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What are the highest rated ANC IEM's on the market ?

Allswell

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I don't have a budget and want to find an IEM that has the best ANC possible.

Sound quality in terms of calls/music is not as important.

I've checked the RTings website and saw that the Bose QuietComfort II earbuds are on the top of their list.

But, is there anything better, maybe something I'm not aware of ?

(Something perhaps not part of the mainstream manufacturers ?)
 

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Surprisingly this has quite a lot of variation to the Rtings measurements seen here: https://www.rtings.com/headphones/tests/isolation/noise-isolation-cancellation-passive-active

It seems like almost everywhere I turn to, the results are different. But usually, Bose QuietComfort 2 and Airpods 2nd gen are the top two results.
The third place is always fluctuating.

I ended up ordering the JBL Live Pro 2 earbuds because of how close they were in ANC performance to the Airpods Pro (2nd Gen) according to most reviews (and because I could save some money).

(I haven't received them yet but I'm curious to see how true the reviews are)
 
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