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Over-ear · Headphones

Shure AONIC 50 Gen 2

Over-ear headphones with noise cancelling, 45 h battery, best codec LDAC.

76.2Score

  • #81 of 86 ranked
  • #39 of 41 over-ears

Why this score

The score adds up these parts. Each part has a weight. A part counts as the average of its sources, pulled toward 80 when there are few sources.

  1. Sound

    40% weightcounts as 78.3

    Average of 1 source: 76.5

  2. Experts

    35% weightcounts as 78.3

    Average of 2 sources: 77.4

  3. Users

    25% weightcounts as 70.0

    Average of 1 source: 60.0

Good: 4 ratings.

80 is the field average. A part counts as 80 + (average − 80) × N ÷ (N + 1), where N is its number of sources. One source counts half of the gap from 80. No sources count as 80.

Price

€351.60 at Geizhals.at · Geizhals.at listing, not checked live

Black. May include German shops.

Prices checked 8 Oct 2026.

Specs

Type
Over-ear, closed-back
Released
2023
Drivers
50 mm dynamic
ANC
Yes
Multipoint
Yes
Codecs
SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LDAC
Low lag
cable (0 ms)
Wired
Analog yes, USB-C audio yes
Battery
45 h
Weight
334 g
Folds
No
Cable notes
USB-C audio up to 32-bit/384 kHz. Analog via a 2.5 mm socket.

Notes

Mixed: What Hi-Fi and Tom's Guide call it even-handed; SoundGuys and Stuff find lifted bass and treble.

More reading:expertreviews.co.uk

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