Sony WF-1000XM3

delta0 · 12 Aug 2019 at 08:37

With the new Sony earbuds coming out in the UK I was wondering who had already tried these and what were their thoughts?

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/truly-wireless/wf-1000xm3

I had read that 12th August was the release date but places are not showing stock yet.

iMacMart · 12 Aug 2019 at 10:23

delta0 said:
With the new Sony earbuds coming out in the UK I was wondering who had already tried these and what were their thoughts?

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/truly-wireless/wf-1000xm3/

I had read that 12th August was the release date but places are not showing stock yet.

I've been looking at these, not lots of review out but the current reviews seem positive

the-evaluator · 12 Aug 2019 at 13:14

Mine arrived yesterday. First impressions are very good, well, the sound is excellent but I find them a bit awkward to get sitting right in my ear.

It's very early days but so far I'm very happy. It'd be nice if it were possible to control the volume from the earbuds but I can live without it.

delta0 · 12 Aug 2019 at 13:16

the-evaluator said:
Mine arrived yesterday. First impressions are very good, well, the sound is excellent but I find them a bit awkward to get sitting right in my ear.

It's very early days but so far I'm very happy. It'd be nice if it were possible to control the volume from the earbuds but I can live without it.

Where did you buy them? I was wanting to have a look at them in some high street shops and they are not available yet.

the-evaluator · 12 Aug 2019 at 13:19

Amazon. Originally they were meant to arrive on August 8th but a few days before they said they would be delayed until Tuesday. They then shipped on Saturday and arrived yesterday.

iMacMart · 12 Aug 2019 at 14:10

Whats the noise cancellation like?

the-evaluator · 12 Aug 2019 at 14:12

It's a bit too early to say, most of the time I'll be using them to cancel out noise on planes but from using them around the house the noise cancellation seems very good. Definitely better than the Libratone Q Adept in ear headphones I'm replacing with these.

the-evaluator · 12 Aug 2019 at 14:31

One downside I forgot to mention is the size of the case - it's quite huge. Not a problem for me as it'll live in my rucksack but I think it's just a bit too bulky to be put in my jeans pockets.

mid_gen · 12 Aug 2019 at 14:52

How's the battery life?

I have the WH XM3s but would be quite keen on the WFs for when I'm just going out and about and don't want to carry the big headphones with me.

the-evaluator · 12 Aug 2019 at 15:23

Too early to say, I've only used them for a couple of hours so far. I think Sony quote 6 hours with noise cancelling on and 8 hours with it off.

XeNoN89 · 12 Aug 2019 at 16:02

What's the sound quality like on these? I'm having a nightmare choosing which wireless buds to buy because reviews seem to vary so much for all of the popular ones.

My most listened genres are techno/tech house, rap/hip-hop and r'nb

I want very clear sound with good bass but not to the point of overpowering everything else which seems to be a common issue with buds that mention good bass!

the-evaluator · 12 Aug 2019 at 16:05

In my opinion the sound is superb. I've been mostly listening to metal & prog rock with them and I'm very happy with the sound quality. Bass is very good but I wouldn't say it's overpowering.

delta0 · 12 Aug 2019 at 21:03

Great to hear others enjoying these. They have appeared in stock on the John Lewis website this evening. Fingers crossed they will also appear in stock in store tomorrow as well.

Converge · 13 Aug 2019 at 16:40

XeNoN89 said:
What's the sound quality like on these? I'm having a nightmare choosing which wireless buds to buy because reviews seem to vary so much for all of the popular ones.

My most listened genres are techno/tech house, rap/hip-hop and r'nb

I want very clear sound with good bass but not to the point of overpowering everything else which seems to be a common issue with buds that mention good bass!

I bought Jabra Elites in the end after researching a lot and they are great. I’d recommend them

delta0 · 13 Aug 2019 at 17:27

I’ve managed to reserve some at the Currys on Tottenham Court Road. Going to collect them later.

XeNoN89 · 13 Aug 2019 at 17:40

Converge said:
I bought Jabra Elites in the end after researching a lot and they are great. I’d recommend them

I've ended up ordering Jaybird Vistas as they had brilliant reviews everywhere and also have a 30 day money back guarantee so I can return them if I'm not happy.

delta0 · 14 Aug 2019 at 00:34

Wow just wow! The Sony’s are good. Just got back from the Apocalypse Now screening at Imax and I’ve finally had a chance to try them out. Incredible detail and no issues with distortion or bass. Very clear sound.

Psycho Sonny · 14 Aug 2019 at 09:37

Sony have always made really good products. They did have a rough patch for a while whilst it seemed all they were focusing on was the playstation but it looks like they got their act together around 5 years back and have been focusing on making all their line up great again.

I have the XM3 headphones. Simply outstanding based on them I'd buy these if I wanted wireless in ears. Personally I'm going to use wired in ears £200 cheaper and likely do the exact same job and you just need to live with a wire.

iMacMart · 14 Aug 2019 at 13:33

JimsReviewRoom has a short but indepth review here

the-evaluator · 15 Aug 2019 at 10:12

I'm thoroughly impressed with these, they're superb!

Yesterday I used them for about 5 hours in one go and they didn't feel at all uncomfortable and were definitely more comfortable than my Libratone's which are used custom molded sleeves.