Review on Shure AONIC 50 Wireless Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones (White) by Anferny Pineda

I'm looking for everything - headphones that are considered 'audiophile' and that I can use for everything from listening to quality music (without throwing two grand on a couple of cans that I'm not getting the full benefit of) while still being able to spend hours at a computer for conference calls, listening to music in between, and being able to easily switch between phones and computers. I tried Infinite Headphones. So far, the Bose QC30 neckband headphones with very good active noise cancellation have come closest to me. While good, they are outdated and do not support LDAC, APTX, APTX-HD, etc. for high sound quality. Other headphones, while good, fall short in at least one area or more. And in almost all cases, despite claiming to do so, they do not fully or correctly support multipoint. Bose and Shure are the only ones doing this. The Sony WH-1000XM3 are good (I have a few) but in terms of sound quality (supported codecs) they lack and do not fully support multipoint. So far, the Shure Aonic 50 are the only earphones that meet my requirements and I am VERY excited. I mainly use Dell and HP laptops and they successfully connect to the "Stereo" (music) and "Voice" profiles - this is a prerequisite for the proper functioning of multipoint. On my phone (Samsung Note 10+) they also connect for voice and music (as to be expected) but also, importantly, the Bluetooth profile shows an LDAC option to enable LDAC vapor, allowing streaming with up to 990 kbps is possible. Hooray. (In developer options you can manually select APTX and other codecs, but I don't need it) Multipoint: It's not easy. So far I've found that only Bose and Shure have been able to fully and correctly implement this. Now I can connect to my computer and my phone at the same time and easily switch between them without asking any questions. This is exactly what is wanted, but difficult to implement correctly in practice. If I'm using Skype or Zoom, I can answer the call on my phone and then go back to my conference call. I can stream from a local server or Spotify on my phone and pause it with a YouTube stream on my computer and then restart the music on my phone. So far it has been really perfect. Noise cancellation: Better than Bose and Sony, which have been vying for the top spot so far. You just lost it. The adjustable setting is also great. (Off, Normal and High) Ambient Mode: Sony has one, but the continuous sound isn't very good. With the Shures, the sound is very natural and the level can be adjusted via the app, which I find very practical when making calls, so that I can hear my voice naturally and not dull or, in the case of the Sony, distorted. .Musical Accuracy: With nearly a century of expertise in this field, Shure undoubtedly ranks highly among entry-level audiophile headphones. These aren't Audeze, Grado, or any other $1,000-plus cans, but they perform exceptionally well for the money. I won't go into audiophile details as I think it's a very personal, subjective experience, but suffice it to say that in my experience they're vastly superior to Sony and Bose (Sony is highly rated for sound quality) and they have the added benefit of an analogue connection via a standard headphone jack (3.5mm to 2.5mm cable included) OR a purely digital connection via a USB-C port. Aesthetically, although this is not my main criterion, they come across as a clear reduction. above their competitors, so if you like something more unique and of higher quality, they will not leave you indifferent. Size: Yes, they are large. But who cares if you get all of the above? :)