Hardware
Denon AH-C840NCW
High-quality Denon sound on the move
£149 FROM denon.com FEATURES 12mm drivers, multipoint Bluetooth 5.3, active noise cancelling (ANC), transparency mode, up to 10hr/35hr battery life, USB-C and wireless charging, quick charging, IPX4 waterproofing, Auracast ready
The earbuds only have two mics but offer powerful active noise cancelling.
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Denon mined its many decades of experience in high-end hi-fi to begin creating headphones, and latterly has carried that expertise over into earbuds, with the AH-C840NCW its latest release. A meatier version of the AH-C500W that adds noise cancelling and a few other things, they come in black or white finishes and are priced lower than Apple’s AirPods Pro but a little higher than direct competitors from companies like Soundcore. The question is, do they have enough to offer?