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Are Sony's New The Collexion Headphones Worth Their High Price? Here Are My Thoughts

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9.2 / 10

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Sony The Collexion

Pros

  • Redesigned for improved comfort
  • Reinforced with stainless steel
  • Upgraded drivers for a more expansive sound stage and refined sound than XM6
  • More powerful V3 chip, Bluetooth 6.0
  • Excellent noise-canceling, voice-calling performance
  • Nice case with built-in handle
  • New DSEE Ultimate digital processing along with upmix audio modes for music, cinema and gaming

Cons

  • Very pricey
  • No USB-C audio
  • Spatial audio with head-tracking only works with Android devices
  • Less battery life than XM6

Sony's 1000X headphone line is 10 years old, and to commemorate the occasion, Sony has a swanky new extra premium 1000X model that costs $650 -- $200 more than its former flagship WH-1000XM6. It's called 1000X The Collexion, a head-scratcher of a name that reminds me of a luxury hotel brand, not a mobile audio product. But according to Sony, the X in the middle is a Roman numeral reference...

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