Sony MDR 1000X wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones Video Review

1. Headphones are becoming the standard form of listening accessory that most users prefer. And with the heightened popularity of active noise cancellation devices, more and more companies are coming with their own line of high-end headphones designed to meet the needs of seasoned audiophiles.

2. Such is the case for Sony’s MDR-1000X, which is designed to offer active noise cancellation to help you enjoy your tunes better.

3. The MDR-1000X comes in matte black finish (also available in beige) with the ear cups covered in soft synthetic leather. These headphones also feature embedded touch controls for adjusting the volume and skipping tracks.

4. The MDR-1000X features microphones placed inside and outside the ear cups that enable it to measure noise to give the best noise cancellation.

5. It also checks the shape of your ears and your head and tailors noise cancellation that fits to you – this technology, called Sense Engine, is Sony’s own way of providing the best sound quality for the MDR-1000X. It also lets you adjust the settings to filter outside noise so you can still hear voices instead of everything else.

6. The MDR-1000X also features Digital Sound Enhancement Engine HX (DSEE HX) that up scales compressed audio like MP3 and bring them close to the quality offered by high-resolution audio.

7. Aside from the touch sensitive controls, the MDR-1000X also has physical buttons for activating certain functions, all of which are spoken by a voice prompt to let you know of the status. There is also a 3.5 mm cable so you can also use the headphones in wired mode.

8. Bluetooth is the primary point of connection for the MDR-1000X so it is automatically compatible with all devices that has the connection.

9. I primarily used the MDR-1000X with an iPhone 7 Plus for testing, using various hi-resolution iTunes files that are either streamed or downloaded.

10. Sound output was excellent, and there were varying levels of warm tones that engulfed my audible senses. Trebles were clear and detailed and there was a subtle level of low frequency effects that somehow matched the Bose QC35.

11. On the noise-cancelling front, Sony does a great job of making the MDR-1000X isolate background noise. I’ve used the headphones outside from the bustling streets of Dubai to the crowded metro stations during rush hour and it managed to block out noise every time. Impressed is probably the right word to describe the MDR-1000X’s performance.

12. The MDR-1000X charges via micro USB and it managed to give more than 20 hours of battery life.

13. The Sony MDR-1000X offers a decent set of features and manages to output great sound and active noise cancellation – easily performing at par or dare we say even better than most of its competitors. Highly recommended