but it does have some advantages, like super long battery life and probably some more sophisticated controls

Battery life is a little short compared to full sized cans but it works well, decent sound and good controls.

I returned the first ones I got, I just couldn't believe that Sony would make a product that didn't perform as expected, or have such poor quality control

The intuitive shape/design of the earbud places it in an ideal position that doesn’t move around and provides optimal sound control by creating a seal that doesn’t allow much noise to bleed in.

The controls are easy to use and well placed for easy access

As others have noted, the controls are disappointing.

, on the headphone itself:Click on the NC/Ambient button until you hear the voice prompt "Noise Canceling"Method 2. from the app (either iOS or Android)Launch the app, under "Ambient Sound Control", make sure it is OFF, also Adaptive Sound Control

The neck piece has adjustment buttons to allow phone-free control over power, volume, playback, and noise canceling

The controls on the neck piece are unnecessarily complex

You can set up Adaptive Sound Control, which adjusts the ANC to different modes, depending on what you are doing

just right to provide optimal noise control.

All controls are easy to get to on the band as well

Lastly, the controls on the 1000x are much more convenient than the qc30

There's 20 levels of control including adaptive control that will automatically adjust depending on your location and what's going on around you

There is a Sony App that you can download to mess with the equalizer and adjust the adaptive sound control and noise cancelling features.

Negative:1.mediocre wearing 2.doesn’t support Bluetooth LADC(iOS) (sigh) 3.Price,10% discount could be more competitive.

n’t need that awesome of a

n’t work