Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8 (2018) vs Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 (2012)

The Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 (2012) and the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8i (2018) are merely passable for their respective price points and don't stand out from their competition in any meaningful way. We recommend that you take a look at some other Closed-Back Headphones that cost around $220.

However, if you're still interested in learning more about these two options, we wrote a short summary of what we know about them:

While the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 (2012) wasn't able to make it to the very top of any roundups from sources that perform quality hands-on testing, it still got featured in a large number of them. CNET, Rtings, PCmag, What Hi-Fi?, and Reviewed have all deemed it worthy of a place on their respective shortlists.

As for the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8i (2018), it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Techradar, PCmag, and Wirecutter (NYTimes) enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

As for a direct Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 (2012) vs. Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8i (2018) comparison of their review performance, we examined sources that tested and rated both products, like PCmag. It turns out that all such sources consider the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8i (2018) to be the superior product.

We also looked at the available data to find which sources liked each of them best and learned that the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 (2012) most impressed reviewers at Digitaltrends - they gave it a score of 9, whereas the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8i (2018) got rated best by Lifewire - 9.4.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 (2012) earned an average review score of 7.5 out of 10 points and the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8i (2018) received an average of 8.5, compared to the 7.4 average of Closed-Back Headphones in general.