The right ear cup also features an touch pad, so the user can adjust volume, skip songs (forward/backward), play/pause, answer/end calls, and even interact with Google Assistant

The larger cup on the Bose don't cramp your ear and the pads were like putting a soft pillow on your head.. so comfortable

These would be great for keeping your ears warm in the winter

The right ear swipe features are really convenient, changing the volume or changing the song and more.

Everything is perfect the only bad thing is that it feels like that my right ear is looser than my left one and the really annoys ne

The feature of covering the right ear to hear instructions and conversation is great.

Additionally, the swipe feature on the right ear cup to pause, play, skip, and control volume was a big factor for me too

I can wear for about one hour before my ears tire from the pressure and uncomfortable ear pads

Ear feels warm after wearing for sometime.

The muffs are comfortable and will not hurt your ears

I do wish that the chime wouldn't trigger so frequently, and after hours of wear my ears do get very warm, but I am still very satisfied with these headphones

so my ears get very hot and sweaty over a long flight

for reference, I've had some etymotic er4s (passive, in-ear noise cancellation), bose quiet comfort 20, and i compared for some time in the Bose store my current sony wh1000xm3 with the bose quiet comfort 25 and bose quiet comfort 35 i and ii.

With these Sony’s, my ears get hot and there is too much clamping pressure.

Also working in aviation field with jets coming in and out every couple of hours will hurt your ears

My ears dont feel weird because of the NC

Hand gestures on the right ear cup are pretty effective, but some accidental inputs still happen

It's because the cups are shallow enough that my ears touch the foam protecting the driver

My only complaint is after wearing for a prolonged period your ears get hot

My one star deduction is for the weight of the unit - seems much more than Bose - and as some others have mentioned, my ears eventually get hot under the Sony's whereas they never seemed to under the Bose.

These headphones are nice except for there is a crackle in the right ear cup when I am listening

I can wear my Sony's for about two to three hours before my ears tire from the pressure and uncomfortable ear pads

To top off the noise cancelation, the headphones are beyond comfortable and have an extremely unique touch interface on the right ear

Touch-sensitive ear-cup for playback controls is boon

Easy to use (right ear cup has a variety of touch controls)

At first it sounds punchy and full, but over time my ears became fatigued

Mine have an intermittent rustling noise in the right ear

(Cupping the right ear, swiping, etc.)Cons-The NC applies too much pressure for my taste (but honestly I'm picky when it comes to this) and I get the "ear-popping" sensation more frequently than other

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

Sennheiser also has the most comfortable ear cups of them all

Day 2, the right ear cup started creaking with any kind of movement

so I didn't have a problem getting my ears inside either of the cups like some people might (some people say the mx3s have bigger cups), though actually the mx2s have more room if your ear sticks out a little.

These headphones have above average sound, amazing noise canceling, and are super comfortable... except for the fact that they warm up my ears very quickly

They have futuristic control and features (Cover right ear to hear the outside world

So you then know to put your hand up to your right ear to turn off the noise canceling and listen to the announcement

Another incredibly useful feature only found on Sony’s WH-1000XM2 is the ability to “muffle” the audio by placing your hand over the right ear cup.

If you're the type of person who tends to have cold ears, then these may be perfect you (if you can figure out the controls).I'm probably going to keep these for a niche use: I spend a lot of time in waiting rooms where the TV is blaring putting a hole through my head.

But after a transatlantic flight, even though the sound cancellation was great, my ears felt sore, so I gave them to my daughter, who has smaller ears

(I have small ears tho), stylish and the active noise cancelling is top notch

Being able to cup the right ear to turn off the head phones and hear someone is really great feature, being able to customize the noise canceling to filter out or allow voices and if you like automatically adjust based on your movement pretty cool

but my ears get sore after a few hours of use

The touch sensor on the right ear is a nice feature, using the swiping functions to adjust music tracks and volume.

After a while, my ears tend to hurt

Just place your hand on your right ear cuff and boom suddenly you can hear everything

The fit and feel is also great, I can use it for hours at a time and only minimal ear aches

Like two little pudgy cherub hands caressing my ears and projecting heavenly sounds straight to my auditory cortices

Only the right ear

They are lightweight and comfortable to wear and do not hurt my ears like many headphones do.

over the ear noise cancellation and features are very good, and got a very good deal on Amazon

First, the build quality is solid with a strong adjustable headband and sturdy ear cups

Bose QC35 II - These fit my ears the best

Best noise cancelling ear cups out there, sound quality is acceptable if you compare it with Audio-Technica ATH-M50x

Let say you're laying down on the side, the pillow or chair will touch the right ear cup and will let ambient noises in

so I didn't have a problem getting my ears inside either of the cups like some people might (some people say the mx3s have bigger cups), though actually the mx2s have more room if your ear sticks out a little.

because it just wasnt possible to wear them for longer periods, my ears would get too warm.

Add to that the excellent sound quality and the innovative convenience of the user interface, through the touch sensitive right ear pad, then this is a definite winner.

The cover your right ear to listen to outside noise works great, and I'm glad to find out it seems to be touch based, so if you lay on your right side with your headphones on the pillow (uncomfortable, but I do it sometimes), it won't activate that

I have had the headphones on for about 30 minutes and my ears are very, very warm.

The noise is due to the somewhat abrasive ear pads rubbing against my metal glasses

The Good: noise cancelling is great, adaptive settings seem to really help different environments comfortable ear cups, easily fit over ear, I can wear for hours

On a 9hr flight, I needed to adjust the right side 3-4 times, until the phones stopped bothering my ears

The ear muffs on the Sony get warm and a bit clammy after extended use and can cause some uncomfortable pressure on the earlobes, whereas I found the Bose stayed away from my ears due to the angled design of the inside mesh

My wife loves that all she has to do is put her hand over my right ear

The Sony mobile app is more advanced, but at end of the day, if you cannot wear them for very long without them hurting your ears

One of the feature that I love the most was the quick attention mode where you can cup the right ear and the music will pause to let you momentarily hear the person you're talking to

My ears fatigue from the pressure and if headphones aren't comfortable, you don't wear them

Nice fit, great sound, but unfortunately I had to return the product because a plastic noise coming from the right ear cup.

Also so some people were saying their ears would get warm after a while well during my

The touch feature is nice on the right ear, however, anything can and will trigger this touch function

Loved Ambient Aware but the ear sweat think killed it for me

The ear pads a very soft, and I found a comfortable position to wear these within seconds of putting them on.

If you accidentally touch your right ear-cup, the track can change or pause - annoying

- Controls on right ear are fantastic

Not for myself as I felt the comfort was not great (too tight / clamping pressure, burning ears after 1h listening), but for commute / smaller listening periods (i.e not full workday), they are great

So if you have wide ears (no jokes please) the Sony cups press on your ear, which is soon uncomfortable, while the Bose ear cups clear the ear completely

so my ears get very hot and sweaty over a long flight

In fact, JUST the RIGHT ear

I rally like the feature of putting the hand over the right ear to dim the music if someone is trying to talk to you

My ears feel warmer in Sony

After about 30 minutes, my ears would be burning and bright red

The hand-over right-ear gesture that opens up the mic and allows outside sound to pass through the speaker is very convenient just like advertised

My ears fatigue from the pressure and if headphones aren't comfortable, you don't wear them

The techs feature of cupping the right ear cup with your hand to turn off noise cancelling so you can hear someone is awesome.

Everything is perfect the only bad thing is that it feels like that my right ear is looser than my left one and the really annoys ne

The right ear swipe features are really convenient, changing the volume or changing the song and more.

When using them, if you cup your hand over the right ear cup, the noise cancelling ends and the mic turns on to allow you to hear outside noise.

Yes, I could use high-quality noise ear plugs to virtually eliminate the

Design: 3/5 I've read reviews that the right ear is sometimes too responsive,

I do like the cover the right ear cup to temporary stop noise cancelling function

My ears are burning up in the time I've written this review -- I've got to take them off

If flight attendant asking you something you can simply touch right ear cup and talk to her

They are packed with great features including a touch sensitive controller on the right outer ear casing that lets you play, pause, raise/lower volume, activate voice command (Google / Siri), along with an innovative feature that allows you to hear what's around you by placing your hand on the right casing which stops noise cancellation and activates the external microphone

I love the navigation and volume control gestures on the right ear cup

I used them for the first time mowing lawn yesterday and I actually had to stop and remove the headphones (or use the nifty right ear-cup trick) to make sure that the mower blades were actually running!

The capability to turn the noise cancelling off by holding your hand by the right ear cup is extremely useful for situations like talking to the flight attendant on a flight

Only comfort matters me because making quite hot ear after wearing a while.

Expensive ear plugs lol

The design is perfect in the way that you can hover your hand over the right ear and it will dim the sound so as to hear if someone is talking to you

Phone calls come through very clear and when someone talks to you you just have to put your hand over the right ear cup and the outer mics turn on and you can hear them clear as day, then you lift your hand and go right back into your music

After about an hour, they start to hurt my ears somewhat.

My ear is a little pain, and this get harder to bear after 2-3hours

I chose Sony because of the sound quality and the frequency of the noise cancellation didn’t hurt my ears like the Bose did (to each their own on the latter remark)

I also enjoyed the hand gesture controls that allowed me to place my cupped hand over my right ear cup to allow active monitoring of conversations in the room without removing my headphones

but we both loved the way you can cup the right ear piece to pause our music or movies to actually hear without removing the headphones

Also, when the guy told me to hold my hand over the right ear and all the sounds of the busy airport became audible again, I was sold even more

At first I thought the “cup the right ear to pause/turn off ANC” would be a gimmick, but when trying to listen for announcements on the plane or in the airport, it was really useful

Second they are so uncomftable that it hurt my ears to wear them after a few hours

Very lightweight, soft ear pads and not tight on my head/ears.

Drivers angled in earcup like Bose so ears don’t touch while wearing and

The ear pads are soft and my ears didn’t get hot

also like the covering of the right ear piece to hear any conversation also the ability to control the sound .

The noise canceling future on the headphones definitely is more intense like your ear need to be popped from a flight but be ready to use your phone battery in order to keep the noise canceling on.

If you have ever tried noise cancelling headphone in the past, often you get this feeling that your ears are clogged, and you need to clear them.

I have a habit of losing or removing them off of my head during sleep), I had a pronounced sore spot at that area above my right ear, no doubt caused by the XM2 pressing against my skull for a good amount of that time

ON THE OTHER HAND if you really play attention there is a ring in the right ear cup any time you are connected via Bluetooth and listening to any sound

The first one is that my ears get really hot after wearing them for a bit over an hour or two

I have massive ears (MASSIVE), if anyone can moan about headset comfort its me

Comfort wise, after extended use, I noticed my ears would feel discomfort since the ear cups aren't that deep

Love everything about then except they are so well insulated my ears often end up sweaty after long periods of use.

Unfortunately loud talks can make it through the headphones though auto adjust feature helps a bit.pros: sound quality is great, both, wired and bluetooth, superb noise cancelling, good build quality, many useful modes, great battery lifecons: have a lots of mic noise on wind, ears can sweat on long use, easy to scroll to next song while attempting to increase volume by gesture on right headphone ( >

They do warm my ears, but I have not sweat in them like the Sonys

The one advantage for BOSE is the comfort (larger ear piece and lighter feel) and they have better design appeal w the murdered-black look

Covering the right ear piece with your hand you can hear ambient great for planes and coworkers

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

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.

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

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

(it's predecessor) headbands used to crack a