'It’s a collection of 10 years of our accumulated knowledge': Sony explains what's special about its new high-end 1000X The Collexion wireless headphones, from the 'timeless design' to the 'unidirectional carbon' audio driver and next-gen processor

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  • Sony unveils 1000X The Collexion headphones for $649 / £550, available in May 2026
  • Custom 30mm driver, and new processor with DSEE Ultimate and '360 Upmix' spatial audio modes
  • Design focuses on comfort, with gentler clamping force and larger earpads

Sony has just unveiled its most expensive (and possibly most-leaked) wireless headphones to date, which it's calling 1000X The Collexion. If you just want to read whether they're any good, then you can go straight to our Sony 1000X The Collexion review, because we've been using them for a few weeks.

But if you want to know more about what makes them different, and why Sony produced them in the first place, stick around here — I spoke to Sony insiders from the UK and Japan to hear more about what makes them worth their high price tag.

And what isthe Sony 1000X The Collexion's price tag? That...

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