The revised headband is thoughtfully cushioned, and the foamed urethane cups indecently soft. You won’t get a headache wearing these headphones out and about. (Image credit: Sony) Sony WH-1000XM3 review: Comfort and Accessories There’s also some virtual soundfields, aka Sound VPT, which mimic the audio experience of different listening environments, such as Concert Hall, Arena, Club, Outdoor Stage, although we rarely felt the urge to use them. Adaptive Sound Control automatically detects your activity, registering whether you’re travelling, walking, or slouched at a desk, and adjusts ambient sound settings to suit. There’s also an ambient sound mode, which lets extraneous noise in, helpful if you want to listen for announcements while travelling.ĭesigned to accompany the headphones is Sony’s own Headphones Connect app, which offers up a little more customisation. You can pause music and mute noise cancelling simply by cupping the right housing, the Quick Attention mode. Once again, the ear cups provide track and listening control. There’s a short optimisation routine, which makes adjustments depending on your head shape and whether you wear glasses, and the outside world melts away. Noise cancelling proves sensationally effective. These are great headphones to commute with. Skipping to Numb (the same album, this time on Spotify), there’s a drop in resolution but the plaintiff vocal still has palpable body and soul. The lyrical piano that opens Linkin Park’s In the End (Hybrid Theory, UHD Amazon Music HD), sounds classically musical, the cans creating plenty of space for the chords to resonate. Mid-range and high frequency reproduction is delicious. The WH-1000XM3s are rated 20Hz - 20,000Hz (when 44.1kHz sampling), and 20Hz - 40,000Hz (when using an LDAC-equipped smartphone or Walkman with 96kHz sampling). Escape The Fate’s One for the Money (Ungrateful, Amazon Music HD), has a granite groove but these Sony’s still manage to swagger under the weight.
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