Wyze Noise-Cancelling Headphones Wireless  Headphones Review

The Wyze Headphones have a very non-descript look. They're mostly made of plastic and faux leather and have a matte finish on their ear cups. They don't have a visible logo anywhere and will be casual enough for most uses. You can get them in either 'Black' or 'White'.

They're comfortable. They're lightweight and don't clamp your head too much. They also have good padding on the ear cups and headband but can trap some heat and become uncomfortable over time.

The controls are easy-to-use. You find the buttons under both ear cups. They're clicky, which helps you know when you've pressed them, and there's even voice feedback when you turn it on and off or cycle through the ANC and Transparency modes.

• Volume buttons: Press to raise or lower the volume.
• Multi-use button: Press once to play and pause audio or to answer and end calls. You can also double-press it to play the next track or triple-press it to skip to the previous track.
• ANC button: Press to switch between ANC on, off, and 'Transparency' mode, which allows you to hear ambient sound around you without turning off your audio.

Besides these buttons, the right ear cup has a touch-sensitive surface. You can place your hands on this surface to also turn 'Transparency' mode on and off.

They have disappointing breathability. They don't really allow air to circulate around your ears, and they trap heat, which makes you sweat more than normal.

They're bulky and not very portable. Although they can fold up to help reduce their footprint, their ear cups can't swivel into a more compact size.

The pouch is acceptable. It's made of a fiber cloth-like material, but its drawstrings don't completely close. There are two small pouches inside so you can store their cables. Unfortunately, it won't protect your headphones from water or impact damage. That said, you can also buy another variant of these headphones with a hard case.

They have a good build quality. They're mostly plastic but have a metal band inside the headband. They feel sturdy overall, and their faux leather padding feels good against the skin. Like most over-ears, they don't have an IP rating for dust or water resistance. However, the cables inside the hinges could be prone to damage over time.

They're fairly stable. If you're working at your desk, they won't move around. However, they can fall off your head with more intense head movements, like when you're out on a run. Their wireless design makes it harder for something to snag the headphones off your head.

• Wyze Headphones
• 1/8" TRS audio cable
• USB-C to USB-A charging cable
• Pouch
• Manuals

They have an excited, V-shaped sound profile. They deliver a touch of extra bass, so you feel the thump and boom in bass-heavy genres like EDM and hip-hop. However, vocals and lead instruments can sound a little dark, while sibilants like cymbals are piercing. Luckily, they have a graphic EQ and presets to help customize their sound.

The Wyze Headphones have great frequency response consistency. While their bass range is very consistent across multiple users, there's a bit more variation in the treble range. As treble delivery can vary according to fit and positioning, you may need to adjust them on your head to get the same listening experience each time.

The Wyze Headphones have excellent bass accuracy. There's some overemphasis across the range, resulting in extra thump, punch, and boom, especially with tracks like Starboy by The Weeknd with a prominent bassline.

The mid accuracy is excellent. There's a slight dip in the low-mid, which thins out vocals and lead instruments. While the mid-mid is very neutral, which helps keep instruments present in your mixes, the high-mid is also underemphasized, slightly weakening the detail and clarity of vocals and instruments.

The treble accuracy is adequate. The low-treble is underemphasized, so the upper harmonics of vocals and instruments sound dark and veiled. However, the mid-treble is overemphasized, making sibilants like S and T sounds piercing and harsh.

The peaks and dips performance is disappointing, which indicates that these headphones can't control their sound profile. A dip in the low-bass reduces thump and rumble, while a peak between the mid and high-bass adds punch and boom. The following dip in the low-mid thins out vocals and lead instruments, while another peak in the high-mid makes them honky. The upper harmonics of these instruments take another hit with the recessed low treble, which darkens and veils them. The peak in the treble makes sibilants like cymbals harsh.

Headphones from this manufacturer tend to have good imaging, which indicates solid ergonomics and quality control. These are no exception. Weighted group delay falls below the audibility threshold, resulting in a tight bass and transparent treble. The L/R drivers on our unit are well-matched in phase, frequency, and amplitude, so objects like voices and instruments are accurately placed and localized within the stereo image. However, imaging varies between units.

The Wyze Headphones have a poor passive soundstage. Although you'll perceive their soundstage as natural and wide, it sounds like it's coming from inside your head rather than from out in front of you. Since they have a closed-back design, their soundstage is also perceived as less spacious than open-back headphones.

The weighted harmonic distortion performance is decent. There are a couple of peaks in the treble range at normal volume, but this is rather hard to hear unless you're a more astute audiophile. The rest of the ranges at this volume and all of the ranges at a high volume fall within good limits, resulting in clear and pure audio reproduction.

These are the settings used to test these headphones. Our results are only valid with these settings.

The Wyze Headphones have a great noise isolation performance. They have an active noise cancelling (ANC) feature and can cut down more overall noise than the Wyze Buds Pro Truly Wireless. They're okay for cutting down the rumble of bass-heavy noises like bus and plane engines, and they do a much better job of cutting down office chatter and high-pitched noise like the hum of an AC unit. That said, their ANC doesn't really offer much improvement on their passive isolation capabilities past the mid-mid range.

The Wyze Headphones' leakage performance is decent. There's a bit of leakage between the mid to treble range, which sounds somewhat full. Luckily, if you're at the office listening to your audio at a high volume, people around you won't hear it.

The integrated mic's recording quality is poor. It lacks a lot of bass, so your voice sounds thin, unnatural, and somewhat distorted. Wyze's other over-ear model, the Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset, makes your voice sound cleaner and less distorted via its detachable boom mic and its integrated mic.

The integrated microphone's noise handling performance is sub-par. The mic struggles to separate your voice from moderately noisy environments. If you need to take a call, it's better to do so from a quiet space.

The battery performance is excellent. The manufacturer advertises twenty hours of continuous playback time, and we measured over 22 hours. Also, they have an adjustable auto-off timer to help conserve battery life when not in use. The manufacturer also advertises a 10-minute quick charge time, which is supposed to give you four hours of playback time. Keep in mind that battery life can vary according to usage.

The Wyze app is great. It's available on iOS and Android. There's a 4-band graphic EQ, and six EQ presets: 'Default', 'Bass', 'Movie', 'Voice', 'Game', and 'Custom'. You can check the battery level, adjust the auto-off timer, turn the ANC on or off, and turn off touch controls on the right ear cup.

The Wyze Headphones have great Bluetooth connectivity. They can be paired with up to two devices at a time, which is nice if you like to move between audio sources like your phone and laptop. However, they can only play audio from one device at a time, and you need to pause audio from the other device for it to play from the desired device. These over-ears also have high latency on PC, but it's much lower on iOS and Android, which is suitable for streaming video. However, some devices and apps compensate for latency differently.

They come with a 1/8" TRS cable that you can use to listen to audio passively. However, you won't be able to use their mic. They also come with a USB-C to USB-A cable charging cable.

You can connect these headphones to Bluetooth-enabled PCs or wire them to your device over an analog connection. However, you can only receive audio and can't use the microphone.

You can plug these headphones into your PS4 or PS5 console. Since they can only receive audio, you can't use the microphone with multi-player games.

They're only compatible with Xbox One and Xbox Series X consoles when using their 1/8" TRS cables. However, you can only receive audio as they don't offer mic support.