CMF Says Its Over-Ear Headphones Have 100-Hour Battery, however I am Skeptical

The drips on CMF‘s first pair of over-ear headphones, the Headphone Professional, preserve coming. I already talked about some area of interest stuff just like the “energy slider” and customizable earcups, however now the Nothing-owned firm (which is spinning out into an independent subsidiary) is claiming one thing that anybody will be enthusiastic about. In a post on X, CMF says its Headphone Professional could have “100 hours of playback.”

Pay attention on with 100 hours of playback.

Headphone Professional. 29 September. pic.twitter.com/aLKSnlKEYx

— CMF by Nothing (@cmfbynothing) September 26, 2025

Evidently, 100 hours is so much—with or with out energetic noise cancellation (ANC). ANC—is strictly the place my skepticism is available in. Does CMF imply 100 hours with ANC or with out? As a result of the previous could be legitimately spectacular, and let’s be trustworthy, much more folks care about how lengthy they’ll go whereas utilizing ANC than with out.

For reference, the Headphone 1, from Nothing, solely has about 35 hours with ANC and 80 hours of battery life with ANC off. Audio-Technica ATH-S300BT rise up to 60 hours with ANC and 90 hours with out. You don’t should be a math genius to acknowledge that this might be a fairly large distinction both method. That being stated, I extremely doubt CMF’s Headphone Professional will sound fairly pretty much as good because the Headphone 1—the previous is tuned by hi-fi audio firm KEF, and prices $299. CMF tends to be a spot the place affordability is emphasised, and I’m unsure $300 headphones match into that image. However hey, you by no means know!

Much less nuanced sound or not, nice-looking headphones with the choice for personalization and even some quirky options that you could be not get elsewhere really feel like a fairly whole lot. I clearly can’t say if the Headphone Professional are good since I haven’t tried them but, however on the floor, these are positively good beginning factors. In case you’re dying to know the info, don’t fear, all of those questions will quickly be answered on Sept. 29 when CMF takes the wraps off the Headphone Professional.