Sony 1000X truly wireless headphones review
Vložit
- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Sony's new WF-1000X are truly wireless earbuds that come with a slim charging and storage case. Worth it?
Full written review: Blog.BestBuy.ca
Follow me on Twitter & Instagram @ErinLYYC
Smartphones are evolving to eliminate wired connections. There's wireless qi charging, and of course the lack of headphone jacks in many phones today. So ready or not, you're going to need a set of truly wireless headphones... eventually.
Sony's new WF-1000X are truly wireless earbuds that come with a slim charging and storage case. Rather surprisingly, the earbuds only deliver three hours of battery on a single charge, compared to what seems to be the industry standard of about 5 hours on other wireless earbuds like Jabra Elite, Samsung IconX, Bose SoundSport or, Rocksport Audio RockPods or Apple AirPods.
I recieved a pair of these earbuds for a week of testing and this is my review.
Getting these earbuds set up ad paired was straightforward, but it does require a specific set of steps:
Open the charging case and remove the left earbud. Push and hold the small nib on the underside of the bud to power on. Keep holding for 7 seconds until the headset goes into pairing mode, which will be confirmed from the robot voice prompts.
Go to your phone's Bluetooth menu and select the WF-1000X to connect it.
Once it's connected, remove the right earbud from the case. It should power on and connect automatically. If it doesn't, push and hold the power nib on the right to get things started.
To access some of the headphones' more advanced features you'll need to download the free Sony Headphones Connect app.
Adaptive Sound Control will allow the headphones to detect your motion, and adjust the sound parameters automatically. For example, if you're standing still, you won't need to be so attuned to traffic noise, for example. Similarly if you're walking, you might need to head a little more background noise.
Ambient Sound Control allows you to choose whether to hear background noise, and at what level.
I will say these earbuds are comfortable, and since they come with nearly a dozen pairs of tips and an extra set of different sized wings, it's possible to get a better custom fit. The earbuds themselves are long and oval shaped and are about the size of my thumb.
I wore them for long periods of time and never really felt like they were making my ears achy.
Sound Quality
There's no doubt these headphones sound good. They're quite clear and there's strong bass. I listened to a variety of music on these and found everything sounded very good. There was no tinnyness to them, no distortion, and overall everything just sounded exactly as I thought it should.
A common problem with truly wireless headphones is a noticeable delay when watching videos on your smartphone or tablet. This is most noticeable with CZcams, for example, but less a problem with native videos shot on, and viewed on your phone.
The problem does exist here too. There's a significant delay of several seconds when using the 1000X to watch CZcams content and it's enough that will make it extraordinarily frustrating. There's next to no delay when watching my own videos. So depending on how you plan to use these headphones most, you'll want to keep this in mind.
Battery life
The battery life on these headphones is perhaps the most disappointing feature. With just three hours on a charge, that means you'll be sending these back to their case for recharging constantly. Three hours isn't enough for an average plane flight, and even commuters spending an hour on the train morning and night are going to need these to be recharged daily.
If there's a plus, however, it's that these earbuds have an auto on/off feature which keeps the battery from draining needlessly.
There's a lot to love about the Sony 1000X truly wireless headphones. They're compact, comfortable, and you can personalize the fit with a variety of tips and fins. I also like the size and shape of the charging case; it's not so small it'll get lost, but it's not too big either.
The sound quality is great, and it's nice there's built in phone call capability. I also thought the noise cancellation and ambient mode worked reasonably well.
The frequent dropouts were super annoying and I didn't like that I couldn't watch CZcams videos with these, but that's par for the course with truly wireless headphones today. I also thought the three hour battery life was disappointing. More manufacturers are working hard to grow that life and 5 hours on a single charge is standard. It's a bit of a burn that these give you so little battery life before they need to go back in their case.
Sony 1000X truly wireless earbuds sell for about $200-280 from Best Buy. there's a full written review at Blog.Best Buy.ca
Hi Erin, your review was short and spot on!
I bought them a couple of weeks ago them because they were heavily discounted but i don't think they are Worth a premium price.
I agree with most of your review
except i found active noise cancellation kind of weak
Video delay
is huge!
Battery life is just ok but since i use it for commuting listening to music rather than at a desk or at home it is ok.
Miss information about remaining life on charging case
.
No sweat proof(again no sports just commuting)
Overall, Like the sound quality (not Hi-fi but better than other Wireless i tested) and the lightness and comfortable fit.
You have yet another suscriber!
Thanks Joe!
An excellent review I've had these on my wishlist
Many thanks Asante!
Great review! Start up bit was just what I needed. Comprehensive also. Keep,em coming!
Thank you so much Kevin!
Since you didn't bother to mention. If you have an Android smartphone or anything non iPhone, just tap the nfc sensor on the bottom of the case with your phone to (easily) pair and skip the trouble.
Thanks for adding these comments, 24ecko. Great point.
77u
I have had these for a while and agree that the battery life is poor. Can I install a better replacement battery that will last longer? Mine now go dead in about 30 minutes, the batteries just don't hold a charge for long
Watching your video with 1000X and experiencing that sound and video delay. I should’ve watch that video before I buy this.
😐
Well I'm watching this with mine and there is zero delay via Samsung s10
Zero delay with mine using S9+
Great Video. When the signal drops does it automatically repair with the smartphone? Or you have to pair it again? Thanks
Yes. It only drops for a split second and there’s no need to re-pair.
Erin Lawrence ok thank you. Great review by the way. I saw these earphones are on special. Will pick them up. Thanks
Better with Jabra.
Hi Erin... I've new bought Sony WF-1000X but the problems arise here that .when I ve got to charge the pairs only one turn red colour but the another one still show blinking red lights..and I couldn't switch on ...please help
Interesting! What did Sony say so far?
@@ErinLawrenceTV they asked to recharge again ..but how I m going to know when I charge it, still red light nothing change to blue light on the ear phone that I've bought .please help or teach me to solve it.i m sorry I bought from the jarring book store in saudi Arabia.. and the guys or sales assistants told me to recharge again
Harriet lrishac . your problems is like me I still can't change it did you have any solution please let me know because I got it from my brother in Canada
For mine the battery is lasting only 30 mins max! I am SO mad!!!!!
☹️
It sounds only at left during a phone call, during music it is stereo, is there any solution for this so the calls will also be stereo.
you should be asking sony...
Yeah, all you have to do is return them, then turn around and buy the Jabra Elite 65t.
You are beautiful ! success with the channel.
Thank you so much Marcelo!
After 2 months I threw it total crap, useless waste of money
Oh no! What went wrong?
@@ErinLawrenceTV you'll have to shout aloud while conversation with other end and incall sound quality is not upto sony quality and you listen only in left ear,this highly expensive (usd305 in Bangladesh from sony showroom) for vagabond who keeps on listening hard trash metal rock all the time.
If you had a specific need from this type of product then you should have done more research. There are products like the Jabra Elite 65t that would be a much better fit for you.