I use a pair of Parrot Zik 2.0 daily on at work and on the commute to and from work (expect when i cycle), and I really enjoy the sound quality with good clarity and bass and great noice cancelling. I mostly listen to music on the commute and audiobooks at work, and this headset is really good at blocking out sounds from the AC and muffle the voices from colleagues. I sometimes use my girlfriends Bose QC25's for the commute and at work when I've forgotten to recharge the Zik's and they are better at blocking out the rumbling from the bus and train while I think the Zik 2.0's better block out the louder sudden noises and voices.
The biggest downside with the Zik 2.0's are, as most reviews will tell you, the battery life. I usually get around 6-6,5 hours with ANC on and bluetooth connected to my Sony Xperia Z3. I don't use the built-in EQ the headphones provide or Concert Mode. And they sound horrible in passive mode when the battery dies and you just use them with the cable.
Other headphones I've owned/borrowed with BT and ANC are:
Sennheiser Momentum Wireless AE - Unfortunately they gave me trouble with lots of stuttering when I was commuting and walking about so I returned them. I really liked the sound quality as I've done with the wired Momentums in the past and the excellent battery life while the ANC was on par with the Zik 2.0's but I just couldn't live with the constant stuttering and drop outs in sound. This problem is well documented on this forum in the thread dedicated to this headset. Call quality on bluetooth was not much to brag about either, people complained that they could hear my surroundings better than my voice in noisy situations.
Sony MDR-ZX770BN - An impulse buy a few weeks ago. I liked the sound quality after selecting the correct sound mode with APTX-support, they were comfortable, and the ANC and battery life was decent, They didn't give me anything the Zik's didn't already deliver besides better battery life so I returned them after a week. If you can get them for a discount from the RRP they are a great buy.
Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H8 - Borrowed these from a friend. I really liked the sound, design and they have decent ANC and battery life. I experienced this annoying random "popping" sound with ANC active when I was walking around with them or using them on a bus or in a car when the road got bumpy. On ears aren't perfect for me as I'm wearing glasses but they were some of the better I've come across in regard to comfort. If they were cheaper they could be a good buy but the premium pricetag is just not worth it in my opinion.
Samsung Level Over - Bought them last year before getting the Parrot Zik 2.0's. Good sound quality, great ANC and battery life but they were just too large for my taste. And they have the same trouble with a "popping" sound on bumpy roads and when walking as the BeoPlay H8 have. They probably had the best bluetooth call quality I've come across in noisy enviroments, almost no one could guess I was calling them from a wireless headphone.
I'm going to borrow a pair of Sennheiser MM550-X from a colleague next week. From a few listening sessions I've already had with them at work I think they have a "cold" sound which I don't find that appealing but I'll pass judgement when I've used them for a few weeks as my daily driver and tweaked my phones EQ to their sound stage. I'm also going to give the Denon AH-GC20 a listen when I can find them in a local store, as of writing this they aren't available in my hometown in Norway yet.
I was contemplating buying the Plantronics Backbeat Pro but the size of the headphone put me off after having owned the Samsung Level Over. But they seem like a great buy with all the bells and whistles I would want in a headphone and then some for a good price.
OT: English is my second language so please overlook bad spelling or unfathomable sentences
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