You have to admire Sony's chutzpah. The press release for the Sony MDR-1000X wireless headphones claims they offer "industry leading levels of noise-cancelling".

Impressive noise-cancelling; Excellent Bluetooth audio; Balanced; expressive sound; Clever features; 20-hour battery life

Touch controls can be hit and miss

Sony's mission to deliver its best noise-cancelling headphones has lead to the birth of the MDR-1000X. It's a solid name, for a solid pair of noise-cancelling headphones. The MDR-1000X set their sights on the lucrative wireless noise-cancelling segment of the market; they're designed for every...

Outstanding noise cancellation; comfort; convenience for travel; sound performance

Needs battery power to perform

Wireless over-ear headphones with active noise cancellation. This is hardly a new territory for a company of Sony's stature, but nonetheless this is a decided move to dominate this end of the market.

Light and comfortable; Excellent noise-cancelation; Superb sound quality; Adjustable ANC level; Excellent mic for calls; Long battery life

There's a knack to the touch controls

Sony might be a noise-cancelling newbie but the MDR-1000Xs should have more established rivals sweating – on both sound quality and noise-killing efficacy, these cans are superb.

Impressive noise-cancelling; Superb wireless sound quality; Balanced sound and long battery life

Touch controls are hit and miss

TechRadar's review summary gives you all the key information you need for quick buying advice in 30 seconds - our usual full, in-depth review follows. Here we go again. Another Bose QuietComfort 35 competitor.

Sony, the company that invented the Walkman and re-defined portable audio, has always been a strong player in the headphone market and the new MDR-1000X is one of its best ever. Noise-cancelling wireless headphones are something discerning audio fans don't mind spending a few bucks on.

Design; excellent audio quality; brilliant noise cancellation; great controls; audio upscaling; long battery life

They're not cheap

Once in a while, a company takes all the good bits from its previous products and puts them together in a new one, one that hits the mark just right. Sony's newest headphones have all the noise-cancelling smarts of older MDR-series headsets, add a bunch of genuinely useful extras, and bring the...

Who would have the chutzpah to say its very first pair of Bluetooth-equipped premium headphones have "industry-leading levels of noise cancelling"?

The Sony MDR-1000X is a great pair of headphones, complete with a great build, excellent bass delivery, good attention to detail in audio, balanced audio performance and possibly the best-in-class noise cancellation.

Premium build; Excellent bass response; Good details in audio delivery; Best-in-class noise cancellation

Battery life could have been better

Nowadays, we are witnessing a solid growth in headphones segment with the implementation of various technologies. One of the major territories that needs more focus is the so-called Noise cancellation.

Noise cancellation; Battery life; Build quality

Priced on the higher side