Sony wh-1000xm3

iamtony · 15-02-2019 12:52am #1

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?

15-02-2019 10:52am

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 · 15-02-2019 3:00pm

Deleted User wrote: »

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 · 15-02-2019 3:01pm

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

you wont be disappointed!

btj_79 · 18-02-2019 5:43pm

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 · 18-02-2019 7:32pm

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 · 18-02-2019 9:44pm

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 · 27-02-2019 9:57pm

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 · 28-02-2019 11:43am

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

iamtony · 05-03-2019 11:27am

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

ImANoob08 · 05-03-2019 3:23pm

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 · 08-03-2019 7:36pm

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 · 17-04-2019 8:59am

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?

17-04-2019 10:00am

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 · 17-04-2019 10:01am

Deleted User wrote: »

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 · 17-04-2019 10:02am

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

iamtony · 17-04-2019 11:00am

No problems here either.

17-04-2019 11:22am

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 · 18-04-2019 1:59pm

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

18-04-2019 2:06pm

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 · 26-04-2019 9:49pm

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 · 28-04-2019 5:11pm

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.

28-04-2019 9:43pm

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 · 01-05-2019 10:37am

Deleted User wrote: »

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 · 20-10-2019 7:07pm

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.

20-10-2019 7:25pm

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 · 22-10-2019 9:19pm

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 · 02-11-2019 11:11pm

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 · 03-11-2019 10:35pm

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:

04-11-2019 10:39am

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 · 04-11-2019 11:53am

I understand......

Sony wh-1000xm3

Comments