Walmart. They look very nice and feel like they’ll last awhile on the durability end.

They’re very comfortable and lightweight (about on par with a Sony WH-1000XM3 for reference) and the noise cancellation is FANTASTIC (at least on par with Sony, perhaps even slightly better). I have a clicky mechanical keyboard and can barely hear anything when I type with the QC45 on.

Where this headset lacks is in the sound department. Bass is fine imo (though this take could vary from person to person), the overall sound quality isn’t great without an equalizer. The sound can be a bit grating/screechy with higher pitched instrumentals and vocals.

And, on top of that, the Bose Music app doesn’t even offer an equalizer to change the sound profile of the QC45. So, unless you’re subscribed to a music service with an equalizer (like Spotify Premium), you’re out of luck if you want to change the sound of these headphones – which you may need to do to enjoy listening to music that isn’t grating/screechy.

As if you should buy the QC45’s, if you’re subscribed to a music service with an equalizer, I could definitely recommend buying them at the price I paid ($279). If your preferred music service doesn’t have an equalizer, sadly I can’t recommend these in their current state unless Bose releases an equalizer on their app or changes the overall sound profile of the QC45’s with a future software update.

Wouldn’t recommend buying at the full $329 right now. TL;DR Comfort: One of the most comfortable headphones I own, on par with my Sony headphones. Noise Cancellation: At least on par with Bose’s competitors like Sony, maybe slightly better.

Sound: Decent, to get the best sound use an equalizer from a music subscription service (like Spotify Premium) or hold off on buying until Bose releases an update that either puts an equalizer in their Bose Music app or changes the sound profile of the QC45 to remove the grating/screechy high pitch sounds.

Price: A bit overpriced at $329 MSRP in their current state, the $279 sale price is fair for these headphones as they are right now, if you have access to an equalizer. Thanks for reading!.

Overall, this is a VERY worthy choice, one of the best three on the market for consumer use (calls, general listening, noise cancellation). Not up to reference level listening, though, and the battery life is fairly weak compared to competition, so be prepared for that.

Otherwise, they are well worth the purchase price and will perform superbly for most people. Compared to the Airpods Max, and the Sony WH10004, it is VERY similar. In the middle of the three for sound, more stable BT connection than the Sony, cheaper and likely more reliable than the APM, and with comparable NC and transparency modes, but it is the weakest of the three for battery life by a fair amount, getting 4-6 less hours rated, but more like 8 less under actual use.

PROS: -Excellent sound at this price point (subjective – some find them too bright) -Very stable BT connection even against strong interference -Very solid call quality and voice isolation -Very light and comfortable -Fairly solid construction SO-SO: -The app that controls features is still somewhat lacking -Not too feature dense -Relatively limited touch panel capability -MUCH more comfortable Noise Cancellation than the QC35 series, but the major competitors’ NC is just as effective – which is still excellent, I just wouldn’t use this as a decision point except against less capable headphones.

-Price is similar to major competitors (other than the Airpods Max, which are much more expensive) CONS: -Weak battery life against competitors! – rated for 18 hours from full charge, but will rarely get much more than 12 under normal use.

Although they charge quickly, this could be a significant detractor for some users, especially those who intend to use them away from home a lot where charging may not be readily available.

I had a pair of Bose wireless headphones for several years that I used for work and travel. I LOVED them and replaces the earcups when they started falling apart. I noticed a few months ago they were having issues staying connected to my laptop which got really annoying when in virtual meetings.

I went to replace them with the current “45” version and the salesperson talked me into upgrading to 700s instead. I wish I would have just got the 45 as I intended. The sound on these is good but not great.

I honestly think my old ones had better quality. The volume slide usually works, but sometimes I don’t get my finger in the right spot, and it takes a moment to adjust. The noise cancelling seems to be better than my old ones but can’t compare to the 45s.

What I don’t like about the 700s is the fit. The ear cups don’t feel as comfortable as my old ones, but this may be the trade-off for the improved noise canceling. I also don’t like how the band over the head is kind of slippery and, on occasion has slid off the back of my head if I didn’t position perfectly.

Also, I’ve had a few colleague mention in meetings that the sound isn’t great where I either sound distant or cut in and out. I use these while at my desk about 1. 5 feet from my laptop, and I’m not moving around, so this shouldn’t be an issue.

Unfortunately, I bought these at Best Buy and cannot return them. Lesson learned. Hopefully it’s a software issue on my laptop and will be fixed when I upgrade my laptop in a few weeks, otherwise these headphones are a bust for me.

Lasted about 5 months with issues, but was phenomenal while it did!!! Amazing sound, very comfortable, got on sale for around $260 I believe, so watch for this because it happens from time to time. Now I used these from day one of the purchase till that 5 Month period, and it was daily, pretty much saying they were never shut off.

So it was a lot of use, maybe like 10-14 months to someone else since I slept in them too while they were noise cancelling. The Sound Quality was amazing at first, although I noticed that did drop off about 10-15% on Bass, and the volume seemed lessened but not by much – this was in the first month.

Although it still sounded great. They do tend to wear very warm and your ears sweat, and they smelled a bit stinky and required baby wipes to clean them often, just a forewarning. Things I didn’t care for – the Noise Cancelling only works on certain things.

I am a truck driver and sleep with the Noise Cancelling on, so I have a lot to say about this – it blocks out refers for the most part (keeps the lower noise, but the annoying higher pitched noise is gone).

Highway noise is removed. Makes it easier to sleep in by far. Before this I used low profile shooters muffs and ear buds. When the squeal of death came about, it started as just an oddity from pushing down into the pillow on my left side and it would squeal while air deflated out around the cushion, but became more sensitive, and then finally whenever my ear was pushed into the muff, and then anything in close proximity to the left ear muff – like my hand going in to cover it.

You have to have the Sony App installed on your device to turn off the noise cancelling, and then it works; but you have to do this every time you power cycle these things which gets highly annoying.

At this writing they are sitting in a cabinet waiting to get replace under the 1yr Sony warranty before I use my 2yr Best Buy Warranty. Outside of that they worked seamless and flawlessly. I used them on a Surface Laptop, Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Tab S4.

The only attributable flaw I wish they could work on is wearing them around your neck and then popping them onto your head loosens the adjusters left and right, and you have to adjust them each time – it’s too loose I find, maybe a few more inch-lbs of tension in the mechanism would keep this at bay, but that was really it.

They last about 6-10 hours of playing (depending on volume and if I had the window partially down – which they don’t cancel out wind noise very well at all and it takes away from battery life), and I’ll be left at 10-20% by morning sleeping in them and using them for that 10 hrs I have off duty.

So the full day charge bit is pretty solid. And then I charge them in the morning, which takes like 1-3/4 hrs or so, which I found just about 2 wks before they went south that it fast charges in like a half an hour to a really good 80% or so, but I had enough time to check that more than twice.

The new Sony WH-1000XM4s may not look any different from the previous generation WH XM3s. But if you take a closer look, it’s the small details that Sony improved to make an already fantastic product even greater.

One of the features users of the previous generation, like myself, were wanting was the ability to connect your active noise-cancelling headphones to two devices at once. Sony answered and brought multi-point connection to the WH XM4s allowing you to connect to your phone and laptop at the same time wihout having to change bluetooth connection.

Then there’s the proximity sensor. Similar to its truly wireless earbuds counterpart, the WH XM4s now pause your audio whenever you take off your headphones and plays it back again after you’ve put the headphones back on.

To be honest, this small feature is convenient in so many ways, especially coming from the WH XM3s. Lastly, the pads on the earcups themselves are now softer and a little thicker so you can wear your headphones for even longer periods without having to worry about discomfort.

You will still feel some warming around your head, just like with any other over-ear headphones, but not to be really worried about unless you’re in 40C heat. If you’re looking to purchase your first active noise-cancelling over-hear headphones the Sony WH XM4 won’t disappoint and provide with the best-in-class ANC and sound quality for your money.

Even if you’re coming from the previous generation like myself, if you want those additional small features that improve your workflow, I highly recommend making the upgrade as well. Pros: – Multi-point connection – Proximity sensor (plays and pauses music when you take off headphones) – More cushion on earpads – Additional mics for improved ANC and call quality Cons: – A bit pricey – No water or dust raiting – No longer supports aptX or aptX HD bluetooth codecs.

After trying the Samsung buds pro, I was very surprised how uncomfortable they were, and how there was almost no noise cancelling. I also tried the Bose 700 and the Bose QuietComfort earbuds, I was dissatisfied with the design and noise canceling level.

Also their app was not working properly. After seeing that the Sony was on sale, and after reading great reviews, I bought them. I was instantly impressed. The app has many more features, and works perfectly.

The noise canceling is great. One of the greatest features, is that without even having my Bluetooth turned on on my phone, I can place the back of the left ear piece against the back of my Samsung Galaxy phone, and through NFC, without the app even running, and the headphones powered off, the headphones power on, and turn on Bluetooth on my phone and connect.

When you connect the included cable between the headphones and your device, for some reason the noise canceling is even better. I am going to check into this to see why this might be as it does not make sense.

The app allows you to adjust the ambient sound so that you can go from complete noise canceling all the way to being able to hear cars and noises around you. Most of the options for the headphones can also be controlled by buttons or swiping on the earpieces.

It’s been decades since I’ve owned a Sony product, and this reminds me of the quality that I remember seeing in Sony products. Since I don’t want to always have bluetooth on because I’m not sure of the health risks involved, my research showed that when you plug in the cable it turns off the Bluetooth in the headphones.

I tested this out by trying to reconnect via Bluetooth while the cable is plugged in. The phone was unable to find the headphones, which supports what I read, namely that Bluetooth is turned off in the headphones when you plug in the cable.

Luckily found these on sale and had rewards points making them a great deal with super quality. They are also comfortable, lightweight and seem to have great battery life and quick charging via USB C.

The only potential problem that I’ve discovered is that when wearing them outside in the wind, I do hear some of the wind. However these were not mainly purchased for outdoor use.

It would not be fair to claim one is outright better than the other – the better question is what do you prefer? It is too difficult to recommend either the QC45 or the Sony XM4s over the other. Since I am fortunate to own both – here are notes/thoughts from my own experience – Sound Quality: Sony have an impressive soundstage especially with bass-heavy music.

Sonys seem to have a greater volume output and maintain a well rounded/uniform sound from low to maximum volume ranges. Sonys are well suited for all music and especially impressive with bass-heavy music.

They have a warm sound and one can enjoy listening to music at volume for a longer period of time compared to the Bose. If I want to listen/feel like Im hearing something at a club, Ill go for the Sony.

If I want to appreciate vocals or instruments in a song, Ill prefer the Bose. Bose have an impressive soundstage with music that emphasize vocals or live instruments – in my experience you can hear more detail and pick instruments apart from one another with the Bose.

The potential downside with such clarity and emphasis on the highs may be that you experience fatigue as volume is increased towards the max with I can best describe in my non-audiophile lingo as sharp treble.

Build Quality/Comfort: Materials are comparable. Bose and Sony use a combo of faux leather and plastic. Sonys have bulkier earcups but the exterior of their headphones feature more premium feeling matte textured plastic.

Bose have a slimline feel/look by comparison but have a more simplistic plastic feel to the exterior of their cans. My nod on build quality go to Bose though; the Sonys have already started to creak a bit when I wear them with slight movements of the head.

This slight creaky noise originate where the band connects to each earcup. While Sony might exhibit slightly more premium materials, the build construction and lack of any creaks/rattles or looseness of the Bose and the slinky feel of the latter (along with the faux leather/more compact protective case) make the QC45s the winner here.

Both are equally comfortable – draw on comfort. Noise Cancellation Both are impressive. Imo, I prefer the ANC of the Sony in cases where consistent low frequency noise is apparent. In cases such as flying, the Sony drown out the lower freqs and almost cloak it with a somewhat perceptible yet satisfying hiss/white noise.

Bose do a godd job too with the lower frequencies but their slight edge might be in fighting against higher freq noise such as in a coffee shop. Other Notes: Sony capacitive touch controls can be both convenient and fun but at times just as frustrating.

I enjoy swiping forward and backward for songs in a playlist (Bose can only skip forward) but changing volume or pausing music is more clunky. I only want to skip one or two tracks at a time so a swipe is convenient, but changing the volume is easier with a several quick clicks instead of several swipes.

The quicker the swipe can be hard for the capacitive controls. When I take the headphones off though, its nice that the Sony tech knows (80% of the time) to pause the music. EQ Control/App: Sony has a better EQ App offering more adjustability that suits your preferences.

Bose have a preferable phone-call experience and ambient mode gives me greater awareness of how loud I am talking out loud when on a call. TLDR: If you have a QC35 or XM3, this is a worthy upgrade. Owners of previous Sony XM ANC headsets may notice a slight degarde in material quality but the upgrade in tech everywhere else is a fair trade.

XM4s are as good as the newer QC45s and trade the uber-detailed and crisp sound sound with an impressive bass positive soundstage and warm, full and balanced sound profile. Sony wins with its warm sound, immersive soundstage and ANC.

Consumers who value the foremost vocal and instrument detail at the expense of bass will want to check out the QC45 instead.

On opening the box one of the first things you notice is that there is little paperwork – no warranty card, no instructions. Instead in the lid of the box there is a picture of the headphones with diagrams on how to switch on to enable the Bluetooth.

There is only one instruction – download the Jabra Sound+ app to get started. Switching the headphones on activates a voice instructing you on how to pair with your phone via Bluetooth. The app covers all the basics such as what the buttons do but also incorporates a facility to assess your hearing quality through a test with a series of beeps for each ear.

This creates your unique hearing profile. You also register for the 2 years warranty against rain and dust in the app. You can also change the sleep mode timings. There is also an in-app manual. These headphones fit on the ear and are very comfortable and not heavy at all – there is no “clamping” feeling when wearing them.

I found they kept excellent connectivity to my phone and they held their charge very well. There is also a quick charge feature which is very useful if you are in a hurry and have forgotten to charge them.

They fold flat so along with the charge times are great for travelling. I did like the facility to skip tracks just by holding down the volume up button. There is a dedicated button to use with a voice assistant but I don’t use one so can’t comment on that.

I didn’t use them for many calls but those I did gave me no problems at all with coming off mute etc. and both parties could hear each other clearly. I’m no expert on sound quality but to me they sounded clear and the music sounded as it should – wasn’t tinny or thumping.

A downside for me is that while the USB cable is included to charge the headphones there is no actual plug so you have to find your own or plug them into your laptop/computer to charge.