Sony MDR-1000X review: Sony's answer to the Bose QuietComfort 35 is feature packed and sounds excellent
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.