WHXB900N Noise Cancelling Headphones, Wireless Bluetooth Over the Ear Headset with Mic for Phone-Call and Alexa Voice Control- Black (WH-XB900N/B)

Arrived as adThe new Sony WH-XB900N wireless headphones are an outstanding option for a comfortable listening experience at home, traveling or in a noisy office. They incorporate very effective noise suppression and echo canceling systems, have easy-to-operate controls and a very long battery life. Their quality is evident in every feature and they a part of the well-regarded Sony Extra Bass family. Here are the key features: • Sony WH-XB900N noise-canceling over-the-ear Bluetooth headphones • Ergonomic, fully adjustable over-ear, closed dynamic headphone • 40 mm dome driver for maximum bass and very accurate wide frequency response • Noise-canceling/suppression technology helps block external noises, may be switched on or off • Monitor function allows ambient sound to be easily heard while wearing headphones, may be switched on or off • Bluetooth 4.2 reception range up to 50 feet, NFC pairing connection option, support aptX codec • Built-in microphone for making and receiving phone calls • Touch control on side of right earphone to raise/lower volume, next/previous track selection • Power, Bluetooth pairing, Monitor and Noise Cancel buttons on left earphone • Rechargeable internal lithium ion power source: 6 hours to fully charge with included USB-C connection cable • Headphones will operate 30+ hours continuously from a full charge, 16 day standby time, customizable auto-off timer • Can also operate without using any power by connecting an included 4.1 foot 3.5 mm stereo cable to left earphone • 3.5 mm (headphone) male-to-male 50” connection cable included • 20 – 20,000 Hz audio frequency range, less than 1% THD distortion • Sony Headphone Connect app provides graphic equalizer and presets • Easy to follow illustrated quick set-up guide • Foldable design for compact storage • Size: 5.5 inches by 6.6 inches by 3.5 inches • Weight: 9 ounces • Soft pouch with drawstring closure included • One year warranty on parts and labor Included in the box are the headphones, instructions, a short USB-C charging cable, a 50 inch long 3.5 mm direct-connect wire cable and a nice soft pouch. The quick set-up guide is comprehensive with step-by-step instructions for using the headphones, a trouble-shooting checklist, technical specifications and detailed explanations for using each feature. The headphones have a non-reflective black finish, substantial bass-producing drivers and super-soft memory-foam cushions on each headphone for superb comfort and noise isolation. They fold flat to enable compact storage and to easily fit into a purse, drawers, etc. The Sony WH-XB900N has a look of quiet quality and business elegance without flashy excess. First step is to charge the headphones. Just attach the USB-C charging cable, plug it into your computer or a USB outlet and LED lights will go out when they are fully charged (which may take 4- 6 hours when fully discharged.) A red LED light next to the charging port goes out when the unit is fully charged. The stated music playing time of thirty hours seems conservative since I found the headphones would operate for nearly forty hours before fading out. The customizable auto-off feature aids this very long battery life. Next, press the power button to turn them on – an audio prompt indicates when the power is on or off. Pair the earphones with your phone or other source via Bluetooth or NFC. An audio prompt guides you, but my phone paired them very quickly and without drama. A blue LED indicates the connection has been made. The connection remained very solid throughout my home, up to nearly 50 feet. The headphones are fully adjustable and the very soft pads completely and comfortably enclose even the largest ears. The Sony WH-XB900N are the most comfortable headphones I have ever worn. They are light (9 ounces) and have plenty of adjustment range to enable a perfect fit. The earphone pads are fairly large (about 4 inches tall and 3 inches wide) so they qualify as “over ear” and they provide excellent sound isolation. You can wear them for many hours in perfect comfort and your ears will never complain. Even without the noise-canceling function most external sounds are blocked. Pressing the Custom (automatic noise canceling) button turns on that feature and there is an audio announcement that it is active (or that it has been turned off.) The ANC technology is very effective for mid-frequency noise. I turned on both my shower and bathroom sink faucet and the noise (which would normally be very loud) was just a faint hiss which I could easily ignore while listening to the music. Even without music playing the noise canceling feature was pretty effective. Further, you can adjust the degree of noise cancellation using the Headphone Connect app. These would be great on a noisy airplane ride! The Sony WH-XB900N headphones have a very accurate reproduction of music from bass through mid-range notes and on to the highest frequencies. You can modify the sound contour/response by utilizing the Sony Headphone Connect app which features a full equalizer, a number of surround sound presets and sound positioning controls. For those who like heavy bass these are an ideal choice. If you want to cut back the bass the equalizer on the app will do that very effectively. I played every range of music, from classical, blues, hard rock, jazz and a full range of vocals (opera through folk ballads) and these fine headphones never disappointed me. The sound quality is just beautiful. Sony has positioned these headphones to deliver premium sound and features at a mid-range price. Yes, you might find slightly better headphones but only if you are willing to spend at least 50% more, and even then most users would not really appreciate any difference in sound or features. Like all good earphones these will respond to various voice commands, allow you to interact with Siri, take calls, etc. Each earphone has some controls. The right side has a nice touch pad which will raise/lower volume, skip tracks (forward and backward), pause and repeat tracks and has a microphone for use during calls. The left side turns the earphones on/off, handles Bluetooth pairing, activates the noise cancelation feature and also takes calls. One very clever feature is Quick Attention which shuts off noise cancellation and lowers music volume when you touch the right headphone, enabling you to easily hear outside sounds (such as someone speaking to you), and then resumes noise cancellation and music volume when you remove your hand. Bottom line - the Sony WH-XB900N noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones are an excellent value for discerning music fans who want a very comfortable headset, superb noise isolation and beautiful sound reproduction. They are a perfect choice for traveling and would pass boring hours in airports and on planes with gold stars for quality, sound level and range. I am happy to award this fine product a full five stars and my full, unqualified endorsement. Buy these if you love music and want sweet isolation from the nasty noises of the world!vertised and highly recommended.

SOUND QUALITY AND BASS, I own a pair of Sony 1000XM3 and QC35, these definitely have more bass. They definitely don't sound as clear as either of the two, but they still sound great. They are less “flat” sounding and more lively and fun. If you want your ears to vibrate like the Skullcady Crushers, set the equalizer to Exited and set the headphones to Arena mode, then crank up the volume, while nowhere near as much vibration as the skullcandys, its there if you’re into that. NOISE CANCELLING, I would say these headphones cancel about 60%-70% of the noise that the Bose QC35s and XM3s/Bose 700s cancel out (which is really good). I would definitely place these in the top 10 noise cancelling headphones out there. However if you only want noise cancelling then you might want to look into the Sony 1000XM3 or Bose 700. With the XB900N you will still be able to hear some outside noise such as loud fans, chatter, etc at low volumes (40% or so) if you want to block out noise fully it is possible but you will have to crank them up to 70-80% volume. I listen to them at about 40% volume and its loud enough for me, while other headphones i have to set them near 80% volume. BLUETOOTH AND APP, these are very easy to connect to your devices, hold the power button for 7 seconds then they go into pairing mode, then just connect to them using your device...no hastle. The app also works flawlessly and let me tell you this app is no joke! - You can change the noise cancelling level (20 levels). - You can set between amazon alexa or google assistant - You can change the sound to come from front, front left/right, or rear left/right. - The have an equalizer which lets you adjust bass, mids, highs, etc. It also comes with some presets if you want to just boost bass, vocals, trebble etc. This equalizer really changes the way these headphones sound, this aint no gimmick! - Surround VPT, I don’t know why this feature is not that popular but when you change it creates a feeling of surround sound, the settings are Arena, Concert Hall, Outdoor Stage, and Club. When you set the headphones to arena mode and you watch a movie it literally sounds like you have two soundbars in your ears, its insane that a simple setting on an app can make such a difference... these things sound like a movie theatre! I have owned many pair of headphones, and you get what you pay for. I would definitely say these are worth the $250 price tag. In a nutshell... Those who want a good pair of headphones and want to save $100 buy the XB900Ns. If you want basically double the noise cancelling, and a cleaner sound (less bass) get the Sony XM3s. Can’t go wrong with either, both are great.

I purchased these headphones as my first entry into the world of "good, noise cancelling headphones". Before this pair, my max spend on headphones would be around $25-50 (and that'd be stretching it) The ones I have had before would have decent sound, nothing amazing but still decent nonetheless and noise cancelling would be a complete joke. My office environment is fairly noisy and I commute on a light rail to and from work. In addition to that I was looking for something that produced better sound so I could better tune out the distractions and focus on my work. I didn't have the money for the top-of-the line headphones (such as the Sony WH-1000XM3) so my review won't be comparing these headphones to the top of line ones. I don't like how you have to reset the bluetooth sync every time you connect to a new device, but I compensate for that by only listening to them via bluetooth on my phone and I hard wire them into my computer by an audio cable. I do want to mention that the audio quality is far superior on my phone then on the computer as a result of the phone app, but my computer is a work supplied computer for work and not for listening to music so the audio is baseline at best. If we were to upgrade the audio card on the computer I'm confident it would be far better experience. I wish that there was some sort of water proofing, especially for the price I paid. I also wish that bluetooth paired better between devices as I would love to listen to other devices using these headphones. I've had some issues with phone calls while using these, the wind noise is much more pronounced and the mics tend to pick up everything around me. I once made the mistake of talking on a phone in the stairs and the quality was soooo poor that the support representative of the company I was talking to just hung up after telling me to call back cause he couldn't understand me hahaha (I have had many successful phone calls in the same stairs so I know it was the headphones). I do feel like I'm yelling when I'm using these phones I feel much more self conscious then I did with my previous headphones I used for phone calls The sound quality of these, especially when used on my phone with the sony headphone app on it, is AMAZING great Bass replication, the highs are not piercing as well. It is a truly enjoyable experience. Overall, I really enjoy these headphones. The sound quality is incredible, the noise cancellation is exactly what I was hoping for, and if I have something playing through the headphones (music, movie, audio of some sort) you hardly hear anything but your audio which is incredible! There have been times that I just listen to nothing and use them to help keep the office quieter. I absolutely do not regret getting these.

My XB950BT headphones just broke on me so I decided to buy these first day as an upgrade. First off, the sound quality is very clear. I'm hearing details that I wasn't getting in the xb950bt headphones, especially in the mid to low frequencies. The XB950bt already have great quality audio so I was surprised by how noticeable of an upgrade these were. They managed to get a LOT of bass out of these without it effecting the mid at all. On the XB950bt, if you turned up the bass with the headphones app, the song would start to distort because the entire headphone would shake. Now the bass is much more solid and controllable while still sounding big. I listen to mostly EDM so the amount of bass is perfect. I did listen to some non EDM music and I can see why people who don't listen to bass music wouldn't like these. It's just a bit too in-your-face. You can turn the bass down in the app though. So if you're wanting a cheaper version of the Sony 1000xm3 but are afraid the bass will be too much, turning down the bass on the headphones app will make them sound more natural. Instruments sound as if they are really there in your head. The noise cancelling is nothing special. I don't have anything to compare to but it was only able to cancel the low frequencies while mowing the lawn. you can change how much cancellation there is and at one end it actually increases the noise around you. I like this feature because I want to be aware of my surroundings while in the house. I really like how you can cover the right ear to turn down the volume and it amplifies the sound around you so you can hear people talking to you. It's very fast and consistent but will look funny and rude to strangers if you try talking to them like this. The Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa button make these headphones feel modern. You hold it for the Assistant or you can fast click it to have your notifications read to you. Only problem is if you want to use it, you can't toggle noise cancelling because it uses the same button. You have to choose which one you want in the headphones app. I don't see why they couldn't add an extra button so there are no compromises; there's plenty of space for another. Or there could be a double click to toggle noise cancelling. There's an option called adaptive sound control that changes the noise cancelling intensity based on if you're sitting, walking, running, or in a moving vehicle. -This would be a very useful feature but every time you get up and move or sit down, it plays a bell notification and stops the music. You can't use adaptive sound control without it playing the sound and it makes it too annoying to use. Pretty unfortunate and hopefully they get rid of the notification with a software update or make it an option.- EDIT: there's a setting to turn off the bell notification and guides. You can change the spacial position of the sound with the headphones app. If that's useful to you, now you know. I've already accidently skipped the track a few times with the touch pad. You have to be careful touching the headphones on the right side since it doesn't use physical buttons, just swipe gestures. Hopefully I can get used to it and it not be a problem. The touch gestures seem to be pretty responsive so far, but it can be a little hard not to skip a track when you mean to turn the volume up. It also takes forever to adjust the volume any significant amount cause of how much motion each volume tick takes. If you need to quickly lower the volume, you'll have to use your phone. The main advantage to having swipe gestures is that it won't break. The volume up button stopped working on my xb950bt less than a year after I bought them and the track switch button was pretty finicky after two years. I'm only assuming these headphones will last longer because the touch screens on our phones don't just stop working out of nowhere. Also, I do like how easy it is to pause the music with a double tap on the right speaker. Just wish it was a little faster. EDIT: It's getting really frustrating how difficult it is to change the volume without skipping the track. Sometimes, even if I swipe directly up (which is for volume up) it STILL skips the track I'm playing. There's nothing more frustrating than getting into a song and wanting to turn it up only for it to skip the song you're jamming to. They really need to fix this in a software update and make it much more difficult to skip the track. At this point I only use my phone for volume changes which is annoying because the main reason I like the touch controls is because the volume button won't break like my last headphones. I've had some problems with the Bluetooth connection. It stopped working on me one time during a call and another time trying to play music. The call was on a Snapchat game with my music in the background. The other time it disconnected, there were two apps with audio playing at the same time. So I'm guessing it disconnects whenever there's an overload of input. My girlfriend told me the call quality was really good without me telling her I was using my new headphones so that's a plus. I'll update if it continues to disconnect. EDIT: I haven't had any more problems with this. I think it might have just been Snapchat calling that messed it up. They're not very comfortable for long periods of time. I've been wearing them all day today and honestly they're starting to hurt my head. I just put on the XB950BT and my head already feels better with them on. The xb900n presses around your ears a bit more and the cups aren't as big so the speaker touches my ears a little. They really just need bigger pads, even though it would ruin the thin look. Honestly, the best thing about these headphones are USB-C. I can finally charge my headphones with the same charger as my phone. This is a deal breaking feature and the biggest reason Id rather have these than the XB-950N1 despite its issues. These headphones feel very modern and stylish compared to the bulky and outdated XB950BT. The biggest problems can be fixed with software updates like the touch controls and double tapping Google Assistant to toggle noise cancelling. Hardware wise, these headphones are almost perfect with the biggest issues being the small ear pads and cheap plastic. I'm afraid these won't last longer than two years without cracking so I bought a 3 year protection plan with it.

I was hesitant to spend $200 on a set of headphones, but I'm glad I splurged. It feels great not to have to untangle a wire every time I want to listen to something, and the noise cancelling makes a welcome difference when I'm between classes at my university. If the "Extra Bass" makes you question if these are right for you, you might want to look elsewhere, but I find that these provide a rich sound in the low end without overpowering higher notes, at least without any additional equalizer tweaks. While the noise cancellation is good, don't expect miracles. If I'm listening to something quiet, or there's a particularly loud noise, I can still hear the outside world. On the other hand, wind can be a real issue when wearing these outside. The noise cancellation's attempt to counter the wind really just ends up with me hearing the wind blowing through the microphones, in which case it's better to just turn it off. The ambient sound pass-through mode is good in theory, but in practice you'll have to turn down your music volume for it to make much difference. Thankfully, putting your hand over the right earcup lowers your music volume and automatically turns on ambient sound mode, which is incredibly convenient when you need to listen to someone briefly without having to take them off your ears or pause your music. The battery life is as good as promised, it feels like I never need to charge them. That's good, since while these headphones have a 3.5 mm cable jack, and they support passive audio, the sound quality is absolutely terrible without the battery charged and the set powered on. When I say it's bad, I mean it's worse than any $15 pair of cheap earbuds, which is really disappointing.

I bought these when they were on sale, but still the most money I've ever put into headphones. It's been several months and they still are the best sounding devices I've ever listened to music with. Pros: -Call quality is excellent and the other person can hear you clearly. -Noise cancellation works well enough that I don't hear anyone coming into my work space. -Battery life is outstanding and lasts over a week of regular usage before it needs charging. -Volume and FWD/BKWD controls work every time. -Ear cups fit well around my slightly larger ears and don't cause any discomfort for long periods of wear. Cons: -Pause and play control works sparingly to the point that I'm tapping all around the middle of the earpiece to pause or resume my music. -While noise cancellation works well, I work in a loud environment at times and it won't make very loud and consistent noises much quieter. -This one might just be a "me" thing, but if I'm moving about while wearing these for an extended period of time the headphones can get warm enough that the sides of my face start sweating. The pros greatly outweigh the cons and even at their regular price, these would be well worth it to me. Highly recommend.

I've had these headphones for about two months now and have been using them heavily. I wear them a lot throughout the day and I also wear them to the gym. When it comes to sound quality, these headphones are great. I'm a sucker for bass which is one of the main reasons I bought this model. I had previously owned the Sony MDR-XB950BT headphones and they lasted me for almost four years so I had high expectations for this model. Not only is the sound quality just as good if not better, but the WH-XB900Ns look way better too. The noise cancellation isn't anything crazy, it works well but it isn't foolproof. It's definitely effective, but I will say that every now and then I have to crank the volume a bit higher than I wanted to in order to drown out some surrounding noise. The volume controls also work well. The swipe controls in general are a lot more responsive than I initially expected. Granted, I have had a few moments when I'm in the gym and trying to hype myself up for a lift and I'll go to swipe up to turn up my volume and it skips the song instead. Now this could just be myself being hyped up on adrenaline, but it always makes me groan whenever that happens. Also, if I try to repeatedly swipe to either up the volume several notches or skip several songs, sometimes it thinks i'm double tapping and pauses the song. Again, an understandable response but one I will note nonetheless. Overall I am beyond pleased with these headphones. I like them a lot more than my MDR-XB950BTs and for anyone who is looking to upgrade like I was, I highly recommend these headphones.

First off, I'd like to comment that I consider these headphones to be a touch expensive. I had shopped around for a while before settling on these, I picked them up because they were advertised for thier long battery life, good sound fidelity, bass and USB C recharging. I had purchased several cheaper headphones in the past few months but was ultimately disappointed with each. What can I say about these other then HOW AWESOME THEY ARE? Well, the bass really is amazing, if I'm listening to a heavy song it's like my entire head is shaking, it's an experience. The sound fidelity is great and far exceeds all previous headphones I've used, everything sounds crisp; none of that dull foggy sound you get from poor audio. The battery life is extreme, I never expected to get undersold on how long they last, I use these things at work and need to charge them every other shift, I work 12 hour shifts. The interactability on these is... what you would expect from a pair of headphones, the right ear has a seires of motions you can make to lower and raise the volume, attenuate the volume, pause, play, skip or goback. The left ear has two smaller buttons, a power button and a button to cycle through the various noise cancelation setups, I particularly like the mode that takes in and amplifies the surrounding audio so you can still hear things. My two gripes: First, I wish the buttons and interactability was truely customizable, there is a small amount of customization available but nothing extensive; particularly I wish I had the option to ceate a PTT button. Second, I wish I knew what a good pair of headphones were like, I would have purchased an even fancier pair from Sony. I didn't think it mattered that much, I was wrong.

Noise canceling isn’t as good as the 1000 but still affective in a noisy work office. These definitely have extra base, I’m always fiddling with EQs to get my perfect balance but I couldn’t improve on the standard quality for me. Great value

Fone confortável e com boa qualidade de som. O NC não é o melhor do mercado, mas cumpre bem o papel.

Se você nunca utilizou um headphone com Noise Cancelling, é uma experiência única que te faz esquecer de tudo, ou quase tudo, que está acontecendo ao seu redor. O XB-900N faz um trabalho competente nesse quesito, bloqueando sons constantes como barulhos de chuva, ventiladores, etc, porém é quase nulo com vozes, para conseguir isso só com o WH-1000XM4 pagando quase o dobro aqui no Brasil. Quanto aos formatos de áudio suportados ele é bem completo, SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, o que permite o streaming de áudio de alta resolução em conexões Bluetooth. A qualidade de áudio é surpreendente, sendo possível ouvir uma boa separação dos instrumentos e das vozes, tudo isso com graves excelentes. Se você não quiser tantos graves é possível ajustar a equalização pelo aplicativo Sony | Headphones Connect. Também oferece suporte ao 360 Reality Audio, mas sinceramente não acho que seja um fator de decisão, pois além de não ter suporte ao Spotify, ter um número bem limitado de músicas disponíveis, cerca de 1000 até o momento, é algo que você provavelmente vai usar durante o período de testes de algum aplicativo e depois nunca mais. Vale ressaltar que na caixa vem um cupom para você utilizar no Deezer, Tidal ou nugs.net, que oferece um período de testes grátis. A qualidade de construção é sim superior aos fones de entrada da marca, mas poderia ser melhor, especialmente no plástico utilizado no seu corpo. Já as almofadas de couro são extremamente confortáveis e o arco superior acolchoado ajudam no conforto. No geral é um produto sólido e que passa uma sensação de produto premium. Os pontos negativos são o tempo de carregamento que é de aproximadamente 7 horas, Bluetooth 4.2 e ele não vem com uma case e sim com uma bolsa de tecido. É uma ótima opção para quem não quer, ou não pode, gastar tanto no XM4, ou até mesmo num Airpods Max, mas que ainda sim queira usufruir do cancelamento de ruído e de um áudio de alta qualidade.

Desde hace tiempo pensaba que los audífonos en la actualidad estaban hechos para ser desechables, que durarán máximo un par de meses y a comprar otros, que fue justamente la impresión que me dejaron los que tuve anteriormente a estos, que eran unos Skullcandy Hesh 3. Y justamente me quiero centrar en eso para está opinión, la durabilidad como producto. Este modelo se sienten que es de calidad desde el primer momento, el táctil responde bien, la calidad de sonido es muy buena, los graves son impresionantes, pero debo admitir que si solo los tienes conectados por cable sin estar encendidos, el sonido no es bueno. El uso que les he dado ha sido de mucho cuidado, no los uso en la calle cuando salgo de casa, los compré en junio del año pasado y a día de hoy siguen en muy buen estado, si los cuidas bastante, te pueden durar mucho tiempo. La velocidad de carga es buena así como el tiempo que dura la bateria. Para mi trabajo los uso mucho. Cada 3 o 4 días necesito cargarlos, pero les doy un uso de 8 hrs al día aprox. Así que si los usas casualmente imagino que fácilmente pueden durar una semana. En cuestión de comodidad, creo que están bastante bien, luego de 8 hrs si termino algo adolorido, pero creo que cualquier cosa que uses por 8 hrs terminará siendolo. Las primeras 4 hrs no siento incomodidad. En resumen, muy buenos audífonos por el precio, pero recomiendo agarrarlos con descuento. Yo los compré cuando estaban en $4,000

Very good product, came properly packaged without any damage. Product charges fast and battery life is long. Wireless connectivity is good and fast. Comfortable cushioning as well. Bass boost and sound quality is good if you select “stereo” over “hands free” option on PC. Which means sound is better with headphones on than off.