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I spend more time on airplanes than I do in cars, and I’d find my time in airplanes almost intolerable without effective means of attenuating the racket of flight. When you’re in a vessel hurtling nearly 600 mph through the air, accompanied by all the forces necessary to propel it -- not to mention the hundreds of people within it and the noises they make -- it’s a cacophony I can barely stand for minutes, let alone 13 hours. Active noise canceling (ANC) headphones are more effective than even the tightest sealing passive in-ears, especially where long-wavelength low-frequency noise is concerned (which even the best-isolating ear-plugging passive earphones can’t stop).

For me, active noise canceling headphones rank just below my passport and clean underwear in terms of packing priority. Here are the best ANC headphones I’ve used: