At the 2017 IFA, Sony Audio The new 1000X series wireless noise reduction earphones were released, among which the WF-1000X all wireless noise reduction earphones are eye-catching. Although the design concept of full wireless is not Sony's first, WF-1000X is The world's first fully wireless headset with active noise reduction technology The WF-1000X has added Sony Audio's unique adaptive noise reduction mode, ambient sound detection and other functions. Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs, which is the charm of the WF-1000X. WF-1000X has been launched on Sony's official website in China, and the official spokesperson is Delireba. The official price is 1599 yuan. There are two colors, black and champagne gold. This time, we Love to play computer games I got the black version.
appearance
Sony WF-1000X's outer package is small and compact. In addition to a pair of WF-1000X, the contents of the package are also equipped with six pairs of in ear ear pads, a pair of rubber buttons, a data cable, a WF-1000X charging storage box and product instructions.
Sony officially named the WF-1000X as noise reducing bean, which is just like its name. The WF-1000X has a very light volume and a beautiful shape. It is designed with simple streamline to achieve a stable wearing effect. The back of the ear of the WF-1000X has an opening for absorbing ambient sound, and a metal contact for charging can be seen on the inside. A button is provided below both headphones (the left ear is the noise reduction/ambient sound switch button, and the right ear is the play/call button).
The black WF-1000X surface is made of piano porcelain
All wireless headsets on the market are equipped with charging storage boxes, and WF-1000X is no exception. The charging storage box allows users to store and charge the WF-1000X when they are not listening to music. When you take the WF-1000X out of the storage box, the mobile phone Bluetooth will automatically connect to the WF-1000X to achieve a seamless and complete experience.
The charging storage box of WF-1000X adopts elliptical column design, the surface adopts metal sandblasting process, and the bottom is equipped with NFC chip. When the WF-1000X is put into the charging storage box, it can be quickly touched and connected by NFC. In addition, there is a Micro USB interface for charging on the back of the charging storage box.
experience
After a period of use, the author (Mo Changyou) has been accustomed to carrying the WF-1000X with you. The small and light storage device makes you hardly feel its existence. The noise reduction function of WF-1000X can effectively eliminate the environmental noise of users when they are riding in vehicles/in noisy places, rather than covering the environmental noise by turning up the volume of earphones like ordinary wireless earphones.
The advantage of the full wireless design is that you can be "free" when listening to music. Whether you take the subway or the bus, the WF-1000X with the full wireless design makes you feel like you don't have headphones. It not only lacks the cable connecting the mobile phone, but also the cable between the left and right earphones. It is truly wireless without restrictions.
The total volume of WF-1000X can be adjusted in the Music Center
Like the WI-1000X, the WF-1000X also supports Sony's official Headphones App. The WF-1000X, like the WI-1000X, has added an adaptive sound control mode. When this function is enabled, four different use scenarios will be automatically identified according to the user's use status: staying, walking, running, and taking a vehicle. In four different scenarios, WF-1000X will automatically adjust the ambient sound control, control the ambient sound within a certain range, and decide whether to turn on noise reduction. For example, if it detects that a user is taking a vehicle, it will turn off the ambient sound and turn on the noise reduction mode at the same time to reduce the ambient noise.
There is a sound quality mode in the Headphones App. At present, the default mode is the sound quality priority mode. However, if the current WiFi and Bluetooth environments are complex, it may lead to instability of Bluetooth in the WF-1000X. At this time, the author recommends that you choose the "stable connection priority" mode. The WF-1000X sets its total volume to half of the maximum volume when it leaves the factory. If the user thinks the volume is too low, he can adjust the total volume of the WF-1000X in Sony's official Music Center App.
In terms of noise reduction, the WF-1000X still supports three modes of ambient sound off, ambient sound on, and noise reduction, as well as adaptive noise reduction. Due to the size of the full wireless headset, the noise reduction effect of the WF-1000X cannot be compared with that of the WH-1000XM2 or WI-1000X earmuffs of the same family, but from the experience of the author (Mo Changyou), Compared with full wireless earphones such as AirPods that are not equipped with noise reduction, the WF-1000X has a very significant noise reduction effect, especially in some fixed environment noise, such as the roar of cars, the noise in the subway, etc., which can be relatively effectively offset.
In terms of sense of hearing, the effect of WF-1000X is less deficient than that of WI-1000X. The latter has some advantages over WF-1000X in terms of sense of volume and diving at low frequencies, while there is little difference between the two in terms of medium frequency and high frequency. The auditory orientation of WF-1000X is obviously different from that of AirPods. It can be said that the two have their own advantages. AirPods focuses on medium and low frequencies. Although its low frequencies are large in volume, they are somewhat turbid. The high frequencies are short and smooth. The low frequencies are the most prominent among the three frequencies. You can use "manic" to describe the feeling of AirPods to the author; While the WF-1000X focuses on the middle and high frequency part, which is suitable for popular and vocal music. It is not the kind of feeling that every time you play, the middle frequency has a strong flavor, high frequency is bright, overtones are few, and attenuation is weak. Compared with the "mania" of AirPods, the WF-1000X gives the author the feeling of "gentleness".
In terms of battery life, the battery life of WF-1000X is basically the same as the official description of 3 hours, which can basically meet the daily commuting time of ordinary users. The storage charging box can provide another 6 hours of endurance. Under normal circumstances, if you do not take a long-distance plane, long-distance high-speed railway and other special circumstances, There are few use scenarios where you can listen to music without taking off headphones for three consecutive hours , including the 6-hour battery life of the charging box, there is a total of 9-hour battery life, which can definitely meet the daily use of normal users. There is no problem that the battery life can meet the daily commute of users.
Some users reported that the WF-1000X connected to the mobile phone has a sound delay. When the author watches videos through the WF-1000X, there are some phenomena that the sound and picture are not synchronized (because the delay is not high, some pictures can still be synchronized with the sound and picture). According to the author, most full wireless headsets on the market have more or less similar delay problems, This is due to the characteristics of current Bluetooth technology. However, in fact, its delay is not as serious as expected, but it does affect the user experience when watching videos. So as previously said, the most suitable scene for this headset is mainly daily commuting. Playing games and watching movies are not the original intention of the WF-1000X design.
summary
Although the WF-1000X will have a small problem of sound delay, this is not a problem for Sony alone, but a challenge for the entire industry. Sony WF-1000X is the world's first full wireless headset equipped with active noise reduction. Combined with its adaptive noise reduction function and excellent portability, WF-1000X can be said to be the preferred full wireless headset product for Android phone users. WF-1000X has maintained Sony's excellent design style, and its voice has become more popular and vocal. Under Sony's leadership, everything seems so natural and relaxed. If users do not mind the inherent features of full wireless Bluetooth, but hope that the wireless headset can integrate black technology, fashion and portability, then WF-1000X is worth your while. But if you have a high demand for endurance and noise reduction, obviously, WF-1000X is not your best choice.
