Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless Noise Cancellation Headphones with Touch Sensor

Rating : 4.8 out of 5

Reviews : Currently there is more than 35 reviews about it.

Approximate price : Rs. 29,990

Specification and Features of Sony WH-1000XM3 Headphones:

Industry-leading Digital Noise Cancelling lets you listen without distractions with QN1 HD Processor
Quick Attention Mode for effortless conversations without taking your headphones off
Quick charge for 10min charge for 5 hours play back
Battery life up to 30hrs for long listening hours
Sony | Headphones Connect APP for Android /iOS to use Smart Listening technology to control your ambient sound settings
Touch Sensors to play and skip tracks, control volume by a simple tap or swipe on the ear cups
Noise Cancelling Optimizer automatically adjusts to your surroundings and activities

Experience the next level of silence

See what happens when it's just you and your music, with noise cancelling that cuts more outside sound than ever before. And experience how smart headphones can be with advanced noise-cancelling technology such as Adaptive Sound Control, and the convenience of smart features including quick attention, voice assistant compatibility and touch control.

Lose yourself in silence

Escape the sounds of the city with noise cancellation. The noise-cancelling technology in the WH-1000XM3 headphones is our most advanced ever with close-fitting ear pads and our HD noise-cancelling processor QN1.

More power = even less noise

With our new HD Noise-cancelling processor QN1, noise-cancelling power is greatly enhanced. Having a dedicated NC processor also ensures the reproduction of your music is never compromised due to processor performance.

Block out more

Most noise-cancelling headphones are designed to block out vehicle noise when traveling. The WH-1000XM3 headphones are no exception, but are also highly effective at blocking out daily noise like voices and the background sounds you might hear walking through a city.Experience the next level of silence

Lose yourself in silence

More power = even less noise

Block out more

Noise cancellation personalized

Unique personal optimizing analyzes the sonic characteristics caused by head size, glasses, and hair, then optimizes sound to you.

Wireless freedom, great sound in silence

LDAC transmits approximately three times more data (at the maximum transfer rate of 990 kbps) than conventional bluetooth wireless audio, allowing you to enjoy high-resolution audio content in exceptional quality, as close as possible to that of a dedicated wired connection.

Sound you can believe in

A built-in amplifier integrated in HD noise-cancelling processor QN1 realizes the best signal-to-noise ratio and low distortion for portable devices and delivers exceptional sound quality. Powerful 1.57 inch drivers with Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) diaphragms make the headphones perfect for handling heavy beats and can reproduce a full range of frequencies up to 40 kHz.

Noise cancellation personalized

Unique personal optimizing analyzes the sonic characteristics caused by head size, glasses, and hair, then optimizes sound to you.

Wireless freedom, great sound in silence

Sound you can believe in

Automatically adjusts to your situation

Be aware of everything around you, from street to office, take trips without interruption and lose yourself in music with no background noise.

Smart listening by sense engine - tailors the sound to you

Sense engine gives you the power to tune in and out of your music at a touch. Adaptive Sound Control automatically detects your activity such as travelling, walking and waiting, then adjusts ambient sound settings to you.

Sony, headphones connect app

Download the Sony headphones Connect app to use smart listening by adaptive sound control, control your ambient sound settings and adjust the sound levels with the equalizer.

Talk at a touch with quick attention

Communicate without taking your headphones off. Place your hand over the housing to turn the volume down for instant conversation.

Hear what’s important with ambient sound control

Adjust ambient sound with the Sony headphones connect app to hear essential sounds when you’re listening on the move.

Wear all day in total comfort

Super soft, pressure-relieving earpads in foamed urethane evenly distribute pressure and increase ear pad contact for a stable fit. Comfort is further enhanced by a larger and deeper ergonomic ear space structure. And with a lighter weight design, your music is the only thing you’ll notice all day.

Smarter than your headphones

Everything is at your fingertips. Answer hands-free phone calls with a double tap - or change tracks, adjust the volume and make calls by touching or swiping the panel. And help from your phone’s voice assistant is just one long press away.

Be smarter with voice assistant

Ask it questions. Tell it to do things. It's your own personal assistant, always ready to help. Simply press and hold the noise-cancelling button and ask your phone's assistant something while pressing.

Clear hands-free calling

Conversation flows freely with easy, hands-free calling. Leave your phone where it is, just speak with a double tap. Thanks to several microphones, WH-1000XM3 delivers clearer voice quality to the other person on the phone.

Control at your fingertip

Change the track, turn the volume up or down and take or make calls by tapping or swiping the panel with your fingertip.

All day power and quick charging

With up to huge 30 hours of battery life, you'll have enough power even for long trips away. And if you need to charge in a hurry, you can get five hours' worth of charge after just ten minutes with the optional AC adapter.

Swivel foldable structure

The ear cups swivel inwards so they pack up neatly in a compact case.

Technical Details of Sony WH-1000XM3 Headphones:

Brand : Sony
Model : WH-1000XM3
Model Name : WH-1000XM3
Item Weight : 254 g
Product Dimensions : 18.5 x 7.7 x 25.2 cm
Batteries: : 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included)
Item model number : WH-1000XM3
Included Components : Operating Instruction 1U, Instruction Manual 1U, Reference Guide 1U, In-Flight Adaptor 1U, USB Cable 1U, Carrying Case 1U, 3.5mm Aux Cable 1U
Number Of Items : 1
Battery Average Life : 30 Hours
Batteries Included : Yes
Batteries Required : Yes
Battery Cell Composition : Lithium Ion
Connector Type : Bluetooth Wireless

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Some Reviews of Sony WH-1000XM3 Headphones:

My first NC headphone and in fact my first over the ear headphone . Wanted a headphone with ANC so that i can hear good music even at very low volumes. This does achieve that to a large extent.

Sound quality and isolation is good even without ANC turned on. What's really commendable is that the audio with the 3.5mm wired connection in the passive mode (i.e with the headphone switched off) was also quiet decent. Do note that with the wired connection you can still switch on the phone and enable the ANC but the app however remains disabled .App works only when the Bluetooth is active

Found some issues with the app. Since app is just a softwareI hope it would be updated soon so not reducing any star . When we try to change mode from "priority on sound quality" to "priority on stable connection" and vice versa then the music stops and doesn't restart. If you want any equaliser changes these are possible only with "priority on stable connection". Further many times the app just forgets your last settings of Equalizer or surround sounds and just defaults to native options. Overall the app just doesn't appear premium like the headphones and is buggy. Seems the app development team was taking a nap while the hardware team was burning the midnight night oil.

Comfort is good .Don't have any benchmark of BOSE so can't compare. Even tried to lie down with the headphones . Possible if you use a pillow and want to lie sidewise. You cannot do it on regular basis but the intention was to try to see if it's possible occasionally. So I hope it should help in train journeys for masking loud snores of fellow passengers , khat-khat sound of train and getting good sleep. When trying to do this test in my home I actually fell asleep :). The can fits into the pocket b/w pillow and the shoulder. Of course it's not a perfect fit ( like you are not wearing your headphones at all ) but still it was possible by adjusting yourself.

The touch controls do tend to get accidentally touched in this case, say by your biceps or elbow . I hope in future updates Sony gets an option to disable/enable the touch, say by pressing both the power and the ANC button for some time.

Touch controls do sometime tend to disobey you but still not a very big issue. The touch control also responded when I tried to use a thick cloth but somehow very not predictable. Tried this to emulate the gloves in winters.

The pad foam do tend to get a little sweaty after around 2hrs and had to take the phones off for a few minutes . Currently the temperature is around 28deg. The phone pad foams should work very well for winters but it appears that in suumers they would tend to get warm and sweaty in case worn for long time. No comparison with Bose so can't compare relatively.

ANC is good but for the first time users it does tend to create a in cabin pressure feeling. I however got accustomed to it in few hours. Thankfully there is an option to control the level of ANC.

One thing I would like to mention about ANC . I tried testing the ANC with a 1500w mixer grinder and a 2000w vacuum cleaner as well. Don't assume it would mask the sound totally. I could still hear the whine if the motor very well. If you clap your hand you can still hear a thud but all these sounds with the music on would be muted by 70-80 percent and won't disturb you. This is just to align your expectations of the ANC. But ANC is still awesome and it would take some time to realise how awesome it is . I was hearing coldplay at very low volumes with and without ANC , with the water tap on at full speed ; the difference was phenomenal. And if you like cranked up volumes then of course the ANC would be even more effective.

Battery is very good . Even after 3 hours of mixed listening on Bluetooth it was showing as 100percent.

Sound quality is good and you can customise the equaliser for two of your own choices also . Bass can be tuned very well.

I wish the settings got saved in the headphone rather than in the app. The music doesn't stop if you remove your headphones. Thats strange since this feature is present even in lower models like plantronics backbeat pro available, at 11k.

Regarding call quality, I switched on the vaccum cleaner and made a call to the other party. They never complained about not hearing me. What I have found is that , unlike in some web reviews, when making calls the ANC does remain active and the ambient noise doesn't reach your ears or the other person. May be the software has been tweaked since those reviews. However it does appear as if you are talking with your ears covered by hand. So you have get to get used to that feeling . Not a big issue. Overall found the call quality to be decent.

If you have a balding head like me the phones tend to slip a bit :( which is just physics . But hairy heads won't have this issue.

Everything was perfect. Burned just four songs from my Apple Music playlist. That was all that was needed to make my decision. I have been using my QC 35 since the last year or so and used to use it a lot for streaming . I and my wife have a completely opposite tastes in TV Viewership therefore one of us uses the headphones. Noise cancelling is hands down better than QC 35 and sound quality is also better if just slightly so . The feature of allowing outside sound while keeping a hand on one of the cups is also very good. This is my very first impression. Maybe I’ll follow up with a more detailed review after using it more . For now I’ll say that if you’re confused between QC 35 and 1000Mx3 I’ll say go for the Sony