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Mixcder E9 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones: $80

Looking for noise-canceling wireless headphones you can take along with you when you travel but discouraged by high prices? We recommend taking the Mixcder E9s for a test drive. Eighty bucks ($70 on Amazon) gets you a set of comfortable over-ear headphones that deliver satisfying sound and active noise cancellation that does a good job of suppressing the most egregious ambient noise. All this for two to three times less than many comparably equipped name-brand headphones. Best part: The company has a 30-day return policy.

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Satisfying sound
Effective noise canceling
Light weight and not overly bulky
Minus
Sound could be fuller
Some discomfort after an hour or so of listening

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Kanto TUK Bluetooth Speaker: $799/pair

Canada’s Kanto has knocked it out of the park with the compact and highly versatile TUK powered speaker system. Standing less than a foot tall, these speakers will wow you with exceptional sound quality and more bass than you have the right to expect from enclosures this size. But what really sets the system apart from other compact speakers is its and ability to accommodate a variety of digital and analog sources thanks to its asynchronous USB DAC, phono preamp, and analog and optical-digital inputs, not to mention aptX-enabled Bluetooth streaming. There’s even a subwoofer output.

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Remarkable bass extension and output
All-in-one solution including phono input
Noteworthy treble clarity and definition
Minus
Soundstage depth less dramatic than some designs
Tiny input labeling

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