I purchased these 6 months ago and the headband cracked

I took extreme caution (and bought a 3rd party warranty) and frequently checked for this headband cracking issue

Its a shame about the headband cracking issue has not been fully fixed from the previous model.

The headband cracking has not been an issue for me

Aside from the headband cracking issue (that I have yet to experience), the Sony's look and feel very professional and sleek

So far I haven't seen nearly as many reports of headband cracking on these

Sony may have addressed the headband cracking issue of the previous model in this release.

’s headband cracked at the left temple area to the point where I couldn’t even wear them

Not sure about the headband cracking since I haven't had them that

The first model the 1000x was plagued by headband cracking issues, so far the 1000xm2 appears to have corrected this problem.

that's moot because after a month and a half of regular use the side of the headband cracked

The headband cracking issue hasn't been something I have experienced so far

Genuinely a step up from the previous generation and different, but as good as, Bose of comparable price

Small gripes like long term comfort-ability, they lack as long I am concerned since I have large ears which stick

The noise reduction with Sony was nearly as good as with using hearing protection ear plugs

(it's predecessor) headbands used to crack a

In future generations, I would obviously like to see even better audio quality and noise canceling (as hard as that may be) as well as an environment where it feels like my ears aren't being dipped in molten lava after just an hour or two (exaggeration, but they do get really hot for real)

Hopefully that get worked out but for the most part does not bother me as I have a different wireless headset for my

The bluetooth is almost useless... it skips every 3 or 4 seconds, which is exceedingly annoying, and the sound quality isn't as good as when you connect a cable even when it isn't skipping.

If sound quality is top priority over noise cancelling, then go with the B&W PX or any number of other wired passive headphones.

People that tell you that B&W are not comfortable must be wearing them backwards

Genuinely a step up from the previous generation and different, but as good as, Bose of comparable price

Small gripes like long term comfort-ability, they lack as long I am concerned since I have large ears which stick

The noise reduction with Sony was nearly as good as with using hearing protection ear plugs

(it's predecessor) headbands used to crack a

In future generations, I would obviously like to see even better audio quality and noise canceling (as hard as that may be) as well as an environment where it feels like my ears aren't being dipped in molten lava after just an hour or two (exaggeration, but they do get really hot for real)

Hopefully that get worked out but for the most part does not bother me as I have a different wireless headset for my

The bluetooth is almost useless... it skips every 3 or 4 seconds, which is exceedingly annoying, and the sound quality isn't as good as when you connect a cable even when it isn't skipping.

Genuinely a step up from the previous generation and different, but as good as, Bose of comparable price

Small gripes like long term comfort-ability, they lack as long I am concerned since I have large ears which stick

The noise reduction with Sony was nearly as good as with using hearing protection ear plugs

(it's predecessor) headbands used to crack a

In future generations, I would obviously like to see even better audio quality and noise canceling (as hard as that may be) as well as an environment where it feels like my ears aren't being dipped in molten lava after just an hour or two (exaggeration, but they do get really hot for real)

Hopefully that get worked out but for the most part does not bother me as I have a different wireless headset for my

The bluetooth is almost useless... it skips every 3 or 4 seconds, which is exceedingly annoying, and the sound quality isn't as good as when you connect a cable even when it isn't skipping.