I’ve been stuck between the Bose QC35ii and these fo...r longer than expected. I’m so glad I settled on these. The sound is immersive and the bass (following equaliser adjustments) is pretty close to the XB950BT’s, if not, on par, which is astonishing! The noise cancellation is very very good. However, I’ve found the adaptive setting slightly annoying. It auto adjusts the noise cancelling based on your environment, which is excellent, but it chimes every time it changes and pauses the music. I don’t see the purpose of this chime. I’d rather it adjust passively in the background without interrupting my music. Simple fix is to turn it off and adjust the noise cancelling profiles in-app. Easy. They’re very comfortable headphones too, which is another reason I’d picked them over the Bose. I found the Bose to feel hard against my head, where the 1000x’s have a softer cushioned leather. The touch controls are perfect! Why? They’re simple, logical and easy to remember. They also work very well, compared to other touch sensitive headphones I’ve used. The aesthetics. They’re an amazing looking pair of headphones. Even the feel of them is premium, particularly when compared to the QC 35ii’s, I believe Sony are way ahead on build quality. Lastly, it only has two buttons; power and an adaptable button, which you can assign either noise control or assistant (Google or Alexa only). As mentioned above, if you switch off the adaptive sound control, then you’re best to leave this set to Noise cancel controls as you can hold it for a couple of seconds and it’ll reassess the environment and set the best profile, saving you opening the app. If it allowed Siri on the adaptive button and didn’t chime when it changes sound profiles, I would score this 10/10. But for for these two minor minor concerns, I’ll settle on 8.5/10!
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It works fine with... my mobile & computer, but I am having problem connecting to my Samsung TV, which I am getting help for - so far so good - yes I am happy with them. I sent a reply to your offer of purchasing the the Bowers & Wilkins headphones, which were sent in Error, & stated I did not wish to keep them. I asked for information on returning them, at no cost to me, but so far have received no answer from you. Please forward me details of - "Return to Sender, Postage Paid" so I can return them. Regards Elaine
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I have bought noise cancelling headphones before usua...lly cheap and have mostly been satisfied. My main need is for long haul flights. Sony make a range of headphones that actively cancel noise and has a good reputation, although the last set of cheap sony headphones did not cancel noise at all. I spent a long time deciding on what to buy but after reading a review in choice magazine decided on these XM3 rather than the latest model XM4. I was very pleased with my choice and would highly recommend them for anyone requiring good quality noise cancelling. The software allows a lot of adjustment and takes time to set up and learn how to use but it is worth it.
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Simply great headphones. Connectivity to m...ultiple devices can be the issue for some users. Otherwise sounds great, 30 hours battery and airplane connection included.Very happy with this purchase
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Does everything you would hope in terms of sound reproduc...tion, noise cancelling and ambient sound, also very comfortable to wear so a great purchase and happy user. My only one little gripe is the inability to pair the headphones to more than one bluetooth device at a time which makes it a hassle to switch between my iphone and my SONY BRAVIA TV. My apologies to SONY if this is more a reflection of my technical inability than the product itself.... outside of that five stars.
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