The WH-XB900N are a decent pair of wireless headphones, with an impressive feature set and great battery life. But they are significantly less appealing than Sony's premium model, and are also outflanked by other competitors at or around their price point. Yes.

Clean; simple looks; Great battery life; Stacked feature set

Muddy; bass-heavy sound signature; Noise-canceling is sub-par

Whether you work remotely or commute, chances are you're constantly on-the-go, making quiet time a rare indulgence. Sony recently released a more affordable pair of ANC headphones, the Sony WH-XB900N , to accompany you on your daily subway excursion.

Build quality Great noise cancelling and isolation Touchpad works well and ambient mode is useful LDAC; aptX; aptX HD support

Extreme bass emphasis Earpads heat up quickly Granular EQ adjustments default down to SBC streaming

If you're a connoisseur of noise-canceling headphones, you probably know all about Sony's WH-1000XM3 . It's the " Bose killer": a $350 noise-canceling headphone that earned a CNET Editors' Choice in 2018. However, not everybody wants to pay that much for a headphone.

The Sony WH-XB900N Extra Bass has a similar design to the WH-1000XM3 and shares many of its features but costs $100 less; It's a comfortable headphone, has USB-C charging, good battery life and effective noise-canceling.

Too much bass for some people; Lacks the premium feel of the still-awesome WH-1000XM3

Like the WH-1000XM3 headphones, but with way, way more bass.

Good build quality; Great active noise cancelling and isolation; Touchpad works perfectly and ambient mode is useful; Good Bluetooth codec support and no A/V lag

Way too much bass; Earpads can get hot during long listening sessions; To get the most out of the features; you need to revert down to SBC

Sony's Extra Bass WH-XB900N noise canceling Bluetooth headphones sound great, are low-latency, and do a good job at blocking out unwanted sound.

Impressive sound; Low latency; Google and Alexa support

Bass is a tad boomy; Pricey

Big headphones, check. Active noise cancellation, check. Good looks, check. That is, in a way, a rather solid foundation for the new Sony WH-XB900N headphones to build on. The latest set of cans joining the Sony headphone line-up.

It might feel like headphones are becoming harder to choose. That's partially because there are more options than ever before, so your range of selection is just much larger than it used to be.

Terrific sound quality

Noise-canceling isn't quite amazing

The Sony WH-1000XM3 and Bose QC35ii are widely considered the gold standard for wireless noise cancelling headphones, but both these models cost well over Rs. 20,000 in India.

Technically advanced; with excellent Bluetooth codec support; Aggressive yet refined bass; Detailed and composed sound; good tuning; Comfortable; Very good battery life; Good app

Noise isolation isn't ideal; Bluetooth 4.2 instead of Bluetooth 5.0; Connection stability issues with 990kbps LDAC; Powerful bass can cause listener fatigue

Sony just released a more affordable set of noise-canceling headphones called the WH-XB900N . The new wireless headphones sell for $250 and are an update to the company's popular MDR-XB950BT Extra Bass headphones .

Terrific sound quality

Noise-canceling isn't quite amazing