The Wyze Noise-Cancelling Headphones Wireless are budget-friendly over-ears with an active noise cancelling (ANC) feature. They're well-built, have a v-shaped sound profile that can be customized via a graphic EQ or presets, and they last over 22 hours on a single charge. Although their adjustable ANC struggles to cut down ambient noise around you, even when it's set to high, and you can only cycle between ANC and transparency mode, they still offer a decently well-rounded overall performance.
The Wyze Headphones are satisfactory for mixed use. They're comfortable, well-built, and have an excellent battery performance. While their ANC feature struggles to cut down bass-range noise like bus or plane engines, they do a better job of reducing ambient chatter at the office. Unfortunately, their wired connection can only receive audio, so you can't use their mic if you want to game. They're also not stable enough for sports and can fall off your head while moving.
The Wyze Headphones are decent for neutral sound. While they have a v-shaped sound profile right out-of-the-box, their companion app offers a graphic EQ and presets to help tweak their sound to your liking. As long as you take time to adjust their fit and positioning, you should also experience consistent audio delivery. However, their soundstage is perceived as closed off and as if coming from inside your head.
The Wyze Headphones are decent for commute and travel. They're comfortable and feel well-built. They have over 22 hours of continuous playback time too and support multi-device pairing, which is handy if you want to listen to audio from your phone and then on your laptop. However, they're a bit bulky, which can make them hard to take with you on-the-go, and their ANC struggles to cut down bass-range noise like bus or plane engines.
The Wyze Headphones are satisfactory for sports and fitness. They're comfortable and well-built. However, they trap in heat, which could cause you to sweat more, and they can fall off your head while moving. They also don't have an IP rating for water resistance, although we don't test for this. On the upside, their wireless design ensures that there's little that can snag them off your head.
The Wyze Headphones are satisfactory for office use. They're comfortable enough for long days at the office, don't leak too much audio at high volumes, and can cut down ambient chatter around you. They also have over 22 hours of battery life, so you don't need to worry about pausing to recharge them throughout your shift. Unfortunately, their leatherette padding traps in heat, so you could sweat more while wearing them.
The Wyze Headphones can only connect wirelessly via Bluetooth and therefore, aren't compatible with PS4, PS5, Xbox One, or Xbox Series X consoles. They're compatible with Bluetooth-enabled PCs or mobile devices, but their latency is likely too high for competitive gaming.
The Wyze Headphones are satisfactory for wired gaming. They're compatible with Xbox and PS consoles as well as PCs when using their 1/8" TRS cable. However, they can only receive audio and you won't be able to use their mic. Still, they have a comfortable fit, customizable sound profile, and good build quality.
The Wyze Headphones are poor for phone calls. They have an integrated mic, but its recording quality makes your voice sound thin, unnatural, and distorted. It also really struggles to separate your voice from background noise, so you need to be talking in a quiet environment to be clearly understood. Although they struggle to block out bus and plane engines, if you're taking calls from the office, their ANC can help reduce ambient chatter around you.
The Wyze Headphones have great controls. There are easy-to-use and clicky buttons located under both ear cups. You can press the '+' button to turn the volume up while the '-' lowers the volume. The middle button can be pressed once to play or pause audio as well as to answer or end calls. You can also double-press it to play the next track or triple-press it to skip to the previous track. The single button on the left ear cup allows you to toggle between ANC on and Transparency mode, which allows you to hear ambient sound around you without turning off your audio. There are also voice prompts for this feature. In addition to these buttons, the right ear cup has a touch-sensitive surface. You can place your hands on this surface to also turn on and off transparency mode.
They come with an acceptable pouch. It's made of a fiber cloth-like material, but its drawstrings don't completely close. There are two small pouches inside so you can store their cables. Unfortunately, it won't protect your headphones from water or impact damage.
They have a good build quality. They're made of mostly plastic, but have a metal band inside the headband. They feel sturdy overall, and their faux leather padding feels good against the skin. However, they don't have an IP rating for dust or water resistance, and the cables inside the hinges could be prone to damage over time.
The Wyze Noise-Cancelling have an excited, v-shaped sound profile. They deliver a touch of extra bass, so genres like EDM and hip-hop sound thumpy and boomy. However, vocals and lead instruments can sound a little dark while sibilants like cymbals are piercing. Luckily, they have a graphic EQ and presets to help customize their sound.
The Wyze Headphones have great frequency response consistency. While their bass range is very consistent across multiple users, there's a bit more variation in the treble range. As treble delivery can vary according to fit and positioning, you may need to adjust them on your head to get the same listening experience each time.
The mid accuracy is excellent. There's a slight dip in the low-mids, which thins out vocals and lead instruments. While the mid-mids are very neutral, which helps keep instruments present in your mixes, the high-mids are also underemphasized, slightly weakening the detail and clarity of vocals and instruments.
The treble accuracy is sub-par. The low-treble is underemphasized, so the upper harmonics of vocals and instruments sound dark and veiled. However, the mid-treble is overemphasized, making sibilants like S and T sounds piercing and harsh. That said, treble delivery can vary across users according to fit and positioning, and our results represent the average response.
The peaks and dips performance is disappointing. There's a dip in the low-bass, which reduces thump and rumble while a peak between the mid and high-bass adds punch and boom. The following dip in the low-mids thins out vocals and lead instruments while another peak in the high-mids makes them honky. The upper harmonics of these instruments take another hit with the recessed low treble, which darkens and veils them. The peak in the treble makes sibilants like cymbals harsh.
The Wyze Headphones have an excellent imaging performance. Weighted group delay falls below the audibility threshold, resulting in a tight bass and transparent treble. The L/R drivers on our unit are well-matched in phase, frequency, and amplitude, so objects like voices and instruments are accurately placed and localized within the stereo image. However, these results are only valid for our unit, and yours may perform differently.
The Wyze Headphones have a poor passive soundstage. Although their soundstage is perceived as natural and wide, it sounds like it's coming from inside your head, rather than from out in front of you. Since they have a closed-back design, their soundstage is also perceived as less spacious than open-back headphones.
The weighted harmonic distortion performance is decent. There's a couple of peaks in the treble range at normal volume, but it shouldn't be too noticeable. The rest of the ranges at this volume and all of the ranges at a high volume fall within good limits, which should result in clear and pure audio reproduction.
These are the settings used to test these headphones. Our results are only valid with these settings.
The Wyze Headphones have a just passable noise isolation performance. They have an adjustable ANC feature with three modes: 'Private' mode for high ANC noise isolation, 'Present', which is a less powerful ANC mode, and 'Transparency', which allows you to hear ambient sound around you while you're still listening to audio. When set to 'Private' mode, it struggles to cut down bass-range noise like bus or plane engines. While it does a decent job of blocking out ambient noise, it offers a better performance cutting down high-pitched noise like the hum of an AC unit.
The ANC can't be turned off and you can only toggle between ANC On and Transparency mode. To get measurements with their ANC feature off, we turned the headphones off without changing their positioning.
The battery performance is excellent. They have over 22 hours of continuous playback time, which should last you through long days at work, and they have an adjustable auto-off timer to help conserve battery life when not in use. They're also advertised to have a 10-minute quick charge time, which is supposed to give you four hours of playback time. However, we don't currently test this feature. Also, battery life can vary according to usage.
The Wyze app is good. It's available on iOS and Android. With it, you can adjust the ANC level between 'Private' (high), 'Present' (low), or 'Transparency' mode. There's also a 4-band graphic EQ and six EQ presets: 'Default', 'Bass', 'Movie', 'Voice', 'Game', and 'Custom'. You can check the battery level, adjust the auto-off timer, and turn off touch controls on the right ear cup.
The Wyze Headphones have great Bluetooth connectivity. They can be paired with up to two devices at a time, which is nice if you like to move between audio sources like your phone and laptop. However, they can only play audio from one device at a time and you need to pause audio from the other device for it to play from the desired device. These over-ears also have high latency on PC, but it's much lower on iOS and Android, which is suitable for streaming video. However, some devices and apps compensate for latency differently, so your experience may vary.
They can be used with their 1/8" TRS cable on PCs, PS4s, and PS5s. However, they can only receive audio and you won't be able to use their mic. That said, you can wirelessly connect to Bluetooth-enabled PCs with full compatibility.
The Wyze Noise-Cancelling Headphones come in one color variant: 'Black'. You can see its label here. If you come across another variant, please let us know in the discussions and we'll update our review.
The Wyze Headphones are budget-level over-ears with a sleek black design. They have an adjustable active noise cancelling (ANC) feature that can be toggled between low and high mode, while their companion app offers a graphic EQ and presets to help tweak their sound to your liking. However, their ANC performance falls a bit short compared to other affordable options like the Plantronics BackBeat Go 810 Wireless. Check out our recommendations for the best noise cancelling headphones, the best noise cancelling headphones under $100, and the best noise cancelling headphones under $200.
The Anker Soundcore Life Q30 Wireless are better over-ear headphones for commuting or traveling than the Wyze Noise-Cancelling Headphones Wireless. The Anker come with a hard case and their adjustable ANC feature can cut down a superior amount of ambient noise around you. They also have a better integrated mic performance and a longer continuous battery life. However, the Wyze have an auto-off timer to help conserve battery life.
The TaoTronics SoundLiberty 94 Truly Wireless and the Wyze Noise-Cancelling Headphones Wireless have different strengths and, depending on your usage, you may prefer one over the other. The TaoTronics are more portable and stable. Their ANC can cut down more ambient noise around you, and their integrated mic offers better overall performance. On the other hand, the Wyze are more comfortable, have a customizable sound profile, and deliver a better battery performance.
The Plantronics BackBeat Go 810 Wireless are slightly better than the Wyze Noise-Cancelling Headphones Wireless. The Plantronics have a more stable fit, are better-built, have a more neutral sound profile, and their ANC can reduce more ambient noise around you. They also have a better overall mic performance. However, the Wyze are more comfortable, better-built, and have a graphic EQ and presets so that you can customize their sound.
The Wyze Noise-Cancelling Headphones Wireless are slightly better headphones than the Mpow H10 Wireless. The Wyze are better-built, have a more neutral sound profile, and have an adjustable ANC feature. They also have a companion app with a graphic EQ and presets. However, the Mpow's ANC can isolate more noise.
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