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# Ergonomic foldable design Industry-leading ANC 30 hrs battery life Sony WH1000XM3 Noise Cancelling Headphones, Wireless Bluetooth Over the Ear Headset – Black (2018 Version)

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## Summary

> 🎧 Elevate your focus, silence the noise, own the moment.

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- **What is this?** Sony WH1000XM3 Noise Cancelling Headphones, Wireless Bluetooth Over the Ear Headset – Black (2018 Version) by sony
- **How much does it cost?** € 7.08 with free shipping
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## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Seamless Smart Control:** Touch controls and Alexa voice assistant integration put effortless music, calls, and info access at your fingertips.
- • **Instant Conversation Mode:** Quick Attention Mode lets you lower music volume instantly by covering the ear cup—stay connected without missing a beat.
- • **Silence Like Never Before:** Sony’s HD Noise-Canceling Processor QN1 delivers up to 6dB better noise cancellation than competitors, immersing you in pure sound.
- • **Travel-Ready Comfort & Style:** Ergonomically redesigned foldable earcups and premium materials ensure comfort and portability for the modern professional on the move.
- • **All-Day Power, Zero Compromise:** Enjoy up to 30 hours of uninterrupted wireless playback with quick charge giving 5 hours from just 10 minutes.

## Overview

The Sony WH1000XM3 wireless over-ear headphones feature industry-leading active noise cancellation powered by the HD Noise-Canceling Processor QN1, delivering superior sound isolation. With up to 30 hours of battery life and quick charging, they support all-day use. Touch controls and Alexa voice assistant integration enable smart, hands-free operation. Designed for comfort and portability, their foldable ergonomic design makes them ideal for travel and professional use.

## Description

Sony industry-leading noise cancellation evolves to further immerse you in your music. The addition of Sony proprietary HD noise canceling processor Qn1 masterfully eliminates the noise around you. Listen all day with up to 30 hours of battery life. Quick charging gives five hours of playback with just a 10-minute charge. Cord Length: Headphone cable (approx. 3.94 ft, OFC strands, gold-plated stereo mini plug); Frequency Response: 4 Hz-40,000 Hz; NFC: Yes; Cord Type: Single-sided (detachable); Volume Sensor: Touch Sensor. Diaphragm - Aluminium-coated LCP.

Review: After 20 years of using Bose (and 2 Bose headsets at home), moved to Sony 1000XM3 - I had Bose headsets for travel for over 20 years. I had Bose QC-1, QC-2; I still have QC-20 wired earbuds and aviation headset A20. Recently, I had a challenge of finding headset which not only works to cancel noise in an airplane, but which also works better than earplugs at home, especially to reduce noise of piano played in a different room. I compared Sony 1000XM3 with Bose QC35 and 700 at a store, bought two pairs of Sony, and compared them with Bose QC-20 and A20. On top of that, I did tons of research. To begin with, Bose used to be "the king of noise cancellation" for many years. This reign is coming to an end: the competition is fierce. In pro aviation world, Lightspeed created a strong competition to Bose, while in the consumer world, Sony came up with a product widely superior in noise cancellation. Bose tried to answer Sony with Bose 700, but it is still inferior in noise cancellation and usability and features of the phone app. According to independent testing data available on the internet, Sony's noise cancellation is up to 6 dB better than Bose. If you are not familiar with dB scale, it is a log scale, and 6 dB is a little more than a factor of 2. Noise cancellation efficiency is frequency dependent, so it is hard to compare apples to apples. Power spectrum across all frequency gives an about 2 dB advantage to Sony (29 dB compared to 27 dB of Bose 700), in low frequency range Sony beats Bose with a high margin (about 6 dB), in high frequency range Bose appears to be better. Yet, when you put Sony on your head, followed by Bose, and switch back and forth, Sony is impressively better. Like, way better. Tons better. So much better that you sometimes wonder if Bose is turned on at all. Comparing Sony XM3 with Bose QC20, Sony is better in all respects other than small size and weight of QC20. Noise cancellation is better, and sound quality is better. Comparison with aviation headset A20 shows that A20 is slightly superior in terms of noise cancellation (and, surprisingly, even in sound quality), probably due to a passive noise cancellation component - but A20 is a $1100 headset with a massive wire and console, and connectors are not compatible with consumer electronics. You would never consider it unless you fly an airplane as a pilot. High frequency hissing, which existed up to QC15 and still present in A20 (introduced in 2015) is almost gone in both newer Bose and in Sony. Difference in noise cancellation quality between Bose A20 and Sony XM3 is worth maybe $50, but not $800. I think we are talking about several dB, nothing major. Sound quality is subjective. Neither Sony nor Bose 700 are audiophile grade. One cannot tell the difference while playing music via Bluetooth from a phone, but plug them with a cable into a headphone amplifier and play 24/96 music, compare with Hi-Fi headphones (I have good old Sennheiser HD-620 which used to be in the top 10 best some 20 years ago; not anymore, but they are still great sounding high end headphones) - and you can tell immediately that these are not Hi-Fi headphones. Not even close. With a good sound source, they sound dull and sound stage is not there. But they sound well enough for daily use, for playing music from the phone, certainly better than most earbuds. Sony sounds a little better than Bose 700 to my taste, but it is close, very close, there are small difference in color of the sound which are very subjective. I rated the sound five stars because this is not a Hi-Fi headset, it is a noise cancelling headset, and the price is determined primarily by its noise cancellation abilities. As long as you can listen to music and enjoy it, as long as it does not sound like cheap earbuds, it is OK. For really high quality of sound without noise cancellation, there are much better options in the same price range. App is not required with Sony and Bose (despite misleading information on the web, either headset can be used without the app), but Sony app is much better. It does not require registration and has many more features, including adjustment of noise cancellation to ambient pressure. Sony, to my surprise, works very well for phone calls in the office environment. There were many reports that Bose was vastly superior, perhaps this is the case when one needs aggressive noise cancellation, like on the street among cars and people. Or maybe Sony made updates to firmware which fixed the issues which they had. When answering calls at home, the sound quality on the other end of the line is excellent. People cannot tell I am wearing a headset. Comfort is purely subjective and depends on one's head size and shape. I have a big head, so most headphones exert some pressure. Sony is no exception, but I am fine with that. I must say, the most comfortable headset for my head is Bose QC 35 II, followed by Sony XM3 and followed by Bose 700. Bose 700 feels a tad cooler on the ears. A20 creates too much pressure on my ears. For travel (e.g., vacation) QC20 is hard to beat, due to their very small size. They are inferior to XM3 or latest Bose, but do their job well enough. For use at home or in the office, bluetooth headsets with better noise cancellation and better sound and with the ability to make calls are the way to go. Finally, cancellation of piano sounds. My wife teaches piano full time from home. Sound is a problem in our home. When I am in the same room as our grand piano, I can hear it loud and clear, although much less loud than without the headset. However, when I go to my office and close the door (which is a glass door which only partially blocks the sounds), I can barely hear it and can focus on whatever I am doing without distraction from the sounds. I tried QC20 for this purpose, and they were not quite up to the task. I got the 33 NRR rated 3M earplugs, and they also were not perfect either. I can tell that Sony XM3 works better. I would not use XM3 to work with power tools, though. They are too expensive and possibly too fragile for a workshop, and the benefit is not large enough to warrant the difference in price. Build quality of Sony seems to be better than Bose (and less expensive, too). The headset is made in Malaysia. Bose, I must say, can make great quality headsets (A20, with 5 years warranty, is an evidence to that), but consumer grade headsets always had an almost marginal quality. Bose, by the way, does not repair them once they are out of warranty. They make you buy new ones with a discount. Two of my old Bose headphones broke and I had to replace them because repair option was not offered, and lifetime of synthetic leather ear pads was too short for a quality product. It is too early to say how well Sony would last - we will see. After buying the first headset on desertcart, I got another one for my son. My son absolutely wanted Bose, but after comparing them side by side in a store, and listening to mine, he said, I still like Bose, but I recognize that Sony is better in all respects... So we got him Sony from a local store. The only frustrating part is that desertcart has dropped the price by $50 after I bought both pairs! What a bummer - but now, Bose is completely not competitive. The only downside which I found so far... Sony can connect to two Bluetooth devices simultaneously, but it is confusing how the preference works (the one connected last has the higher preference for audio), and there is no easy way to change the preference or even disconnect a specific sound source. You cannot do it in the app. I think Bose is the same way. I also struggled with connecting to my desktop PC for audio and gave up attempts to set up the audio preference correctly. Either I did not figure out how to do it correctly, or something can be improved in the next releases of the App and firmware. I am sure it will be done, eventually. For what it is worth, competition between suppliers is good - it drives features and quality up and prices down. I hope, Bose will catch up eventually - they missed the opportunity to do it with the 700. Sony 1000XM3 remains the best product in this class for second year in a row.
Review: Bose has been decisively dethroned (Update) - I currently own about 30 headphones of various brands and types. I have tried many Bluetooth headphones and own the Bose QC35 II and Bowers and Wilkins PX. I bought both the Sony WH-1000x MKI & MKII but returned them after weighing the shortcomings vs the cost, my main complaints being comfort and sound (the ANC was always good). My portable-everyday-beat-them-up headphones were the Bose QC 35 II. I liked them primarily for the comfort and ANC. The sound on the Bose can best be described as adequate but generally lifeless. Always in search of something better I read a couple of “First Look” articles about the Sony WH-MX1000M3 and decided to pull the plug on the first day that they were available on desertcart. When I received the Sony’s I was pleased to see that the case was similar to the Bose QC 35, a little bigger but shaped well enough to fit comfortably in my backpack. When I removed the headphones and put them on my head I realized immediately that these would be as comfortable as the Bose. Good job Sony. After charging for a couple of hours I paired them to my phone and went to my headphone test playlist on Spotify. My main complaint with the previous Sony model's sound was that they had very little soundstage (defined as perceived distance between your ears and the music) and little definition (defined as the clarity and separation of the various instruments in a piece of music). The M3 sounded better than the previous Sony’s and better than the Bose, but the highs appeared to be quite subdued and overwhelmed by the bass. This was disappointing. But, Sony has a phone app that allows for EQ so I go download the app. Frustration. The app did not recognize the MK3. Patience. I figure that Sony has not updated the app yet. So I wait a day and see that the Sony app has automatically updated on my phone. I open and hurray! It is recognizing the MK3 now. Now I can play with EQ: -1 on 400 Hz. +1 on 1K. +2 on 2.5K. +3 on 6K. +4 on 16K and “Clear Bass” remains at 0. Play music and now were talking! I’m not going to say that these sound nearly as good as most of my wired headphones, but for everyday-on-the-go-beat-them-up-with-ANC these are exciting. They blow the Bose away. The Bowers and Wilkins PX which weigh about three times more than the Sony’s have decent BT sound when the ANC is off but the sound changes considerably and not for the better when you apply one of three ANC modes. They PX is OK for about an hour of no ANC listening while sitting at home, but after that my ears and the top of my head hurt. The noise cancellation of the Sony is a generation ahead of Bose. There, I said it. Most reviewers crown the Bose as the best ANC you can get. Well, Sony has just showed Bose that they are the new big boy on the block. I did some A/B comparisons with both headphones and realized that the Sony not only cancels steady noise like jet engines or the sound of the air conditioning intake in my condo, but it does a great job of virtually eliminating all other sounds, including television voices and even other people, as my wife can attest to when she had to stand in front of me and wave her hands to get my attention because I could not hear her talking (so, if you want to block out your wife’s talking… LOL!). And this is without even messing with the settings in the app. Others reviewer here have not had the same experience, stating that it does not cancel voices. I frankly did not expect it to cancel voices, but I must say that the Sony comes as close as anything I have ever not heard. So, if you want very comfortable headphones with the best sound and Active Noise Cancelling that you can expect with wireless Bluetooth in 2018 get these. They will not sound as good as wired closed back or open back headphones, but “you can’t always get what you want”, “nothing is perfect”, and “everybody is different”. In addition to the Sony WH-1000XM3 during this review period I used: Bose QC 35 II Bowers & Wilkins PX Bang and Olufsen H6 (wired) Sennheiser HD650 (wired) AKG 7KXX (wired) Spotify Flac files on phone and desktop computer UPDATE 2018-09-21: I did experience an issue with phone calls where people at the other end were hearing an echo of their voice. I tested the headphones with three different phones and the problem occurred with all three. So I replaced them through desertcart. I am glad to say that the new pair does not have the issue. After some tests with phone calls I will say that Sony still needs to do some work on the call quality at the other end of the call (the call sounds fine in the Sony itself). In this regard, the Bose QC 35 is better. I think the call quality is really with the sound processing that Sony has implemented and not the hardware. Hopefully this will be improved in future firmware upgrades. Another minor con that the Bose handles better is the support for multiple BT sources. But this is a minor annoyance and I only use the Sony's for my phone anyway, so I am not constantly switching sources. Small price to pay for better ANC and musical sound.

## Features

- DIGITAL NOISE CANCELING: Industry leading ANC lends a personalized, virtually soundproof experience
- PHONE CALL: A built-in mic enables you to take hands-free calls.
- VOICE ASSISTANT: Alexa enabled for voice access to music, information and more. Activate with a simple touch
- QUICK ATTENTION MODE: Cover the right ear cup to turn down your music for instant, easy conversation
- PERSONAL NOISE CANCELLING: Adjusts ambient sound to your activity for the best noise cancellation
- TOUCH CONTROLS: Control music tracks and volume, activate your voice assistant and take phone calls
- LONG BATTERY LIFE: A single charge provides up to 30 hrs of playtime for reliable all day listening
- COMFORTABLE TO WEAR: Ergonomically redesigned foldable earphones for easy travel / listening comfort
- IN THE BOX: Foldable headphone, carry case, charging cable and audio cable for a wired connection
- With our new HD Noise-Canceling Processor QN1, noise-canceling power is greatly enhanced. Having a dedicated NC processor also ensures the reproduction of your music is never compromised due to processor performance.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07G4MNFS1 |
| Additional Features | Foldable |
| Age Range Description | Adult |
| Antenna Location | Answer hands-free phone calls with a double tap, Automatically adjusts to whatever you do, Traveling, Waiting, Walking |
| Audio Driver Type | Dynamic Driver |
| Battery Average Life | 30 Hours |
| Battery Charge Time | 30 Hours |
| Best Sellers Rank | #62,688 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #1,412 in Over-Ear Headphones |
| Bluetooth Version | 4.2 |
| Brand | Sony |
| Brand Name | Sony |
| Built-In Media | Carrying Case, Plug Adaptor for In-flight Use, Headphone cable (approx. 47 1/4"), USB cable: Type-C™ (approx. 7 7/8") |
| Cable Features | Wireless |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Alexa, Google Assistant |
| Connectivity Technology | Wireless |
| Control Method | Touch, Voice |
| Control Type | Voice Control |
| Customer Package Type | Standard Packaging |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 21,760 Reviews |
| Ear Placement | Over Ear |
| Earpiece Shape | Over-ear cups |
| Enclosure Material | Plastic |
| Form Factor | Over Ear |
| Frequency Range | 4 Hz-40,000 Hz |
| Frequency Response | 40000 Hz |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00027242911574 |
| Headphone Folding Features | Over Ear |
| Headphone Jack | 3.5 mm Jack |
| Headphones Ear Placement | Over Ear |
| Item Type Name | Headphone |
| Item Weight | 8.99 Ounces |
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Model Name | WH-1000XM3 |
| Model Number | WH1000XM3/B |
| Noise Control | Active Noise Cancellation |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Series Number | 1000 |
| Specific Uses For Product | Travel |
| Style Name | Circum Aural |
| Theme | Video Game |
| Total USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| UPC | 027242911574 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Warranty Description | 1 Year |
| Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |
| Wireless Technology | Bluetooth |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Sony
- **Color:** Black
- **Ear Placement:** Over Ear
- **Form Factor:** Over Ear
- **Noise Control:** Active Noise Cancellation

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is the headband crack issue resolved?**
A: How could you trust Sony to fix this issue?

Sony's MDRX950BTs had the cracked headband issue too (2 months after purchase), and also refused to cover it under warranty for those headphones.

Sony has trashed their brand by not controlling their support and warranty experience.

Why would a consumer buy a $300 item to have it break within months and then be told it's not covered under warranty? There is absolutely no trust left for Sony in the headphone market. They have a terrible reputation, because they have provided parasitic level, negative value to their customers.

What Sony has done with their headphone business in the past few years is unforgivable. They don't have a clue when it comes to CX, support, or brand control in their distribution channels.

I can't wait for a headphone start up to blow these guys out of the sea of Japan.

**Q: Can this do multiple device pairing?**
A: Hi! I was able to connect The XM3 Headphones to my PC (windows 10) for music and my iphone 11 for calls simultaneously. When a call came in, music stopped and the headphones switched to the call. Unfortunately, it only worked for 5 minutes. When i downloaded the sony app it stopped working. I have tried everithing, disconecting one or the other, then connecting again, reseting the headphones to factory sertings, limiting device input connection to music only in my windows 10 PC. But no luck. The multi device conection is very important to me i may have to return them....
Anyone has been able to connect simultaneausly to pc windows 10 and iphone? Even is the connection is music onle and calls only respectively?

**Q: Does this have Bluetooth 5.0?**
A: Hi Jeffrey, No, it's Bluetooth version 4.2. ~Ralph

**Q: Any cracking issues?**
A: Hi There! No, this unit does not have breakage issue. You can check more information about this unit from this link:
https://www.sony.com/electronics/headband-headphones/wh-1000xm3
Regards, -Jay

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ After 20 years of using Bose (and 2 Bose headsets at home), moved to Sony 1000XM3
*by A***. on February 2, 2020*

I had Bose headsets for travel for over 20 years. I had Bose QC-1, QC-2; I still have QC-20 wired earbuds and aviation headset A20. Recently, I had a challenge of finding headset which not only works to cancel noise in an airplane, but which also works better than earplugs at home, especially to reduce noise of piano played in a different room. I compared Sony 1000XM3 with Bose QC35 and 700 at a store, bought two pairs of Sony, and compared them with Bose QC-20 and A20. On top of that, I did tons of research. To begin with, Bose used to be "the king of noise cancellation" for many years. This reign is coming to an end: the competition is fierce. In pro aviation world, Lightspeed created a strong competition to Bose, while in the consumer world, Sony came up with a product widely superior in noise cancellation. Bose tried to answer Sony with Bose 700, but it is still inferior in noise cancellation and usability and features of the phone app. According to independent testing data available on the internet, Sony's noise cancellation is up to 6 dB better than Bose. If you are not familiar with dB scale, it is a log scale, and 6 dB is a little more than a factor of 2. Noise cancellation efficiency is frequency dependent, so it is hard to compare apples to apples. Power spectrum across all frequency gives an about 2 dB advantage to Sony (29 dB compared to 27 dB of Bose 700), in low frequency range Sony beats Bose with a high margin (about 6 dB), in high frequency range Bose appears to be better. Yet, when you put Sony on your head, followed by Bose, and switch back and forth, Sony is impressively better. Like, way better. Tons better. So much better that you sometimes wonder if Bose is turned on at all. Comparing Sony XM3 with Bose QC20, Sony is better in all respects other than small size and weight of QC20. Noise cancellation is better, and sound quality is better. Comparison with aviation headset A20 shows that A20 is slightly superior in terms of noise cancellation (and, surprisingly, even in sound quality), probably due to a passive noise cancellation component - but A20 is a $1100 headset with a massive wire and console, and connectors are not compatible with consumer electronics. You would never consider it unless you fly an airplane as a pilot. High frequency hissing, which existed up to QC15 and still present in A20 (introduced in 2015) is almost gone in both newer Bose and in Sony. Difference in noise cancellation quality between Bose A20 and Sony XM3 is worth maybe $50, but not $800. I think we are talking about several dB, nothing major. Sound quality is subjective. Neither Sony nor Bose 700 are audiophile grade. One cannot tell the difference while playing music via Bluetooth from a phone, but plug them with a cable into a headphone amplifier and play 24/96 music, compare with Hi-Fi headphones (I have good old Sennheiser HD-620 which used to be in the top 10 best some 20 years ago; not anymore, but they are still great sounding high end headphones) - and you can tell immediately that these are not Hi-Fi headphones. Not even close. With a good sound source, they sound dull and sound stage is not there. But they sound well enough for daily use, for playing music from the phone, certainly better than most earbuds. Sony sounds a little better than Bose 700 to my taste, but it is close, very close, there are small difference in color of the sound which are very subjective. I rated the sound five stars because this is not a Hi-Fi headset, it is a noise cancelling headset, and the price is determined primarily by its noise cancellation abilities. As long as you can listen to music and enjoy it, as long as it does not sound like cheap earbuds, it is OK. For really high quality of sound without noise cancellation, there are much better options in the same price range. App is not required with Sony and Bose (despite misleading information on the web, either headset can be used without the app), but Sony app is much better. It does not require registration and has many more features, including adjustment of noise cancellation to ambient pressure. Sony, to my surprise, works very well for phone calls in the office environment. There were many reports that Bose was vastly superior, perhaps this is the case when one needs aggressive noise cancellation, like on the street among cars and people. Or maybe Sony made updates to firmware which fixed the issues which they had. When answering calls at home, the sound quality on the other end of the line is excellent. People cannot tell I am wearing a headset. Comfort is purely subjective and depends on one's head size and shape. I have a big head, so most headphones exert some pressure. Sony is no exception, but I am fine with that. I must say, the most comfortable headset for my head is Bose QC 35 II, followed by Sony XM3 and followed by Bose 700. Bose 700 feels a tad cooler on the ears. A20 creates too much pressure on my ears. For travel (e.g., vacation) QC20 is hard to beat, due to their very small size. They are inferior to XM3 or latest Bose, but do their job well enough. For use at home or in the office, bluetooth headsets with better noise cancellation and better sound and with the ability to make calls are the way to go. Finally, cancellation of piano sounds. My wife teaches piano full time from home. Sound is a problem in our home. When I am in the same room as our grand piano, I can hear it loud and clear, although much less loud than without the headset. However, when I go to my office and close the door (which is a glass door which only partially blocks the sounds), I can barely hear it and can focus on whatever I am doing without distraction from the sounds. I tried QC20 for this purpose, and they were not quite up to the task. I got the 33 NRR rated 3M earplugs, and they also were not perfect either. I can tell that Sony XM3 works better. I would not use XM3 to work with power tools, though. They are too expensive and possibly too fragile for a workshop, and the benefit is not large enough to warrant the difference in price. Build quality of Sony seems to be better than Bose (and less expensive, too). The headset is made in Malaysia. Bose, I must say, can make great quality headsets (A20, with 5 years warranty, is an evidence to that), but consumer grade headsets always had an almost marginal quality. Bose, by the way, does not repair them once they are out of warranty. They make you buy new ones with a discount. Two of my old Bose headphones broke and I had to replace them because repair option was not offered, and lifetime of synthetic leather ear pads was too short for a quality product. It is too early to say how well Sony would last - we will see. After buying the first headset on Amazon, I got another one for my son. My son absolutely wanted Bose, but after comparing them side by side in a store, and listening to mine, he said, I still like Bose, but I recognize that Sony is better in all respects... So we got him Sony from a local store. The only frustrating part is that Amazon has dropped the price by $50 after I bought both pairs! What a bummer - but now, Bose is completely not competitive. The only downside which I found so far... Sony can connect to two Bluetooth devices simultaneously, but it is confusing how the preference works (the one connected last has the higher preference for audio), and there is no easy way to change the preference or even disconnect a specific sound source. You cannot do it in the app. I think Bose is the same way. I also struggled with connecting to my desktop PC for audio and gave up attempts to set up the audio preference correctly. Either I did not figure out how to do it correctly, or something can be improved in the next releases of the App and firmware. I am sure it will be done, eventually. For what it is worth, competition between suppliers is good - it drives features and quality up and prices down. I hope, Bose will catch up eventually - they missed the opportunity to do it with the 700. Sony 1000XM3 remains the best product in this class for second year in a row.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bose has been decisively dethroned (Update)
*by D***S on September 6, 2018*

I currently own about 30 headphones of various brands and types. I have tried many Bluetooth headphones and own the Bose QC35 II and Bowers and Wilkins PX. I bought both the Sony WH-1000x MKI & MKII but returned them after weighing the shortcomings vs the cost, my main complaints being comfort and sound (the ANC was always good). My portable-everyday-beat-them-up headphones were the Bose QC 35 II. I liked them primarily for the comfort and ANC. The sound on the Bose can best be described as adequate but generally lifeless. Always in search of something better I read a couple of “First Look” articles about the Sony WH-MX1000M3 and decided to pull the plug on the first day that they were available on Amazon. When I received the Sony’s I was pleased to see that the case was similar to the Bose QC 35, a little bigger but shaped well enough to fit comfortably in my backpack. When I removed the headphones and put them on my head I realized immediately that these would be as comfortable as the Bose. Good job Sony. After charging for a couple of hours I paired them to my phone and went to my headphone test playlist on Spotify. My main complaint with the previous Sony model's sound was that they had very little soundstage (defined as perceived distance between your ears and the music) and little definition (defined as the clarity and separation of the various instruments in a piece of music). The M3 sounded better than the previous Sony’s and better than the Bose, but the highs appeared to be quite subdued and overwhelmed by the bass. This was disappointing. But, Sony has a phone app that allows for EQ so I go download the app. Frustration. The app did not recognize the MK3. Patience. I figure that Sony has not updated the app yet. So I wait a day and see that the Sony app has automatically updated on my phone. I open and hurray! It is recognizing the MK3 now. Now I can play with EQ: -1 on 400 Hz. +1 on 1K. +2 on 2.5K. +3 on 6K. +4 on 16K and “Clear Bass” remains at 0. Play music and now were talking! I’m not going to say that these sound nearly as good as most of my wired headphones, but for everyday-on-the-go-beat-them-up-with-ANC these are exciting. They blow the Bose away. The Bowers and Wilkins PX which weigh about three times more than the Sony’s have decent BT sound when the ANC is off but the sound changes considerably and not for the better when you apply one of three ANC modes. They PX is OK for about an hour of no ANC listening while sitting at home, but after that my ears and the top of my head hurt. The noise cancellation of the Sony is a generation ahead of Bose. There, I said it. Most reviewers crown the Bose as the best ANC you can get. Well, Sony has just showed Bose that they are the new big boy on the block. I did some A/B comparisons with both headphones and realized that the Sony not only cancels steady noise like jet engines or the sound of the air conditioning intake in my condo, but it does a great job of virtually eliminating all other sounds, including television voices and even other people, as my wife can attest to when she had to stand in front of me and wave her hands to get my attention because I could not hear her talking (so, if you want to block out your wife’s talking… LOL!). And this is without even messing with the settings in the app. Others reviewer here have not had the same experience, stating that it does not cancel voices. I frankly did not expect it to cancel voices, but I must say that the Sony comes as close as anything I have ever not heard. So, if you want very comfortable headphones with the best sound and Active Noise Cancelling that you can expect with wireless Bluetooth in 2018 get these. They will not sound as good as wired closed back or open back headphones, but “you can’t always get what you want”, “nothing is perfect”, and “everybody is different”. In addition to the Sony WH-1000XM3 during this review period I used: Bose QC 35 II Bowers & Wilkins PX Bang and Olufsen H6 (wired) Sennheiser HD650 (wired) AKG 7KXX (wired) Spotify Flac files on phone and desktop computer UPDATE 2018-09-21: I did experience an issue with phone calls where people at the other end were hearing an echo of their voice. I tested the headphones with three different phones and the problem occurred with all three. So I replaced them through Amazon. I am glad to say that the new pair does not have the issue. After some tests with phone calls I will say that Sony still needs to do some work on the call quality at the other end of the call (the call sounds fine in the Sony itself). In this regard, the Bose QC 35 is better. I think the call quality is really with the sound processing that Sony has implemented and not the hardware. Hopefully this will be improved in future firmware upgrades. Another minor con that the Bose handles better is the support for multiple BT sources. But this is a minor annoyance and I only use the Sony's for my phone anyway, so I am not constantly switching sources. Small price to pay for better ANC and musical sound.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sony's ANC Flagship for a good reason
*by H***N on July 17, 2020*

I will preface this review by stating that I own and have reviewed a great number of headphones in the past. It does not make me neither an audiophile nor an expert but it still gives me a lot of good reference. For each use, there must be a type of headphone. If you care about only the review of the Sony WH1000XM3, you can skip the following explanations. Open, Semi-Open or Closed headphones, what is that? - Open headphones are good for audiophile uses. It will yield the most fidelity to the sound but these headphones are generally meant for quiet rooms, for being used with an ampli and a DAC and for a very good audio source. These headphones will also give you the largest soundstage (the impression that the music comes from the room itself). - Closed headphones are meant to be used in noisy environments. They usually do not give you the best soundstage but you can still get a good sound. They will have much less sound leakage than the open ones. - There is also semi-Open which is a trade of between the two above. Intra-Auricular, Around your ears, on-ears, earbuds, what is that? - There are much different formats of headphones. - Intra-Auricular are the ones that go into your ear canal. They usually need a good seal to provide the best sound, especially bass. They will be the ones blocking the outside sound the best. - Earbuds are usually more generic buds like the ones that come with your phone. Usually their quality is not fantastic, except rare exceptions. Their price is generally low. - On-ears are headphones where the cans are going on your ear. They can sometimes not be too comfortable due to pressure on your ears but they are usually quite light. - Around your ears are headphones with very large cans that will encompass your ears completely. That is usually the category of preference for Audiophiles due to the large size of the drivers (50mm). Then you have the connection to the sound source: - Wired: the oldest and simplest one. Some have a remote and mic, some do not. Historically these are the ones giving you the best chance to have an optimal sound quality. - Bluetooth are wireless headphones that need power to work (batteries). The sound quality and battery life has greatly improved in the most recent years. Yet, a wired headphone will usually deliver the best sound. Last is the noise cancellation: - ANC: Active Noise Cancellation is a complex algorithm that select the frequency bands to “Make disappear” to allow you to listen your music in the best conditions. Although this technology has greatly improved, the resulting sound quality will never be as good as without ANC due to the difficulty in not cutting frequencies that were part of the music. Another misunderstanding is that ANC does not cancel voices so you will still hear babies crying in the plane, and even better than without it. - Passive isolation: Is usually achieved by intra-auricular buds that work as earplugs. On the ears headphones can also have a fair isolation due to the thickness of the earpads. The Sony WH1000XM3 falls into the ANC Wireless Over the ears category. Now onto the Sony WH1000XM3. As I stated, I own a very large collection of headphones, enough to last more than one lifetime so I have stopped buying more, except for when I feel like I could get a real benefit from one. It was the case for the Sony because I fly international regularly and it is always good to have a good noise cancellation in the plane when your trip last more than 8 hours. I had another passenger letting me try his pair at my request and I was favorably impressed by the comfort and noise isolation so I decided to indulge. Here is what I like about it: - Amazing comfort. I have no idea what the earpads are made of but it is a true pleasure wearing them. The pads wrap neatly around my ears with very little pressure on them, the top band does not put too much pressure either. - Best ANC I have ever experienced. The difference prior to turn it on and after is nothing short of amazing. - Very good sound. The Bass will please bassheads (listening to All the Stars from Kendrick Lamar and the bass is blasting my eardrums). The mids are very good too… The highs may be the least impressive but the sound is overall excellent. - Fair price. I own more expensive headphones that are not as comfortable, do not have ANC and do not sound as good… - Good app. Easy to configure. Pairing was easy - Nice carry case with everything you need while flying. - Battery life is of about 30 hours when in use. It will decrease slowly when not used but not by much. - The controls are very nice too. I love the cupping of one ear to allow a temporary muting of the sound to discuss or listen without turning it off or removing it. Here is what I like less: - Absolutely nothing! In conclusion: A resounding 5 stars. This headset is not only good for travelling but at work too and even at home…. Love it!

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