Wireless closed back headphones

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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?
 
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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
 
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