I review a ton of premium wireless headphones, and that means switching to a pair of budget over-ears can be painful. When I put the CMF Headphone Pro headphones to the test, I braced myself for the $100 cans to be disappointing. The opposite happened — CMF Headphone Pro blew me away with long battery life, solid sound quality, and impressive ANC (for the price). Considering the CMF Headphone Pro are cheap to begin with, I’m shocked to report that Amazon took another $20 off the sticker price this Black Friday.
If you’re someone who is appealed by the price of premium wireless headphones these days, the CMF Headphone Pro is for you. Don’t walk, run — at only $79, I promise you won’t find a better pair of over-ear, Bluetooth headphones this holiday season.
✅Recommended if: you need long-lasting Bluetooth headphones; you want features like ANC and a custom EQ; you love clever design and removable ear cushions.
❌Skip this deal if: you don’t like the look of CMF Headphone Pro; you’d rather upgrade to the Nothing Headphone 1.
CMF by Nothing’s Headphone Pro are too good to be only $79
CMF is Nothing’s sub-brand, and the Headphone Pro is flashy as a result. It has colorful glossy plastic and interchangeable ear cushions that let you create clever color combinations. There are a bunch of tactile buttons and ports for maximum versatility. You get a USB-C port, 3.5mm headphone jack, two buttons, a slider, and a roller. It’s all designed to help you use your CMF Headphone Pro any way you want.
From a hardware perspective, there are two 40mm drivers with nickel-plated diaphragms powering the audio experience, and these go with a 15.6mm copper voice coil, precision bass duct, and dual-chamber design. All that is to say that CMF Headphone Pro sound amazing for the price. There’s booming bass (that isn’t overwhelming), plus decent mid- and high-frequency reproduction. You’ll be able to listen to a variety of music genres and get a crisp listening experience.
If there’s something you don’t like, you can change it with a custom EQ builder in the Nothing X companion app.
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Audiophiles can appreciate the LDAC support of up to 990 kbps, and getting a hi-res audio codec for only $79 is outstanding. The Hybrid Adaptive ANC is as good as you’ll get at this price point, too. And the clear attention-grabber here is the CMF Headphone Pro’s battery life, which lasts up to 100 hours with ANC off and a still-great 50 hours with ANC on.
Need a budget pair of over-ear headphones for Black Friday or an affordable holiday gift? The CMF Headphone Pro earn my recommendation.