Sony WH-CH700N Noise Cancelling Wireless Bluetooth Headphones with 35 Hours Battery Life and Quick Charge, headphone with mic - Optimized For Alexa, Google and Siri Assistant - Black

Fantastic sound quality over Bluetooth. Amazing battery life. Noise cancelling is good but doesn't blow me away. I guess you can pay twice as much for that feature. I know things have to have price points. 75 for this, 250 for the best of the best, 175 for last generation on black Friday. But the quality of these is really good and do not make me wish I'd spent two or three times the price. The packaging is quite good with all of it cardboard apart from a rigid polyester holder for the headphones themselves, a polythene bag in which is the manual (unnecessary) and a shrink wrap around the box itself (tamper evidence). It could be packed in a tighter box but not much space is wasted. There is no carry case or bag but they have been on my head most of the time and in my backpack when I'm not wearing them. The sound quality is really good, not too bass focused like I know Sony is reputed for, just good clean, bright, balanced audio with plenty in the way of bass to keep you nodding along. The noise cancelling is good, I have a fan running constantly and it gets rid of about 60% of that, it struggles harder with keeping up with traffic noise as cars drive past, it deals better with a constant low rumble. But to be honest, it would be quite dangerous to get rid of all traffic noise! Comfort wise, part of the reason I got these is because my ears get painfully cold while walking and these take care of that now the weather is heading towards winter. When I'm in my bedroom listening to the TV, however, my ears get quite warm and I have to take them off every so often and air them! Not that that is a bad thing it helps insulate the noise!

Just few words, I am audiophile from the age of ten years and I know music much more than anyone needs to know about and I know what I am saying these cans are worth every penny, you can't go wrong with this purchase, buy with confidence and you will never regret this purchase, I am able to hear what others can't even appreciate, if I am satisfied with this product this has to be the product that tick all the boxes, I can highly recommend you to go for it and you'll never regret this purchase, bass is tight and deep highs are smooth and beautiful mids are rich in details overall nothing is left to be ignored, buy with confidence and faith, it will work as desired Dr faheem well after having used em for reasonable period and tested em on almost all kinds of gonre have a fair understanding of the worth of the product, well first & fore most specifition is the audible frequently response that every user would want to know, as what Sony claims it to reproduce the frequency response from 7 hertz at the lower end and 40 khrtz at the higher end which is a big claim to print on the box outside the product, you carefully open all such gadgets for incase it needs to go back, so you have the packaging is not damaged, well you have successfully managed to get the item out of the box and after having a quick look at the item first thing we always check is the how does it look for the value of your money, does it gives you visual satisfaction, next you carefully get to remove the item from the box, check out for the instruction manual and the acssecories provided along with the item, once satisfied we move quickly go through the manual so that we do not miss out on the essential Information before we are ready to use the item, okay every thing seems to be good enough for us to remove it from the packaging and if we have already used a similar device we take much as granted to know what we are doing, yes it needs a initial charge before actual use, get the charging out of the kit and hook it to the charging port and connect to the source most likely to be adequate for the power out put in amps, mostly all of these devices take the power of around 1.5 - 2.0 amp, as it is connected a charging light on the device is the first visual satisfaction, no we are long way from the real test yet, mostly they come partially charged with short duration of play time, but as we all know a decent length of charging time varies from anything half an hour to the maximum of overnight length of time, usually good length of charge would mean that when you put this device to the real use It is not short of power most of us do not have the patience to wait until the next morning so after the charge of an hour or so we all jump straight to the test it out, to my pleasure it was almost fully charged only in two hours and I did not have to wait till the next morning, and I have used very many of similar headphones before so I knew how to pair them with my Walkman Sony nw - zx2, it was a breeze almost instant pairing no lag for the device search, I am already happy, I had read its claim of 7hrtz to the lower end, but 7hrtz is not actually audible by the human ears so I decided to choose play ABBA, as Abba recordings had always been in the best of the studios for me to be sure that what ever they are singing will come out as good as possible,, randomly choose an Abba song and hurray it is through to the Bluetooth with the actual frequency spectrum as I would have wanted, low end frequency down to 15-20 htrz is whar out ear drums can feel as something moving in the ears, so it did and I was instantly surprised and happy to have these headphones really touched down to the lowest end of the audible frequency, for the middle range which is actually the vocal, harmorina, voilon or wind pipes, were clean and crisp words were not muffdeled away in the crowd of the band instruments, highs cover the string Instruments or the higher pitch of the female voices, and all came as to be in the first row of the live orchestra, as my player is flagship model from Sony which delivers the sound quality beyond any other device available so I can confirm that these headphones are capable of all the claims that they print out on the box, quick charge for a rush use is as short as 15 minutes, to last almost, you must remember that all of the li-ion batteries have a bar on how many times it can be charged to the full level, so to keep it living for years of use must understand the charging cycles to be saved, as my Walkman is likely to live beyond ten years of regular use and I don't want my headphones to die away before that time either, another very crucial issue is ss the actual speakers inside any device big or small needs a good 50-100 hours of running /playing, as the floating coil is the permanent magnet needs to be totall freed up of any rubbing or risistance to give you the best performance good brands actually run their speakers for at least 50 hours before you bring them home,Ike B&W is a well reputed name in the field of audio products and they developed a magnatibc gel to keep their speakers responding to full spectrum of frequencies and since I happen to own a pair for over 15 years now and I have used them on quite a number of receiver/amplifiers and I have never been disappointed as yet, Now I compare it with the headphones won't be fair, but to be honest I got the sound quality as good as it could get in the way of what you throw to your device, you must have had understood my knowledge and experience in the field so I am more than happy to give em five stars only in the second month of usage and I can very confidenty recommend these headphones for a good audio player that you keep in your pocket or on the table at work, for the, digital noise canceling which is a step above the just active noise canceling,, it does take a bit of actual placement of the headphones to your comfort, it should not be leaking too much though just tight enough to the comfortable position is what you are looking for & there you go, I would say no ifs & buts needed for this pair of headphones, click on the confirm to pay and you won't be given it a second thought after even few years of use, I trusted my Walkman and I knew what I was buying and it had to work so it did and I am happy with my purchase for a decent price, once again full five stars device Dr faheem khan, after having used these already for over four months I wanted to add a few more words to my review as on the electronic and the software end Sony does maintain its lead in the portable or other Audiovisual devices, as for these headphones I have noticed one additional thing as I do own bose, senhizer, AKG and had also used Pioneer headphones unfortunately majority of the big names in the league does do well at the electronic and the software end but most of them fail on the mechanical end as buttons not responding to the desired commands, which is very annoying for the big money you have splashed out out of the brand name, it has only been Sony who never failed on either side of the game electronics /software and the mechanical end, it never gave me any issues even after the use of over ten years it would work as exactly as it was bought a new, I am much much more than happy to have saying that these headphones are the ones that I am sure are going to last over 15 years and I shall not need anymore cans to splash out for me to waste my money & time, in search of the best value reviews or recommendations from the nerds and audiophiles which I myself am also audiophile as I started to get into the music from the age of ten years and now I am well over 60, I am still able to appreciate the music as it is intended to be & I shall carry on for as long as I am around and able to hear something, yes my hearing had been tuned to listen much wider band width than the other men of my age I have a pair of excellent B&W Speakers that I bought in the good times and they were highly priced but since I was in a good job I could afford to buy as an impulsive shopping around 15 years ago and they are exactly as good as the best of any brand, quality or name could claim, I get my friends come over to me many a times just to have a listen to the best of the audio visual enjoyment which I take pride in it for myself, coming back to the Sony headphones here is the crunch line saying that you need only to buy this one in your lifetime and forget about what future holds for your music /audio listening experience, you can't get it any better as it is my promise to all of the music lovers all over the world Stay blessed Dr Hameed Faheem Thank you

I like these but there are issues. I have tried Sony models £100+ more expensive and in the shop they are better, but I'm not sure those are worth that extra price. Perhaps for younger people with more acute hearing the extra cost is worth it. I have previously used "Active Noise Cancelling Headphones," from TaoTronics https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01L90O30W and they provide much the same experience in noise cancelling at 1/3 the price, if you don't mind fitting buds inside your outer ear and can do without wireless feature (if you can get it to work on Windows 7 with Sony let me know how). I only rated 4 stars because of a number minor? points. Pros: Comfortable and lightweight. Can be worn for extended periods (even asleep!) without issues. Seem to be well built. Provides noticeable noise cancellation against background noise, even office chatter and radio/TV noise. Provides a limited noise reduction when switched off/no power. NC is sufficient that you don't need to increase volume of what you want to listen to block out 'normal' background noise. However without input source NC leaves a little to be desired (some hiss). Stays charged for long periods if not used or NC not enabled. Haven't had chance to measure how long a full charge lasts but has to be close to the advertised value (unlike smart phones!). Using BT does of course reduce the battery life but by how much I haven't been able to figure. Cons: If you are trying to pair a BT device, make sure the audio cable is removed (this is not unreasonable). Similarly, if the headphones are on charge it seems you cannot pair, but put headphones on charge after pairing has been achieved. I have only been able to pair one BT device at a time, MP3 or Phone. On an ION Tough Sounds pair of headphones, the two can happily coexist (experiments to continue though). The on/off switch and NC switch are 'soft' switches, actioned by software/firmware inside the phones to perform the required function. Yes, means they must be charged up - but then needs that to operate. However, the problem is that there is a noticeable delay in switching and action 'confirmed' by a either spoken message or a warble making the changeover a 2 or 3 second activity. Until you are familiar with the position of buttons, then tendency is to take the headphones off so you can see buttons to press then you don't always get to hear the 'confirmation'. Slight background hiss when NC selected. For some this may be a no-no. I found that I could block it out much of the time, and even when not it was less annoying than the noise you are trying to block out. Need input source to really appreciate noise cancelling feature. Powers off (no NC) when being charged. Curious. You need a compatible (Sony only?) device to make use of the volume/track controls on the right earpiece. Pulling the jack out of phones switches them off. Pulling jack out of source does not. Thus if you leave cable connected despite no source phones are on, however in this mode they seem to lose very little power. The supplied jack lead had a straight plug and a 90 degree plug. Only ever use the straight plug at the headphone end. If you use the 90 degree connector and it rotates in the socket it can gently lift itself out of the socket. Have yet to successfully connect to Windows 7 or Windows 10 laptop via wireless (can using the TaoTronics wireless transmitter) plugged into laptop headphone sockey. If you are listening to an MP3 player and both player and phones are being charged from same power pack at same time there is a disconcerting hum/interference. This is also true with a pair of NC earpieces I have I so suspect it is a 'feature' of such an arrangement.

These are my second pair of over ear, noise cancelling headphones. My previous ones were a cheap brand I got from Amazon.com, and used them for traveling. Somehow, part of the frame got broken and they were no longer tight enough to be effective. I bought these when I spotted them in the Amazon Warehouse. When they arrive, there was some very slight damage to the packaging, and there was a sticker on the box saying it was a warehouse sale.. Inside, the headphones comes with a regular 3.5mm audio connector and (should come with) a micro usb which is used for charging (mine did not). In use, these are pretty effective in a noisy office. I understand how these work, and will always be better on constant noise (like the drone noise inside a plane) than talking in an office, but they do an OK job at drowning out a couple of noisy colleagues in an open plan office. Audio wise, they are remarkably good. I use them a lot for YouTube, and I've even used them for video conferencing, the inbuilt microphone is very clear so I am told by other people on the calls. Bluetooth pairing was pretty simple, I've paired to both an iPhone and also a Mac. The Mac took a bit of playing around, that is more of a Mac OS thing than any fault of these headphones. Bot now they are paired, everything is all good. Switching them on, I get spoken notification they are on, and spoken notification they are paired. A quick press of the off-on button also tells me the battery status. I've got about 16-20 hours out of them from one charge (2 days at the office), and there was still juice left in the battery, but I put it back on to charge overnight. There is a quick charge functionality, the box claims 10 mins to get 60 mins. , I'm not sure how accurate that is, but they seem to charge quickly. They are pretty good comfort wise, although I have not worn them for more than about 4 hours without taking them off for an hour at lunchtime. Next time I'm on a 12 hour flight will be the test of them, but they are not tight on my head, and my ears do not feel like I've been in a rugby scrum. The instructions advise that they will not charge via a hub, but should be connected directly to a charger. I've got mine connected directly to a regular (Anker brand) changer, and a regular usb and it works just perfectly. Overall, I'm very pleased with them, even at the full price, they are a lot better than what I previously had, both in regard to the noise cancelling and definitely in regard to the audio quality.

UPDATE TO MY REVIEW BELOW: It is with a heavy heart dear reader that after 6 short years and a couple months extra, my headphones met their end. They started randomly disconnecting and turning off after a few minutes with ample battery multiple times one evening and in an shame worthy moment of frustration I threw them against a wall, almost immediately mournful of my action as I saw them break on impact .... but, they did give up after just over 6 years... and I am sad, I have quite large ears and these fit very comfortably and for the price to sound quality ratio, they were the best I ever had ,..... RIP my beautiful CH -700N. no more will I see you on my PC bluetooth list :-( ... I paid 80 pounds in a November sale in 2018 when they retailed at 150, it is now Jan 2025 and they have made their last "power off" sound.... I`m sorry, I have to go now and be alone..... just buy them :-( My below review was around two and half years ago.. I am writing this review now as these headphones are starting to show wear, the leather has split on one of the ear paddings an the foam its sticking out now, I simply love these head phones, I got these in a sale in 2018 for 79.99 I think half price at the time, and they have had daily use for four years and still going, they are by miles the best headphones Ive ever had, and will be buying another pair, Why? Its been four years and there are probably better options now and these may not be available anymore. Well I have quite large ears and I have comfort issues after a couple of hours normally but not with these, so if you see these, buy them

I bought this product to use at the gym and when commuting by Train. Before purchasing this product I used a pair of wired in-ears. The problem I had with those was that background noise would cause me to have to turn up the volume a lot to be able to hear my music properly, and the cable got in the way at the gym and was a faff to pull out of my shirt when I got to the office. I managed to buy these on sale for £80 and really happy with my purchase. Pros: - Noise Cancelling: There are better (and much more expensive) noise cancelling solutions out there but this really does the trick for me. I can listen to my music at much lower levels and without being bothered by background noise (particularly the obnoxious rubbish they play at the gym). - Wireless: Freedom! It's really great to be free of that cable and not having to worry about it getting caught in the gym equipment etc. - Comfort: Can wear for a good few hours without them causing any discomfort to my ears/head. - Sound Quality: Sound quality is decent for casual listening. Certainly not a flat frequency response and wouldn't attempt to use them for audio/sound engineering or any kind of critical listening (for that I use Beyerdynamic DT880 pro). - Controls: being able to skip/pause/play from the headset is very convenient - Hands free calling: Wasn't something I bought these for but it's quite a nice feature that I have made plenty of use of. Cons: - Comfort: I know I listed it as a pro above but there is one thing about these cans that is uncomfortable - They are TOO WARM! Particularly at the gym my head ends up sweating buckets wearing these things and it feels a bit disgusting. I have to wipe them down regularly thoughout my session and clean them regularly as well because of this. - Controls can sometimes be a little unresponsive when you first power up. Could possibly be my phone not responding right away but unfortunately don't have a way to test. Overall I recommend the product, particularly if you happen to see it on sale!

Coming from using Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro's for a couple of years, I'm very surprised at how good these sound. Especially the bass, which is notably more impactful without being overly so. I use these to listen to a variety of music as well as for gaming and everything works and sounds great. My only complaint about the sound really is that rock (music with a lot of instruments) don't sound quite as good as with my Beyerdynamic's. Possibly because of the audio compression. The sound isolation that the pads bring probably blocks out 60% of outside sound, whilst the active noise cancelling blocks another 25% (although mostly on the lower or mid section), so 85% or more of outside sound is blocked, which is really impressive. I've used these in the gym a couple of times. They are very effective at blocking out the gym's music and other sounds but the pads are not very breathable and so you they will get sweaty quite quickly. I have since given up on using them in the gym because of this. As I mentioned, I use these for gaming, including fast paced ones such as PUBG and Apex Legends. I've not had any issues sound delay. Connectivity distance is good but depends largely on your device or bluetooth dongle. I can walk further away without the connection dropping when using a bluetooth 4.2 dongle instead of a 4.0 dongle. Ergonomics - The buttons are intuitive and the battery life is good. The headset is also very light, but unlike the Bose QuietComforts, aren't very comfortable when you rest them around your neck. The mic is poor - mainly due to the poor audio compression of bluetooth. I've had to resort to using a desktop mic instead. Overall I'm really impressed and I think these are very good value for money. I plan to use these as my main headset for a good few years.

I’ve tried lots of headphones over the last couple of years so I know a lot on this subject. Let my experience of wasting my time on unnecessary purchases prevent you from wasting your time on doing likewise. My judgment is based mainly on sound quality, comfort and price. Noise cancellation fans should read no further. I’ve tried the 1000XM3 and the XB900 and the hear on 3 and you’re basically paying for better noise cancellation and a slightly nicer feel. As far as the sound quality is concerned there’s nothing in it between the above 3 headphones and these 700N’s. This is because the WH-CH700N’s have complete access to the ace up Sony’s sleeve- the connect app. Total control of sound settings. These headphones (regularly on sale at Amazon for £75) sound utterly amazing once you’ve customised the sound to your liking. Nothing comes close at this price. Bose and sennheisers accompanying apps don’t have anywhere near the same sound customisation levels as Sony’s app. All other manufacturers don’t even have an app at all. Scullcandy do but just for their high end model but this brand is all about bass levels that distort music and make your brain rattle. Why anyone wants that is beyond me. Just so you know.... these wh ch700n’s have plenty of base in case you’re thinking they might be @flat” sounding. I have the bass level on the equaliser at +3 (range is -10 up to +10), and that’s all the bass I need. Comfort wise, these are the comfiest headphones I’ve ever used. Very light, not too tight and with big Enough ear pads so that your whole ear fits inside. So many headphones (surprisingly) don’t. This helps with sound isolation too due to the fact the whole pad is air tight around your ears. Forget Sony’s wh-ch-710 also as it’s the newer version of these amazing headphones but it has far less sound customisation access in the Sony app.

Happy with the product, however, it took near 2 months from order to delivery!

I have been using this one for over a year now, mostly for work. Great price/quality. Works long enough on a single charge (I can get through 1 to 2 weeks of meetings), though charging is very slow.

"Power on" und "Bluetooth connected" sind die ersten Worte, die man hört, wenn man den Kopfhörer einschaltet. Gegenüber meinem alten MDR ZX770 schon mal ein deutlicher Fortschritt. Da wurde nur in unterschiedlichen Tonlagen gepiepst. Nach dem auf einer Dienstreise die linke Muschel abgebrochen ist und dadurch die Bedienung auf der rechten Seite ausgefallen ist, machte eine Klebebandreparatur auch keinen Sinn mehr und ein neuer musste her. Die Bandbreite an kabellosen Kopfhörer wird mittlerweile unüberschaubar. Die Bewertungen übrigens auch. Von einer schlechten Bewertung weil die Verpackung nach Chemie riecht bis hin zu super Bewertungen weil die Lieferung schnell erfolgte ist die Sinnlosigkeit dieser Bewertungen grenzenlos. Ich versuche mich also auf das Wesentliche zu konzentrieren, Verbindung, Tragekomfort, Klang, Telefon und NC. Verbindung: Lange gedrückt halten bedeutet paring und verbindet sich bei mir problemlos mit allen Quellen. Ich kann auch zwei Telefone mit dem Kopfhörer verbinden. Eines zum telefonieren und eins zum Musik abspielen. Tragekomfort: Ich trage beim Motorradfahren Helmgröße XL mit einem Kopfumfang von 61 cm. Ich kann den Kopfhörer ohne Probleme 1 Stunde tragen (länger habe ich es noch nicht probiert). Also für Dickköpfe gut geeignet. Klang: Der Klang hängt schon sehr stark von der Quelle ab. Am besten merkt man das, wenn man ein Playliste mit Musik von youtube hört. Da merkt man die qualitativen Unterschiede sehr krass. Hochwertige Aufnahmen in FLAC hören sich halt besser an. Nuancen, Feinheiten und Bass sind gut zu erkennen und zu unterscheiden. Bedingt auch eine räumliche Darstellung erkennbar. Die Sony App habe ich abgelehnt wegen zu vielen Daten, die sie sammeln. Hatte in der SBahn mal Zeit und Lust die AGBs zu lesen. Danach habe ich sie sofort gelöscht. Andere Equalizer aus dem Store bringen in der Regel aber auch eine deutliche Verbesserung. Alles in Allem kein audiophiles Highlight aber ein solider Spaßmacher als Begleiter auf Reisen und beim arbeiten. Telefon: Telefonfunkton funktioniert einwandfrei. Gegenüber dem Vorgänger beklagt sich bisher niemand über schlechte Qualität. Die Anrufenden sind super zu hören. Man muss sich nur konzentrieren, dass man selber nicht zu laut spricht. NC: NC ist so eine Sache. Hier gehen die Meinungen wohl am stärksten auseinander. Ja, ich kenne Bose, Sennheise etc. Ich finde das NC bei diesem Kopfhörer in der 100 Euroklasse für gelungen und ausreichend. Will ich komplettes ausblenden der Umwelt muss ich tiefer in die Tasche greifen. Bahn und Flugzeig werden ausgeblendet, d.h. gleichbleibende Geräusche werden größtenteils minimiert aber nicht komplett ausgeblendet. Kurz auftretende Stimmen oder Geräusche in unterschiedlichen Höhen werden gering gefiltert. Dafür ist der Kopfhörer aus meiner Sicht auch nicht gedacht. Fazit: Für einen Kopfhörer dieser Preisklasse finde ich ihn absolut gelungen und würde ihn jederzeit weiterempfehlen. Handling, Tragekomfort, Klang und Haptik sind gelungen. Will ich Maybach fahren, muss ich auch Maybach bezahlen. Ganz einfach. Hier bewegen wir uns ganz entspannt in der Klasse C Klasse oder 3er. Viel Spaß

Pues he comparado estos Sony WH-CH700NB con otros auriculares de su gama y de precio parecido, a saber: Los Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC, los Audio-Technica ANC700BT, los Plantronics Backbeat Go 810 y los JBL E65. Podéis apreciar en la última foto que están todos. Pues bien, sin duda estos Sony junto a los Plantronics son los que he encontrado más completos, ya que al resto siempre los encontraba pegas que no podían ser obviadas o permitidas a cambio de las virtudes. Paso al análisis. Ventajas: ✅ Sin lugar a dudas donde más destacan estos Sony es en su batería, es el que más batería da de todos, con 35 horas de uso con el ANC puesto, esta monstruosidad se come al resto de rivales por mucho. Los AudioTechnica son los siguientes con 25 horas, seguidos de los Plantronics con 22, luego los Sennheiser con 19 y por último los JBL con 15 horas (Todos por supuesto en modo bluetooth, el ANC activado y a volumen medio. ✅ Carga rápida con 1 hora de uso en 10 minutos de carga. Los Plantronics dan 3 horas con 10 minutos. El resto no tienen carga rápida. ✅ El siguiente punto yo diría que es el sonido. En este apartado, menos los JBL, están todos muy parejos, ya que todos dan una buena calidad de sonido, pero con diferentes tipos de ecualizacización. En el caso de estos Sony es un tipo de ecualización muy suya, en forma de “U”, donde destacan los graves y los agudos, con unos medios muy bien conseguidos, pero no tan nítidos como el resto de frecuencias. Con este tipo de ecualización los otros auriculares que se parecen son los 4.50, aunque se nota mucho que usan un tipo de ecualización propia de Sennheiser, que es el típico espaciado “club” (Tienen un poco de reverberación como si estuvieras en sitio espacioso). Me gustan más los Sony ya que al ser más plano da más opciones de personalizar el sonido. En cuanto a los Plantronics, destaca con su ecualización tipo “brillante” (Dando a un botón) que hace destacar mucho los agudos y medios, controlando perfectamente los graves (Aunque por defecto tiene la ecualización “equilibrada” donde se incrementan los graves, pero pierde en el resto de frecuencias). A su vez los ATH también tienen claramente un sonido más brillante donde destacan los agudos y medios, aunque bajo mi gusto suenan un poco enlatados. Los JBL son los últimos, cuya ecualización es demasiado grave, no deja nitidez para los agudos, y los medios suenan excesivamente sobrecargados, son los menos recomendados en este aspecto. Todo es muy subjetivo para cada uno, mis favoritos ya os digo que son o estos Sony o los Plantronics (Todo este tipo de sonido lo he tenido en cuenta con el ANC puesto, ya que en algunos cambia cuando está apagado. No es el caso de los Sony). ✅ Como acabo de decir, los Sony no sufren cambio de sonido al encender o apagar la cancelación de ruido. Sí lo sufren los ATH, los Plantronics y los Sennheiser (En menor medida). ✅ Es el que más códec de audio bluetooth compatibles tienes: SBC, AAC, APTX y APTX HD. Los ATH tiene además SBC, AAC y APTX. Los 4.50 tienen APTX. El resto usa sólo SBC. ✅ Para mí es el que mejores botones tiene. Muy sencillo pasar de canción con un botón “slider” o deslizante que tiene. Además, los botones de subir y bajar y subir volumen van aparte (No funcionan todo con el mismo botón dependiendo del tiempo que se presionen). Los Plantronics son los segundos que más me gustan, todos los botones bien diferenciados y fáciles de tocar (Sólo que están situados en el panel izquierdo en lugar de en el derecho). Los Sennheiser tienen el mismo sistema que los Sony, pero los botones son mucho más pequeños, haciéndolos más difíciles de localizar (Serían los terceros que más me gustan). Los JBL serían los cuartos ya que sus botones están demasiado juntos, uniendo la función de volumen con transición de canciones en los mismos botones. Y por último están los AudioTechnica, horribles, traen el panel táctil que funciona fatal, sobre todo al pasar de canción, unas veces lo hace, otras no, otras te pasa 2 canciones juntas de golpe… Es el peor sin duda. ✅ Comodidad exquisita. Tienen una copa para las orejas enorme, las almohadillas son muy blandas, no hacen daño en el agarre o “clapping” y los drivers están ligeramente oblicuos para que el hélix de la oreja no toque con el fondo. Diría que están a la par en comodidad con los Plantronics, que, aunque no tiene los drivers de forma oblicua, dada su poca fuerza de agarre, su ligereza y sus almohadillas, esto no es un problema, ya que tu oreja nunca roza el fondo. Los AudioTechnica son los mejores en este aspecto, superando al resto, los que menos presionan, los que más espacio de fondo dan para las orejas, y las mejores almohadillas. Los penúltimos serían los Sennheiser, la copa para las orejas es muy reducida, haciendo que quizá estas se sientan más aprisionadas y no dures tantas horas, además de que su fuerza de agarre es mayor. Y por último y los peores con diferencia, los JBL, son horribles en este aspecto, te van a doler las orejas a los pocos minutos, aprietan demasiado, tus orejas rozan con el fondo, las almohadillas no terminan de ser cómodas y dan mucho calor. ✅ Es de los más baratos. He llegado a verlo por 98 euros nuevo y de segunda mano por unos 91 euros. Los más baratos que he visto son los Plantronics con un precio record de 91 euros nuevos, una auténtica ganga. El resto rondan los 120 y 150 euros. Los JBL el precio mínimo que he visto era de 150 euros, aunque de segunda mano están por menos de 90. ✅ Con un peso de 240 gramos está muy en la media de lo que se denomina un buen peso para unos auriculares. Los Sennheiser dan prácticamente el mismo peso que los Sony (238 gramos). Los ATH y los JBL serían los más pesasdos con 250 y 258 gramos respectivamente (Aunque siguen estando en el estándar para considerar a un auricular ligero). Los reyes aquí son los Plantronics con un peso de 189 gramos, hacía mucho que no veía unos auriculares, de este estilo, tan ligeros. ✅ Incluye NFC. Los únicos que lo tienen aparte de estos Sony son los Sennheiser 4.50. ✅ Puedes usar la app para modifcar la ecualización de forma bastante personalizada. Esto también lo permiten los Sennheiser. Los Plantronics tienen app, pero no te permiten personalizar tanto el sonido. Además, y esto es algo exclusivo de Sony, puedes cambiar el botón de cancelación para que, al pulsar, llame al asistente (Google, Siri o Alexa) y te lea las notificaciones, responder a mensajes, etc. ✅ No ocupan mucho sobre la cabeza y son discretos para llevarlos por la calle. En este aspecto diría que los dos peores son los JBL y los ATH. ✅ Micrófono bastante bueno en comparación con el resto y dado su precio. Aunque personalmente creo que capta una espacie de pitido de fondo que puede ser molesto, bajo mi punto de vista los mejores son los Plantronics, que aunque la voz puede parecer un poco nasal, son los que tienen más claridad y menos ruido de fondo. Desventajas: ❌ Los que peor cancelación de ruido tienen. Es un hecho, ni siquiera lo llamaría cancelación de ruido, sino atenuación de ruido. Estos son sin duda los que menos ruido quitan, apenas podrán quitarte el zumbido de un portátil en reposo, no esperes que te quite ni el ruido de un motor, ni si quiera de una aspiradora. Es más, lo único bueno de esta cancelación de ruido (Y de la del resto de marcas aquí comparadas), es que no producen ningún “ruido blanco” como sí hacen auriculares de marcas chinas, aunque a cambio esos auriculares cancelan mucho más ruido por menos dinero (Pese a ese inconveniente), como los Mpow H10. Tanto los ATH como los Plantronics son bastante mejores (Aunque sigue siendo atenuación de sonido), ya que al menos te pueden quitar los típicos ruidos de fondo que están en habitaciones contiguas, como el sonido apagado que llega de una televisión o una conversación lejana. Los únicos a los que consideraría que tienen cancelación de ruido son los Sennheiser (Que en realidad es gracias a su cancelación de ruido pasiva creada por las almohadillas. La cancelación activa es mínima. Para eso mejor mirarse los Sennheiser 4.40 sin cancelación) y los JBL (Los únicos que me han sorprendido, pero muchísimo, son una maravilla por su precio, en ciertas frecuencias, que no en todas, hacen un trabajo excepcional, superando a auriculares de 300 euros. Para que os hagáis una idea, me quita prácticamente el 99% del sonido del ventilador de mi portátil gamer a máxima potencia, mientras que los Bose QC 35 no lo hacen. Aunque sí es cierto que luego peca más cancelando voces, o ruidos subgraves). ❌ Igual que su batería es la que más dura, su velocidad de carga de 0 a 100 es la que más tarda: Un total de 7 horas en cargarse del todo. Una auténtica burrada, es el precio a pagar por tener esas 35 horas de batería. Los ATH tardan unas 5 horas, el cual sigue siendo excesivo. Los Sennheiser, Los Plantronics y los JBL prometen un tiempo de carga de entre 2 y 3 horas, que ya me parece un tiempo mucho más adecuado. ❌ Al ponértelos sobre el cuello puedes sentir presión sobre el mismo. Si te los colocas sobre el cuello girando las almohadillas (Las cuales se giran hacia el cuerpo) puedes sentir presión y es molesto. Los JBL, ATH y Plantronics no tienen este problema (Los 4.50 no tienen giro de 90 grados sobre el cuello). ❌ Como es habitual en toda la marca Sony, no tienen multipunto, no pueden conectarse a 2 dispositivos. Esto pueden hacerlo los JBL, lo Sennheiser y los Plantronics. ❌ No puedes cargarlos mientras escuchas música. Ninguno puede. ❌ No son plegables (Los Plantronics tampoco). Los Sennheiser, los ATH y los JBL sí lo son. ❌ Tienes que esperar manteniendo pulsado el botón de power para que se encienda y se apague (Los Sennheiser también). Esto no me gusta, prefiero un botón deslizante como el que tiene los ATH, los Plantronics o los JBL, que no tienes que estar esperando a que la voz diga “Power off”. ❌ No trae funda de transporte rígida ni bolsa. Los JBL tampoco. El resto trae una bolsa de tela de transporte, que, bajo mi punto de vista, la de Sennheiser es la de mejor calidad. En definitiva, los recomiendo? Sí claro que sí. 👍 Quizá por los 135 euros que suelen tener no, pero sí los recomiendo si bajan de precio, que yo los he visto por 98 euros nuevos (O los compras de segunda mano). Para mí, junto con los Plantronics (que creo que son más recomendados por 91 euros nuevos), son los mejores, ya que a todos los demás les encuentro demasiadas pegas en comparación. Si quieres la mejor batería, quédate con estos Sony aunque pierdas en cancelación de ruido. Si quieres el auricular más equilibrado (Que además tiene bluetooth 5.0) los Plantronics son tu elección. Los Senheiser (128 euros) también están bien, aunque por su precio creo que no son suficientemente cómodos y no hacen giro de 90 grados para ponerlos sobre el cuello (Viendo la diferencia que hay entre poner o no poner la cancelación de ruido, antes me compraría los 4.40 que están más baratos). Los Audio-Technica (150 euros de normal, aunque a veces baja a 130) no los recomiendo para nada debido a los controles (A no ser que tú no vayas a usarlos nada, o los encuentres por menos de 100 euros), por su precio son demasiado malos en este aspecto. Para terminar, los JBL (entre 150 y 170 euros), yo sólo los compraría de segunda mano por unos 80 euros, vas a tener la cancelación de tus sueños por un precio ridículo. Pero el sonido no es muy allá, la batería puede durar más si quitas el ANC de vez en cuando (30 horas sin ANC), y prepárate para intentar abrir los auriculares para que no te hagan daño y sufrir mientras los llevas puestos, tardarás en acostúmbrate a ellos. Si no quieres irte a más de 70 euros, pero quieres un auricular con buen sonido, muy buena cancelación (Mejor que la de los Sennheiser), cómodos y fácil de usar, vete a los Mpow H10 (67 euros). Aunque no tendrás la fiabilidad de una marca conocida y el problema del “ruido blanco”, que he mencionado arriba, de las marcas chinas. Y ya está, siento extenderme tanto, pero son muchas las marcas a comparar. La nota de estos Sony la pondré con respecto al mínimo precio de compra al que los he visto: 98 euros. Nota calidad-precio: 9 Espero que este análisis os haya servido. Un saludo!

Premetto che ho confrontato queste cuffie Sony con delle Audio Technica che costano ben 350 euro, sempre around-ear. Ho notato differenze? In realtà poche. Meno di ciò che mi aspettavo. Queste sony probabilmente peccano solo un pochino sui medi e alti rispetto alle Audio Technica, ma stiamo parlando di un POCHINO! Nulla che non si può risolvere con una equalizzazione. Gli speakers interni sono tranquillamente in grado di tirare fuori sia i medi che gli alti, ma probabilmente di fabbrica non escono equalizzate a dovere. In questo ci viene in aiuto l'ottima app di Sony "headphone connect", la quale ci permette di collegarci tramite bluetooth alle cuffie, impostare un profilo di equalizzazione, e questo rimarrà tale anche una volta scollegata l'app, fino a nuova equalizzazione. I bassi sono tuonanti, profondi ma ben distinti e non si impastano. E' possibile sentire sia il basso profondo, ma anche la frequenza media o alta allo stesso tempo (cosa non così scontata...) senza che nel momento in cui il basso suona "cancelli" le altre frequenze. Il volume è abbastanza forte se alla fonte il volume c'è. La funzione di noise cancelling non è affatto male come invece viene dipinta da molti. Non aspettatevi che elimini frequenze alte, come la voce, una porta che si chiude etc. Ma per tutti quei rumori "bianchi", come una ventola che gira, la lavatrice, ronzii, fruscii, aereo, etc, il lavoro che fanno è assolutamente buono. Tant'è che a volte, quando ho bisogno di silenzio assoluto, indosso le cuffie, attivo la riduzione del rumore, ed è come indossare tappi per le orecchie. La durata della batteria è stellare. Vi dimenticherete di caricarla. Durano circa il doppio rispetto ad altre cuffie. E a proposito di altre cuffie, restando in tema di qualità del suono, non pensate che queste Sony siano inferiori a Bose che costano il doppio. I padiglioni sono morbidi e non danno fastidio alla mandibola, e non fanno sudare come alcuni dicono. Le indosso tranquillamente anche per 2 ore senza grandi fastidi. Sono davvero buone cuffie. Anzi, ottime per il rapporto qualità-prezzo. Sono molto leggere. I materiali non sono eccezionali, ma nemmeno una Cinesata. Delle plastiche che vanno benissimo a meno che siate soliti trattare i vostri oggetti male. Sono molto felice dle mio acquisto, che ovviamente consiglio non solo ad un pubblico con le orecchie foderate di prosciutto, ma anche ad orecchie più esigenti. Per intenderci, se alle migliori cuffie che ho mai provato assegno un voto 10 (e sto parlando di cuffie da 1000 euro) queste un 7-8 se lo meritano tutto. Spero di essere stato utile.