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- Sony's WH-1000 series of headphones are often said to be comparable to the stalwart of wireless noise cancelling headphones - the Bose QC35 series.
- The WH-1000 XM3 headphones are very good, and do a couple things better than Bose.
- But there's a potential deal-breaker in the Sony headphones for some people.
I've heard a lot about these "Bose killer" headphones from Sony, the WH-1000 XM3, so I wanted to see what all the hype was about.
Indeed, Bose QC35 and Sony's WH-1000 series headphones are among the most common I see in New York City. I know the Bose are good, so it's no surprise that a lot of people use them. And after trying Sony's, it's no surprise they're popular, either.
The Sonys are undoubtedly one of the closest competitors to Bose's heralded QC35 series of headphones, at least in the $350 range. But they're not exactly the same.
Check out how Sony's WH-1000 XM3 headphones stack up against the Bose QC35 II: