Sony WH-XB900N Extra Bass Noise Cancelling Wireless Bluetooth Headphones with Mic, 30 Hours Battery Life and Quick Charge - Optimized For Google Assistant and Alexa – Blue

I've been on a long journey amongst wireless headphones to find a set that I actually love. With these Sony XB900's , I've finally arrived at my destination. Had the 1000' 3's before. Not very comfortable and the sound was too neutral for my ears to enjoy, even with adjustments to the app. Tried most budget wireless headphones : Bluedio, Mpow and even latest Edifier ( which are very good considering the price) However, the budget brands were exactly that. Cheap and not always cheerful. The XB900's are very comfortable to wear for long periods of time. No pressure points on top of my receding head and no discomfort with the ear pads ( The 1000' 3's are not as big or as comfortable. Yes, I got a little sweat from the pads, but I got that from Denons lambs skin leather pads on the D7200 (Wired) anyway. The noise cancellation works perfect, drowning out almost everything. The ambient sound control also is a nice touch that works reasonably well too. With the Sony app, I've found the best setting for my personal tastes is the bright feature. This brings out the mids and highs in a very detailed manner whilst still giving me the solid, but not bloated bass that I like. Much better control over sound than the 1000'3's. Using Poweramp app on my phone, I've set my equalizer to a V shape which suits me fine. Side swipe/ up and down commands work spot on. Only gripe is that you don't get a case like the 1000'3's, but bought a second hand one (known auction site ;-) for the 1000'3's which incidentally, the XB900'S fit in perfectly, see photo. Don't know about battery life yet, but will update at a later stage. I must admit that I was dubious about the positive reviews from Vine freeloaders, but they are correct. Im a verified purchaser and if I wasn't happy, I'd let people know. I'm absolutely delighted with these and at last my journey is over, but the music begins!

I had to return the Jabra elite 85h within a few days of purchase, as usual hassle free returns with Amazon. On paper the Jabra was a better choice given that it has bluetooth 5.0 and multipoint connection. However the Jabra's were defective with a crackling sound off and on, one speaker not working intermittently, and Jabra support poor in communicating only through emails. The Jabra's did not produce good mid range and high's if you maxed out the bass, and vice-versa. The volume was poor as well. Hence on the sound front it was inadequate although the cloth outer texture was unique, and it had on ear detection. The Sony on the other hand may not have that good a texture, but it outperforms the Jabra on all fronts - comfort and sound. The bluetooth 4.2 does not make a difference. It supports LDAC if your phone does. The clear bass function allows you to increase the mids and highs on the equalizer, no distortion - Sony knows what it is doing. The DSEE enhances the low quality streams. They are lighter than the Jabra's, hence more comfortable with prolonged use. Noise cancellation at par with the Jabra, and very good for the price. If it is sound quality you are focussed on, then go for the Sony. The Sonys' are like a Japanese car! The delivery took longer than usual.

Noise cancelling does remove constant noise like washing machines, boiling kettles and fan ovens, anything with a constant drone, but traffic and speech, whilst noticeably quieter are still audible.Sound quality is great, some say too bassey, but with a bit of adjustment, you get a good balance and now I'm noticing bass lines that I've not properly heard before, like on queens of the stone ages in the fade being one example off the top of my head.Comfort wise, you could wear these forever and I often have a nap on the sofa whilst listening to music with no discomfort, but as mentioned by some, your ears can get warm in them.The swipe gestures are neat feature and the touching the right earphone with your palm to turn off noise cancelling and quieting the music feels pretty swish.

So I bought these lovely headphones during the black friday sales for 129 pounds (A huge price drop from its original price) and I've been very happy with my purchase.Major pros: BATTERY LIFE (I'm a heavy user and these last pretty long compared to most other headphones) & Sound Quality (I think this might be subjective but I usually listen to R&B, Hip hop, House etc) is amazing on these.Noise cancelling isn't particularly the best but it's definitely excellent for it's price point.Some cool features:1) Quick attention mode is definitely helpful when you need to start a conversation out of nowhere (ordering, small talk etc). Basically you cover the Right side of the headphones and the volume reduces instantly to hear ambient noise2) Multi mode custom button: Ambient noise vs Noise cancelling (Pretty handy to switch modes easily) plus you can swap it for google assistant/alexa- Minimal listening fatigue when listening for hours which is good since i'm a heavy userHonestly, I would definitely recommend these pair of headphones if you want a good set of headphones but dont wish to spent over 150 pounds.

This model is very comfortable to wear and sounds great. It has deeper cups than most headphones and although the finish is not soft touch it doesn’t feel cheap. It feels sturdy and practical. The bass is very deep and the battery life is crazy good.The noise cancellation is not the best but that was expected at this price range. It is decent but if noise cancellation is your main criteria for choosing headphones you definitely need to spend more and get the xm3 or 4.