推荐型号：WH-1000XM3、WH-1000XM2、WI-1000X
 
Although Sony is the first batch of manufacturers to enter the field of active noise cancelling headphones, the noise cancelling headphone market has always been dominated by BOSE, Sony has always existed as a "catch-up", until the emergence of MDR-1000X, Sony seems to have opened the door, noise reduction technology has been greatly improved, and finally to the point where it can wrestle with the big brother BOSE.
 
The WH-1000XM2 followed by the launch of the WH-1000XM2 in the U.S. Consumer Reports' wireless noise-cancelling headphone evaluation, second only to BOSE's QC35 Gen 2. The newly launched WH-1000XM3 has been widely acclaimed, and has been rated as the best noise-canceling headphones in 2018 by well-known technology media such as CNET and The Verge.
 
Active Noise Cancellation sounds mysterious, but it's not hard to understand that it's based on the principle that positive and inverse sound waves cancel each other out. Sound travels through the medium in the form of sound waves, and the waveforms of different sounds are different, when we need to eliminate a certain sound, we only need to emit a sound wave that is inverted to that waveform. The same is true for active noise cancelling headphones, which first receive the sound of the outside world through the microphone, identify the type of sound wave that needs to be eliminated after the noise reduction chip calculation, and then emit an inverted waveform by the sound generating unit to achieve the effect of noise reduction and noise reduction.
 
In fact, there are not many noise reduction chip solutions on the market, including Sony, AKG, FIIL and other manufacturers use AMS (Austrian Microelectronics) company's solutions, but the noise reduction effect is very different, even if the same chip scheme is used, it only locks the lower limit of the noise reduction effect, and the actual effect depends more on the tuning and algorithm of each company.
 
At present, most of the flagship of noise-canceling headphone manufacturers are head-mounted type, it has good wrapping, excellent sound isolation, and due to the more abundant internal space, it can accommodate a larger sound generating unit and noise reduction chip, so the theoretical sound quality and noise reduction effect are also more outstanding, but the portability is greatly reduced. If the structural design is not good or the material is not good, it is easy to chuck, which is not friendly to users who wear glasses, and it is more uncomfortable to wear when sweating in summer, which is more suitable for indoor use.
 
Sony's main over-ear noise cancelling headphones are 1000X series, MDR-1000X, WH-1000XM2 are the previous generation products, the sound quality and noise reduction effect are praised, but the wearing comfort is not as good as BOSE's QC35, to the third generation of WH-1000XM3, while reducing the weight of the fuselage and increasing the support of the head beam, the sound quality and noise reduction continue to lead the industry, becoming the first place in the head-mounted wireless noise cancelling headphones, the price is 2899 yuan. If you don't care much about comfort, the WH-1000XM2 priced at 2299 yuan is more cost-effective.
 
In addition, Sony has also launched two types of noise-canceling earbuds, neckband and split, which are the most extensive among many brands.
 
The neckband earbuds concentrate the main noise-canceling parts and batteries in the collar part, and the force is on the neck rather than the ears, so there will not be too much discomfort after wearing it for a long time, but the sound quality, noise reduction, and battery life are slightly inferior to the head-worn ones, which are more suitable for outdoor sports. Sony's WI-1000X is one of the representatives of neckband earbuds, its sound quality, noise reduction, battery life has no shortcomings in all aspects, all of them are in the first echelon of noise cancelling earbuds, only slightly behind competitors QC30 in comfort, the price is 1899 yuan.
 
The split earbuds are limited by their own volume, battery life and noise reduction effects are relatively poor, the advantage is that it is easy to carry, and it is not cumbersome to wear, and the "true wireless" design is very suitable for users to use when exercising. Nicknamed "Noise Reduction Bean", WF-SP700N received a lot of attention at the beginning of its launch, but because its noise reduction effect is very limited, the sound quality and battery life are also relatively average, so the noise reduction bean is more suitable for users who have strong demand for wireless and portability, and have a weak demand for noise reduction effect, and the price is 1300 yuan.
Sony/Sony MDR-1000x Hi-Res Wireless Active Noise Cancelling Headphones ¥1588.00