If you're more explicitly looking for workout headphones for running and exercise, take a look at our Running Headphones Guide instead, as I won't be delving into a sports-based outlook here otherwise. The Bose are the nicest made, best-sounding, and most feature-laden of the lot, as you'd expect for the price. There are good and bad reasons to buy any one pair of headphones. Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless(Image credit: Sennheiser)Another super strong ANC pair of over-ears that often gets overlooked is from Sennheiser, whose latest Momentum 5 Wireless cans are an easy 5-star product. Of the lot, it's Bose's lightweight, comfortable, yet well-designed QC Headphones 2 that take the prize.