101 GADGETS YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT #SOUND

Tremendous tech to improve every aspect of your existence

- Alex Cox, Carrie Marshall

SOUNDCORE Q20i

If you’re after ANC but don’t want to pay through the nose for the privilege of blocking out the world, this latest update of Soundcore’s surprisingly competent budget noise-cancellers is worth a look. Although they might look a little basic, they’re consistently comfy, very well built, feature astonishingly strong ANC for the price, and have a generous amount of passive noise cancelling to back it up.

₹6,000, soundcore.com

EARFUN AIR PRO 3 

EarFun is the very definition of a contender brand, sneaking up on the big boys with fully up-to-date kit that does its job well. In fact, switch out ‘sneaking’ for ‘stomping’, because the Air Pro 3 buds, with their Bluetooth 5.3, aptX Adaptive compatible Qualcomm QCC 3071 chipset and huge 11mm drivers are making quite the noise. With ANC too, and a price point that often dips to B5,000, they’re well worth a listen.

₹8,000, myearfun.com

DALI KATCH G2