These headphones are comfortable, the sound quality and noise cancelling are excellent, and the controls are intuitive

These sound great and have good noise canceling and cool controls

Having said that, I think the controls on the Sony are much better than those of the Bose

The ambient noise modes and NC control are where the Sony really shines over the Sennheiser and becomes a much more versatile set, and the fact that the entire rest of this section is about Ambient Noise modes on the Sony are your first evidence of

B&O attempted the same capacitive touch technology on the H7 and failed miserably

I feel both noise cancelling and sound is better than Bose 35

Needless to say the noise canceling is the best on the market, and the sound is as good if not better than the Bose 35

The sound is great, the phone calls received are good, the noise cancelling are great

Amazing quality, love the noise cancelling features, and the sound!!!

Sound is Excelent and the noise cancelling is awesome...

I would say it is better than most of the Bose Headphones like the QC35.Sonic Capability:

The Sony sounds much better than the Bose QC35 and slightly better than the Sennheiser PXC-550, while cancelling out noise as well as the Bose and better than the Sennheiser

The noise cancelling was amazing, as good as the Bose or better

I can put up with a fit that is 90% as good as the Bose for this.

These really look cheap and flimsy, but the Bose QC 35 looked even worse

It is comfortable to wear and fits well over the ear, providing great passive noise cancellation when the active nc is not turned on

but still, if for you the noise is an issue then go for the Sennheiser momentum 2 noise cancelling over ear headphones

* Exceptional sound quality* Good active noise isolation (comparable to Bose, I had Bose QuiteComfort 15

I have wanted some nice noise cancelling headphones for a while

The Bose are simply fantastic if you want mind blowing noise cancellation and great sounding music.

They sound good and the noise cancelling works well, but the quality of build is terrible

The noise cancelation was ok but the sound quality was not very good

They are very comfortable, and sound quality for me is great

No difference in noise cancellation or sound quality with or without the cord

The headphones sound quality is great and noise cancellation is amazing

I own a pair of Bose Quiet Comfort 15 Noise Canceling Headphones that have been wonderful traveling companions over the years and one of the highest rated noise canceling headphones around, and so I jumped at the chance to see these new Noise Canceling headphones by Sony to see if they'd be better than my Bose.

That being said, many reviewers consider this headphone better in sound quality than the Bose quiet comfort 35.

B&O attempted the same capacitive touch technology on the H7 and failed miserably

They have the best overall noise cancelling, comfort, and sound quality

The Sony MDX1000 takes the sound quality of the Sennheiser 2.0's, the noise canceling and comfort of the QC35's, the good looks and highly functional controls of the Parrot 3.0, and thankfully nothing from the PXC550's

mainly the sound, the noise cancelling and the features

Amazing quality, love the noise cancelling features, and the sound!!!

While Sony has great features, It came down to sound quality for me.

Noise cancelling features set this model apart from the competition

Not only did the fan noise disappear, I could barely hear the TV.The touch controls are intuitive, the touch to allow ambient sound in is a great feature.

If you need to speak to someone or hear what's around you, hold your hand over the right ear.

I also used the cup the right ear to turn off NC, and turn the Mics on so you can hear what your SO or the stewardess is saying

I love the feature where you hold your hand over the right ear and it turns them way

Second, I couldn't wear them for longer than an hour or two without my ears starting to hurt

Last but not least: All of the controls are on your right ear

They have the best overall noise cancelling, comfort, and sound quality

The ability to temporarily disable the noise cancelling with you hand is fantastic for either a work or school environment

These say noise cancelling but they are no where close to noise cancelling

Sound cancelling was good but acoustic quality was never as good as "non" noise cancelling.

Impressed with noise cancelling performance, and touch control is fun

For a good while, I have been researching a great pair of premium headphones

extremely nice pair of wireless noise cancelling headphones.

This is the best pair of headphone ever, too bad I cannot wear them for longer than 30min

For the price you are getting an extremely good pair of headphones, but maybe not the best

The other pair that I thought were decent are now utter crap in comparison.

And I like how you can tap on the right earphone various ways and use voice activation on your phone, or disable the noise cancellation so you can hear someone speaking.

I wish it had dedicated buttons for volume up/down (I don't like swiping as sometimes I have accidentally cut the call)

Sony has a pocket inside for the airplane adapter, then a mesh pocket on the outside for a cord (which I don't like as it tends to snag when you're stuffing the thing inside a bag - would have rather just had the pocket on the inside)

Excellent sound and noise cancellation, great features, reasonably good comfort, but atrocious build quality

The headphones sound quality is great and noise cancellation is amazing

I have owned multiple noise cancelling headphones in the past.

This is a great pair of wireless, noise cancelling headphones

I have wanted some nice noise cancelling headphones for a while

I have owned multiple Bose noise cancelling headphones over the

Not as load as I would have liked, but great headphones

The plastic is crumbling and obviously just cheaply made

The cheap plastic band near the hinge is completely cracked on both sides, and offers no structural support at all causing the headset to sit askew on my head making it uncomfortable and unbalance

I'm sure this is perfectly secure and fine, but by comparison that same part on the Sony, where the same wiring must have been running to go to the cans, is solid plastic with nothing exposed

Love the understated, elegant look, no shiny silver plastic.

However the plastic feels strong and sturdy, in fact, the whole headphone feels like it is of good quality

The bad I am not able to hear my young son if he wakes up with a bad dream

But still works as I except.

The good I only hear what I am listening too

Had to have these replaced after 6 months of use because the hinge where the cups connect to the head band began to crack

At the six month mark though, I'm running into a defect that many others are experiencing: The hinges where the earcups attach gradually crack and fall off

The sounds are very warm, the bass is deep and not too sharp, high hats don't hurt my ears (a huge problem I had with Dre Beats), and the noise cancelling

I know that with my Bose, having air blow on me causes a small problem in the sound.

Awesome battery life, no problems with the noise-canceling or anything

The leaks is my only problem so far, which is in a very bad level

My worst problem I had with the Bose except the sound quality was changing tracks which is terrible

I found that -- PXC550 had an evenly beautiful sound but somewhat veiled/warm, the mighty bass drum blow in "Dies ire" did not shock as on the 1000X, and the harp arpeggio in the beginning of Nutcracker Waltz was hazy on the PXC550, but delicately clear on the 1000X.

Please check the other reviews and pictures, it’s a design flaw that Sony

Sony has a pocket inside for the airplane adapter, then a mesh pocket on the outside for a cord (which I don't like as it tends to snag when you're stuffing the thing inside a bag - would have rather just had the pocket on the inside)

This product has a fatal design flaw that means your headband will crack all the way through just above the earcup rotation hinge

Technology has reached a point where this design flaw is inexcusable

The headband on mine cracked after approximately 7 months of use (if it wasn't sitting safely on my average sized head, it's always cased), similar to what many other reviewers have already mentioned

The headband was fractured after several months of gentle use

9 months into things the headband cracked like many other ones that have reported this issue

9 months into things the headband cracked like many other ones that have reported this issue

The headband has cheap padding as well and I question the durability

However, at night this thing turns into more of a party strobe, meaning don't go into a dark room or dark airplane with these things

I wish it had dedicated buttons for volume up/down (I don't like swiping as sometimes I have accidentally cut the call)

Sony has a pocket inside for the airplane adapter, then a mesh pocket on the outside for a cord (which I don't like as it tends to snag when you're stuffing the thing inside a bag - would have rather just had the pocket on the inside)

I found that -- PXC550 had an evenly beautiful sound but somewhat veiled/warm, the mighty bass drum blow in "Dies ire" did not shock as on the 1000X, and the harp arpeggio in the beginning of Nutcracker Waltz was hazy on the PXC550, but delicately clear on the 1000X.

I found that -- PXC550 had an evenly beautiful sound but somewhat veiled/warm, the mighty bass drum blow in "Dies ire" did not shock as on the 1000X, and the harp arpeggio in the beginning of Nutcracker Waltz was hazy on the PXC550, but delicately clear on the 1000X.

Sony was kind enough to offer a free replacement which is the only reason i give it 3 stars but from what i understand they have not done anything to fix the cracking issue on the never models

I found that -- PXC550 had an evenly beautiful sound but somewhat veiled/warm, the mighty bass drum blow in "Dies ire" did not shock as on the 1000X, and the harp arpeggio in the beginning of Nutcracker Waltz was hazy on the PXC550, but delicately clear on the 1000X.

I will report back on if they have the same cracking issue as the MDR1000X.

I enjoyed these headphones as soon as I got them.now, having owned them for less than a year, I've also run into the dreaded cracking issue.

Adjusting review to two stars after experiencing some of the headband cracking issue that a number of others have reported

The Bose auto power off if you forget to turn them off, while the Sony's seem to sit there burning battery power.

Also, it's irritating that the headphones automatically power off after a few minutes if they're not paired

The headphones definitely sound more anemic when powering them from your phone or headphone amp via the included 3.5mm cable

I was sceptical about the advertised 20 hour battery life and while I haven't used them for 20 hours yet without charging, power has never been an issue.

I can't seem to disable the power save feature and only find forums with frustrated people