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Sony WH1000x M3 Noise Cancelling Headphone - REVIEW

2018-10-02
hey everyone what's going on there's only a handful of times of year that I get a product in the studio and everyone goes crazy this is the review of the Sony 1000x and threes that you guys specifically requested for and for those wanting this to be compared to the boast QC 35 2's please subscribe and turn on those notifications if you haven't as I'll have that video up eventually also this Apple watch series for I personally paid for this at the retail price of $349 pretty pricey but for what it offers it might be justified as always I'll place my affiliate links that in that video description below click on those links for the most updated prices in real time you never know when these things might go on sale I don't Jim e with Jim's review room and I'm here to help you make that purchase decision welcome everyone to another review and these things look good or what quality-wise they feel nearly identical to the last generation and compared to the competition the 1000 x mark threes have the same clicky headband up top soft ear pads and what feels to be the same quality as the M twos now aesthetically there's an added piece of bronze or copper accents which adds a bit of class to the headphones but oddly Sony removed the texture on the ear cups and compared to the first generation we're talking about like three years back or so the leather texture is gone we're at all plastic which takes away from that premium feel is not a big deal and they still look great though but the leather feels so much better aside from looks this is where it gets interesting comfort is improved as the metal reinforced headband and arms are now thinner that leather up top has some extra cushion and the overall shape of the headphones have slightly changed if you can't tell on camera in person you can see that the newer model it's just slightly a little bit more narrow with all that added up and gave this away on my custom branded scale and I'm glad to say Sony reduced the weight on B's to beat most competitors out there just look at the numbers now Comfort wasn't an issue I had minimal zero wearing fatigue at the crown of the head no jaw line fatigue from the clamping force and the overall design remains stable when moving around and about it compared to the mark twos it's less sharp and less pinching at the crown of the head everything else is as comfortable as it was before the ear pads are redesigned on the new model and are not as firmer as thick as the previous generation but they do feel slightly better as they're slightly more plush against my face unfortunately they still cause my ears to slightly warm up after an hour of wearing not ears wet but feels a bit humid back there anyways compared to my boys QC 35 twos I still love the way those feel it's Airy light and my ears breathe just better in there but to give Sony credit compare this to the Bowers & Wilkins P X's or the B and O h9 eyes or the beats studios what-have-you I can wear the zone is a lot longer before I start feeling that wearing fatigue but by doing my little stress test right here I'm not trying to break these okay folks but what I'm trying to do is try and see if there's any creaking and he seems poppin to look for any kind of weak areas they feel as they are they going to hold up fun and I don't foresee any issues of course time will tell now getting a closer look the m3s upgrades this to us b/c for charging please future-proof yourself with this new input right here what makes the mark through better than most out there is the ability to fast charge last year's model provided 70 minutes of playback playback time that is when charged for 10 minutes with the m3s 10 minutes gives you freaking up to 5 hours of playback that's insane the fine print says to use a 1.5 amp charger or higher to get fast charging capabilities by the closest that comes to mind are they beat studios and you get three hours back which was impressive back in a day and again as much as I love boats they offer 15 minutes of fast charging for 2 hours and 15 minutes worth of playback and as you guys can see soon even raising that bar much higher than anyone else for the time being touch him based on battery life so he claims up to 30 hours of playback with a and C or active noise-cancelling on from the ANC headphones that I've tested so far only a few can actually match those 30 hours and with my battery test of real world testing here playing this at about 50% vine with all settings stock from the factory I got a total of 20 hours and 8 minutes from a full battery ted-ed now testing the rest of the buttons and features power and the cycle of sound modes are on the left ear cup which are easily identifiable and clicky you do have a 3.5 millimeter chord for physical connections and with my testing yes the headphones still work even though the headphones are off ANC's just simply won't be on does it sound better with a physical connection very tough to say I try this numerous times and it might be slightly better but it's so many though that some songs I couldn't personally tell and I've been again testing headphones for five six years or so now now going to the right ear cup the touch sensitive controls are back and for me they work to absolutely fine swiping up and down or holding the upper or lower regions of the ear cup raises and lowers volume swiping left and right skips and goes back on your music and a DoubleTap pauses and plays all the actions are intuitive responsive and gentle glides with the fingers is all you need if I had a critique once in a while increasing Vaughn on my gently skip a song instead but that could be from my crooked finger with that same right aired cup you can hold your hand over it and the headphones will lower your music turn on the microphones and pump in your environmental noises this is highly convene you have someone coming up talking to you at work or at home and you don't want to mess with taking the headset you know taking it off the Saudi 1000x m3s oddly doesn't offer Bluetooth 5.0 considering how future-proof and high tech everything is on these things but bluetooth version 4 points you still works great I'm still able to walk my entire yet modest 800 square foot apartment with zero connection issues once I step outside my front door with that external wall about 40 linear feet was all I got until the signal basis started to cut off at the office right here in the studio I'm able to stretch the connection to 90 linear feet before the signal started to break and that's with a mainly clear line-of-sight about two walls in between now keep in mind the m3s can only pair with one device at a time it can't pair with multiple devices which is possibly the biggest letdown and this pair of headphones switching from my phone to my laptop every morning when I get into work it's a little nuisance now one of the biggest benefits of going with Sony some of their headphones offers you the best wireless audio transmission which is called el deck here's my fancy graphics ratings from best to worst at the moment for wireless audio and with Android 8.0 and higher Android phones now support this too now can the average consumer hear the difference that's I don't see up to you guys but it is available if you're an audiophile with high quality music files or if you want to get into that in the future again future proof yourself all right before I demo the noise canceling an audio test quickly touching base on adaptive sound control and a quick look at its app the headphones have the ability to dynamically change the amount of noise it's lets in based on your movement all automated so while walking the streets you might want to hear your surroundings for safety but as soon as you sit in transit the headphones automatically changes to 100% active noise-cancelling now you can always turn this off and have it at a and C 100% of the time so it's your call from my personal and testing sitting and then standing it takes about 30 seconds to a minute or realizes that I'm on the move by going from walking to sitting this actually takes several minutes which is odd as heck it's not instant being this feature functional but at times unreasonably delayed then last on the app there's an ANC optimizer that you can perform for maximum effectiveness and new environments you can position where you want the audio to come from which I can't figure why someone would use no offense there but simulated surround sound audio profiles are available which were very subtle other brands offers much more engaging changes than Sony and last is the equalizer which does offer some changes but the app does force you out of El deck and into the SBC codec to explain this for my average consumers and viewers love you guys out there you went from basically high resolution audio transmission to mp3 quality if you normally listen to mp3s or streaming services it's not a big deal if you purposely blocked high-end files it's better to use your own dedicated equalizers you don't drop down to that lower quality in the end the app looks robust but it's been ok from my use just being upfront about that alright folks let's finally get into the active noise-cancelling testing this in transit while in Singapore to being inside the restaurants and coffee shops here in the States nearly all the ambient air is gone voices are greatly reduced cars driving by are barely - not even audible at times ANC headphones don't cancel everything out but the m3 man it's on a whole nother level so even testing this on the airplane and sadly I didn't bring my biner O's with me the demo but this made my 24 plus hour trip across the ocean here across the states that much better it felt as though I was in my own private cabin or area and the in-flight entertainment was the main focus loud and centered now not to get too technical sony implemented their own processor that takes their noise canceling up several notches on the m3s I honestly thought it couldn't get better since last year the Saudis were the best at noise cancelling but the m3s this generation blows everything else I've tested so far out the water it's very noticeable how much better it is and doesn't matter if you're an ANC headphone junkie or not my average consumers out there you're going to notice it as well surprisingly I personally didn't feel any air cabin pressure feeling which can be noticed on other competitors but again that's a great thing to have that pressure isn't that bear now I don't think my baton euros were going to do justice but here are the tests that I've taken please use headphones earphones says that's really the only way that you can hear directional audio with the microphones that I'm using here we go ambient hand noise canceling power Oh noise canceling alright folks I met he'll jump into the audio test right now please be sure to comment down below to help support my work here send some fire mode is my way but also add me on my social media that's Jim's review room and Jimmy little official Instagram folks is where I'm at and also on Facebook those links are in the video description but here we go alright folks give you a little bit of ASMR microphone action right now but again please put on your headphones or your phones so get the best vine euro audio experience there goes baby on the track I'm going wrong try to catch me when I pull up and there's ozone Oh driving buddy Shore looking for some more little break we are gonna copy on and there you have it folks now the m3s are very similar to the m2 s but I would say it is slightly refined it's ever so slightly brighter and more for than a previous generation but if you compare the m3s to the competition the M theories are very base focused headphones if you like based m3s gives off a punchy and some resonating characteristics it doesn't hit deep sub bass like these sony xb9 50 and ones but the m threes are perfect for those who like a blend of hip-hop EDM and pop music it was typically are my personal John Roos that's perfect for those type of songs the m3 still does well with vocals and detailed focused music but the basic times is predominant and that mid-range Mike shiner BS Ford as some would like the mid-range isn't necessarily recessed though or dwarfed by the bass if anything the mid-range for vocals and most instruments are neutral or slightly above neutral from my personal experience it's still awesome to listen to again if your bass focus as for the high notes never sharp or ear piercing with roll-off on the top deaden I think it's missing a little sparkle up there to make cymbal crashes and snares really identifiable and to balance out those lower frequencies to help with the 808 beats now soundstage is quite apparent for a left and right audio channels but there's not much dimension of audio being in the forefront then another layer of audio being further out same with the rears and besides now sound leaking happens at about 75 to 80% vomit and it is minimal though they do suppress a lot of the audio from leaking or coming out so your neighbors can hear it too much the m3 is I believe will be loud enough for most people I never needed to play these at 80% vibe or higher and one thing before I forget here I did testing microphone for phone calls and it does pick up my voice pretty well here but there's a minor echo but the downfall though it picks up most if not all my background noise so folks will hear everything behind you and last but not least I tested this with movies and praying that there are no syncing issues I tested this my samsung s A+ and showed some love for the Apple users out there with my iPhone 10 both YouTube and Netflix glad to say I personally didn't experience any syncing issues this Sony 1000x m3 is not perfect but compared to everything on the market that I've tested so far either cheaper or even more expensive the M threes nails it uncomfort the best and fast charging on the best and battery life the best and active noise-cancelling and if you like bass this certainly kills it the 1000 X M threes are highly recommended from me folks find me on Instagram if you haven't already and like it subscribe if you haven't done so already as well again everything is in that video description you guys take care hopefully I helped you again at another purchase take care Oh as a side note I actually purchased these headphones from a freaking vending machine at the airport here's a really quick clip a little sneak behind the scenes kind of thing alright Wow look at that don't break it thanks best buy at the airport awesome
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