Our quick take

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay HX headphones - 4.0 / 5

Design & Features

  • Aluminium structure, leather cushions, fabric headband, polymer earcups Headphones dimensions: 195 x 200 x 52mm / Weight: 285g Case dimensions: 200 x 180 x 63mm / Weight: 360g Bang & Olufsen app

Sound Quality & ANC

  • 40mm electro-dynamic driver with Neodymium magnets Frequency response: 20Hz - 22kHz 1200mAh battery capacity 35 hours listening time Bluetooth 5.1 wireless SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) 3.5mm wired port

  • Frequency response: 20Hz - 22kHz

  • 35 hours listening time

  • SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive

To recap

What you’re paying for here is the quality of materials and admirable sound quality (once you’ve tinkered with the app anyway). Compared to the competition, however, the active noise-cancelling (ANC) is very subtle, so these over-ears won’t universally suit all buyers.