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In this guide
Puro Sound Labs sells the PuroQuiet Plus, model PQP, as an on-ear Bluetooth headphone for children with an 85 dB volume cap and active noise cancelling. In Australia it reaches buyers through Amazon Global Store: on 5 November Amazon.com.au listed it at A$189.35, shipped and sold by Amazon US, in Pink, with Purple and Teal as the other colours and no Blue. Amazon warns that imported products may differ from local ones and that the manufacturer warranty may not apply.
The cap is not what you pay extra for. Puro limits its whole range to 85 dB, and the BT2200-Plus carries the same cap and the same limiter-cable idea without active cancelling; Amazon.com.au search results showed it at A$163.32 to A$165.10 by colour. The extra buys a claimed 22 dB of cancelling and a longer battery claim. The case against it is that every number, including the cap, is Puro's own.
Our verdict
Buy it at A$189.35 for a child who flies or commutes through loud noise and needs both the cap and cancelling; if the 85 dB limit is the whole point, the passive BT2200-Plus costs about A$25 less.
- A good fit for
- A child who wears headphones on long flights or in loud rooms, where an 85 dB cap, a claimed 22 dB of cancelling and a hard case all get used.
- We would skip it if
- Skip it when volume limiting is the only goal, or when relying on an Australian warranty matters, since this stock ships from Amazon US as an import.
Reasons to consider it
- Puro describes the 85 dB cap working both ways: digital processing over Bluetooth and linear attenuation in the included 3.5 mm cable, which its FAQ says plays with the battery flat
- Battery claims are specific: up to 35 hours with ANC off, 23 with it on, 200 hours of standby, recharged over USB-C
- The box includes a hard case and a daisy-chain cable so two Puro headphones can share one tablet
The compromises
- Every performance figure is Puro's: the pages name no test standard, laboratory or tolerance behind the 85 dB cap or the 22 dB ANC claim
- As a Global Store import, Amazon says the manufacturer warranty may not apply and the product may differ from local stock
- The listing gives Bluetooth 5.0 and Puro's FAQ lists only the SBC codec; no weight or charging time is printed by Puro
What we have not verified: No Puro page names a test standard for the 85 dB clamp, so the real ceiling of a production unit is unverified, and it is the property the purchase rests on. Whether Puro would honour its warranty on an Amazon US import shipped to Australia is not stated, and nothing printed says whether ANC is on by default or how long a full charge takes.
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PuroQuiet Plus Kids Headphones
A$189.35 on Amazon.com.au buys an 85 dB-limited on-ear headphone with a claimed 22 dB of cancelling, up to 35 hours of playback (23 with ANC), USB-C charging, a hard case, a 3.5 mm limiter cable and a sharing cable for a second pair.
Before you buy: It is an import sold by Amazon US, so Puro's one-year warranty may not apply here; the cap and the ANC figure name no test standard; and only Pink, Purple and Teal were listed.
Price checked 5 November 2026. Retailer prices can change.What the 85 dB cap rests on
Puro states the cap two ways. The product page says digital signal processing limits the volume over Bluetooth, and that 85 dB is 'the maximum safe sound listening level as recommended by many organizations'. The FAQ widens it to every Puro headphone and explains the wired path: the included 3.5 mm cable cuts the level by linear attenuation in the analog domain, so the cap does not depend on the battery. No Puro page names a test standard, a laboratory or a per-unit tolerance for the figure.
The World Health Organization's own safe-listening table puts the cap in context. It lists 85 dB as safe for 12 hours 30 minutes a week and 80 dB for 40 hours, so a cap at 85 dB limits the peak rather than making any amount of listening safe. For children the WHO suggests parental loudness controls, well-fitted noise-cancelling headphones and keeping the volume below 60% of the maximum.
What the cancelling adds, on paper
Within Puro's range, active cancelling is the main difference. The PuroQuiet Plus adds an ANC switch that Puro credits with making background sound up to 22 dB quieter, on top of 78% passive isolation at 1 kHz. The passive BT2200-Plus shares the 85 dB limit, and on Amazon.com.au it showed at A$163.32 to A$165.10 depending on colour, roughly A$24 to A$26 below the A$189.35 Plus.
Engine drone on a plane sits low in pitch, the range where cancelling claims its advantage, so for a child on long-haul flights the 22 dB claim targets the right noise, maker's figure though it is. That matters for the cap too: the WHO links noise-cancelling headphones to less need to turn the volume up. For a classroom or a short bus ride, passive cups may be enough. Neither page says whether ANC is on by default.
Battery claims and the flat-battery backup
The battery claims are specific: up to 35 hours of playback with ANC off, 23 hours with it on and 200 hours of standby, recharged over USB-C. Puro prints no charging time. The Amazon.com.au listing gives Bluetooth 5.0 and a 30-foot range, about 9 metres, and Puro's FAQ lists only the SBC codec, so no higher-quality codec is documented.
The fallback when the battery runs out is the included cable. Puro's FAQ says that without a way to recharge, 'you can connect the 3.5 mm audio cable', and that the cable limits the level in the analog domain. That is the maker's documented claim; the time to check it on your own unit is in the first weeks, while a return is still open and before a flight depends on it.
Sizing, sharing and what the box leaves out
Fit details are thin. Puro's FAQ gives the headband as about 36 cm collapsed and 41 cm extended (14 and 16 inches), measured over the top from cup to cup, and prints no minimum age or weight for the headphone itself. That leaves a gap for a five-year-old who will wear it for hours.
The sharing cable is the family feature: it links a second pair of Puro headphones to the same device, so two children can watch one tablet. The hard case comes in the box. What the box does not cover is a tablet or phone with no headphone jack, because the limiter cable is 3.5 mm at both ends.
The A$189.35 price and the import trade-off
In Australia the PuroQuiet Plus is an import: Amazon US ships and sells it through Global Store, and Amazon adds that the manufacturer warranty may not apply, though other rights under law may remain. Puro's own warranty is one year, with an extended second year and a 30-day money-back promise on its store, but it says nothing about Australian buyers of US stock. Delivery and tax are settled at checkout.
Do the subtraction once. At A$189.35 against roughly A$164 for the BT2200-Plus, the cancelling costs about A$25. That is worth it for a family that flies often or lives with loud travel; for occasional trips, the passive sibling delivers the same 85 dB cap. Either way, test the cable on a flat battery while the return window is still open.
How we put this together
Built from the product pages and listings below, without test scores or results we have not measured. Specifications and prices change, so check the original page for the exact model, current price, delivery, and returns.
- Amazon.com.au: Puro Sound Labs PuroQuiet Plus (Pink) (opens in a new tab)
- Amazon.com.au: search results for Puro Sound Labs BT2200 Plus (opens in a new tab)
- Puro Sound Labs: PuroQuiet-PLUS product page (opens in a new tab)
- Puro Sound Labs: FAQ (opens in a new tab)
- World Health Organization: Deafness and hearing loss – safe listening (opens in a new tab)
