Wireless closed back headphones

Trojan Horse · 1 Jul 2019 at 21:36

I work right next to my guy and he prefers a quieter environment so I need something that doesn't sound leak.

I don't want to exceed £300. (I'll prolly go secondhand if I can get 300 ones for 150/200)
Wireless so I can get it to work at work, on my Thinkpad, on my MBP and my home PC
I am more of a bass head since that is the only range of frequency I understand
I want them to be an improvement on my Fidelio X1s (Xonar Essence STX) or my Corsair SP2500s (if you can make a rough equivalency)

I was thinking Sony MDR1000X or Bose QC35. Boses look a lot cheaper to the Sonys but sound trumps all. I hear not one is vastly superior to the other.

Any recommendations?

EsaT · 1 Jul 2019 at 22:18

Not really sure how wireless helps in working with PCs, or sound quality.
But that lots of bass (not quality) is easy.
Closed design allows easy strong bass.

MDR-1000X is certainly going to give lots of that NC disabled... just without much of control:
https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/SonyMDR1000XWiredPassive.pdf
https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/SonyMDR1000XWirelessNCOff.pdf
NC circuitry actually improves bass control:
https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/SonyMDR1000XWiredNCActive.pdf
https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/SonyMDR1000XWirelessNCActive.pdf

Bose has same lack of bass control without NC circuitry.
https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/BoseQuietComfort35WiredPassive.pdf
https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/BoseQuietComfort35WiredActive.pdf
https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/BoseQuietComfort35WirelessActive.pdf

While helping to muffle environment's noise, just remember that Active Noise Cancellation doesn't help to noise leaking out any more than usual closed design.
Which is the main thing for avoiding bothering nearby persons in quiet environment.

Trojan Horse · 1 Jul 2019 at 22:22

EsaT said:
Not really sure how wireless helps in working with PCs, or sound quality.
But that lots of bass (not quality) is easy.
Closed design allows easy strong bass.

MDR-1000X is certainly going to give lots of that NC disabled... just without much of control:
https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/SonyMDR1000XWiredPassive.pdf
https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/SonyMDR1000XWirelessNCOff.pdf
NC circuitry actually improves bass control:
https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/SonyMDR1000XWiredNCActive.pdf
https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/SonyMDR1000XWirelessNCActive.pdf

Bose has same lack of bass control without NC circuitry.
https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/BoseQuietComfort35WiredPassive.pdf
https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/BoseQuietComfort35WiredActive.pdf
https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/BoseQuietComfort35WirelessActive.pdf

While helping to muffle environment's noise, just remember that Active Noise Cancellation doesn't help to noise leaking out any more than usual closed design.
Which is the main thing for avoiding bothering nearby persons in quiet environment.

Do you know how they’d compare against my fidelio X1s or RHA T20I ?

Also the WF XM3 Sony are like 230 so that’s an option too

chroniclard · 1 Jul 2019 at 22:27

I have Sony WH-1000XM3 they are pretty nice but a bit more expensive. If you crank the volume up they do leak somewhat but at reasonable noise levels they dont.

*edit, no similar priced but newer version?

Trojan Horse · 5 Jul 2019 at 16:22

chroniclard said:
I have Sony WH-1000XM3 they are pretty nice but a bit more expensive. If you crank the volume up they do leak somewhat but at reasonable noise levels they dont.

*edit, no similar priced but newer version?

do u think theyre worth £100 over the older MDR?

chroniclard · 5 Jul 2019 at 16:29

Trojan Horse said:
do u think theyre worth £100 over the older MDR?

Hard to say as I have not used the old ones.

They are £272 on amazon, Bose QC 35 are more expensive.

iMacMart · 1 Aug 2019 at 09:38

I've been looking at the Sony MX3 and Bose QC 35 and I think the Bose appear to be cooler to wear for long periods (flights and travel mainly for me)

Its such a hard decision to make as they both have good and bad points

aoaaron · 2 Aug 2019 at 15:24

Not QC35 as the Bose lacks high quality codecs which causes a gulf in class in regards to audio quality, regardless of how good their sound signature is.

CH700Ns if you can deal with a bit of sound leakage for a more open soundstage whilst being technically a closed back pair.
XM3 is an expensive but allround good option. Has every technically and better at noise isolating than the CH700

iMacMart · 2 Aug 2019 at 17:50

aoaaron said:
Not QC35 as the Bose lacks high quality codecs which causes a gulf in class in regards to audio quality, regardless of how good their sound signature is.

CH700Ns if you can deal with a bit of sound leakage for a more open soundstage whilst being technically a closed back pair.
XM3 is an expensive but allround good option. Has every technically and better at noise isolating than the CH700

But I’d like to have a headset that can have 2 active Bluetooth connections so my handset and my laptop at work for conference calls

aoaaron · 2 Aug 2019 at 21:39

iMacMart said:
But I’d like to have a headset that can have 2 active Bluetooth connections so my handset and my laptop at work for conference calls

Then get the bose and deal with the inferior bluetooth codec support and therefore far inferior sound quality.