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Noise control

Microphones: typical values for audio

Half of audio in the catalog have microphones below 4, and 80% fall between 2 and 6 (272 models with data).

Median4
Median 20264
Typical range2 – 6
Models272
Distribution

How microphones is distributed

0193958771358101: 12: 773: 214: 655: 156: 758: 129: 410: 2Median 4
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Microphones22466

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median microphones by year

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Recent leaders

Highest microphones

1 Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H100
Bang & Olufsen · 2024
Beoplay H100
32 hActive noise cancellingIPx3
10
5.9
2 Nothing Headphone Pro
Nothing · 2026
Headphone Pro
68 hActive noise cancellingIPx2
10
7.2
3 Beats 360
Beats · 2026
360
32 hActive noise cancellingIPx4
9
6.3
4 Apple AirPods Max 2
Apple · 2026
AirPods Max 2
20 hActive noise cancelling
9
4.7
5 Apple AirPods Max 2024
Apple · 2024
AirPods Max 2024
20 hActive noise cancelling
9
5.6
6 Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II
Bose · 2022
QuietComfort Earbuds II
6 hActive noise cancellingIPx4
8
5.7
7 Technics EAH-A1000
Technics · 2026
EAH-A1000
90 hActive noise cancelling
8
8.4
8 JBL Tour One M3
JBL · 2025
Tour One M3
70 hActive noise cancelling
8
7.9
9 Focal Bathys MG
Focal · 2025
Bathys MG
42 hActive noise cancelling
8
7.1
10 Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds
Bose · 2024
QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds
6 hActive noise cancellingIPx4
8
5.6
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