Soundcore Space One Pro, FlexiCurve Over-Ear Headphone, Adaptive Active Noise Cancelling Headphones Driven by 6 Mics, 60H Lossless Audio, Ultra-Fast Charging, Hi-Res Wireless, Comfortable Fit

I have been telecommuting for over 17 years, and I have two basic problems:1. I have a really loud household. I *need* over the ear headphones and active noise cancellation.2. I have the worst luck in the world when it comes to making a pair of headphones last. I have had plenty of headphones break exactly in the same spot, on one of the earpad hinges. It doesn't matter the brand or cost, I break them all the same way.This has forced me to slowly move up on the price tiers, hoping to finally hit that one pair where the durability justifies the cost. I was actually doing OK with my previous pair of Soundcore, but they broke at the exact time that the next model up in their lineup had dropped enough in price that my insurance refund covered the purchase price.So far this pair has outlasted the previous pair, even under a brutal regime. I work from home, so it is normal to wear these for very long periods of time and usually accumulating 12-15 hours a day. I haven't tested the batteries so far, I usually plug them back to recharge the second I step away from my desk. I also spend quite a bit of time wearing them in wired mode, which uses almost no power.The sound quality is fantastic and the active noise cancellation is at least as good as advertised. The transparency mode is pretty clever, you can hear the normal range for a human voice but it cuts off anything outside of that range.I sit under an air conditioner vent all day, and my home office is next to our kitchen, I never hear the exhaust fans from the kitchen and it is rare that I can tell that the washer, dryer or dishwasher are running.The app allows you to tweak the equalizer settings extensively, wind noise reduction, the easy chat mode, etc. It also allows a simple way of managing multiple device mode. One thing I like is that I can disable noise cancellation level settings, instead of 3 I just leave the noise cancellation and transparent modes and disable the "normal" mode.I live in a condo with metal studs, which turns it into a Faraday cage. It's almost impossible to get a cell phone signal unless one sits on a windowsill or steps out to the balcony, thankfully my carrier uses Wi-Fi calling but still, the studs are disruptive enough that I need two wireless access points to cover 1200 square feet. I can stray from my PC or phone probably 50 feet without losing audio, it depends how many walls are between me and the source. The distance feels a little bit better when using the phone, a Pixel 9 Pro XL. The PC is using a Bluetooth 5 dongle.As I mentioned before, I spend quite a lot of time wearing these in wired mode. There are two reasons for that:1. I don't know why, but if I allow dual mode on, as soon as I start a Zoom call I get into a Bluetooth tug of war between the PC and the phone. Every single time. The only consistent solution is to use the cable.2. I have an Xbox Series X console on my desk. I like to keep movies as background noise while I work, if I play the movies on the Xbox then I don't have to deal with my PC slowing down because it's GPU is a piece of crap (this is a work PC and I am about to upgrade). I use a Maker Hart mixer, 3.5mm out from the PC, 3.5mm out from the TV connected to the Xbox, then I can connect headphones to one of its outputs. This way I can listen to my grade B horror movies while I write code and it allows me to hear notifications from Windows. The reverse is also true, I can play a game on the Xbox and listen to music or a movie on the PC thanks to the mixer.If I only need one audio source I just leave it in Bluetooth mode. If it's going to be Zoom calls all day I just leave it plugged to the 3.5mm cable.I am also running a durability experiment of sorts, I am being very consistent in how I put these away, I fold them as indicated in the instructions and plug them to recharge. I have in the past thrown previous units across the room in a rage, and many times I have gotten tangled with the cable and sent a pair flying.They are super comfortable, to the point that I forget that I am wearing them. Like I said earlier, it is normal for me to put 12-15 hours a day on these without feeling discomfort, neck soreness, etc.I tried sleeping with them and it works great as long as I sleep on my back, if I sleep on my side I feel like I am putting enough strain on them to break them.I have exactly one complaint about these, and it is very minor. The power button takes a hair too long to activate, it always makes me feel that I pressed it too long and it's going to send them into pair mode. That's it.Would I recommend these ? Yup. They do sit at a higher price point, but for somebody that has to wear them for full work days they have an excellent bang for the buck.

I do love these headphones quite a bit from my previous Q20 model. Now I can see how/why these may be a minor upgrade as I briefly had the Q45 for a week before returning them. (Mainly for the lackluster ANC that the Space One Pro's did fix) The audio quality between the two are almost identical, so the need to upgrade here doesn't seem necessary.And I will say it's best to wait for a sale for these headphones. They're great but not $200 great. (Especially with that horrible carrying case, long story short the carrying case is awful, don't bother with the bundle, read further below) One issue I have is these can get quite warm, so wearing these for walks outside could be an issue as these aren't water resistant at all. I do enjoy them a lot for watching movies on my phone, tablet and Chromecast. The microphone for calls is pretty good as well.I like the fit of these, and don't personally mind the lack of any clicking when adjusting these on my head. (I actually prefer it) And the folding aspect make these very portable and super easy to transport. However I don't recommend the carrying case Soundcore makes for these. (Feels very flimsy, it's not a hard shell so I doubt it'll protect your headphones inside any heavy luggage case) Wish I knew of another to get but I'm not well versed in headphone cases, but I imagine literally anything else would be better.Audio is really good, can't say much as far as base and such but after going through the Hear ID they sound much better. (Basically a hearing test to see what tones you can/can't hear, as well as which audio samples sound better to you) This feature is great as I hate fidgeting with levers/knobs and having this done for me is wonderful. Battery life is pretty good. I get around 35 hours with either ANC/transparency on, but that does go down to 26 hours with LDAC on. (High quality audio) And I am impressed by the ANC and transparency modes, it's about on part with high end earbuds for ANC. (Won't exactly block out super loud environments but still impressive) The transparency mode is better than most earbuds I have, but not as good as higher end earbuds like the Airpods, Galaxy Buds 3 Pro or the newer Pixel Buds. Still impressive and very easy to tell what my surroundings are.I short these are really good headphones but not at their full price of $200. Wait for $150 or less. Not the best for exercise as the ear pads do get quite warm. (And I don't see a way to change these out like you could the Q45 with a cooling ear pads)