Sony wh-1000xm3

iamtony

Hi lads, I'm currently auto topping up my amazon wallet 10 pound a day and will be ready to buy a set of these headphones by the end of the month.

2 questions...

Are they as good as advertised and reviewed?

Do they go on offer much? I see a bit of an offer on them today but I'm not ready to buy so hoping the regularly go on sale?

I've had a pair a few months now and yes, they're amazing. A little bit bass heavy for my liking but I have them EQ'd to my liking.
One thing to note is that if you're wearing them on a bus or something and you go over bumps, etc you get a slight flopping type noise but this is the same with any ANC headphones.

Buy them. You won't be disappointed. I got them on Amazon and they were £260. Not gone down to that price since though.

iamtony

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I've had a pair a few months now and yes, they're amazing. A little bit bass heavy for my liking but I have them EQ'd to my liking.
One thing to note is that if you're wearing them on a bus or something and you go over bumps, etc you get a slight flopping type noise but this is the same with any ANC headphones.

Buy them. You won't be disappointed. I got them on Amazon and they were £260. Not gone down to that price since though.

Thanks, that's a nice price alright hopefully something pops up like that.

ImANoob08

Got these for Christmas gone from my other half, what a pair of head phones!

you wont be disappointed!

btj_79

I would love to get a set of these. Other than amazon, is there any other places people would recommend buying them from at a bit of a discount?

conjon

btj_79 wrote: »

I would love to get a set of these. Other than amazon, is there any other places people would recommend buying them from at a bit of a discount?

Keep an eye on Amazon.de

I got the last version there. They tend to be cheaper.

OP: you're in for a treat I use mine everyday and they've replaced more expensive sets that I have.

iamtony

conjon wrote: »

Keep an eye on Amazon.de

I got the last version there. They tend to be cheaper.

OP: you're in for a treat I use mine everyday and they've replaced more expensive sets that I have.

Do prime members get free shipping from their or is that just from the UK?

iamtony

Tried a pair of these on today in Currys and when the noise cancellation kicked in I was grinning like only a week before I order and I can't wait. I nearly bought them their and then but I'm weening myself off impulsive purchasing and have a fun things budget now, Which is great actually, no more guilt when I buy stuff I don't really need.

ImANoob08

Bringing this on my first long haul flight tomorrow will let use know how I get on!

iamtony

Ordered today with a measly 12% discount. Still better than nothing. £290ish

ImANoob08

Used these on my way over to NYC the other day and my god they are amazing.

Watched movies the whole way and couldn't hear a thing but the movie.

Main reason I bought them was for planes and they didn't disappoint!

iamtony

Got them today, really amazing piece of technology!
Very impressed with them so far. I drove the car with them on and it was like driving an electric car on a glass road or something.
Has anyone used them plugged into a vr headset? I've a psvr and was just wondering if they would work well with them.

nedd

Sorry to drag up this thread, I got a pair of these a few months ago. The sound is amazing but when I walk there is a creaking noise. Not sure if it is the hinges on the side or what. It is very annoying. Anyone else have this?

I've not had any issues with mine and have had them since last October. Is it the actual headphone or a noise coming from the drivers?

nedd

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I've not had any issues with mine and have had them since last October. Is it the actual headphone or a noise coming from the drivers?

I think it is noise from the physical headphones. I think it might be the hinges creaking

bencfc69

I have had these for about two weeks now and can't say I have experienced that issue.

iamtony

No problems here either.

nedd

nedd wrote: »

I think it is noise from the physical headphones. I think it might be the hinges creaking

Put a bit of WD40 on a qtip and apply it to them or just return them for a new pair.

nedd

Just brought them back to the shop. They have to send them to Sony. Couple of weeks without them now.

nedd

nedd wrote: »

Just brought them back to the shop. They have to send them to Sony. Couple of weeks without them now.

That's a pain. You'll get sorted anyway.

Clareman

Deleted User wrote: »

Put a bit of WD40 on a qtip and apply it to them or just return them for a new pair.

3 in 1 Oil would be so much better than WD-40 for something like this.

I've gotten a set of these headphones for a few months now and outside of the "annoyance" of having to manually swap them between phone/tablet/PC they are brilliant. I wouldn't bring them out for a walk though, my head is too big as it is, these would be just way too big.

iamtony

Clareman wrote: »

3 in 1 Oil would be so much better than WD-40 for something like this.

I've gotten a set of these headphones for a few months now and outside of the "annoyance" of having to manually swap them between phone/tablet/PC they are brilliant. I wouldn't bring them out for a walk though, my head is too big as it is, these would be just way too big.

I have thought they look rather large on my own head lol.

I think with a big head they would be more in proportion. My head is pretty small, the head band is in its smallest position and they are still a little loose on me. I wouldn't use them going for a brisk walk anyway as the sweat could ruin them. I use my outlier ones for that. I do wear them walking into shopping centres and the likes. I honestly couldn't care how I look to others, especially random strangers.

I dunno. They are a lot sleeker than a lot of over ear headphones out there at the minute. I'm always afraid though that someone is going to recognize what they are when i'm out and about and try to grab them.

Clareman

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I dunno. They are a lot sleeker than a lot of over ear headphones out there at the minute. I'm always afraid though that someone is going to recognize what they are when i'm out and about and try to grab them.

If I'm going for a walk with them I'll probably also have a Rolex and a Note 9 on me, I'd be delighed if they just went for the headphones :pac::pac::pac:

In my opinion, these headphones are brilliant, the main reason for me getting them over the Bose QC 35 was that they are USB-C but having used both I find they an awful lot better. My main usage of the headphones are in the house, 1 of the most amazing benefits is the almost 0 noise leakage, I wear them in bed at night watching stuff on my tablet, with other headphones Mrs. Clareman would always be telling me to turn them down when she was trying to get to sleep, with these I can have them up as loud as I want and she doesn't complain. Saying that, I don't think it would be possible to sleep with them on.

evad_lhorg

I'm looking at buying a pair of these very soon. Cheapest I've seen them is on Thomann.de for 300. Anyone know anywhere better?

Also, they've been out a while now. I don't supposed Sony have been teasing an upgrade or anything? Don't wanna buy them only for a couple of weeks later, a new version to come out.

Similar price on Amazon. CanJam was on recently and nothing was unveiled so i'd say it will be next year before they announce anything new.

iamtony

evad_lhorg wrote: »

I'm looking at buying a pair of these very soon. Cheapest I've seen them is on Thomann.de for 300. Anyone know anywhere better?

Also, they've been out a while now. I don't supposed Sony have been teasing an upgrade or anything? Don't wanna buy them only for a couple of weeks later, a new version to come out.

Bose have brought out a new pair recently so to avoid the situation your fearing id seriously be investigating those ones.

Andy-Pandy

Just bought a pair of these. I was wondering how i figure out what codec my laptop will use when listening to the headphones. Been trying to figure it out. I'm beginning to think i should have looked into this before i bought them. My laptop is a Gigabyte aero x9. Can i listen with Ldac or apt x?

Edit: Bought one of these just in case

iamtony

Andy-Pandy wrote: »

Just bought a pair of these. I was wondering how i figure out what codec my laptop will use when listening to the headphones. Been trying to figure it out. I'm beginning to think i should have looked into this before i bought them. My laptop is a Gigabyte aero x9. Can i listen with Ldac or apt x?

Edit: Bought one of these just in case

My advice is don't be stressing about what codec you can use. I was listening on a lower quality for months and try then found out there was a setting in the phone for high quality Bluetooth connection and I got Ldac and honestly I don't notice the difference.
In fact using the equallizer mean switching off that codec and I prefer that most of the time.
Just enjoy them:cool:

Quoting from the interwebz :

LDAC simply isn't capable of passing Hi-Res content unaltered, and falls far short of wired 24/96 equivalents. The 990 and 660kbps bitrates are about as good as CD quality, but quickly lose fidelity above 20kHz. ... For good quality and a highly stable connection, aptX and even SBC are better choices than LDAC 330kbps.

evad_lhorg

I understand......

Andy-Pandy

I got these yesterday. Quite happy with them and was stressing over nothing. Ive a pair of Sony MDR-1a which i love and prefer the sound of but they are wired. Hopefully the dongle ive ordered will give a boost to the sound.

Andy-Pandy

Just a quick update on the dongle i ordered. Sound quality has improved massively over the laptops Bluetooth sbc connection. Im listening to Tidal Master and the difference is massive. Id highly recommend if people are connecting the headphones to a laptop. The codec being used is Aptx HD. Dongle took 2 weeks to arrive.

ScrubsfanChris

Currently €279 in Currys and Harvey Norman, cheapest price I've seen in a store and even less than amazon.

Bought the silver ones because they looked good in photos/videos and on the box but in reality they are very dull grey.
The headband is a nice shiny silver but the colour of the cups reminds me of the grey plastic they make hospital/medial equipment out of

Brought back to Harvey Norman and even though the shrink wrap was removed and opened (had it home for a few hours) they let me exchange it for the back ones.
Much happier

Anyone still interested in the silver, definitely ask to see a demo set in person first.

noodler

229 sterling on Amazon which xe says is about €268.

ScrubsfanChris

noodler wrote: »

229 sterling on Amazon which xe says is about €268.

An extra 1% VAT plus amazon.co.uk exchange rate fee, also obviously not real time like xe.

Cost at checkout with free delivery: €286,24

noodler

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

An extra 1% VAT plus amazon.co.uk exchange rate fee, also obviously not real time like xe.

Cost at checkout with free delivery: €286,24

Have you done the conversion yourself or is that Amazon's calculation of the euro rate?

killbillvol2

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

An extra 1% VAT plus amazon.co.uk exchange rate fee, also obviously not real time like xe.

Cost at checkout with free delivery: €286,24

Who uses Amazon's exchange rate?

noodler

killbillvol2 wrote: »

Who uses Amazon's exchange rate?

True.

In fairness the sterling price comes to 234 but they also want 6 sterling for delivery (thought was free with purchases over £25..) which pushes the xe euro cost to 281.

So 279 bricks and mortar here is still good

ScrubsfanChris

noodler wrote: »

Have you done the conversion yourself or is that Amazon's calculation of the euro rate?

That's Amazon's price at checkout with free delivery.

killbillvol2 wrote: »

Who uses Amazon's exchange rate?

You don't have to and I usually dont, but your bank will then charge you their conversion rate/fee.

killbillvol2

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

That's Amazon's price at checkout with free delivery.

You don't have to and I usually dont, but your bank will then charge you their conversion rate/fee.

You must be the only person left on boards who doesn't use Revolut.

noodler

killbillvol2 wrote: »

You must be the only person left on boards who doesn't use Revolut.

Is it really worth preloading your revolut with 240 GBP?

I'm.not sure I've ever noticed the currency conversion charge on my card tbh.

ScrubsfanChris

killbillvol2 wrote: »

You must be the only person left on boards who doesn't use Revolut.

I'm not buying items off amazon costing hundreds of pounds.
Really not worth it for small purchases personally

ScrubsfanChris

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Currently €279 in Currys and Harvey Norman, cheapest price I've seen in a store and even less than amazon.

Correction, with free delivery that amazon price is around €275.50
Buying from a store seems worth the €3.50

devnull

Has anyone had any issues with less good noise cancelling since the last update?

When I first had my headphones and put them on I couldn't hear the outside world at all, but now I hear a fair bit of sound getting through despite the fact the configuration of the app noise cancelling hasn't changed.

Is it likely to be caused by software or perhaps the fact the ear pads have wore and streched over time meaning that they don't give such a good seal on my head, therefore letting sound in?

No problem with mine with latest FW.

iamtony

devnull wrote: »

Has anyone had any issues with less good noise cancelling since the last update?

When I first had my headphones and put them on I couldn't hear the outside world at all, but now I hear a fair bit of sound getting through despite the fact the configuration of the app noise cancelling hasn't changed.

Is it likely to be caused by software or perhaps the fact the ear pads have wore and streched over time meaning that they don't give such a good seal on my head, therefore letting sound in?

I think you just get used to it. When new i could hear stuff I think you just think you can't here anything. I can hardly hear anything else when I have music up loud and they do say the noise cancelling works better with music.

Effects

I got a pair of these back in June and have been really disappointed in them. Noise cancelling is alright, but not great compared to Sennheisers I had years ago. I don't get the rave reviews that people give them.
I even returned mine for a replacement pair as I thought I got a dud pair originally. Second set were just the same.

devnull

iamtony wrote: »

I think you just get used to it. When new i could hear stuff I think you just think you can't here anything. I can hardly hear anything else when I have music up loud and they do say the noise cancelling works better with music.

I don't think it's I'm getting used to it as there are certain sounds that I could never hear at all but now I do, I hear voices through them now that I couldn't hear at all before and make out conversations etc.

devnull

Does anyone know where to get good quality replacement ear pads?

Mine have gone quiet flat and because of that they're nowhere near as good as isolating noise as they used to be.

devnull

Has anyone had any problems with these just randomly turning off?

I've had issues past week where when I'm listening to something they just randomly turn off, noise cancellation stops, music stops, no voice saying 'power off' , and you need to turn them back on (and get the usual 'power on' voiceover and sometimes it can do this a few times in a row.

Oddly if they fail, they fail within 60 seconds of being turned on, if they get past that period then there never is any problem. It makes no difference what level the battery is either.

I think software bug, but that doesn't explain the hard off, but when I think hardware issue, it doesn't align with the fact they are stable if they hold for over a minute.