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AirPods Pro 2 vs Noise Cancelling Headphones 700

Reddit's answer is the Apple AirPods Pro 2. Buy only if you value top-tier sound and noise cancellation and are comfortable with Apple's replacement process. The Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 is a Stay Away — don’t buy it — get the Sony WH-1000XM4 instead.

Apple AirPods Pro 2
Apple · Audio

AirPods Pro 2

Risky Buy$225
51% of 1,331 owners recommend
~1 in 4 failure rate — ~1 in 4 long-term reports describe a failure, most surfacing between 1 and 13 months of ownership. Microphone and transparency mode are the most-cited components. Warranty outcomes lean slightly unresolved: 33 cases were made right, 39 were not. Among the 4 wireless earbuds we track, this ranks 2nd by failure rate.

Buy only if you value top-tier sound and noise cancellation and are comfortable with Apple's replacement process.

+ Repeatedly mentioned as the reference point other wireless earbuds get compared against.

− Some owners report ANC inconsistency or degradation, often tied to firmware updates.

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Bose · Audio

Noise Cancelling Headphones 700

Stay Away—
44% of 459 owners recommend
~1 in 6 failure rate — ~1 in 6 long-term owner reports mention a failure, most often the bluetooth, typically inside the [0,25) month window. Reports that mention warranty mostly say it landed outside coverage.

Don’t buy it — get the Sony WH-1000XM4 instead

+ The most repeated reason owners recommend it (34 mentions).

− The single most cited complaint (23 mentions).

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Questions people keep asking

Which is better, the AirPods Pro 2 or the Noise Cancelling Headphones 700?

Reddit's answer is the Apple AirPods Pro 2. Buy only if you value top-tier sound and noise cancellation and are comfortable with Apple's replacement process. The Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 is a Stay Away — don’t buy it — get the Sony WH-1000XM4 instead.

Is the Apple AirPods Pro 2 worth it?

Reddit's verdict is Risky Buy. Buy only if you value top-tier sound and noise cancellation and are comfortable with Apple's replacement process. The most-recommended wireless earbuds on our board, but ~1 in 4 long-term reports describe a failure — great sound with a real reliability asterisk.

Is the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 worth it?

Reddit's verdict is Stay Away. Don’t buy it — get the Sony WH-1000XM4 instead. 44% of 575 weighted mentions recommend it, across 100 ownership threads.