CleerAudio Alpha Adaptive Active Noise Canceling Bluetooth Headphones, Dual-Microphone, Touch Controls, 35 Hr Battery Life, Multipoint Connection, Dirac Spatial Audio, App, Stone

I've had a lot of headphones. Some really good ones (for consumer-average audiophile grade). I had some Sony XM4 over ears, SoundCore Space Q45, Fiil T1 Pro, Liberty 3 Pro, TaoTronics Soundsurge 90, Earfun Free 2 and the best ones I've had were the Bang & Olufsen H9.That said these are quite good hanging well with most of those mentioned and some of them are much more expensive, especially when on sale. The ANC works pretty well. Not up to Sony or Bose QC standards but those are class leaders and much more $. Their passive noise isolation does a lot to help that though. They have a real solid more weighty build and will block out a lot already as-is without ANC on.Pass through mode is pretty impressive. It's adjustable and has almost no perceivable hiss or digitized effect but yet sounds come through very well and it's adjustable 1 to 10 levels which is a great perk. They're very comfortable. I always have slight soreness on my outer ears after longer usage sessions but these do it the least.They have a pretty even and flat tuning. Maybe very slightly V shaped but less than most headphones will try to pass off. There's some nice low end sub extension that some headphones lack too much of but bass is generally slightly on the mellow side for bassheads like me and probably slightly strong for more true audiophile taste flat preference listeners. Highs are good and crisp I would say very slightly sibilant (shrillness) for people sensitive to that as I am. I was able to eq it down pretty easily with Viper4Android. Didn't take much a few db down dip in the 2.5k-5k range.AptX adaptive certainly helps with the quality so I would recommend using on Android if you can. I don't get why Apple is so behind on codecs and audio in general (aside from forcing their own to buy their own of course). Windows lacks it too but that's a hardware issue for them. You can buy an adapter if you really want it on a PC/laptopI find the Dirac Virtuo soundstage widening effect actually does work pretty well. It seems to shine best with rock/indie/country types of music but in general makes a nice difference and doesn't sound fake and heavily reverbed like I was expecting. It does add a more widened and live feel especially once you've been wearing them for a little while and you start to feel them less, you can sort of forget they're on and sometimes feel almost like you're at a live show!

A lot review seem to compare this to the Sony XM5 and while the XM5 has better features and ANC, at half the price, Cleer Alpha is a great alternative.I've had the headphones for a couple days and am constantly impressed how great it is considering the price point. ANC is pretty good and the mic quality is better than most headphones I've used. Sound quality is also great though you will definitely need to install the app to change the settings as the original Sound out of the box is a bit tiny.Pros:- Great build. Solid construction. Detachable magnetic earcups.- Great mic quality- Well designed - probably one of the best looking headphones in the market-Overall sound is great even though bass can be lacking. The Dirac virtuo option is particularly great.Cons:- App is a bit finicky to use. Not as much customization as it could have- It is heavier than some other headphones our there- Bass is not as strong as others

Update: now one side is completely broken. These are junk.These sound great & unlike similar headphones the emulated 3D audio is not locked in to certain apps or subscriptions. Unfortunately I cannot recommend them due to build quality issues.The earpads are attached to plastic removable pieces with magnets that click into place. The padding itself has no way of being replaced & there appears to be no replacement pieces to purchase. I bought 2 pairs that I swap out as the other is charging. After 7 months the fabric on both sets earpads is sliding out of the plastic slit it is fastened into. There is no adhesive used; the material is just pressed into place.If you buy these, expect the earpads to begin falling apart after 3.5 months making them unusable. You can muck them up with super glue, but thatbis far from ideal and should not be neccessary.EDIT: And now months later the super glue is disintegrating the faux leather on the ear pieces. Shame, cause thry are great otherwise.DO NOT BUY THESE!

I wish there were more people talking about these. I was very pleased to discover this brand and these headphones. For the price especially, what you get is extremely decent. The sound quality is good, and the headset is comfortable to wear. The build is solid and the materials feel like quality. Nothing feels cheap. The noise cancelling could stand to be a tad better and some sound does bleed out of them a bit, but neither are bad and I'd still say the noise cancelling is solid if not stupendous. I especially personally get a lot of traction out of the ability to toggle in and out of conversation mode with a palm touch. It's come in very handy when I need to talk to my wife while I'm listening to something. Aesthetically these are probably the prettiest headphones I've personally owned. I had a hard time picking between the two colors, and they look even better in person. The one thing I could say is I wish there were a few more color options, though I'm very happy with the midnight blues I went with. Overall it's a solid buy and definitely a smart purchasing decision if you want something beefy under $300. Will definitely keep my eye on this brand in the future. For now, I think my headphone situation is gonna be set for a while.

These headphones creak. There is also no way to disable the touch controls.