To me; there aren’t many things better than a nice pair of portable headphones, and I might just have found my next purchase!

Having had a wonderful pair of Sennheiser Px200, headphones I know the feeling of just being able to whip them out and put them back in their case nice and safely.

The $120 SE-NC21M active noise-cancelling headphones are priced cheaper than some of the fancier models that are on the market, but Pioneer claims that the noise-cancelling electronics will block out 90 per cent of ambient noise to keep your music sounding good on rattling trains. The 30mm drivers should be more than enough to make the headphones sound great across tonal ranges as well. Both of these headphones fold up into travel-friendly packages.

On the pricier, audiophile end, Pioneer’s serving up the $300 SE-MJ591 headphones. They’re made from high-grade aluminum throughout and are designed to replicate excellent detail on high frequencies. The drivers measure a beefy 40mm, which ensures you won’t be lacking anything on the low-end either.

We will see how they sound when they come out later this year.

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