Nothing Headphone (1) Pro

Nothing liefert mit dem Headphone (1) Pro ein technisch sehr gut ausgestattetes Over-Ear-Flaggschiff für 349 Euro UVP. Dreifach-Treiber, ein starkes ANC, verlustfreies USB-C-Audio, Auracast als Sender und Empfänger sowie ein physischer Flat-EQ-Schalter machen ihn zum vielseitigen Allrounder mit Studio-Anspruch. Kritik gibt es an der schwergängigen Kopfband-Mechanik, an je nach Preset scharfen S-Lauten und an der kürzeren Akkulaufzeit im Vergleich zum Headphone (1).

The Nothing Headphone (1) Pro sounds great, offers unique features, and has the best EQ customization of any consumer headphones, but its ANC isn’t as good as the flagship-level competition from Apple, Bose, and Sony.

The Nothing Headphone 1 Pro offers outstanding audio clarity and detail, with a stylish premium design at a reasonable price. If you're looking for a headphone that can pull double duty as a commuter headset and a semi-pro monitor, this is the one for you

Most of what I really liked about the Headphone (1) is still here on the Pro, but that sizeable price increase just doesn't feel worth it in my view. The sound is improved, but not by enough to make them an essential upgrade, and the Pro comes with a case that's frankly the most frustrating of its type that I've ever tested. This is another big swing from Nothing, but not the certified success I'd hoped for after loving the original Headphone model's design and functionality so much.

While the company's new flagship noise-canceling headphones have a higher $399 price, their performance has improved across the board.

Nothing has worked extremely hard on this, its most premium set of over-ear noise-cancelling headphones to date. The Headphone (1) Pro are also the company's third effort under its main Nothing name (not counting the firm's excellent budget CMF arm, and its fun Headphone Pro option) so you'd be forgiven for thinking it's plain sailing now. Two hits under its belt, so add a few spatial audio presets with the option of head-tracking, up the comfort levels, tweak the audio architecture and EQ tab accordingly, eke a little more efficacy from the ANC software and boom? And actually you'd be right, up to a point, because all of these incremental gains have been achieved, just about. So why the four-star review? It's no good having headphones you're reticent to carry anywhere owing to their weight — especially when you've paid a lot of money for them, and there's glass in the ear cups…

The Nothing Headphone (1) Pro packs features you rarely see elsewhere, like Auracast sharing, wired USB-C listening, and a true parametric EQ. Just make sure they fit your head well, because a poor seal hurts both the sound and the noise cancelling.