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Updated Apr 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.

    96
    $4,500
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  2. #2
    HiFiMan

    HiFiMan Susvara

    Planar magnetic

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

    96
    $5,999
    Read review →
  3. #3
    Focal

    Focal Utopia 2022

    Open-back

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

    96
    $4,999
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  4. #4
    Audeze

    Audeze LCD-5 · Midnight Black

    Planar magnetic

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

    96
    $4,500
    Read review →
  5. #5
    Audeze

    Audeze LCD-5 · Arctic White

    Planar magnetic

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

    96
    $4,500
    Read review →
  6. #6
    Audeze

    Audeze LCD-5 · Rose Gold

    Planar magnetic

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

    96
    $4,500
    Read review →
  7. #7
    Audeze

    Audeze LCD-5 · Navy Blue

    Planar magnetic

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

    96
    $4,500
    Read review →
  8. #8
    Audeze

    Audeze LCD-5 · Moss Green

    Planar magnetic

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

    96
    $4,500
    Read review →
  9. #9
    HiFiMan

    HiFiMan Susvara · Midnight Black

    Planar magnetic

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

    96
    $5,999
    Read review →
  10. #10
    HiFiMan

    HiFiMan Susvara · Arctic White

    Planar magnetic

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

    96
    $5,999
    Read review →
  11. #11
    HiFiMan

    HiFiMan Susvara · Rose Gold

    Planar magnetic

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

    96
    $5,999
    Read review →
  12. #12
    HiFiMan

    HiFiMan Susvara · Navy Blue

    Planar magnetic

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

    96
    $5,999
    Read review →
  13. #13
    HiFiMan

    HiFiMan Susvara · Moss Green

    Planar magnetic

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

    96
    $5,999
    Read review →
  14. #14
    Focal

    Focal Utopia 2022 · Midnight Black

    Open-back

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

    96
    $4,999
    Read review →
  15. #15
    Focal

    Focal Utopia 2022 · Arctic White

    Open-back

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

    96
    $4,999
    Read review →

Head-to-head

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

Audeze
Audeze LCD-5
96
VS
HiFiMan
HiFiMan Susvara
96
Full comparison →

Frequently asked

What is the best headphone right now? +

Audeze LCD-5 leads our Best Travel Headphones list with a Specdex score of 96/100. Audeze's Audeze LCD-5 — audiophile-grade Planar magnetic.

How is the Specdex score calculated? +

The Specdex score is a 0–100 weighted composite of category-specific sub-scores (e.g. CPU/GPU/camera/battery/display for phones). Weights are published on our methodology page and reviewed quarterly.

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.