Sony WF-1000XM3 Industry Leading Noise Canceling Truly Wireless Earbuds Headset/Headphones with Alexa Voice Control And Mic For Phone Call, Silver

Compré estos audífonos hace ya mas de 3 meses y estas son mis impresiones:•La presentación de los audífonos es muy buena, definitivamente da la sensación de que estas comprando un producto premium•En mi caso los compré en color plateado y la verdad me han gustado, son cómodos aunque eso si, no los más discretos, el estuche se siente bien, con una textura de plástico suave en su exterior y plástico normal en la tapa, como consejo creo que conviene que le compres una funda pues, en mi caso, de solo tenerla en mi escritorio la tapa la tengo un poco rayada•En cuanto a comodidad ninguna queja, los uso por periodos prolongados en la oficina y en lo personal no me molestan, uso los eartips de foam (los que no son transparentes) quedándome los del tamaño que ya venían puestos, al tenerlos no siento que se me vayan a caer, al estar sentado y de vez en vez caminar un poco, pero no creo que sean idóneos para realizar actividades que requieran de bastante movimiento (ejercicio, etc.) pues tampoco tienen mucho para quedarse en su lugar, sino que están pensados para uso en oficina, doméstico o commuting•La cancelación de ruido es buena, la utilizo en el transporte y la verdad sin mayor queja, con los eartips correctos aisla muy bien el sonido externo, no al 100% pero si al menos lo suficiente para no distraerte de tu musica o serie•El modo sonido ambiente que deja entrar el sonido exterior está ok para cuando quieres estar un poco al pendiente de lo que pasa en el exterior, aunque yo diría que no es apto para su uso en la calle, al menos no con la música aún sonando, en mi caso lo uso cuando transbordo de transporte teniendo que cruzar solo una calle, por flojera de meterlos y luego volverlos a sacar; si pulsas el botón touch del auricular izquierdo dejandolo presionado deja entrar aún mas el sonido exterior en tanto lo mantengas presionado, excelente para cuando escuchas música y alguien te esta hablando y quieres escuchar lo que te va a decir.•Una mención aparte el micrófono, esta ok en entornos silenciosos durante una llamada, pero en el transporte quien me está llamando dice no escucharme muy bien, esto ya me pasó no una sino varias veces y es igual, por lo que si alguien me marca en el transporte debo desactivar el sonido entrante de la llamada de los auriculares y debo hablar convencionalmente por medio del celular•La duración de la batería diría también que está ok, bastante decente, esta disminuye dependiendo si el ecualizador está encendido, el noise cancelling o el ambient sound, o la mejora de sonido, me suele durar por completo 3 días de uso intensivo (días en cuanto a la carga de los audífonos agotando también la del estuche), siempre con el ecualizador y de vez en vez el ANC activado, con la mejora de sonido activada (DSEE HX) disminuye drásticamente su tiempo de uso•Otra mención aparte la aplicación de los audífonos, la considero muy buena donde gestionar las diversas configuraciones de los audífonos, además de incluir un par de tutoriales acerca de su funcionamiento•Por último el sonido, tengo unos Bose QC35 II y honestamente, no tiene nada que envidiarles, soy un fan del sonido mas no un experto, por lo que su principal diferencia notable entre ambos es el soundstage, mas amplio en los Bose que en los Sony, pero son estos los que me gusta más su sonido, más personal al momento de escucharla, eso si, es necesario hacer uso del ecualizador de los audífonos en la app para realmente disfrutar su sonido, y que con su función clear bass, sin ser invasivo en el sonido, tienen un bajo bastante disfrutable y presenteEn conclusión, en el precio actual que se encuentran ($3,000 o menos) valen mucho la pena, son unos audífonos bastante completos con un buen sonido, ANC y duración de batería mas que correcta, como puntos flacos a tener en cuenta, su micrófono para llamadas en entornos ruidosos, y que no son óptimos en uso para personas muy activas

Absolutely amazing sounding tws. As a owner of multiple tws, iem, ote headphones, and bluetooth headphones with anc, this tws earbuds are still recommended even in 2021. Price came down quite a bit which justify the purchase. ANC is very good for tws, bluetooth connection is great, comfort is great, and sound is one of the best. Fit can be depending on how you wear this but not recommended for hard workouts. Walking, stair climbing, and regular chores are not even a problem. Make sure you get the right size eartip to get the best sounds as well as best fit which will give you secure fit. No waterproof rating but I wear it for my light workout which exposed this tws for light sweat without a problem. However, since Sony didn't give ip rating, I would not risk it unless you as a consumer are willing to risk it. I usually wear my powerbeats 3 or jaybird for workout and wear this or momentum 2 for listening to music. ANC is very good but don't expect ote headphone quality. Not even the newest bose qc tws can compete against ote anc headphones. However anc is decent enough to drown out low frequency noises. Battery life is great. Wish it had a wireless charging case but it is closer to 2 year old product since its introduction, don't expect too much on the latest tech.Pros: awesome sound with very detail notes & tight bass. Mic is great in quiet place but mediocre around loud & noise environment. Battery is excellent. Even though it's dimension is bigger on paper, it wears smaller than you think. Means it is very comfortable. App is probably the best in the industry even today. Anc is excellent. Case is bigger but holds lots of charges. And it looks elegant. Probably the best option for Android phone users or high resolution audio listeners.Cons: size does matter thus if you have small ears, I would avoid it. Case is also bigger than others. Not bass heavy tws. Sound stage is not as broad as ote headphones or other premium tws like momentum 2. Mic can be better in noisy environment. To some, App has toooooo many customizable options. Not the best for iPhone users.I compare wf-1000xm3 to bose qc tws, sennheiser momentum 2, and Beo e8 3rd Gen. I would most definitely put sony wf-1000xm3 at 2nd place just behind momentum 2 for sound. Also 2nd best at ANC. And 1st place for customization on both the functions, custom sounds, and android uses.Highly recommended even for May 2021's market if you can get it for around $175 CDN. before tax.

Depois que comecei a usar esses não quero outro, esses têm recursos impressionantes para configurar no App no celular.A bateria dura umas 6 horas utilizando configuração de redução de ruído. Carrega muito rápido com 3 pontos de contato e na caixinha dele também tem bateria recarregável.A qualidade dos materiais e excelente. Nas partes de borracha o material é muito resistente e tem sensor que "percebe" quando colocamos ou retiramos os fones e podemos até configurar para dar pausa quando retiramos da orelha.Quando colocamos os fones devemos girar um pouco para melhor encaixe nos ouvidos.A cor é discreta.A caixinha parece um pouco grande em relação aos concorrentes mas cabe muito bem no bolso.Nos próprios fones têm sensor que aceita pequenos toques para mudar configurações de uso, basta pré-configurar até 6 opções no App no celular. Dá para configurar cada lado de forma diferente, por exemplo, um lado pode ser para dar pausa/play/anterior/próxima faixa e no outro aumentar/diminuir volume ou acessar Alexa ou acionar o redutor de ruído e outros.A redução de ruído é impressionante e dá para deixar ressaltado somente voz, assim você pode configurar o volume de voz que pode querer ouvir e isolar outros sons ou isolar tudo.Para dormir em local barulhento e ideal, aliás esse foi o motivo de minha compra e estou muito satisfeito. Chego a ter que informar que vou por o fone para que não pensem que não quero dar atenção mesmo estando acordado.O bluetooth é 5.0 então pega até nos outros cômodos e dá pra ficar ouvindo música com excelente qualidade fazendo outras coisas tranquilamente.A qualidade do som é maravilhosa. Os graves e agudos são nítidos, os efeitos como de eco, de ambiente aberto, de ambiente fechado, tudo isso fica bem nítido no som. A gente consegue perceber todo o trabalho que tiveram na produção da música.Só encontrei um ponto negativo que é de não parear com o bluetooth de tv's LG e Samsung (talvez consiga parear com tv Sony). Para parear com celular é ótimo e depois do primeiro pareamento o próprio App gerencia o acesso automaticamente não precisando se preocupar mais com a conexão que é super rápida.As mensagens são em português e podemos configurar para que elas nos digam quando a bateria estiver ficando sem carga.Tem muitas outras configurações que não usei por não precisar no meu caso.É caro, mas no meu caso que tenho dificuldade para dormir e acordo com qualquer ruído, foi perfeito.

UNBOXING:The first thing to do is to find the correct fit. This, like it has always been for in-ear buds, is a trial and error process. Out of the box, Sony provides you with six pair of tips - 3 pairs of silicone ones and 3 pairs of memory foam ones. I have large ears with almighty ear canals, and based on my past experience with other in-ear buds, I went for the large memory foam tips. These turned out to be too big, and the earphones dangled precariously off my ears. So I swapped them with the medium foam tips; this gave me the perfect and the most comfortable tip. The next thing I did was pop the earphones back into the case, and the case to a power supply so that both the case and the buds charged to 100%. I already had the companion Sony Headphones app on my phone, but if you don't, you can download it.Once they were charged, I launched the Sony Headphones app, went through the connection wizard, tapped my phone on the case (NFC) and that's it. They were paired - a very hassle free, and a no tech challenge process, which anyone can do. Bluetooth connectivity was perfect. I could roam around anywhere in my 1 room kitchen apartment without losing connectivity. Once these babies were paired, I popped them into my ear, and then launched the companion app to configure them.CONFIGURATION & PLAYBACK:Right out of the box, this pair provides a very neutral sound-stage with clear mids, though the highs can be very tinny and the lows quite muffled. This might make some people to take the knee jerk reaction of returning them as they do not sound all that well for the price. Well, don't, and have patience. Configure them to suit yourself, and that's how you'll get the best out of them. Configuration depends on the kind of music you listen to, and hence this step is critical.Personally, I'm not beholden to a particular genre, which makes this stage of the onboarding a bit difficult. I launched the Youtube music app, and started cycling through some of my favorite songs in the metal, pop, vocal, reggaeton, hip-hop, EDM and trap genres. To give an idea: I cycled through songs by Pink Floyd, Paradise Lost, John Legend, Post Malone, Nicky Jam, Alan Walker, Lil Nas X, Skrillex, Flosstradamus, Fever Ray, Florence + The Machine & Eminem. And post that, I went to work with the Equalizer, tweaking it while cycling through the same songs to find the perfect blend of settings that can achieve the sweet spot of a great sound-stage applicable to all these genres.My final equalizer settings for the slider bars: +4, +2, -2, -2, 0 with Clear Bass set to +8. I found that these settings gave me the best sound-stage across all the genres (of course, these won't be perfect for any one genre, but it is either that, or tweak them according to the genre that you listen to). I also set DSEE HX to ON, since this allows for the audio stream to be upscaled to simulate a high resolution stream - a good to have feature if you listen to streamed audio like I do. With the afore mentioned settings, I found that I retained the clear mids, but I was also able to deepen the lows and make the highs sound natural.USAGE:The drivers do taking some burn-in, and I started hearing a slight upgrade in quality after the first 10-12 hours of use. This was the same for my WH-1000XM3s, which sound absolutely wonderful after 4 months of use.While this pair is great on the ears while traveling (I sweat quite a bit, and the over-ear cans become uncomfortable for me), I'd still prefer the WH-1000XM3 if I'm at my desk working, or if I'm in an airplane traveling, because there is definitely some ear fatigue (which is typical for in-ears). The fit, once you have achieved it correctly as described in the first part of this review, is secure, and I did not feel any risk of these falling off.I would definitely not take this pair out for jogging or any gym exercises, since they are not water resistant, and the fit is not secure enough to handle strenuous activities of jumping, running, etc.CONCLUSION:All in all, this is a great pair, and well worth the price, if you have the patience to configure them according to your specific use cases. I highly recommend both the models from Sony, both are winners in my book, and I hope to use them for many years.PS: If you use the Tidal app, it's probably a good idea to go through the 360 degree music setup. I don't, and hence I didn't.

I’m going to reveal the XM3 operating secrets that Sony’s horrible documentation won’t tell you about. I spent *hours* on chat with Sony’s tech support. Turns out Sony’s own support doesn’t know this product too well and they mostly misguided me. Here’s what you must know to be a happy XM3 customer:1. Earbud Fit: It’s 100% true: You must have a tight ear canal fit to get the benefit of Sony’s excellent noise cancelling. I can’t emphasize this enough. Sony’s gives you lots of ear tip options and don’t assume both ears need the same tips. If you’re hearing ambient noise from one or both earbuds in full noise canceling mode, you need to install bigger / squishier ear tips. Put in the earbuds with the Sony logo facing down , push in, and rotate forwards to parallel (90 degrees turn up).2. Pairing. When you open and take out the buds they go into pairing mode…but good luck getting a second device to pair. The trick: Put the earbuds in your ears and press on both buttons simultaneously for ~7 seconds until you hear the pairing announcement and now you can pair with another device.3. Getting Noise Cancelling All The Time: The Sony Headphones app (at least on iOS): What an option overload of an app. Sony gives you all these location options to automatically select what kind of noise cancelling you want (from full, to variable, to none). Technically the left earbud button lets you cycle between noise canceling/ partial / none but I found it was too easy to turn off noise canceling, so here’s what you do: First, you must ensure that the XM3s are “Connected” on your iPhone. Go to Settings / Bluetooth /Device List and select the WF-1000XM3s. If you have other devices paired to the XM3 in proximity, like your Apple Watch, you’ll need to *manually* select the XM3s on your iPhone. You’ll hear about the connection status in your left earbud. Once connected to your iPhone, launch the Sony Headphones App. IF YOU WANT FULL NOISE CANCELLING ALL THE TIME: I suggest turning the “Adaptive Sound Control” off and using the “>” to set more options. Next to “Detection of Actions” and * the App lets you set four settings for noise canceling. You can decide what to do but if you want full noise cancelling on in all cases, you then turn on Ambient Sound Control and select full Noise Canceling by moving the slider button all the way to the left for each of “Staying” “Walking” “Running” “Transport”, but please note, you might not want full Noise Canceling for some of those activities and Sony gives you that option, including automatic switching based on location (which I turned off). BUT PLEASE NOTE: This noise-canceling-all-the-time setup *deactivates* your ability to cycle between noise canceling modes via the left earbud so if you want to hear ambient sounds you’ll need to press and hold your left earbud.4. Full Reset. To do a factory reset, you put the buds back in their fancy case and hold down both buttons until you get fast red flashes and then release. You should see blue flashes and you’re done. The buds can pair with 8 devices but only one at a time. It’s easy to go from iPhone to Watch and back…on the Watch you need to select the XM3s from the menu when prompted. Note that the Sony Headphone App will not connect to your buds if they’re bluetoothed to another device (like your watch): You have to go back to your Bluetooth device menu on your iPhone (Settings / Bluetooth / My Devices ) and manually select the WF-1000XM3s (likely towards the bottom of the list).Otherwise, these are elegant devices that stay put (I’ve never even come close to having them come out at the gym) and the sound quality is terrific as is the noise cancelling at the noisy gym. Sony’s packaging is just like Apple’s: A beautiful thing to behold…just too bad there’s not a cheat sheet for basic operations / issues included!! Good Luck and hope this helps.