Sony MDR-1000X is the flagship wireless noise reduction headset launched by Sony in October last year. It supports digital noise reduction and ambient sound mode. Like the predecessor MDR-100, it uses Bluetooth LDAC transmission to reduce the loss of sound quality during wireless Bluetooth transmission. It can also listen to Hi Res Audio in wireless situations. It can be said that Sony MDR-1000X inherits all the advantages of MDR-100: comfortable wearing, Bluetooth LDAC transmission, and intelligent noise reduction. On this basis, MDR-1000X adds an ambient sound mode, which is more high-quality in shape. It replaces the plastic of MDR-100 with a leather shell. If the MDR-100 is an attempt by Sony in the field of wireless noise reduction, we can understand the MDR-1000X as an improvement and upgrade made by Sony after the attempt. Compared with the MDR-100, it is more mature, more like what we know about Sony.

MDR-1000X has two colors: grey rice and black. This time we got grey rice. The MDR-1000X does not have many accessories, but the basic headset accessories are also complete, including a headset storage box, a 1.5m headset connection cable, a Micro USB data cable for charging, and an aircraft plug converter.

The headset storage box makes good use of the MDR-1000X rotary folding design. Although the storage box is small, it is still more than enough to put down an MDR-1000X. I don't know whether Sony intended it. Even the surface of the storage box is made of artificial leather.

At a glance, you may find that the MDR-1000X only has more ambient sound functions than the MDR-100. The MDR-100 also has intelligent noise reduction, NFC touch control, and Bluetooth LDAC transmission. However, the design performance of the MDR-100 is worse than that of the MDR-1000X. The small details of the MDR-1000X can make us recognize it as Sony at a glance, but the MDR-100 cannot.

MDR-1000X ingeniously uses metal, leather, and plastic. What's more, Sony has chosen these three materials with similar colors. Metal materials are used from the outside of the head beam to the earphone shaft. The sliding shaft is stable and free. Soft leather and plastic alternate on the inside of the head beam, and soft leather on the inside of the top beam. In addition, we can see that there is a microphone on the outside of the headphone cavity to receive the voice receiver, which eliminates the noise outside the voice, so that users can still maintain the voice reception when using the headphone. This is also the MDR-1000X ambient sound mode.

At the bottom of the cavity of the MDR-1000X, there are three buttons, two interfaces, the 3.5mm headphone interface for wired connection, the Micro USB interface for charging, and the remaining three buttons are the power key, the intelligent noise reduction key, and the ambient sound mode key.

Unlike the MDR-100, the MDR-1000X uses leather on its right touch panel, and its outer ring is gray beige metal, which makes the MDR-1000X very textured. The leather material also allows users to have a more comfortable touch when they touch and slide, rather than slipping as easily as the MDR-100.

Compared with the MDR-100, the MDR-1000X retains Sony's outstanding appearance design. This exquisite, unique and unpopular design language enables us to recognize that this is the Sony we are familiar with at a glance. In comparison, we found that the MDR-100 is like an entry-level wireless noise reduction headset in Sony's eyes. It seems to be a good choice when the quality and design requirements are not high, while the MDR-1000X, which adds ambient sound function and excellent design, is an addition to it.

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