What’s wrong with Sony being Japanese, other than being one of the greatest brands in history?

• Jabra (Danish)
• EPOS (Danish)
• SteelSeries (Danish)

I would recommend checking what you can find on rtings. They have a very good system for evaluating true audio performance.

The HDB 630 is on their top 5 for ANC, so I’d expect it to be very good, without diving further.

https://www.rtings.com/headphones

Two Dutch contenders:

• Fairbuds XL by Fairphone. Similar price point, repairable, can be ordered from the Fairphone website. Check reviews for sound signature.
• Repeat.audio Prince. More HiFi, also repairable. I would describe the sound signature as Bright compared to the more V-shaped Sonies.

I believe Argon and B&W also have good options, but I’m not familiar with details. If there’s a HiFi Klubben kn your country, check out their website or a physical store.

Valcos are china white label

Rtings rates Focal Bathys very highly but kinda expensive.

Take a look at the AVENTHO 200 or AVENTHO 300 from Beyerdynamic, maybe they fit your needs.

I have the momentum 4. Sound is good. Touch control is good. They are comfortable and I find lots of other brands are not. One issue is they often don’t automatically come on when removed. I assume it’s due to build up like earwax over the sensors but I didn’t have a problem with other brands. I would buy them again. My husband says talkin on the mic is poor for phone calls.

My previous earbuds were pixels, for comparison. I was happy with the pixels, but found the pass through and sound isolation clunkier to use. Momentum is simpler. Pass through or noise cancelling.

I think Argon is a danish company?! I have no experience with their headphones but their speakers are quite good

https://argonaudio.com/collections/headphones

If you’re willing to spend a bit more B&W Px8 is unparalleled, also including customer support on par with how Apple was in the early years.

Philips Fidelio L4 could also be a good candidate. It’s very similar in features and has very high battery life. I have gifted one for my partner after seeing his old headphones fall apart and he’s very happy with it. It did get a bit more difficult with stock but maybe you can find it for 200€