SONY WH1000XM3 Bluetooth Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones, Black WH-1000XM3/B (Renewed)

It is a good one for exercising.

out of the box; these headphones are absolutely fantastic. comfortable. a little hot in the summer, but great otherwise. the noise cancellation is incredible. I couldnt hear my window air conditioner, or even the lawnmower in front of me while I cut the grass. near perfect sound quality. much better sound quality than Bose qc35ii. abient sound mode worked perfect. after the update though.... noise cancellation barely works. I can hear my fingers snapping... it used to drown out a lawnmower! the Bose headphones would now have much better noise cancellation Im sad to say. the ambient sound control is messed up now too. it used to pick up voices well, and traffic by the side walk sounded clear... after the update it seems to drown out cars and people, but accentuates white noise like air conditioning and fridge condensers clicking on. WTF!? how is that useful? thats what I want to drown out. why would Sony do this? why would they destroy a wonderful pair of headphones that cost 350$? the new xmh4 headphones have just been announced. sony may actually be screwing up their best headphones on purpose to give people a reason to spend more money. its really pretty underhanded and shameful. its still possible to get the best ambient sound control and noise cancellation, but you will have to sacrifice some other features they added to the app later on. you can downgrade the headphone firmware, but its kind of a pain. you could also buy a fresh new pair and refuse to update them. they really do have great potential. sony might fix it eventually, but who knows. I think these headphones actually still deserve a 3.5 or maybe even 4 out of 5 but I feel forced to give them a 1 due to Sonys bizzare approach to customer service and product support. if its not broken, dont fix it. imagine if you looked outside and saw a guy in a Honda jumpsuit taking the brakes off your car, and he was putting on much worse brakes, and told you they were somehow improved even though you are more likely to crash. I kinda feel like thats similar to sony reducing the ambient sound controls ability to hear nearby traffic in an update, stating that it improves battery life when it obviously doesnt. much like the fictitious man in a jumpsuit sealing your brakes, all of the sudden not being able to hear nearby cars, when you were used to being able to hear them from pretty far away, could potentially be dangerous. I realize that comparison is a pretty big stretch, but its not a good look. things like that are problems I expect the HIGHLY paid audio engineers at Sony to take into consideration when I buy such an expensive pair of headphones. I would have sent them back for a refund, but I installed the update 4 days after the return window so Im screwed. Sony: fix my headphones and I very gladly take down this review. until then I guess Ill be hearing alot of my neighbors and landscaping tools... cool.

Opened mine and immediately packed it back up. Product started to make my kitchen smell like a bowling alley. Unsure how they are able to write these off as acceptable

Easily one of the best headphones with noise cancellation. Even if a newer version released, this would STILL be worth it just because the bar is so high. Headphones are comfortable, sound great, look great, and the customizing really helps boost your own preference via the app.

Way too much bass, music and sound effects sound muffled. Not what I expected from such expensive headphones.

La cancelación de ruido es espectacular ... Muy contento con la compra

Do as advertised, comfortable to wear, great sound and battery life. A good pair to grab if you want something permanent.

My second pair of this particular set (after ruining my first pair). I enjoyed them to the point that I wanted the same set again Fair price.

Very good

Amazing headphones, one of the best, even though not a new model. I use it both wired and wireless and cannot get enough.