Our quick take
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Sony WI-1000X - 4.5 / 5
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Design
Features and noise-cancelling
- Adaptive noise-cancelling Manual ambient noise selector Atmospheric pressure optimisation Google Assistant coming in later update
Sound performance
- 9mm dynamic drivers Hi-Res Audio support DSEE HX audio upscaling LDAC streaming
Performance and battery
- Bluetooth 4.1 SBC, AAC, LDAC, aptX and aptX HD Up to 10 hours battery with ANC on Micro USB for charging
To recap
Sony’s earphone game is getting stronger by the year, with its latest wireless earphones being testimony to that improvement. The WI-1000X are, without doubt, among the best in-ears we’ve tested in a while.
