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the premium ANC headphone market is really heating up some us so Microsoft jumped in with their new surface headphones Jabra announced their new elite 85 ATS at CES 2019 and most recently it's even rumored that so knows he's working on a pair of premium ANSI headphones but as of right now I think the Sony 1000x and threes are currently the best agency headphones on the market right now but I know dropping $350 on a pair of anc headphones is a lot for some people so today we're gonna be comparing my top 3 favorite sub $200 anc headphones as of q1 2019 we have the Sony watch 700 on the sennheiser 4.50 BTN CS and the audio technica as our 50 BTS or as I call them the surfaces now I like and have no problem recommending either of these headphones but they all have their own pros and cons but I think this video is going to be pretty interesting because instead of me crapping on one pair of specific headphones we're gonna be comparing contrasting three pairs of headphones that I genuinely 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might get lucky ok first let's get the simple stuff out the way here and that's the included accessories and ports the audio technica the surf fifties come with a faux leather carrying pouch that I think looks a little classy whereas the Sunrisers come included with a polyester soft shell carrying case which I'm not a big fan of but at least they come with something because unfortunately the Sony watch a 700 n don't even come included with a carrying pouch or case but still if you plan on traveling with either these headphones I highly recommend you invest on a hard shell carrying case cable wise all of these headphones come included with a micro USB cable for charging even though it's 2019 if you want USB C charging on your headphones you're gonna have to spring for more expensive headphones like the 1000x m3s or surface headphones cuz USB C still hasn't made its way down to cheaper headphones just yet and both deserve fifties and watch s 700 N come included with a decent 3.5 to 3.5 millimeter audio cable but just a heads up the Sennheiser uses a 2.5 millimeter audio jack instead but now let's talk about build quality because it's one of the main reasons I like the Sennheiser's and surf 50 so much and it's one of the Sony watch s and 100s of weak points Sony has done a great job of packing in a lot of features into the watch s 700 but I guess they had to compromise on build quality when you flex the headband there's a good amount of cracking and squeaking it's not overly excessive like some other sub 200 all the headphones I've tested but I would definitely take it easy with these headphones I mean they're not gonna fall apart on you but their build quality pales in comparison to about the Sennheiser's and surf fifties when you flex the headband or extend the headband on the surf 50s there are almost silent tolerances on the body panels are very tight and if you squint they even resemble the 1000x in threes but we'll make some sort of fifties special is that they can either be lay down flat or fold up whereas the Sony's can only be lay down flat and the sign hyzers can only be folded up but I think the best build quality award here goes to the Sunrisers just like the sort of fifties if you flex the headband it's basically silent and all the body panels are exactly where they need to be but what makes the Sunrisers stand out here is that dirt built like a tank if you're looking for a pair of headphones that you can throw around and not worry about and the Hauser's all the way to go but when it comes to fit the Sunrisers are objectively the least comfortable headphones here now all three of these headphones are bighead approved but both the Sennheiser's and Sony's have a snug fit they're not uncomfortable but you'll never forget they're there but the main reason the Sennheiser's are the least comfortable headphones here is because if their ear cups they're little cramped compared to the other ear cups here and they're only suitable for people with smaller flushed ears whereas the Sony's have the most spacious Jakob serum there are actually more spacious than the ear cups on the 1000x m3 but the most comfortable word here has to go to the 50s the ear cups on the surf 50s or almost as spacious as the ear cups on the watch a 700 n but the main reason to serve 50s are the most comfortable headphones here is cuz they have a little clamping force like the Sony 1000x m3 and bose qc25 and since the surf 50s have a little clamping force Dirk great for a long use sessions and unlike the other headphones here you'll forget you even have them on now when it comes to battery life both the Sennheiser's and surf 50 is performed relatively the same the Sun Heiser's have an advertised bed length of 25 hours and the surf fifties have an advertisement life of 28 hours overall I found that they're both good for about a week and a half in between charges for the way that I use them but the Sony Watch 700 and haven't advertised bad life of 35 hours which is way above average and these are good for about two weeks in between charges and when it comes to Bluetooth connectivity all of these headphones have stable connections that don't cut out as they should but unfortunately all these headphones can only be connected to one device at a time so you can't hot-swap from one device to another as seamlessly as the air pods the surface headphones or the bose qc25 and it's my hope that in 2019 newer headphones will have multi device connectivity support because it's kind of ridiculous that is 2019 and it's still not a standard feature I also want to point out that the watch a 700 islands do have a bit of latency when watching youtube videos on an iphone whereas the other two headphones don't but that latency goes away it does goes away but that latency does go away if you're going to watch Netflix on an iPhone but if you use these headphones with an Android device then they don't suffer from any latency issues now regarding active noise cancellation on all of these headphones I just want to set expectations first no matter what anybody else tells you for right now the active noise cancellation on sub $200 a and C headphones is going to be nowhere near as good as the active noise cancellation found on more premium ANC headphones and just so you can see for yourself we're going to jump into an ANC test noise reduction [Laughter] noise reduction so like I said the active noise cancellation on the sub $200 headphones is nowhere near as effective as the ANC on the 1000 xm3 and that's perfectly fine but there are other metrics to consider when judging the ANC on any pair of headphones for starters all of these headphones have very little cabin pressure when ANC is turned on which is good to see because some other headphones out there might cause some discomfort on your eardrums which on C is just annoying and these headphones also have very little hissing with ANC turned on which is a common issue with other headphones with crappy A&C so overall even though these headphones don't block out as much noise as more premium headphones their ANC can be useful to block out some constant low-frequency sounds like road noise and if you're in an already quiet place like an office or a library they can block out the constant rumbling of an AC unit or a little bit of chatter and they do so without causing any added discomfort which is the most important thing to keep in mind now when it comes to sound quality and all of these headphones perform well in the sense that their base never bottoms out they have good clarity and the highs never get tinny you see with some other ANC headphones out there if you use them with their anc turned on their soundstage gets narrowed and orang their bass starts to bottom out more frequently when the bass really gets going but in general if you want to get the best sound quality out of your agency headphones it's best to use them with ANC turned off but when it comes to sound signature 's both the Sennheiser's and sir 50s have a neutral sound signature but I do think the sir 50s have better clarity and detailed and the Sennheiser's but if you're looking for a pair of headphones that have more kick in their bass then you'll want to look into the watcher 700 n the watcher 700 n are the only headphones here whose app allows you to directly adjust your EQ so you can make them sound however you want depending on the type of music you listen to but no matter how much you play around the EQ their clarity and detail isn't going to be as good as the other two headphones here so if I had to rank these headphones from best to worse sound quality wise it would go first place sir 50s second goes to the Sennheiser's and third would go to the watch s700 n but now let's talk about bonus features unfortunately the Sunrisers are gonna have to sit this one out cuz besides a and C they don't have any other features to showcase besides good build quality a comfortable fit and good sound one of the other reasons our surf Fifty's meter onto my current top three list is cuz they are one of the only sub 200 all our agency headphones out there that feature both an ambient mode and quick attention mode just like the 1000 X and threes the surf 15 is have a feature called hear through where they'll pump in some of the ambient sound around you so you can still hear what's going on when you have your headphones on this feature is useful if you're walking around the city or if you work in an office you can still hear when someone calls your name the surf Fifty's also have a quick here thing where if you press the only physical button on the left ear cup your headphones will get your music and pump in all of the ambient sound around you like this and I really like when headphones have this feature cuz you can talk to someone without having to take off your headphones because unfortunately even though the what 700 and or the 1000 except three little brothers they don't have an ambient mode or a quick attention mode they do however have Google assistant integration it's 3:30 1:00 p.m. you don't have new notifications right now the current temperature in New York City is thirty for sure turning on two lights and as voice assistants continue to get better and get integrated into our daily lives more and more headphones are going to have direct voice assistant integration so it's cool to see that the watch has Simon and Jordan already has this so we're at the tail end of this video and I'm willing to bet that a good chunk of people watching this might be considering getting the serve fifties I mean like I said they have good build quality they're very comfortable they sound great and they have very useful extra features but they do have one glaring issue and that's their touchpad the surf fifties have a touchpad on the left ear cup to control the music playback but unfortunately as a righty this touchpad is very hard to use they even after a few weeks and it's not the most accurate touchpad out there so whenever I used to surf 50s I just find myself using my phone to control my music playback so the surf fifties do lose a bit of points when it comes to convenience whereas both the Sony's and Sunrisers have a dedicated volume rocker and a switch so you can easily scroll through your music all while keeping your phone in your pocket but I do prefer Sony's me to control buttons over the Sun Heiser's cuz they're larger and easier to tell apart so overall like I said at the beginning of this video I like and have no problem recommending either of these headphones but if it wasn't for the surf fifties crappy touch controls on their left ear cup they would be hands down my number one and most recommended sub $200 anc headphones so I would only recommend getting the audio technica ath srf ear BTS if you're willing to compromise on those touch controls or learn how to live with them but other than that I love these doing at all the headphones if you're looking for a pair of headphones with more space use ear cups or an adjustable EQ then the sony what's a 700 N or a good option 2 and finally there's the Sennheiser HD 4.5 OB TNCs just like the audio Technica's they sound great but they're definitely not for people with larger ears but if you're looking for a pair of good-looking rugged headphones then they're a good option too if you made it this far I guess you enjoyed the video so hit that like button and get subscribed your house on more than you realize if you want to pick another part except mention in this video those will be linked in description down below any girls will support the channel by checking out the merch store but other than that I'll get you next time