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If you want maximum battery life, offline FM/SD-card listening and the lightest possible over-ear pair for all-day home, work or study use, choose XuanGui Over Ear; if you need real active noise cancelling for flights, commutes and noisy shared spaces, choose Fisher Active Noise Cancelling.
• XuanGui Over Ear — biggest strength: 20 hours of Bluetooth playback, a 200 g foldable body, and three listening modes (Bluetooth, micro SD/TF card, FM radio) that don't need a phone at all.
• XuanGui Over Ear — biggest trade-off: There is no active noise cancelling here. Noise control is listed as "None" — the soft protein-leather cushions only passively muffle some background sound.
• Fisher Active Noise Cancelling — biggest strength: Genuine ANC with dual noise sensors rated at a 22–25 dB reduction depth, paired with a titanium-plated 40 mm driver for deeper bass.
• Fisher Active Noise Cancelling — biggest trade-off: Shorter endurance at up to 16 hours, and the ANC itself draws power, so heavy cancellation use will eat into that number.
• Pick XuanGui Over Ear if you want the longest playtime, the lightest carry, and SD-card/FM flexibility without your phone.
• Pick Fisher Active Noise Cancelling if silencing the room around you matters more than squeezing out extra hours.
The XuanGui NX300 is built around one idea: keep it simple and keep it going. The spec sheet lists a 400 mAh battery that charges fully in about 2 hours and then runs for 20 hours in Bluetooth mode. That's the standout number in this comparison. If you listen through a full workday and into the evening, you're charging roughly once a day rather than topping up constantly.
It's also the lighter of the two at 200 g, with a foldable frame and two rotating joints between the ear cups and headband, so it collapses small enough to live in a backpack pocket. The ear cushions and headband padding use soft protein-leather covers, and the headband slides at both ends to fit different head shapes. Bluetooth 5.3 handles pairing with a stated range up to 15 meters, and after the first connection it reconnects automatically when you power it back on — a small thing, but it's the difference between "just put them on" and "fiddle with settings every morning."
Where the NX300 stands apart is its built-in media. It plays FM radio and reads micro SD/TF cards directly, so you can leave your phone in another room and still have music. The 40 mm dynamic drivers cover a 20 Hz–20 kHz range at 32 ohms, and there's a multi-function button set for volume and mode switching. There's also a 3.5 mm jack, which is genuinely useful when the battery is flat and you just want to keep listening.
Who should buy it: students, remote workers, and anyone who wants a light, comfortable, long-running pair for home, study or travel — especially if you like the idea of radio or an SD card as a phone-free backup. Who should skip it: anyone who flies often or works in a genuinely loud environment. With noise control listed as "None," you'll hear the plane, the café, and the open-plan office. The passive cushion seal helps, but it isn't cancellation.
The Fisher over-ear is the specialist here. Its headline feature is active noise cancelling using dual noise sensors and microphones that sample outside sound and cancel it, with a stated reduction depth of 22–25 dB. That's a meaningful drop — enough to take the edge off engine drone, air conditioning hum, and the general murmur of a train carriage. It won't erase a crying baby two rows back, but it changes the character of a noisy space, and that's exactly what you're paying for.
The audio side is more ambitious too. Fisher uses 40 mm dynamic drivers with a titanium-plated diaphragm and stronger magnets, tuned for deep bass with clear mids and crisp highs. The frequency range runs 15 Hz–20,000 Hz, which reaches lower than the XuanGui's 20 Hz floor — consistent with the "deep bass" positioning. Impedance matches at 32 ohms, but sensitivity is listed at 85 dB, so these will want a bit more volume from your source than a highly sensitive pair.
Comfort is handled with memory foam ear cups and an adjustable headband, and the whole thing folds. The enclosure is foam, fabric and plastic in black, with an oval ear cup shape — a more conventional over-ear silhouette than the XuanGui's round cups. Battery life is up to 16 hours from a 300 mAh cell, with a quick-charge feature that gets you several hours from a short top-up. Bluetooth 5.3 gives a stated range of about 32.8 feet, and there are push-button controls for volume, calls and voice assistants.
Who should buy it: commuters, frequent flyers, and anyone working in a noisy home or office who wants the room to go quiet on demand. The ANC and deeper bass tuning are the reasons to pick it. Who should skip it: if you want the absolute longest runtime or you like listening without your phone via FM or an SD card, this isn't that product — Fisher's media is limited to Bluetooth and the included USB-C charging cable. And if you rarely encounter loud environments, you'd be paying for cancellation you won't use.
• Best for battery life → XuanGui Over Ear. 20 hours versus 16, and no ANC draining the cell.
• Best for noise cancelling → Fisher Active Noise Cancelling. Dual sensors with a 22–25 dB reduction depth; the XuanGui has none.
• Best for lightest carry → XuanGui Over Ear. 200 g in a foldable frame versus Fisher's 6.4 ounces (about 181 g) — close, but the XuanGui folds into a smaller, flatter package with rotating joints.
• Best for bass and low-end reach → Fisher. Titanium-plated drivers and a 15 Hz low end beat the XuanGui's 20 Hz floor on paper.
• Best for phone-free listening → XuanGui Over Ear. FM radio and micro SD/TF playback are built in; Fisher is Bluetooth-only.
• Best for flights and commuting → Fisher Active Noise Cancelling. This is the whole point of the product.
• Best for long study or work sessions at home → XuanGui Over Ear. Light weight, soft cushions, 20 hours, and a 3.5 mm jack as a wired backup.
• Best for a gift → Fisher. The sleeker black build, ANC and "premium" framing make it the safer pick for someone else's ears.
In my opinion, the Fisher Active Noise Cancelling is the better buy for most people, because active noise cancelling is the one feature you can't add later — and 22–25 dB of cancellation is a real, usable difference on a plane or a busy train. If I were choosing for myself, I'd take the Fisher for the quieter room and the deeper bass, and accept the shorter 16-hour runtime and the need to recharge more often. I'd only switch to the XuanGui if my priority were maximum playtime, the lightest carry, or listening without a phone at all via FM or an SD card. Both are 32-ohm, Bluetooth 5.3, foldable over-ears with a 3.5 mm jack — so the decision really comes down to quiet versus endurance. Before you commit, check the current price on Amazon, since that gap often settles the choice on its own.
Yes, based on the specs. The Fisher lists active noise cancelling with dual sensors and a 22–25 dB reduction depth. The XuanGui lists noise control as "None," so it relies only on its cushioned ear cups to soften background sound.
The XuanGui Over Ear. It's rated for 20 hours of Bluetooth playback from a 400 mAh battery, while the Fisher is rated for up to 16 hours from a 300 mAh battery. Both charge fully in about 2 hours.
Yes. The XuanGui has built-in FM radio and a micro SD/TF card slot, so you can play music or radio directly from the headphones. The Fisher doesn't include those modes — it connects over Bluetooth.
For noisy travel like flights and trains, I'd recommend the Fisher because of its active noise cancelling. For light packing and long trips where charging is inconvenient, the XuanGui's 200 g foldable build and 20-hour runtime are the stronger fit.
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