It’s tough to compete at the high end of noise-canceling headphoness. Brands like Bose, Sony, and other heavy-hitters are constantly battling to offer travelers, office workers, and child-havers the most musical peace and quiet possible.
Beyerdynamic made its name by creating excellent studio headphoness and microphoness, with models like the wired DT 1770 headphoness and M160 tube mic easily deserving spots in the proverbial Audio Gear Hall of Fame. In recent years, the brand has pivoted to battery-powered headphoness with mixed success. It’s early wireless earbuds were a bit clunky and large, but everything I’ve heard has had a very clean, crisp, and direct sound signature, even if it didn’t compete with the top models from the best brands.
The new Aventho 300 are the most serious entry into the nonwired headphones space that the company has offered listeners so far. These classy noise-canceling headphoness have 50 hours of battery life, great sound, and a comfortable fit. If you’re a big fan of the clinical, precise tuning that you get from its studio models, there is something to be said for these noise-canceling over-ears.
Follow the Crowd
The Aventho 300 largely follow the same modern industrial-design cues that most other flagship noise-canceling models exhibit. You get clean black or gray ear cups with metal hinges that fold elegantly, if a bit awkwardly, into the included hard case.
On the bottom of the right ear cup, you’ll find the power and ANC control buttons, along with a USB-C charging port and 3.5-mm aux jack for plugging the headphoness in physically.