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If youre able to upgrade to new ones at this moment in time, this list will steer you towards the best headphones for work.

A good pair of work-at-home headphones combine comfort and sound quality, of course, but you want to hone in on what makes a good communication headset when making calls (which includes any sort of video chats).

For many people, that means being able to hear your own voice in the room, instead of the odd earplugs sensation that most in-ear or earbud headphones provide.

If thats important to you, you want to make sure your headphones have either a sidetone or transparency feature.

Lastly, good battery life is a must, as is the ability to switch easily between two devices (aka multidevice pairing).

Ive included some UC headphones on this list of the best headphones for work, but the majority of these are mainstream consumer headphones that also work well on the go.

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Thats largely due to their winning design (are any earbuds as much of a status symbol as Apple Airpods) and wireless earbud fit.

Youll also enjoy the improved bass performance (which helps the audio quality), effective noise cancellation and excellent call quality (you can hear your voice just enough in with these buds snuggled into your ear canal) of these popular ear buds.

Apple users note that they have an easy time switching between their iCloud devices -- which is key for true wireless headphones.

But if it had a weakness, it was its voice-calling capabilities, particularly in noisier environments.

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The new WH-1000XM4 has improved in that area and also adds multipoint Bluetooth pairing so you can connect to two devices -- such as your phone and PC -- at the same time.

That means that if a call comes in while youre using the headphones with your computer the audio will switch to your phone when you answer the call.

The Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 probably still have a slight edge for voice calls, but the 1000XM4 is arguably a tad more comfortable and also has some other slight improvements to its noise canceling and sound that makes it a great all-around choice for working from home.

Alas, that feature didnt make it into the final product -- apparently it affected battery life too much, and battery life is critical -- but the Elite 85h are nevertheless excellent noise canceling headphones that are very comfortable to wear, have strong sound quality, and are great for making calls.

They started out at 300 but are down to about 230, with renewed versions going for as low as 150.

While it has similar sound quality to the 85h, it has an updated audio chipset, a hideaway boom arm and two additional microphones (10 altogether, with the extra two in the boom arm) for noise reduction and picking up your voice.

A Microsoft Teams-certified version is available for those who need it.

I found it comfortable to wear over several hours -- it offers an impressive 37 hours of battery life or slightly more than the Elite 85h.

Downside: It lists for a whopping 450 but will hopefully come down in price in the next few months.

The voice performance is top-notch and its Microsoft Teams certified.

The only downside is that it still uses Micro-USB instead of USB-C for charging (the new Sennheiser PXC 550 II has USB-C).

While its list price is 400, you can pick it up for closer to 300.

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