If you want noise canceling headphones, Sony's WH-1000X M2 is the king of 2017.

Great ANC; Good sound quality; Comfort; Portability

Price; LDAC compatibility rare in phones

The Sony WH-1000XM2 wireless active noise-cancelling headphones are among the best noise-cancelling headphones we've tested.

Outstanding active noise-cancelling performance that rivals Bose QC35; Adaptive sound control technology senses your activity to block out sound yet...

Don't sound nearly as good when used as a passive; wired pair of headphones; Abrupt motions can break ANC performance; Adaptive sound control...

Noise cancelling headphones are one of the best purchases you can make. Just as holding a conversation in a noise environment can be a challenging, enjoying a pair of high quality headphones when there is too much background noise can be impossible.

I had these for a couple of weeks. Mainly used them at work too cut out noise and use for calls. The NC works great and pretty comfortable wearing all day with glasses on. I have a pair of Bowers & Wilkins wired pair, that the Sonys will replace, the sound was great, but comfort while wearing...

NC works great; sound; and comfort while wearing glasses

Concerned about quality of the head band breaking as seen in other reviews; Cost is a little high for the band quality; Just have to be careful with them

These could have been the best pair of noise cancelling headphones out there. With the MDR-1000X headband breaking issue, Sony had a chance to perhaps clean a little bit the image, there is no other reason for a whole new model of headphones to be released that is in fact pretty much the same as the...

The original Sony MDR-1000X blew us away back in 2016. Those over-ears quickly became our preferred headphones, they won awards and awards and awards, they created a buzz that saw talk of noise-cancelling headphones shift from Bose to Sony.

Great sound quality; class-leading noise cancellation; customisation of modes; comfortable

Automatic mode switching is a little rough

In 2016, the Trusted Reviews award for Best Headphones went to the Sony MDR-1000X , excellent wireless and noise-cancelling headphones with an intelligent set of features. The Sony WH-1000XM2 are their successor, and they're a little better in almost every way.

Excellent sound; Touch controls work well; Effective and adaptive noise cancellation; aptX HD support

B&W PX has slightly better audio quality; Bose QC35 II has slightly more effective NC

As expected, the sound quality is excellent. The Bluetooth connection is strong, and I've not suffered any glitches when connected to my TV from 10m away. The associated Head Phones Connect App is a little clinky, but has some preset equaliser settings, and allows some custom ones to be applied to...

To many, even those who avidly use them everyday, noise-cancelling is a binary thing. A toggle. On or off. Yes or no. Click - and the silence makes makes the music sound better. It's nice, but often another box to tick on the average feature-set of today's over-ear headphones.

Very versatile noise-cancelling; Sound great

Touch controls still a bit gimmicky; Conventional; albeit convenient; form-factor

Sony's WH-1000XM2 may not be quite as comfortable as Bose's QuietComfort 35 II, but in some respects it's a superior headphone.

The Sony WH-1000XM2 is an excellent-sounding, comfortable wireless headphone with effective noise canceling that measures up to Bose's for muffling ambient noise; Its battery life has been improved and it has some nifty extra features geared toward frequent travelers

It should perform a little better as a headset; Battery isn't replaceable