Researched earbuds and headphones picks for India from maker spec pages, with prices checked 14 November 2026.
Quick Verdict
5 over-ear noise cancelling headphones scored on official specs, prices checked 14 November 2026.
Noise Airwave Max 5: 84/100 · A tier · ₹4,499 at Amazon.in
JBL Tune 770NC: 77/100 · B tier · ₹5,999 at Amazon.in
Sony ULT WEAR (WH-ULT900N): 67/100 · C tier · ₹12,980 at Amazon.in
Sony WH-CH720N: 66/100 · C tier · ₹6,989 at Amazon.in
Sony WH-1000XM6: 60/100 · C tier · ₹35,989 at Amazon.in
Researched, not hands-on tested. Scores use only the specifications on each maker's own product page (checked 14 November 2026) and prices at Indian retailers (checked 14 November 2026). We did not test these earbuds and headphones ourselves. How the benchmarksutra Audio Score works.
Our picks
Noise Airwave Max 5 — 84/100 · A tier
Highest score in this list.
Over-ear headphones · up to 80 h · ANC (maker says up to 50 dB) · IPX5 · multipoint · Bluetooth 5.4 · 40 mm drivers (maker spec page). Noise states up to 80 hours, 50 dB adaptive hybrid ANC, IPX5, 40 mm drivers, Bluetooth 5.4 and dual pairing.
Where to buy: Buy at Amazon.in ₹4,499
JBL Tune 770NC — 77/100 · B tier
7 points behind the top pick, at ₹1,500 more. The maker page does not state every scored spec, so the missing rows are left out and the weights re-spread.
Over-ear headphones · up to 70 h · ANC · multipoint · Bluetooth 5.3 · 40 mm drivers (maker spec page). JBL states 70 hours (ANC off; 44 with ANC on), adaptive noise cancelling, 40 mm drivers, Bluetooth 5.3 and connection to two devices.
Where to buy: Buy at Amazon.in ₹5,999
Sony ULT WEAR (WH-ULT900N) — 67/100 · C tier
17 points behind the top pick, at ₹8,481 more. The maker page does not state every scored spec, so the missing rows are left out and the weights re-spread.
Over-ear headphones · up to 50 h · ANC · hi-res codec · Bluetooth 5.2 · 40 mm drivers (maker spec page). Sony states 50 hours (NC off; 30 with NC on), noise cancelling, LDAC, Bluetooth 5.2 and 40 mm drivers.
Where to buy: Buy at Amazon.in ₹12,980
Sony WH-CH720N — 66/100 · C tier
18 points behind the top pick, at ₹2,490 more. The maker page does not state every scored spec, so the missing rows are left out and the weights re-spread.
Over-ear headphones · up to 50 h · ANC · multipoint · Bluetooth 5.2 · 30 mm drivers (maker spec page). Sony states 50 hours (NC off; 35 with NC on), noise cancelling, SBC/AAC, Bluetooth 5.2 and multipoint.
Where to buy: Buy at Amazon.in ₹6,989
Sony WH-1000XM6 — 60/100 · C tier
24 points behind the top pick, at ₹31,490 more. The maker page does not state every scored spec, so the missing rows are left out and the weights re-spread.
Over-ear headphones · up to 40 h · ANC · hi-res codec · multipoint · Bluetooth 5.3 · 30 mm drivers (maker spec page). Sony states 40 hours (NC off; 30 with NC on), noise cancelling, LDAC, Bluetooth 5.3 and multipoint.
Where to buy: Buy at Amazon.in ₹35,989
Every pair we scored for this list
5 products, sorted by score. The retailer link goes to the lowest price we found.
pair | Score | Tier | Price | Retailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Noise Airwave Max 5 | 84 | A | ₹4,499 | |
JBL Tune 770NC | 77 | B | ₹5,999 | |
Sony ULT WEAR (WH-ULT900N) | 67 | C | ₹12,980 | |
Sony WH-CH720N | 66 | C | ₹6,989 | |
Sony WH-1000XM6 | 60 | C | ₹35,989 |
How to read these scores
Each pair gets a rating out of 100 on each row of the benchmarksutra Audio Score, and a buyer profile weights the rows. Tiers: S 90+, A 80–89, B 70–79, C 60–69, D below 60. Where a maker page does not state a spec, we leave that row out and re-spread the weights; we never guess. Read the full method.
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