You can't have missed the rise of ANC. It's become the must-have audio feature – the consumer space feels duty bound to squirrel noise-cancelling tech into even the best noise-cancelling earbuds. And audio brands do this for good reason: nothing else offers quite the same experience or isolation.
But what exactly is active noise cancelling? How does it work? And what are the best noise-cancelling headphones to buy if you really can't stand to listen to any of the world around you? Let's break it down, from the magic behind the tech, to the kinds of ANC you'll find on the market today – even in budget headphones and earbuds.
