Noise brings noise-cancelling to more ears… and we are happy

One would think a company named Noise would never make noise-cancelling earphones. But this Indian company has launched what could well be the most affordable noise-cancelling headphones, taking what was once a creamy layer of technology to everyone with a smartphone. For context, the Noise N1 Pro has a price tag of just Rs 1,499.

I have always — at least so far — had this theory that audio quality was invariably a function of money. So, better audio quality was always the domain of the more expensive devices. But over the past few years, we have seen that audio technologies, as well as experiences,