Act Quick! These Top-Rated Noise-Canceling Headphones Are on Sale for Less Than $50

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The best music is meant to be experienced, and you can’t do that with a lot of noise and distractions buzzing around in the background. That’s why more and more people are switching from their generic wired headphones to a pair of good active noise-canceling (ANC) headphones.

Most ANC headphones will cost you into the hundreds of dollars, but right now, a surprise Amazon sale gets you the Soundcore by Anker Life Q20 Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Headphones for just $44.99.

Buy: Soundcore by Anker Life Q20 Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Headphones $44.99

The Soundcore by Anker Life Q20 Headphones deliver hi-res music in crisp, clear detail, thanks to the Q20’s 40mm drivers. In terms of over-ear headphones, the brand’s BassUp technology is almost unmatched as it aims to conduct real-time analysis of low frequencies and strengthen bass output as needed. You can also customize your listening experience by double pressing the play button for an amplified listening experience — especially when jamming to genres such as EDM or hip-hop.

Ultimately, what you’re buying these headphones for, though, is their advanced noise-canceling technology. Anker’s headphones feature dual noise-detecting microphones that pick up and filter out up to 90% of ambient sound to ensure that nothing distracts you from your music.

The Anker Life Q20 deliver a whopping 40 hours of playtime in noise-canceling mode. Turn off ANC and get up to 60 hours. Need a quick boost? A short, five-minute charge gets you up to four hours of listening time.

The Anker noise-canceling headphones have a 4.5-star rating (out of five) with more than 47,000 five-star reviews. One shopper has even claimed the design and listening experience makes them “way better than AirPods.

This $45 deal not only gets you the Anker Life Q20 active noise-canceling headphones, but includes ultra-soft memory foam and protein leather earpads, charging cables and a travel case.

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