 Step into my office Linus. Take a look at my wares. Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm the one who paid for them. Okay So here's what happened. We were gonna review the Microsoft Surface headphones because we were intrigued Microsoft Wait a second. I didn't even pay for these they sent them to us. Okay, these ones. Yes But I had other ones and these well I paid for these yes Which hurt as much as paying for all the other ones combined. Yes Okay, so basically what happened was we were gonna review these and Microsoft sent us a review sample Two three weeks after everyone else's reviews were already up and we were like, okay, we need a new angle So we're gonna turn it into a four-way roundup of the premium noise canceling Over-ear headphones on the market this time not failing to include Sony's offering the WH-1000X M3s So James has prepared sort of a blind taste test of sorts, I guess You only need your ears though. If you were blind would it matter? No, it wouldn't and you know what else wouldn't matter if you guys listened to this message from our sponsor Honey, honey, actually that would matter a lot Honey helps you save money when you're shopping online and it's free Just download their browser extension at the link in the video description and start saving money on popular websites like Amazon You might have heard of them. I Want to unbox these ones no, you have okay So each of us will start with one of the sort of well-established players. Okay Well, I mean, I guess arguably this is well established but maybe not with our audience so much. So I've got the Sony WH-1000X M3s And I have the Bose QuietComfort 35 version 2 Google Assistant. These are similar, but yours is kind of nicer I like this. This has got like kind of a crush resistant that presses quite a bit Yeah, this divider actually serves a couple of purposes. Do you have one of these though? Yeah, actually. Oh and you can see you can actually see what's in yours Sony's done a good job of their case here. So it holds your you got your air airplane adapter Yeah, mine are just sitting in there You've got your three and a half millimeter jack in case you're a caveman and your phone still has one of those on it You've got I don't like how short this cable is but check this out USB type-c charging on the Sony love that everything USB type-c all the things please Wow, oh It's all it's equally short but it's also micro-op Okay, let's do let's open up the beats on this and the surface I'm expecting this to be like the greatest unboxing experience of all time because From what I've heard about the headphones themselves. It better be the greatest unboxing experience of all time. I've got it upside down I got this I'm expecting steam to come out. No change the way you hear sound To make these headphones sound better Okay, I'm being a jerk I'm being a jerk I actually haven't tried to have homes in a long time in fairness, it's pretty Robust feeling it doesn't have like an actual reinforcement. No, it's not low-profile. You can actually see like compared to the Sony it is Quite a lot thicker and same goes actually for everyone everyone else Well, these guys went with the wider flatter Do these even fold though they don't fold They don't fold what? Okay, so I just get this cable. Okay, so three and a half mil and I just what throw it in there enough no Oh But I do get a nice long charging cable microbe USB-c Nice and then I get a carabiner industrial design wise I would say these are like the dad hat of headphones What? Dad hat he doesn't understand that dad hats are in I mean, I just mean they're not that flashy or modern They're kind of the standard. They still look great. Matt black is always a good idea And honestly, you're no more dad hat than these Yeah, I am those are smoother one thing that stands out about these to me is you hear that that's brutal? Nice swiveling ear cups though and same here one thing they've done Well is look how deep the cushioning on the top far is squeeze mine Yeah Actually not him not impressed with that said but everyone knows bows are comfortable over long periods Yes, they are and part of it is that they they grip the side of your head a little bit more I feel like these are relying a little more on the top headband than the QC 35s do I think it is just the way these seal around your ear. Yeah, I'm gonna grab onto your head, but it's not uncomfortable They've basically got it. Perfect. All right. This is what I'm really curious about though, cuz I've tried those I've encountered these before these are heavier Did you see that there is almost no padding on the headband that click that's satisfying they nailed that these don't fold at all Oh a nice headband though basic ratchet no swivel. Yeah, I feel do the air your cups do a bit, right? Not much. Oh, really? Yeah barely when you take them off. You want them to go on your shoulders level and stuff like that Oh, you seem like the kind of person who actually used to wear over-the-ear headphones in public These don't go as big as the other ones either. See they didn't get the they didn't get the cuppage force, right? I feel like those aren't really even over here They're like somewhere between on your and over here. My ears touch the drivers and it's like just a hard plastic That's a real there and that over time that can be uncomfortable Really nice foam on the ear cups though, although I don't know if it's quite as nice as the Sony's Sony's have just like this Spectacular memory foam on here. I'd be more comfortable the office with those than on the bus if you're trying to get laid This is though. These are what you need Headband a little bit on the skinny and not padded enough side for me But I think they've done a better job with the clamping pressure. Oh, we haven't tried any head bang tests give me like a All of those are done already whoa Not bad they hold pretty well Okay, that's Bose clear victory Okay, Sony one I would say Bose I'd say both to Tie for third then because I don't think either of them really stands out to me So the second ranking is feel and comfort and we're going Sony Bose in first Then surface then beats and then for the head bang test clear ass victory Everyone else loser fail tied for second. I'm calling all the others a fail so we can go with that if you want whatever So right now what we're testing is interacting. Okay, so play pause skip go back turn the volume up and down Okay So I actually have buttons on the both up and down for volume and then you double click this to go forward triple click it To go back single click for a play and pause. What's new is this button? Which would it's called the action button you can toggle between noise canceling on noise canceling off Or you can use it to activate the Google Assistant So one tap will the Google Assistant will tell you your notifications and stuff and if you hold it down You're gonna summon the assistant and then you can talk cool As well. Wait, wait, wait, wait. There's one more thing Only the bows have this and I actually think it's huge an actual toggle for on so my navigation is all handled via Touch then okay, so that's volume is it beeping when you do that hear you volume down volume down volume down volume dumb Does it go beep beep beep beep beep? Yes, it does. How do you feel? I actually don't mind it Now there is a physical button back here that I just found so that would be for my assistant. Try a double There it is Okay So with that button you found at the back It's the same deal as with the bows where if you don't hook up the Google Assistant that's your button for turning on noise Canceling and then ambient and then off it toggles through them But if you do hook up the Google Assistant you lose that and you use it to hail the assistant So then you have to use your app on your phone to turn on the ambient and all that stuff I don't prefer it and I'd rather have a physical button personally. I Tend to agree these I want to try the base So this is not capacitive these have buttons So you only get the one button so press once to start and stop twice. I'm assuming next track It feels really cheap that was what I noticed too It's nice having a physical button But that it's like the sound of it as you're pressing you hear it and the feel of it is awful feel of it is really cheap Another one thing you can do though allegedly is if you double click and hold you'll fast forward if you triple click and hold You'll go back, but I couldn't get it to work on my Android phone. Maybe it works with the iPhone or something I think so. Can you even do volume up and down on this? Here's the beats logo. There's an outer ring. Oh There we go, but then but then you can't use the side, right? Yeah. No, the sides don't do anything. That's so weird That's the thing that's always bothered me about beats. Why have such a cheap button? The thing is that Apple is literally in my mind anyway, the king of haptic feedback These are how much? 350 they're all 350 Okay, can I try the surfaces? No, man. I'm trying the surfaces these I think in my opinion are the undisputed interface kings Check this out. The volume is a knob It's really smooth to turn and then on this side you turn it one way for turning up the noise Cancellation and you turn it the other way and it turns up the ambient noise. Oh So totally I don't have to go into the app like all the other ones you have to go into the app and set that they Are also have capacitive ear cups for the pausing and seeking but it's both your cups So you can just use either and there's also a mute button on here. I do like this That's nice. Hey, it feels good So interface clear winner for me for the interface. Yeah. Oh We should mention these also have Google assistant and Cortana and Alexa Integration. Yeah Cortana. There's a separate app you can get Cortana's dead now though. You heard about that, right? Yeah, Microsoft admits Cortana's and also ran Yeah, it's rough. I'm willing to say I personally I'd give the edge to both just because I don't like touch interfaces as much But I'm willing to say tie here because it comes down to personal preference with the cable that comes with it Oops. Oh an inline remote in line controls. I mean do you disagree? Would you put this above any of the other three? Oh, no, no All right. This is the airplane sound Okay, not bad first impressions. Wow big difference and That my friends is why Bose has so much respect when it comes to noise cancellation with that said I'd say the Sony Cancellation is damn near as good But I don't feel the same pressure on my ears with Bose They've done such a great job of tuning that my face is like this because I just heard the music you were playing. I Love my little pony's music Definitely weaker. I don't think these are even working Yeah, that's on. Yeah, that's that's on. This is just a much less aggressive algorithm that they're using so They're leaving in some of the higher pitch of the airplane and they're only taking out the low rumble But that's also why you're not getting that same pressure on the ears that you get from the Sony I'd say they're the worst in that regard out of the bunch. I Don't know. I think I kind of like the Sony. I think even pressure wise I might prefer this just To totally confuse everybody. Okay. Wait, we can do there's one more test. Sure variable high frequency noise is like your worst nightmare I can really hear them fighting it So in terms of loudness, I'd say this is about like having the baby about two rows away So he does less to the tonality of the baby cry, but probably blocks as much of the raw noise I think the baby gets more annoying with the surface headphones These are just terrible. The noise on these is not very are they even on yes, they're on If you have to ask that's not a good sign really oh yeah, it's on it just sucks That's another clear win for both both and Sony in my mind Yeah agreed and a clear loss for the honestly these weren't great either clear loser Clear also lose third. It's not second. Yeah, it's not closed. It's it's a distant second close second Well close to third. So yeah, let's do let's do a quick. Listen. Okay, we should listen to the same song though Okay, give me one of your songs. I'm down. I'm down It's pretty crunchy Not bad. I find the bass a little bit more natural sounding on these. Oh, yeah They're they do have a different signature, but a little smoother. I would say they're pretty similar me too. Okay Withhold I find both of these lacking distinctly in completely different ways. I find vocals don't really come through very clearly on these No bass no bit ironically you would think that these had would have the most overstated bass But it's not even like muddy and overpowered. No, just there's just really nothing there These ones I felt I detected a little bit of distortion. I couldn't put my finger on it they were clearly not as good as either the Sony's or the Bose, but I Preferred them to the beats. I felt that these had a wider soundstage These are a little narrower a little tinier But to be clear, I think for a lot of people any one of these would be good enough. I agree with that I mean given that most people are fine with like ear pods Like truly the ones that just come with your phone. Yes I don't think anyone's gonna pick up one of these for a few hundred dollars and say oh Well the sound quality simply I mean you're buying them because they're wireless You're buying them because they're noise canceling and you're buying them because of the interface or or the assistant or whatever other features It is that you care about which is why I think honestly when it comes time for the conclusion here It's so much more complicated than just like which one sounds the best is the most comfortable because there's a lot to these So why don't you do your rankings first for sound overall overall? Well, I mean sound I think we've got a pretty clear hierarchy Don't we once again these two are clearly the best if you're a more discerning listener, I'd go for other these Then these then these okay, you know what I'll let you go first for the overall overall overall time for overall It's time for the overall overall my overall ranking the Bose number two the Sony number three and I really like this interface But overall number three these these are good. I would still buy these the noise canceling sucks True. Okay, go ahead. I'm gonna let you finish good enough for an office good enough for an office They also don't fold so on the go for a plane definitely get these don't buy these ever Okay, so I'm gonna go ahead and I'm gonna say I'm not even gonna rank these two So then between these two I mean it really it comes down to physical buttons Versus touch interface, but then USB type-c. Oh, yeah in the fast charging Sony There it is. 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