Belkin’s SoundForm ANC Wired Earbuds Are No Threat to AirPods

Inside a desk drawer next to me lives a collection of wired earbuds I can never bring myself to toss out. Although I’ve mainly used Bluetooth wireless earbuds for many years now—usually AirPods Pro—sometimes it’s nice to just plug in a cable and listen, without the fiddliness of a wireless connection. The one thing that’s missing? Active noise cancellation, or ANC.

I check in from time to time on the state of wired earbuds with ANC, and I’m usually disappointed. ANC needs to be…