CMF Headphone Pro. Nothing’s sub-brand’s first over-ear wireless headphones have arrived, and the wireless headphone market has gotten ridiculous—billions of dollars changing hands each year while Sony, Apple, Bose, Sennheiser, and high-end brands like Bowers & Wilkins, Focal, Noble, and DALI keep trying to one-up each other.
We hope all of them are paying attention.
Enter Nothing’s CMF Headphone Pro: under $100, with active noise canceling, Spatial Audio, LDAC, and… wait for it… built-in ChatGPT. Soon, your headphones might lecture you on your taste in music or argue about volume levels. At this price, they’re bound to grab attention—and maybe make you rethink mortgaging the house for “premium” branding.
CMF Headphone Pro Design: Sleek, Comfortable, with Spatial Audio and Built-In ChatGPT
The CMF Headphone Pro is built to be intuitive and expressive, giving you full control over your sound while letting you show off a little personality. The ear pads are replaceable and removable, so you can keep things clean—or mix and match colors if you’re feeling fancy and want your headphones to clash with your socks.
Controls are tactile and straightforward, no fumbling through menus here. The Energy Slider tweaks bass and treble on the fly—slide up for high-energy jams or workouts, slide down when you just want your podcasts or audiobooks to stop sounding like an assault on your ears.
The Roller handles volume but also doubles as play/pause with a tap, and long-press to toggle ANC. The Button? That’s your AI sidekick. Access ChatGPT, switch ANC modes or Spatial Audio, or mute the mic with a press-and-hold. Just don’t be surprised if your headphones start judging your playlist choices.
Immersive Sound on Nothing CMF Headphone Pro: Spatial Audio, Tunable EQ, and Smart AI Features
The CMF Headphone Pro packs 40dB of Adaptive ANC, giving you an immersive listening bubble even if the world around you is screaming. Three hybrid ANC mics with ENC make sure your voice comes through loud and clear, even in chaotic environments.
Adaptive ANC and Transparency Mode adjust automatically with three filter presets, cutting up to 99% of background noise so your calls stay intelligible and your music stays crisp—basically doing the heavy lifting your neighbors won’t. That “99%” figure, though, is eyebrow-raising at best. Even Bose and Sony—the undisputed kings of ANC—struggle with certain frequencies, so forgive us if we’re a little skeptical of Nothing’s math here.
On the sound side, LDAC and Hi-Res certification cover both wired and wireless playback up to 990 kbps. The 40mm custom dynamic driver is tuned for a balanced, detailed presentation with clear treble and solid bass, while nickel-plated coatings help reduce distortion for a cleaner, more layered soundstage.
Personal Sound, powered by Audiodo, adapts playback in real time to your hearing profile and wearing style. It’s not a new idea—PSB introduced a similar feature in their wireless headphones a few years back—but it’s good to see Nothing bringing it into a sub-$100 model.
CMF Headphone Pro Performance: Battery Life, LDAC, Spatial Audio, and ChatGPT Controls
Designed for everyday use, the CMF Headphone Pro aims for balanced sound with clear treble and solid bass. Battery life is the headline feature here: up to 100 hours without ANC and 50 with it on. If those numbers hold up in real-world use, that’s considerably better than almost anything else on the market. A quick 5-minute USB-C charge provides 5 hours of playback, and you can even pull a top-up from your phone if needed.
Bluetooth 5.4 with LDAC keeps wireless connections stable for high-bitrate listening, while a low-latency mode trims delay to under 120 milliseconds—good enough for gaming or streaming without voices going out of sync. Pairing is straightforward across Android (Google Fast Pair), iOS, and Windows (Swift Pair). The Nothing X app lets you customize controls and choose how to trigger ChatGPT from the headphones—because why not ask your cans for advice while you’re at it.
Durability lands at IPX2 water resistance—fine for sweat, not so much for downpours. Spatial Audio with multi-channel processing adds some 3D effect, simulating direction, distance, and movement. Cinema Mode for movies, Concert Mode for live music—it could feel immersive, or it could feel like another DSP trick. Either way, it’s in the package.
The Bottom Line
The CMF Headphone Pro throws a lot on the table for under $100: LDAC support, IPX2 water resistance, advanced ANC, Spatial Audio, and even ChatGPT baked into the controls. On paper, that’s an unusually ambitious spec sheet in a category where most headphones cut corners. Some claims—like 99% noise reduction and 100-hour battery life—deserve a raised eyebrow, since even the best from Sony and Bose struggle to hit those numbers across all scenarios.
Still, for the price, Nothing has packed in features you’d normally expect to see closer to the $200–$300 tier. Can these rule the sub-$100 bracket and push aside the likes of the OneOdio Focus A6, Final UX3000 SV, and EarFun Tune Pro? We suspect they might. Whether they can pressure entry-level models from Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic is another question—but one worth watching.
Where to buy: $84 at Amazon (available October 7, 2025) in Dark Grey, Light Grey, and Light Green.
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