Sony WH1000XM3S (Silver)

I love music but I hate noise!
Actually I must suffer Misiphonia look it up and laugh). With this diagnosis in mind and having two young and very noisy children I was getting agitated not being able to enjoy my rather expensive and dearly loved hifi system. I needed a solution and noise canceling headphones were the answer.
I have 2 sets of nose hifi speakers I’ve had for over 20 years so Bose was where my heart was leaning but reading reviews and a little test driving and Sony was the winner.
I love these things, the noise canceling means I ca...Read more

I’ve never regretted this expensive purchase.
I collect quite a few headphones in a number of varieties but these are the ones that I use every single day.
Pros:
They sound excellent to me. I’m no audiophile but I know what I like. They have plenty of base without sounding boomy or muddy. The sound feels very neutral/true without overemphasising any range of tones.
They connect flawlessly and I’ve never had a dropout.
Battery life is just amazing.
The quick hear function is very convenient (activated by placing palm against right ear piece...Read more

I've owned (and still own) Bose Noise Cancelling headphones - the QC-15 (now 6 years old) and the QC-35-II, and love them both. Bought the QC-35's because they're wireless, but the QC-15 is still going strong. I use them for work (phone calls) and listening to music, including on flights.
A colleague has the WH-1000 and was lyrical about it. I saw them at at JB-Hifi so tried them on, and they immediately felt very comfortable: evidently my ears are large, so they don't quite fit inside the QC-35's cups. The Sony's cups are a tiny bit larger so ...Read more

As I use headphones for hours on end a day, I decided it was worth investing in a high quality headset.

Based on the reviews, I decided on the Sony WH1000X m3.

Pros
- Material appears to be high quality
- Noise cancelling (ANC) is excellent. It also has a feature where it will block out ambient noise, but allow you to hear voices. Very handy for when someone wants to speak to me and it works extremely well.
- You can quickly enhance the outside noise by covering your hand on the right cup of the headphones. This essentially reduces the stream to minimum and enhances the sound around you.
- Has an equalizing pressure feature for when you are on planes.
- Easy set up....Read more

I've owned these since December and in the 3 months I have had them I have almost nothing but positive things to say.

Positive things:
Noise cancellation is pretty good, easily up there with the best.

Audio quality is pretty good, but lacks the insane bass levels I crave so much (even when toying with the equalizer in the Sony app) - still, the overall audio quality is very well balanced and unlike many other brands, you have a good balance of low/mid/highs at all volume levels.

Call quality is good for the listener, not so much for the rece...Read more

At the time of writing, the Sony MH-1000XM3 have only been out on the market for three weeks and already lives up to all the pre-launch hype and raving reviews on the internet. I had a 7.5 hour international flight coming up and knew that that would be an excellent opportunity to test the comfort of the headphones and its noise cancelling capabilities.

After reading so many impressive reviews of the Sony WH-1000XM3, I was convinced to buy a pair even though I'm not a huge fan of over-ear headphones. I have found most uncomfortable to wear ...Read more