Sony’s New Headphones WH-1000XM3 Released

Sony headphones WH-1000XM3, which IMAX showed at this year, will be on sale on September 14. The Sony WH-1000XM3 is equipped with the newly developed HD noise reduction processor QN1, and features digital noise reduction, 32-bit audio processing, and S-Master HX digital amplifier. In addition, the new WH-1000XM3 reduces the weight of 20g compared to the previous generation of headphones, while increasing the contact area of the ear pad by 20%, using decompression and high-density foam ear pads, and redesigning the ear space. Finally, the WH-1000XM3 also has a fast charging function and a battery life of up to 30 hours, which can meet the needs of long-term use.

The WH-1000XM3 also features a revolving folding structure that allows the headset to be easily stored in a luggage bag with an oval design. The Sony logo on the WH-1000XM3 also uses a golden color scheme. The NFC sensing area is also available outside the left earphone housing for direct pairing with NFC-enabled devices. The outer ear cup is the main operation panel outside the casing, and the control of the volume, selection, call function and music playback are located here, which is controlled by touch point and gesture operation.

At the lower left of the headset, there is a 3.5mm audio input jack, power on/off and Bluetooth pairing buttons, noise reduction and ambient sound mode switching buttons, and the bottom right of the headset is a USB-C charging port. At the same time, there are two sets of radio microphones on the left and right headphones to detect the ambient noise, and the built-in QN1 HD noise reduction processor can automatically select the noise reduction effect.

To increase the comfort of wearing, this time Sony is slightly thicker on the headgear, while making a deeper and larger ear space design for the ear pads and increasing the earpad contact area by 20%. The materials used for the ear pads and the headgear are made of decompressed high-density foam covered with leather. Actual measurement The WH-1000XM3 earphone weighs approximately 250g. The weight of the carrying case and accessories is 415g.

The biggest difference between the two earphones in the structural design is probably the head-width. The WH-1000XM2 has a wider head-mounted design. The WH-1000XM3 can also be used with Sony’s own Headphone Connect app. The main screen interface of the program is the same as before, adding a real-time power display system.

In addition, there is sound position control, which can adjust the position of sound playback freely. There are six orientations available. The original factory default is the position next to the ear. It is the position where the general headphones are listening. If you choose different orientations, you will have similar sounds. feel. Surround mode has five modes: stage, club, outdoor stage, concert hall and close. When it is turned on, the sound position control setting is turned off. In the end, of course, the equalizer function is also included. The vernacular is actually a music playing mode, which is a combination of cheerful, passionate, mellow, relaxed, vocal, enhanced treble, intensive accent, speech, manual, and two sets of personalized custom patterns. In fact, since the generation of the WH-1000X, Sony has designed the noise reduction optimizer for this noise canceling headphone. The system can automatically detect the wearing situation and the atmospheric pressure of the surrounding environment, and automatically analyze and optimize the noise reduction effect. However, when changing the environment, it is necessary to re-detect the optimized action to ensure the best noise reduction effect.

The WH-1000XM3 adopts Bluetooth 4.2 wireless transmission technology. If it is an NFC-enabled device, it can be directly connected through the NFC sensing area. If it is a device that only supports Bluetooth transmission, it must be manually connected and paired. The intelligent online function only needs to be connected for the first time, and then it will automatically connect after booting. The stability of the Bluetooth connection is excellent and will not be interfered by the signal.

This headset has a fast charge function, which can support 5 hours of power in 10 minutes of charging, and the actual full charging time is about 3 hours, which is quite enough for long-time travel users.

In summary, the Sony WH-1000XM3 wireless noise canceling headphones have not changed much in terms of exterior style, and will continue to maintain such a style design in the future, but the display comfort and structural design are obviously optimized. Lightweight and maintain the storage method of the past rotatable folding. It really helps a lot in the comfort of wearing it.