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Review on Sony WF-1000XM3 Black Truly Wireless Earbuds with Mic, up to 32 Hours Battery Life, Stable Bluetooth Connection, Wearing Detection and Alexa Built-in for Noise Cancelling by Iyaan Betrann ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Nice price, good quality.

If you consider both the positives and negatives of the headphones, you might conclude that they are a poor purchase; however, this is not the case. Obviously, they have a vast amount of problems, but these issues are not deal breakers, and the benefits of autonomy and sound quality more than make up for the drawbacks. There is a boost at high and low frequencies, while the mids are a little failed, but in general, this is easily corrected by the equalizer in the application. The sound in them is really very good (of course, I make allowances for the form factor). As compared to Sony's prior headphones, the RHA MA650 Wireless, practically every category belongs to Sony. If we put sony up against airpods pro, then the verdict is already up for debate. Sony has a sound quality that is one hundred percent superior, but the difference is not global, and the noise isolation is approximately the same (sony has much better passive noise isolation, airpods work better with the noise reduction itself, but at the output we get about equal score). Although the connection to the phone is quick enough, these headphones are still a long way from being on par with airpods. I have attached a picture that shows how the case appeared when it was being worn without a cover for a couple of months before it was switched to a silicone case that included alik. I did not intentionally wipe the case, so the pictures show it in its natural state.

Pros
  • The sound on the TWS headphones is not terrible (especially if you play a little with the equalizer in the Sony application). They are quite comfortable to wear in the ears and do not cause much discomfort. They are good at holding a charge (this applies specifically to the TWS headphones).
Cons
  • The headphones have a too-large size, but the fit is acceptable; nonetheless, the equivalent AirPods Pro have a far more comfortable fit. The reduction of noise is beneficial, but only if there is no wind present. As a cost-cutting measure, the manufacturer did not install meshes on the external speakers. As a direct consequence of this decision, the listener will hear every gust of wind (in the same airpods pro, this effect is also there, but almost not noticeable) Due to the model's substandard microphone, wearing it as a headphone is nearly difficult (the only option is to remove one earphone and speak into it). Horrible case. The quality is also not extremely credible, and it is large, which makes it very easy to soil, and it quickly loses its presentable aspect (the lid is noticeably loose, the magnet is rather weak). There is occasional disconnection between the headphones and the phone (ears are paired with iphone xs max). They hang up approximately once every seven days (they simply do not connect to the phone, only throwing them into a case with subsequent extraction helps). It also happened more than a few times that the headphones did not charge at all while they were in the case, despite the fact that the case itself was fully charged. I noticed that the headphones used their batteries in an inconsistent manner; the left one ran out of juice thirty minutes quicker than the other one. Even when using a proprietary program, neither the case nor the headphones have a standard charge display of any kind. (the progression of percentages from 100 to 70 to 50 to 20, and then to death, is not at all helpful because 70% can easily and rapidly become 20%, and after that, a shutdown occurs).

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