House of Marley Positive Vibration 2 (2017) vs Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 (2012)

The House of Marley Positive Vibration 2 (2017) makes for a good, if unremarkable, Closed-Back Headphone for people with a $50 budget.

The Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 (2012), however, is merely mediocre at its $279 asking price, when compared to similarly priced products, and won't satisfy the needs of most people.

In either case, we suggest that you first take a look at some other options at the $50 and $200 price points before committing to one of these - it's likely that you'll be able to find some better alternatives.

If you're still interested in learning more about the House of Marley Positive Vibration 2 (2017) and Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 (2012), however, we wrote a summary of what we could find about them:

The House of Marley Positive Vibration 2 (2017) was loved by reviewers at SoundGuys, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "Best headphones under $50" roundup where it was named its "Best comfort", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Moving on to the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 (2012): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like CNET, Rtings, PCmag, What Hi-Fi?, and Reviewed, enough for them to include them on those lists.

We also wanted to do a direct House of Marley Positive Vibration 2 (2017) vs. Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 (2012) review performance comparison, but we, unfortunately, weren't able to find any House of Marley Positive Vibration 2 (2017) review scores.

Finally, we compared the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 (2012) to other Closed-Back Headphones on the market and found that it did much better than its competitors - its review average of 7.5 out of 10 points is considerably higher than the 7.4 review average of Closed-Back Headphones in general.