Geoffrey Morrison, freelance writer for The Wirecutter, reviews the sound quality that comes with most noise canceling headphones. While Bose arguably makes the best headphones for silencing ambient sound, overall sound quality isn't much to brag about. If you are willing to spend a bit more and lose a little noise cancellation, then your best bet is the Sennheiser HD1. Sennheiser has created a wireless set that is sleek and stylish, and sounds amazing (as long as you can handle a little outside noise). Listen in as we compare and contrast our top two noise canceling headphones.