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this year SCS 2018 audio-technica gave us a first look at their ath ANC 700 BT quiet point headphones I know typing $350 on a pair of headphones is a lot for some people so a lot of people having eagerly been waiting for these headphones to drop here's what I like what I don't like and how the ANC on the Audio Technica AFC 700 BT compares to the Sony 1000 XM - okay from here on out I'm going to be referring to these headphones as the quiet point the audio technica quiet points currently retail for $1.99 and come in black and I think the silver version will be released as well on the other hand the Sony 1000x m2 which have the best active noise cancellation on the market right now usually retails for $350 if you want a pic ease of these headphones up I'll have links of description below and if you use the links it really helps out the channel check them out because Sony headphones routinely go on sale and I wouldn't be surprised if the quiet points do as well okay let's go over what comes in the box the Audio Technica quiet points come included with the carrying pouch that admittedly looks nice but if you do plan on traveling a lot with these headphones I recommend you invest in a hard shell carrying case the quiet point also come included with a 3.52 2.5 millimeter audio cable and a USB a two micro USB cable personally since this 2018 i really feel these headphones should have used a USB C port instead for some reason only the premium headphones like the Bowers & Wilkins px and Bing in all of sin h9 I have USB C port I also don't like how the audio jack on these headphones is not so easy to reach which makes finding a better quality audio cable for these headphones a little harder when it comes to build quality the quiet points are using very similar materials to the soleus they have a stainless steel frame plastic body panels and synthetic leather on the headband and ear cups but they're very lightweight coming in at just 247 grams whereas the sony 1000 XM to weigh in and 277 grams and even though 30 grams might not seem like a lot it's really noticeable when you have them on your head and as a result the audio technica quiet points are very comfortable to wear either when you're walking or if you're at your desk and some work done I dare even say they're as comfortable as the Bose QC 35 because they have very little clamping force they have very spacious oval ear cups that encase your ears and don't rest on your earlobes since your ear cups pivot and swivel a good deal they should be able to conform to most head types and since minimal padding actually makes contact with your skin overheating also isn't a problem I have a big head because I'm awesome but I have no problems wearing these headphones for long periods of time whereas with the Sony's yester still comfortable and their big head approved but since their ear cups aren't as spacious and since there is a lot of padding they'll rest on you your loads all you'll probably end up with the shorty ear cups after long now when it comes to battery life Audio Technica advertises a battery life of 25 hours and with ANC and Bluetooth turned on and with the volume set at 50% these guys average 23 hours to playback time not bad but with ANC turned off these guys managed to hit 30 hours of playback time these headphones are using bluetooth 4.1 and they have a range of about 30 feet with direct line-of-sight there's no connection issues if your phone is nearby or if it's in your pocket but if there's a single wall between your audio source and your headphones then the signal will start to stutter but more importantly these headphones can only be connected to one device at a time which does suck and there is a good amount of latency when watching videos but you can always just use them passively with the wired connection now let's talk about their active noise cancellation performance when you get into the $200 price range ANC can be very hit-or-miss the ansi on the points does a good job of blocking out constant low-frequency sounds like road noise if you're on the bus most of the ANC headphones do a good job of this as well but when it comes to blocking out chatter these headphones don't really block out too much but what really matters is that these headphones don't hiss or put a lot of cabin pressure on your eardrum with ANC turned on that's the main reason why I can't wear the Bose QC 3/5 is they produce a lot of cabin pressure and they give me headaches obviously the ANC on the quiet points isn't as good as the Soudan 1000x m2 but they should get the job done if you're on the buzz on your way to school or work but when it comes to sound quality dads wear these audio-technica's shine they have a neutral sound signature but with just the right amount of punchy bass they have a wider sound stage then the Sony's and their bass doesn't bottom out but this is what their ANC turned off these headphones sound very different with ANC turned on their soundstage tightens up and the bass isn't as punchy so naturally I prefer to listen to these headphones with ANC turned off when using these headphones with a wired connection I did notice the highs were a little crisper but mainly I've been using these headphones with a wired connection as monitoring headphones for the last few videos I put out but if you do plan on wearing these headphones out in public just know there is a considerable amount of sound leakage but now we need to talk about my least favorite feature on these headphones and that's our touch controls unlike the Sony's which have a touchpad on the right ear Cup the quiet points have three touch points on their left ear cup tap the logo wants to play a positive music tap above the logo to raise the volume tap below the logo to lower the volume and swipe up or swipe down to skip or go back a track but keep in mind when adjusting the volume on these headphones you're adjusting the local volume not the volume on your source so if you max out the volume on the headphones it doesn't mean the volume is maxed out on your phone and I find it very annoying but the touch controls on the quiet points in general suck playing and pausing a track is fine but trying to escape or go back track almost never works and since the touch controls are on the left ear cup it doesn't feel natural for me since I'm all rightie the top controls on the Saudis are almost flawless personally I would have very much preferred if audio technical use actual buttons here because I find myself just using my phone to control my music playback instead because it's much easier ok and here is the microphone test and the short answer is microphone isn't that good but this audio clip is being recorded about the microphone on the audio technica ANC 700 BT 3 give you the judge so the final verdict on the audio technica ANC 700 BT is that they're good for 200 all the headphones they have good build quality and they're very comfortable to wear their ANC should get the job done for your bus ride commute without causing you any headaches and they have a very decent battery life but wear these headphones stand out is their sound quality they sounded much better than I expected their Bluetooth connectivity isn't the best because of their latency and only being able to be connected to one device at a time so these might not be the best for a power user who wants to quickly switch from one source to another or for someone who plans on consuming a lot of video with these but the biggest letdown on these headphones has got to be the touch controls if you made it this far I guess you enjoyed the video so hit that like button and get subscribed it helps out more than you realize support the channel by clicking on the links down below and I'll catch you next time