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Updated Jun 2026

Best Travel Headphones

ANC headphones ranked for long-haul travel — strong active noise cancellation, comfort, battery life.

Ranked by the weighted Specdex score — 0-100 composite of real-world and synthetic benchmarks.

  1. #1
    Audeze

    Audeze LCD-5

    Planar magnetic

    Audeze's Audeze LCD-5 — audiophile-grade Planar magnetic.

    Editor’s Pick
    $4,500
    Read review →
  2. #2
    HiFiMan

    HiFiMan Susvara

    Planar magnetic

    HiFiMan's HiFiMan Susvara — audiophile-grade Planar magnetic.

    Editor’s Pick
    $5,999
    Read review →
  3. #3
    Focal

    Focal Utopia 2022

    Open-back

    Focal's Focal Utopia 2022 — audiophile-grade Open-back.

    Editor’s Pick
    $4,999
    Read review →
  4. #4
    Audeze

    Audeze LCD-5 · Midnight Black

    Planar magnetic

    Audeze's Audeze LCD-5 — audiophile-grade Planar magnetic.

    Editor’s Pick
    $4,500
    Read review →
  5. #5
    Audeze

    Audeze LCD-5 · Arctic White

    Planar magnetic

    Audeze's Audeze LCD-5 — audiophile-grade Planar magnetic.

    Editor’s Pick
    $4,500
    Read review →
  6. #6
    Audeze

    Audeze LCD-5 · Rose Gold

    Planar magnetic

    Audeze's Audeze LCD-5 — audiophile-grade Planar magnetic.

    Editor’s Pick
    $4,500
    Read review →
  7. #7
    Audeze

    Audeze LCD-5 · Navy Blue

    Planar magnetic

    Audeze's Audeze LCD-5 — audiophile-grade Planar magnetic.

    Editor’s Pick
    $4,500
    Read review →
  8. #8
    Audeze

    Audeze LCD-5 · Moss Green

    Planar magnetic

    Audeze's Audeze LCD-5 — audiophile-grade Planar magnetic.

    Editor’s Pick
    $4,500
    Read review →
  9. #9
    HiFiMan

    HiFiMan Susvara · Midnight Black

    Planar magnetic

    HiFiMan's HiFiMan Susvara — audiophile-grade Planar magnetic.

    Editor’s Pick
    $5,999
    Read review →
  10. #10
    HiFiMan

    HiFiMan Susvara · Arctic White

    Planar magnetic

    HiFiMan's HiFiMan Susvara — audiophile-grade Planar magnetic.

    Editor’s Pick
    $5,999
    Read review →
  11. #11
    HiFiMan

    HiFiMan Susvara · Rose Gold

    Planar magnetic

    HiFiMan's HiFiMan Susvara — audiophile-grade Planar magnetic.

    Editor’s Pick
    $5,999
    Read review →
  12. #12
    HiFiMan

    HiFiMan Susvara · Navy Blue

    Planar magnetic

    HiFiMan's HiFiMan Susvara — audiophile-grade Planar magnetic.

    Editor’s Pick
    $5,999
    Read review →
  13. #13
    HiFiMan

    HiFiMan Susvara · Moss Green

    Planar magnetic

    HiFiMan's HiFiMan Susvara — audiophile-grade Planar magnetic.

    Editor’s Pick
    $5,999
    Read review →
  14. #14
    Focal

    Focal Utopia 2022 · Midnight Black

    Open-back

    Focal's Focal Utopia 2022 — audiophile-grade Open-back.

    Editor’s Pick
    $4,999
    Read review →
  15. #15
    Focal

    Focal Utopia 2022 · Arctic White

    Open-back

    Focal's Focal Utopia 2022 — audiophile-grade Open-back.

    Editor’s Pick
    $4,999
    Read review →

Head-to-head

The two highest-ranked products compared side-by-side.

Audeze
Audeze LCD-5
Editor’s Pick
VS
HiFiMan
HiFiMan Susvara
Editor’s Pick
Full comparison →

Frequently asked

What is the best headphone right now? +

Audeze LCD-5 leads our Best Travel Headphones list. Audeze's Audeze LCD-5 — audiophile-grade Planar magnetic.

How does Specdex rank products? +

Specdex does not run benchmarks in-house. Rankings reflect editorial judgement based on manufacturer-published specs and public reviewer consensus. See the methodology page for sources and how the verdicts are formed.

How often is this list updated? +

The ranking is regenerated on every page load from our live D1 database. Scores re-calibrate whenever we add new products or firmware updates change benchmark results.