How do you know if noise cancelling headphones are serious One tell is whether they are "on ear" or "over ear". Headphones that fully surround year ears – "over ear" models – don't have to work anywhere near as hard on the electronic front against noise because the surround itself provides some...

Very good sound quality; useful convenience features; wide Bluetooth codec support

Rather pricey

These are well built and very functional. The sound whilst not up to the quality of my wired AKGs is great for bluetooth headphones. They also have useful features that are mentioned in the listing and they suck out outside noise.

Affordable headphones with good sound. Easy to use, takes an hour to learn all the features (tips: read the manual). Robusta. Battery life lasts a long time. Very good range. There are three small things I wish could be improved: - The fit. They are sitting pretty tight.

In a market that has been largely dominated by Bose, Sony has decided to try and re-establish themselves as a market leader with the MDR-1000X Wireless Headphones. While other noise cancelling headphones have had a hard time competing with Bose, Sony may be one of the few companies that can...

The overall performance of the headphones and material are great. However, today they are not able to charge. I have tried the solutions provided by this website and nothing happened. I don't know if an old battery was used or why it does not charge. It could have been a bad one out of the batch.

When it comes to noise-canceling headphones -- those models that actively block outside noise like airline engines -- Bose is generally considered the gold standard, but Sony's engineers have been on a mission to beat Bose at what it does best.

If you can overlook a few small drawbacks, the MDR-1000X is a top-notch wireless noise-canceling headphone that's stacked with features and sounds excellent.

The Sony MDR-1000X is an excellent-sounding, comfortable wireless headphone with effective noise-canceling that measures up to Bose's for muffling ambient noise; It has good battery life and some nifty extra features geared toward frequent travelers.

Not great as a headset; its adaptive noise-canceling is too noticeable at times.

We're seeing more and more solid wireless headphones that also include decent-to-very good noise cancellation. But with Bose finally adding Bluetooth to its excellent QuietComfort lineup, good isn't enough. At $399, the Sony MDR-1000X gets many things right, including high-quality audio performance, an excellent design and fit, ambient mics that are quite useful—and even better-than-average noise cancellation. But when the best model out there, the Bose QuietComfort 35, costs $50 less, it's tough to make a case for the MDR-1000X. DesignAvailable in matte black plastic and leather or a surprisingly good-looking beige and silver combo, the MDR-1000X exudes class and comfort, like a luxury car interior. Is it odd that there's so much plastic here, in a price range where most manufacturers opt for aluminum or stainless steel? Perhaps, but the circumaural (over-the-ears) MDR-1000X pulls it off thanks to a remarkably simple, uncluttered design. The earpads and underside of the headband...

The Sony MDR-1000X wireless headphones offer solid audio performance and noise cancellation, but the industry leader costs less.

Powerful audio performance with rich lows and strong clarity in the highs; Can be used passively with included audio cable; Noise cancellation is independent of wireless functionality; Ambient mics work quite well; Functional, comfortable design

Expensive; Noise cancellation is good, but not great; Included audio cable lacks inline remote

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;

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

Touch controls are hit and miss;