The third headphones we used in our A/B tests for the Valco VMK20 review. Sony WH-1000XM2 are over-ear bluetooth headphones with ANC, NFC and touch control. Very good sound, comfort, functionality and battery life. We’re not convinced about touch control and we’d prefer an audio jack that does not require a cable with a very narrow plug, but apart from that we have no complaints.
Technical data:
Design: closed, over-ear headphones
Drivers: dynamic
Driver diameter: 40 mm
Driver impedance: 14 ohms in passive mode, 46 ohms in active mode
Bluetooth version: 4.1, 2.4 GHz band
Range: approx. 10 m (line of sight)
Bluetooth support: A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP
Audio codecs: SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC
ANC – yes, with optimization modes
NFC – yes
Touch control – yes
Battery life: approx. 40 hours with ANC off, approx. 30 hours with ANC on
Charging/operating voltage: 5 / 3.7 VDC
Charging time: approx. 4 hours
Charging socket: Micro USB
Frequency response (wired mode): 4 – 40,000 Hz
Frequency response (BT mode): 20-20,000 Hz (44.1kHz sampling) / 20-40,000Hz (LDAC 96kHz sampling, 990kbps)
1.5 m audio cable with 3.5 mm jack plug on both sides
