Technics EAH-A800

Tremendous battery life ; High-quality sound ; Impressive noise cancellation ; Great wireless connection ; Comfortable to wear

Sony over-ears offer more rounded performance

An impressive pair of noise-cancelling headphones, the EAH-A800 convince in all areas. They come stacked with features, the deliver high-quality sound, noise-cancelling is excellent, and the battery life is brilliant. The Technics are noise-cancellers...

Incredible Hi-Res sound ; 50 hours of battery with ANC ; Manual equaliser settings

ANC could be improved

The Technics EAH-A800 are an excellent pair of headphones with incredible sound, jaw-dropping battery life (up to 60 hours with ANC switched off) and some really handy features. The competition is fierce though - there are plenty of very worthy...

Alert, explicit sound ; Outstanding battery life ; Compact, comfortable and durable

Don’t fully cancel noise ; More rivals than you can shake a stick at ; Seem a little expensive

The Technics EAH-A800 is a long-awaited over-ear headphones model for fans of this trusted brand. Being Technics first headphone product in recent years, they have delivered quite a comprehensive package after gaining much experience when developing...

Excellent sound ; Support for SBC, AAC, and LDAC ; Multi-point support ; Highly customisable via app ; Very long battery life ; Well-accessorised

ANC isn't the best ; No support for any aptX codec ; Fit can be fussy ; Pricey

Lively, balanced and entirely believable sound ; Impressive battery life ; Great build quality and high-level finish ; Good comfort level

Noise cancelling not quite up to the best ; Plenty of price rivals

Just because the world wasn’t exactly waiting for them, that’s no reason to dismiss the Technics EAH-A800. In some ways they’re as complete and convincing a sonic proposition as any sub-$400 headphones of this configuration — certainly you’ll be...