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...

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...

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

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

These headphones are amazing! I've been looking for a good pair of headphones for sometime and after much research decided to go with these and I'm so glad I did. The sound quality that pumps out of these are nothing short of mind blowing.

Sony WH-1000XM2 is an update over last year's 1000X. The sound is impressive, and noise cancellation is amongst the best. Although the battery life is not at par with the QC35, it's a more feature-rich and well-balanced headphone.

Splendid noise-canceling; Great-sounding audio; 30-hour battery life

Hinges are fragile; Ambient sound feature fails at times

The Sony WH-1000XM2 wireless noise cancelling headphones are in a class of their own and combine brilliant audio quality with superior noise cancellation with wireless convenience.

It's fair to say that by now most people who have an interest in wireless headphones know that the top 3 headphones for noise cancelling are Bose, Sony and Sennheiser.

Excellent wireless sound quality and signal; Touch controls; Excellent battery life; Good passive noise cancellation; Goes nice and loud; Pairs fast to your phone

Expensive; Not as comfortable as Sennheiser 598 for example; Potentially fragile (previous model suffered with cracking headband so far so good with this model though)

It is not a bad headset but it is on the top end so you expect a little better. First the fit is large so if you have a slightly smaller head as I do then it fits loose. Not impossible to wear but I suspect as the unit gets a little age, it will not stay on my head.