Ausdom ANC7 Noise-Cancelling Headphones

Rating: 5/5

Review:
Excellent noise-cancelling headphones

I was sent these noise-cancelling headphones without charge for review, and I think they are excellent.  They are very well made, the noise-cancellation is very effective and the sound is very impressive.

The headphones come very nicely packaged; inside you get a good quality hard carry case, a standard mini-USB charging lead, a jack-to-jack lead and a good set of instructions in decent English. The design is very nice, I think, and functionally they are excellent. They are light and very comfortable in use, with on/off, volume + and - buttons which double up as pause/play and skip forward and back. They also serve as the standard phone controls you would expect and all work well, as does the built-in microphone. The headphones have a decent grip but don't feel too tight and, with the very good padding on the earcups and headband, I find them comfortable for several hours use.

Bluetooth pairing is simple (standard pairing, by the way - they do not have NFC), I found the range good with no loss of signal up to about 10 metres and battery life seems very good. The wired connection via the jack lead works well (meaning that you can use the headphones in passive mode if you're out of battery charge) and I notice no difference in sound quality between the two modes.

Sound quality is very good indeed. I find the sound extremely well balanced; it's less bass-heavy than some, but the bass is there if you need it or give it an equalizer boost, and middles are strong and resonant which makes them excellent for rock, pop and the like. The treble is excellent, too, being bright and clear but not at all screechy, and the articulation is crystal-clear.  I have listened to a lot of music through these headphones, including my Test Tracks list which goes from 16^th Century choral music to London Grammar.   Everything sounds very good to me. Chamber, orchestral and large choral works are clear and distinct with a lovely full sound, and things like classic rock - the Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter, for example - sounds great and the deep, rolling bass in London Grammar's Hey Now (one of my standard tests of headphones) is all there. Volume goes plenty loud enough for me with no audible distortion.

The active noise-cancelling is very effective, taking out nearly all of the background noise of the world.  There's a slight deadening of the treble if you listen to music with ANC turned on, but it's a very small effect and the sound is still very good.

In summary, these are excellent headphones. They are functional, stylish and comfortable and the sound is excellent. If you're looking for a good set of noise-cancelling headphones with both Bluetooth and wired connection, I can warmly recommend these.

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