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I have the QC35 and the WH-1000XM3. The Sony have punchy sound. If you're a bass head, you are going to love them. The application that goes with them also giv
by jedisct1 7y ago
I have the QC35 and the WH-1000XM3.
The Sony have punchy sound. If you're a bass head, you are going to love them.
The application that goes with them also gives you a lot of control. However, after playing with all the settings for a few days, I found myself not touching them ever again.
For noise cancellation on airline flights, the Bose do a better job. Even after adjusting the Sony to the aircraft pressure level. Maybe the Sony are better at canceling other people's voice, but they are not as good as the Bose to cancel the noise of the aircraft engine.
The Airpods Pro also do a surprisingly good job at canceling the noise of the engine. During my last flight, I used the Airpods Pro and the Sony on top of them. Not very comfortable, but noise cancellation was amazing :)
When it comes to comfort, the Sony tend to hurt the top of my head after a while. The Bose are more comfortable.
- csunbird 7y agoI have experience with both WH-1000XM3 and Bose QC35 II and I must say, your description is spot on for both headphones. Bose QC35 II has a very balanced sound spectrum and I like them a lot when I am listening relaxing music and everything. Sony WH-1000XM3 has great bass and the noise cancelling is really good but I like balanced headphones more, so I just go with my Bose instead.
- davidivadavid 7y agoThis is contrary to my personal experience so I would recommend people test it for themselves. The Sony to me sound far more balanced compared to the muddy, bass-heavy Bose. I love the Sonys, with a couple caveats that have been mentioned: hand gestures are a gimmick (sometimes skips a track if you remove your headphones the "wrong" way), default charging cable is too short, and my number 1 pet peeve, the announcer voice (for low battery, changing NC modes) mutes the sound, and those announcements are slooooow, which means you sometimes have to skip back if you miss something you were listening to. All minor annoyances compared to the great experience of using the product, though.
- makruiten 7y agoAlthough it’s definitely subjective whether or not you like them, I can objectively say that the Sonys are more bass heavy than the Boses [1]. I’ve tried both of them extensively and I also found that to be the case subjectively. The Sonys do offer some ways to adjust this, but in the end I went for the out of the box sound of the Boses. https://www.rtings.com/headphones/tools/compare/bose-quietcomfort-35-ii-vs-sony-wh-1000xm3/565/678 https://www.rtings.com/headphones/tools/compare/bose-quietco...
- davidivadavid 7y agoInteresting data! I wonder what explains my perception.