Reviewers rate the Sony ULT Wear highest on noise cancellation and lowest on design and build quality.
Counted from 45 reviewers across 57 videos. One reviewer counts once per topic, so these measure how many people agreed — not how loudly.
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“even though I feel that the ANC on these headphones is going to be great for either blocking out noise at the gym or on the bus or in the cafeteria, if you plan on flying a lot with these headphones, they can help, but they aren't going to…”
“I feel like the noise cancelling is actually pretty impressive I wouldn't necessarily put it up there with the XM4 or the XM5 because it doesn't block out people talking as well but everything else I feel like it's pretty on par with…”
“If sublimating yourself to sub-bass is your ultimate goal, then you can do this for much less by buying the Skullcandy Crusher Evo... But you'll miss out on Sony's excellent ANC, comfortable fit, and multi-day battery life.”
“this ambient sound is good... this is good. I might have to compare these to the WH-1000XM5s because I feel like it might be a little bit better than the XM5s as far as the ambient sound”
“The new Sony ULT Wear headphones enter the scene at a more mid-range price point. While they can't directly compete with the XM5 in terms of features and overall experience, we're still optimistic about their potential.”
“If you are a base head and you enjoyed the XB910ns, but always wanted something more like the XM5s, then this is actually the perfect headphone for you... all in all it's a great upgrade”
“the fact that the WH-1000XM6 flagship headphones that Sony is selling also only offer 30 hours of battery life and at about $600 Canadian, they cost more than double what these do.”
“Also I do believe there will be some people out there who will prefer the carry case that comes with the ULT Wear because it has a smaller footprint in comparison to the XM5s which are slightly taller but thinner.”
“The ear cups on the ULTWEAR swivel and collapse unlike the XM5 which only swivel, and because of that the carrying case is a tad smaller compared to the case of the XM5.”
“In comparison to the case that you get with the XM5s, I do prefer this one that you get with the old wear as it is smaller and much more easier to transport.”
“three reasons why I bought these headphones is because first of all the sound the base so I bought this for the base and the system you are sound and the ambient slash transparency or noise cancellation”
“you can look at them as a pretty solid sounding pair of headphones with like I said the ability to just quickly boost the base up to two times with those old mode options with the old mode button.”
“For the Sony alts I've mostly been leaving it into mode one, allows me to shuffle between different genres no problem, everything sounds pretty consistent just with a nice base boost.”
“the ULT Wear features ear cups that are wider and deeper than the XM5s, meaning that the ULT wear gives you more room for your ears and the headband and ear pads also just have a lot more cushion than the flagship XM5s.”
