I'll never forget the first time I pressed the transparency button on the side of the Nothing Headphone (a). I swore a real person was breathing into my ear as the distinct transition sound played, peeling back the layer of noise cancellation and revealing everything around me.
It was this moment that made me realize that over-the-ear headphones were back. I no longer had to deal with irritating earbuds sitting in my ear canals for hours on end. Now, I could enjoy fuller audio with even better noise cancellation and transparency modes, all with better battery life and greater long-term comfort. And I could get all this without blowing $600 on a pair of overpriced Apple headphones, too.
