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Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones with 30 Hours B..

Best price: £185.96 (22% off)
  • Industry leading noise cancellation* thanks to QN1 chip. Diaphr..
  • Battery life of 30 hours and quick charging so you're never wit..
  • Improved design to make the 1000 x m3's even more comfortable a..
  • High resolution audio packed with technology and features to gi..
  • Optimized for google assistant and alexa for a seamless hands-f..

Product Attributes

  • Width: 0.4 inches,
  • Height: 0.4 inches,
  • Weight: 0.6 Pounds,
  • Length: 0.4 inches,
  • Size: 1

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

52.3% 10.4% 37.3%

Senti Score  [62.7%]

Betron B25 Noise Isolating in Ear Canal Headphones Earphones with Pu..

Best price: £9.99 (29% off)
  • Noise isolating in ear wired headphones with strong bass driven..
  • Suitable for virtually all devices with a compatible 3.5mm head..
  • B25 Earphones feature 20hz to 20000 hz frequency response, Y Sh..
  • Noise isolating earphones eliminate outside noise to keep your ..
  • B25 earphones deliver a tight, deep bass response, perfect for ..

Product Attributes

  • Width: 2.0 inches,
  • Height: 3.9 inches,
  • Weight: 0.0 Pounds,
  • Length: 3.9 inches,
  • Size: 1

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

50.6% 11.0% 38.4%

Senti Score  [61.6%]

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Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones with 30 Hours B..

amazing superb worse noisy truly amazing great better excellent best just awful uncomfortable very disappointed annoying defective piece truly excellent brilliant poor

Betron B25 Noise Isolating in Ear Canal Headphones Earphones with Pu..

complete waste really pleased great uncomfortable faulty disapproving mutterings disappointed better cheap excellent best extremely annoying absolutely brilliant amazing very comfortably difficult

Compare Cons

very disappointed in both products

"i found the sound very bass heavy with no brilliance at first and was very disappointed"
98.7%

extremely annoying in both products

"this issue is extremely annoying and frankly unacceptable for a pair of brand new headphones that cost me £265"
98.4%

complete waste in both products

"also the touch controls on the side of the headphones are a complete waste of time"
96.8%

design flaw in both products

"massive design flaw wherein the microphone focuses on background noise over your own voice especially a problem when used in a somewhat noisy office this issue is not had with cheaper headsets "
74.8%

very expensive in both products

"been using in ear headphones from cheap to very expensive for years but already i'd struggle to go back"
74.2%

fall apart in both products

"bought these after my beats started to fall apart after years of use"
74.1%

sadly disappointed in both products

"thinking that these were the "bees knees" of wireless headphones after reading many reviews i was sadly disappointed"
74.1%

connection problems in both products

"connection problems will not reconnect to last connected device have to manually manage"
74.0%

fault them in both products

"i really cannot fault them"
73.9%

major problem in both products

"this is the biggest problem i had with the headphones with voice calling every time you answer a phone call the mic would open up the environment around you in the caller could not hear you only the outside noise around you and this was a big major problem for me travelling on the bus"
72.3%

only negative in both products

"my only negative is that after a few hour or so my ears get quite hot but thats just me i guess it does not make it uncomfortable in fact i have work it for 4 hours straight without having to adjust it"
71.4%

could hardly in both products

"i could hardly complain about the quality price ratio!"
69.8%

only problem in both products

"the headphones also feel really comfortable my only problem is sometimes my ears can get a little sweaty at times it's not a huge issue but it can be really annoying as i'll have to take off my headphones for a couple seconds just to cool off my ears"
68.4%

little beauties in both products

"finally i have with these little beauties"
68.0%

defective piece

"hopefully this is a defective piece"
99.4%

just awful

"bass is ok but the treble ranges where the detail in music mostly resides are just awful"
98.8%

poor quality

"earpads felt very cheap and of poor quality"
98.5%

glaringly obvious

"the app has a load of features you'd never use but is missing the glaringly obvious ie bluetooth switching"
98.5%

hugely frustrating

"this is at best mildly irritating and at worst hugely frustrating as the pair repair process isn’t always quick or instant on the sony headphones"
98.4%

failed miserably

"it was more comfortable and was great in most parts except it failed miserably in looks and the warming of the ears"
98.3%

horribly wrong

"i listen to a lot of music and mainly on my commute to and from work and this is where it all started to go horribly wrong"
98.3%

extremely disappointing

"extremely disappointing"
98.2%

truly horrible

"this continues for literally hours after wearing them for only 10 mins and is truly horrible"
98.1%

false and unnecessary

"i would have given these headphones 3 stars were it not for the false and unnecessary claims about battery life and charge speed"
98.0%

tricky to swipe

"on the move it is tricky to swipe accurately up down to adjust the volume"
97.6%

quite sharply

"this seems to throw out the noise cancellation and causes the volume to go up and down again quite sharply"
97.5%

worthless gimmick

"the motion touch control is a massive fail and in my opinion a worthless gimmick that should have been forgotten about during the design process"
96.5%

hardware failure

"sometimes blamed on a hardware failure and sometimes blamed on firmware"
96.4%

absolute waste

"ridiculous absolute waste of money!"
95.8%

totally garbled

"added later: stopped working after 8 months sound totally garbled"
95.5%

poor responsiveness

"my problem with them is the poor responsiveness of the playback controls"
95.0%

poor results

"you need to make sure that the graphic equaliser setting on the headphones does not conflict with any similar settings you have on your mobile device otherwise they may conflict with each other and give poor results"
94.8%

absolutely terrible

"absolutely terrible"
94.8%

absolutely awful

"2nd size was the mic absolutely awful for phone calls"
93.9%

really bad functionality

"overall for me the slightly better sound does not make up for the really bad functionality and obvious bugs"
93.6%

absolute nonsense

"absolute nonsense"
92.9%

stopped during playback

"my previous bluetooth earphones although sounded far worse but were very consistent never stuttered or stopped during playback"
92.9%

vocals are indistinct

"vocals are indistinct – you can’t hear s and t consonants properly"
92.6%

fell asleep

"also first time i ever fell asleep on a plane as a result"
92.5%

hard to problem

"the inconsistency is the problem it is hard to problem solve when it works one minute then not the next"
90.9%

negligible at worst

"the noise cancellation is the same or negligible at worst"
90.6%

reduced to nothing

"i started on ambient noise and my the mics work it was noisy then set to ambient noise control and i would say that 60 to 70% of the heavy noise was reduced to nothing so to where a good set of noise cancelling headsets would be"
90.6%

biggest disappointment

"the biggest disappointment is noise cancelling"
90.6%

really cheap

"unfortuantely in a couple of months the strap broke it turned out the material used is really cheap"
90.5%

huge problem

"this caused a huge problem for me as i expect a premium headphone like this would not have this problem"
90.3%

goes very loud

"the sound quality is superb and volume goes very loud"
90.0%

even worse

"the noise they make gets to your head like your skull is getting chiseled and noise cancellation makes it even worse and it's all you focus on"
89.9%

create discomfort

"if there is any noise around you like if you are in train it amplifies all external sound and sends it to other people that the other people can not understand you in some cases or at least create discomfort"
88.6%

very cheap

"but frankly these just sound like a very cheap pair of headphones to me and i’m really disappointed i'm wondering if there is an "emperors new clothes" thing at work here now i wish i'd just simply got another pair from bose"
83.8%

hustle and bustle

"they make commuting in london a lot more chill as they sort of remove most of the hustle and bustle and just leave you in a bubble with your music"
74.9%

begin to hurt

"for the most part they are comfortable in long stretches but i have to find just the right position on my head otherwise my ears do begin to hurt"
74.9%

connectivity issues

"i had enough of the connectivity issues i was having with the beats studio 3 wireless that i decided to look at another paris headphones which was the sony mx1000 m3"
74.9%

sadly as uncomfortable

"sadly as uncomfortable as it gets"
74.9%

noise dropouts

"i had the nad viso hp70 but suffered a lot of weird issues whining whistling noise dropouts poor sound quality uncomfortable headband "
74.9%

drives me nuts

"however the software on it drives me nuts: every operation on the headphones has a non optional voice telling you what's happening: "power on" "bluetooth connected" "power off" "noise cancelling" and so on"
74.9%

worry too much

"if i'm sat in the middle of a noisy bus listening to rock or pop music i tend not to worry too much"
74.9%

obvious bugs

"overall for me the slightly better sound does not make up for the really bad functionality and obvious bugs"
74.9%

noise hiss

"mx2 would switch off automatically * when not playing music the white noise hiss produced by the active noise cancelling is a lot less pronounced so much better at just being used for silence * noise cancelling still works very well"
74.9%

noisy neighbors

"would cancel noise of kids playing on the street a radio playing music a spinning washing machine noisy neighbors etc"
74.9%

noisy commute

"can’t recommend them enough if you have a noisy commute on the train tube and need some peace and quiet"
74.9%

noisy flats

"i've needed them for a while longer to be honest living in shared housing noisy flats and roadsides i was tired of having to move due to noise problems"
74.9%

terrible oversight

"my only concern long term is that the ear pad cushions are not designed to be replaceable a terrible oversight for such a flagship product"
74.9%

waste their money

"i own these headphones and a pair of taotronic bh 22 headphones there is approximately £200 difference in price between them taotronics were just over 30 quid but the difference in sound is so incredibly marginal that i cannot understand why anyone would waste their money on these"
74.9%

negative point

"the only negative point is the microphone which other reviews mention"
74.9%

very unimpressive

"very unimpressive for the cost"
74.9%

very intrusive

"very intrusive"
74.9%

irritation and stress

"you can just remove all the irritation and stress from most powered travel"
74.9%

small niggles

"a few small niggles but not enough to detract from a glowing recommendation"
74.9%

droning noises

"i could not hear any droning noises from passing cars or voices from different rooms my partner was singing loud in the shower but i had no idea until i took the headset off!"
74.9%

harsh vocals

"i've found some headphones to have harsh vocals not these just a warmth but not bright vocal"
74.9%

disabled locked

"and also for the touch control to be disabled locked e"
74.9%

start to hurt

"cons: • at least for my ears and glasses the left speaker can start to hurt after a few hours"
74.8%

terrible hiss

"also there is terrible hiss in the left ear when you have the noise cancelling on"
74.8%

uncomfortable headband

"i had the nad viso hp70 but suffered a lot of weird issues whining whistling noise dropouts poor sound quality uncomfortable headband "
74.8%

significanly worse

"the sound quality is significanly worse than talking to your phone"
74.8%

terrible hissing

"the only reason i can't give a 5 star is a terrible hissing in my right headphone that only got worse with further listening after resetting after disuse"
74.8%

gets similar issues

"one of my colleagues has the same headphones and gets similar issues"
74.8%

annoyingly worse

"annoyingly worse than my 1000xm2s"
74.8%

water damaged

"these got water damaged and could not live without"
74.8%

similar issues

"i know a couple of friends who’ve had similar issues"
74.8%

distorted noise

"the distorted noise is as if you can hear the blood in your veins flowing"
74.8%

sound leakage

"if you don’t mind sound leakage even on low volume and some background noise coming through the headphones whilst on noise cancelling then i suggest these are great as the sound is brilliant and extremely good battery life but just a shame there is quite major let downs which is annoying due to the price for the headphones is not exactly cheap"
74.8%

weird vibration

"on the bus if i sat over the engine it would cause a weird vibration of the headphones not sure what caused this"
74.8%

gets stuck

"the cable jack is not very tight so it's easy to have the cable unplug accidentally with a sudden head movement if it gets stuck somewhere inside coat chair at work"
74.8%

long trips

"also the battery life is insane i go 3 days without having to charge these these are great for long trips or flights"
74.8%

no pressure effect

"no pressure effect either which i have experienced with others"
74.8%

still too distracting

"i wish there was a noise cancelling feature which allowed voice focus as the ambient option is still too distracting"
74.8%

some basic problems

"but there are also some basic problems that i can't believe more people haven't called sony out on"
74.8%

went wrong

"my first pair of these went wrong after only a month because of this design quirk"
74.7%

sounded far worse

"my previous bluetooth earphones although sounded far worse but were very consistent never stuttered or stopped during playback"
74.7%

cold nevertheless

"the first morning it was a little cold not ridiculously so but cold nevertheless"
74.7%

alexa issue

"response from sony technical support to the alexa issue was useless see below"
74.7%

have failed

"i may be unlucky but a tad miffed at the "premium" headphones have failed already"
74.7%

quite badly

"the one negative would be the bluetooth connection is affected quite badly in busy stations especially london bridge where even when i've selected all options for stable connection over quality i find i have to keep my phone fairly close to the headphones"
74.7%

weird issues

"i had the nad viso hp70 but suffered a lot of weird issues whining whistling noise dropouts poor sound quality uncomfortable headband "
74.7%

almost unusable

"i wish they'd keep things simple sound quality is good enough for its intended purpose anc excellent build better than i expected but the software application is terrible making the hardware almost unusable"
74.7%

matte feel

"the finish is particularly nice matte feel"
74.7%

known issue

"this is a known issue there are threads on the sony community forums the materials do not seem study enough"
74.7%

start creaking

"and i tried to wear it while i am running it start creaking"
74.7%

cancelling wasnt

"i recently bought a pair of sony 700 s they were very good but the noise cancelling wasnt"
74.7%

very noisy

"cannot believe how much noise these headphones cut out we live above a commercial kitchen and their extractor fans are very noisy"
74.7%

sorry bose

"sorry bose there is just no competition but and this is a big but they feel £50 !"
74.7%

heavy headhones

"i understand the choice as it seems most people want bass heavy headhones however the only way to change that is to switch the bluetooth codec to sbt for some obscure reason"
74.7%

slack skype

"so for example: you're working on your pc listening to audio and having calls with colleagues on slack skype throughout your day"
74.7%

slight inconvenience

"these headphones will only connect to one device at a time which coming from the bose which allows 2 devices is a little letdown and a slight inconvenience when i switch from my laptop to phone and vice versa as you need to disconnect and reconnect yes not life changing but feels like a basic change that would push these to 5 starts imho"
74.6%

cancelling drowns

"its very good noise cancelling drowns out some sounds more than others sound is good but not as good as a wired pair of audio technica m50x the touch controls for volume and forward reverse next ect are rubbish bring back buttons that react when you press them not this soft touch maybe it works if you rub it right rubbish the bose qc35 wins on that one for sure "
74.6%

cheap earbuds

"first you cant have more than one device connect at once i have some cheap earbuds that allow multiple connections this means if i want to connect to my laptop i have to go into my phone a disconnect from the phone settings and to connect back to me phone i have a disconnect from my laptop via the laptop bluetooth settings its a bit of a faff"
74.6%

uncomfortable though

"not to really say these are uncomfortable though"
74.6%

bass distortion

"i immediately noticed bass distortion on some songs but i wasn`t sure that the problem is caused by my phone bluetooth connection or software"
74.6%

completely unusable

"however as is typical with sony the complete over engineering of the firmware on which they run make them completely unusable"
74.6%

massive fault

"i don't know what sony has done but this is clearly a massive fault"
74.5%

daily frustration

"they're a daily frustration"
74.5%

expected result

"not a deal breaker but again not what i expected but having looked on the sony website since then it's an expected result"
74.5%

drowning out traffic

"drowning out traffic is never a safe move!"
74.5%

flat headphone

"so if you want a flat headphone and high quality streaming you can't"
74.5%

chatter sorry

"someone on the desk opposite insists on playing the radio all day and with these headphones on even without my own music playing i cannot hear a thing no annoying coughing phones ringing general chatter sorry i sound really anti social!"
74.4%

swipe gesture

"lastly the swipe gesture controls work well for playing pausing skipping music plus google assistant siri and alexa"
74.4%

most expensive

"my most expensive headphone is the beyerdynamic dt250 80ohm i bought in 2011 for £149"
74.4%

isolate yourself

"you completely isolate yourself"
74.4%

pretty heavy

"one charge tends to last me 4ish days of pretty heavy use"
74.4%

frustrating issue

"the bigger frustrating issue was the hinges creaking"
74.3%

some drawbacks

"this product delivers but it has some drawbacks"
74.3%

interference noise

"furthermore the left headphone developed a louder interference noise after a couple of days of use which was there even when it wasn't coupled to my phone"
74.3%

slight niggle

"the only slight niggle is the touch control on the side of the headphone which takes some getting used to"
74.2%

thicker pads

"with thicker pads these would be 5 star all day long"
74.1%

lacked definition

"the base and mid range simply lacked definition in comparison and the artificially amplified treble still meant that vocals weren't as clear and as distinct"
74.1%

pretty poor

"originally purchased theae through amazon warehouse however i received the xm2s in an xm3 box pretty poor on amazon's part!"
74.1%

only gripe

"my only gripe with these is that the ear pads aren't easily replaceable in the same way you can replace the bose ear pads"
74.1%

terribly cheap

"the headband is too tight and too slim and the plastic used is terribly cheap looking !"
74.1%

muddy mess

"their clear crisp yet still punchy bass are a far cry from the muddy mess that the 35 quietcomfort ii produced"
74.0%

justifiable unfortunately

"so the price is absolutely not justifiable unfortunately"
74.0%

were clunky

"the touch controls were clunky and barely worked for me i appreciate that it takes time to build muscle memory and i am unable to comment on any charging related features as i didn't own these for long enough"
74.0%

small issue

"the only small issue i have with these headphones is that once you have them paired with a device it’s quite a faff to pair them with another device but this is only a very small point and someone with better technical knowledge than me would probably be able to carry this out with no issues!"
73.9%

lacked punch

"the sound i thought was very good but lacked punch"
73.9%

dishonest misleading

"to me this change to the warranty is dishonest misleading and probably illegal"
73.8%

forgotten about

"the motion touch control is a massive fail and in my opinion a worthless gimmick that should have been forgotten about during the design process"
73.8%

coat collar

"only problem that i have with them is when the headphones touch basically anything beit a a coat collar or something that'd nudge it into a slightly different position the bass gets very dirty sounding"
73.8%

return mine

"unfortunately i had to return mine as it gave me headaches inner ear pain neck pain and made me feel dizzy if noise cancellation was used for more than about half an hour at a time"
73.8%

little niggle

"the tap to pause is sometimes a little unresponsive but that is the only little niggle i've had and i have used them almost daily for 4 months"
73.7%

same issue

"both have the same issue with nc mode"
73.7%

wretched earphones

"wretched wretched earphones"
73.7%

slight downside

"however i will say that there is only one slight downside"
73.6%

caused this

"on the bus if i sat over the engine it would cause a weird vibration of the headphones not sure what caused this"
73.6%

swipe function

"to improve: the swipe function for volume and changing track can be easily muddled"
73.6%

creaking noise

"i am buying this expensive headphone i expect i can wear it on the train or doing exercise once it start making creaking noise which is super irritating"
73.6%

really muddy

"a lot of bass in the mix and the bass mids were really muddy"
73.5%

forget bose

"forget bose"
73.5%

somewhat noisy

"massive design flaw wherein the microphone focuses on background noise over your own voice especially a problem when used in a somewhat noisy office this issue is not had with cheaper headsets "
73.5%

strangely misleading

"i thought them disappointing and the reviews strangely misleading for the money i couldn't live with them and sent them back"
73.4%

hissing noise

"however soon after receiving them i noticed that when noise cancellation is active there is a constant hissing noise coming from the left earphone"
73.3%

skip track

"operation of the earphones is nice and simple with swipe gestures for volume play pause skip track next track and previous track"
73.2%

great headphones

"great headphones"
73.1%

from cheap

"been using in ear headphones from cheap to very expensive for years but already i'd struggle to go back"
73.1%

treble ranges

"bass is ok but the treble ranges where the detail in music mostly resides are just awful"
73.0%

chat transcript

"i have taken a copy of the chat transcript highlighting all this and will be taking appropriate legal"
73.0%

really poorly

"no matter what you do it will always notify you with a really poorly sounding voice assistant that you have a received a message and who it was sent from"
72.9%

bloated bass

"if you use the phones with aptx or wired in other words when you want the highest music quality then you're stuck with the bloated bass"
72.9%

silly fiddle

"it's only 15cm long 6 inches which makes plugging it in to recharge in the back of my mac really a silly fiddle"
72.9%

never understand

"never understand why with a quality product like this they supply a poor user manual"
72.8%

expensive cans

"there are no replacement ment parts cups etc for wear and tear for such expensive cans why not ?"
72.7%

expensive headphone

"i am buying this expensive headphone i expect i can wear it on the train or doing exercise once it start making creaking noise which is super irritating"
72.7%

without them

"extremely useful on trains and airplanes and i would not travel on an airplane without them"
72.6%

drops alot

"the latency is the only bad thing the sound quality drops alot if you move away from the device you're paired with"
72.6%

than useless

"update: sony worse than useless"
72.6%

annoying problems

"but for a few annoying problems"
72.5%

more negative

"one more negative is the voice assistant"
72.4%

weather problem

"i've heard of the cold weather problem but this has nothing to do with that i live in bristol and london and neither city is that cold even in the peak of winter"
72.4%

sony 1000xm3s

"i had my head turned by these sony 1000xm3s after reading a lot of the reviews on amazon and various tech hifi magazines and websites"
72.3%

sony headphone

"i have owned two expensive top brand rivals and in my amateur opinion these sony headphone have the edge"
72.3%

sony 1000mx3

"i have tried bose 700 i have tried the over rated nuraphones and wasn’t blown away i saw that the sony 1000mx3 were no1 i always assumed bose should be no1 they were not the sony 1000mx3 really are the best sounding headphones available noise cancellation and sound quality are through the roof i listen to bob marley and love every detail of the album i’m so fussy and i’m always wanting the best the voice calls are not great "
72.3%

sony budukans

"it's like i've finally procured the sony budukans of massive attack legend"
72.3%

sony h900ns

"not tried the bose qc35ii to compare but tried the sony h900ns"
72.3%

sony 1000xm3

"i tried many headphones the sony 1000xm3 were by far the best and better than my original choice the latest bose ones"
72.3%

only drawbacks

"the only drawbacks that i've noticed are: 1 microphone in phone calls terrible quality"
72.3%

irksome feature

"the only irksome feature is the length of the charging cable"
72.2%

side inputs

"if you're in a windy environment with them on you will hear the hissing of the wind as it enters the side inputs"
72.1%

less intuitive

"connection is a bit slower and less intuitive that i'm used to i have apple products and a pair of airpods so everything is slow in comparison to that i have learned that switching devices means you will have to disconnect from one and reconnect with another"
72.1%

very minor gripe

"a very minor gripe on what are amazing headphones"
72.1%

very tight

"the cable jack is not very tight so it's easy to have the cable unplug accidentally with a sudden head movement if it gets stuck somewhere inside coat chair at work"
71.7%

sony packaging everything

"with the standard sony packaging everything came looking decent and there is a case contain all the cables and the headphone itself"
71.6%

swipe gestures

"operation of the earphones is nice and simple with swipe gestures for volume play pause skip track next track and previous track"
71.5%

really noisy

"if it's a really noisy environment it won't cancel it all out but they do cancel out a lot"
71.5%

done nothing

"sony have known about this problem in previous iterations but have done nothing about it"
71.3%

takeover complaining

"but when the flaws start to takeover complaining is inevitable"
71.1%

weather issue

"i don't believe the 'cold weather issue' is a thing anymore it seems as if sony have fixed that"
71.1%

ditch bose

"after reading all the fantastic reviews on here and other places it seemed a “no brainer” to ditch bose and choose these"
71.0%

sons heating

"these of course are not damaging my sons heating as like i have already said he wears them 24 7 "
71.0%

frustrating weekend

"update after a frustrating weekend with these and discovering their inability to access any kind of meaningful volume control via the touch sensor this pair is going back and i'm hoping the reacement pair will eork as intended"
70.9%

cold weather

"in this cold weather they are great at keeping my ears nice and warm"
70.9%

single drop

"these are soft touch plastic and on a single drop can scratch the black color off them leaving a white surface"
70.8%

were expensive

"so yes these were expensive but also worth every penny"
70.7%

using them daily

"i've owned these cans for a couple of months using them daily and literally every time i put them on as the noise cancelling kicks in 2 3 seconds after turning them on it puts a big smile on my face"
70.6%

pronounced hiss

"set as 'ambient sound' instead there was a pronounced hiss"
70.5%

phone pocket test

"also it passes the phone pocket test"
70.4%

first problem

"i wanted to use the headphones for the noise cancelling because i commute on the bus twice a day this is my first problem i had with the noise cancelling"
70.0%

same problem

"this problem is not confined to sony and i have heard of bose and other manufacturers headphones having exactly the same problem"
69.9%

without realising

"you can get lost in your own little bubble for hours without realising"
69.8%

interrupting sound

"i've tested even for music production playing keyboard you really hear the sound clear with no interrupting sound leaking from outside"
69.7%

reported issues

"i thought it must be something to do with my settings so went onto the official sony forum where i discovered shed loads of people having the same issue and it would seam sony are not interested in responding to anyones reported issues"
69.7%

returned afterwards

"my first pair were returned afterwards my second aren't exhibiting this behaviour yet"
69.7%

noise problems

"i've needed them for a while longer to be honest living in shared housing noisy flats and roadsides i was tired of having to move due to noise problems"
69.6%

feel expensive

"they feel expensive"
69.6%

nothing worked

"i tried all the combinations of button presses and resetting and initialising but nothing worked"
69.5%

currently available

"overall if your looking for some of the best nc headphones currently available and don't mind forking out a load of cash for them these are for you"
69.2%

very average

"the sound quality is very average compared to cancelled headphones"
69.1%

something underwater

"sent for repairs but although sound is louder now it is still completely garbled like listening to something underwater"
69.1%

other problem

"the other problem is that the touch controls on the right ear up can sometimes be a bit unresponsive and can require multiple gestures for your intended action to take place"
69.1%

hooded jacket

"it can be eliminated if you have a hooded jacket"
69.1%

expected better

"the bluetooth connection is unstable when used outdoors with the music skipping and cutting out frequently although this can be solved by placing your phone in your breast pocket instead of your trouser pocket so the signal doesn't have to travel as far even so given the price tag i expected better"
69.0%

seems bizarre

"for equipment of this quality and price this oversight or scrimping on materials seems bizarre"
68.7%

engine noise

"they carry a high price tag but if you enjoy the lack of engine noise on flights as much as i do then you will appreciate them as much as i do"
68.7%

some issues

"i've had some issues with the headphones not working properly so when i am out in the cold at first i thought i did something to it as siri was activated without me touching it and the ambient sound was turned off and the motion touch was not working"
68.7%

irritating neighbours

"also works suprisingly well with cancelling the irritating techno music blasted by irritating neighbours"
68.7%

weird blips

"noise cancelling was only ok weird blips in and out when riding the underground weird when walking around decent on planes for ambient noise cancellation but didn't cancel voices much at all and barely worked at all in an office setting"
68.6%

cancellation system

"i am disappointed about the noise cancellation system i am happy when your listening to music you can't here anything but its not a two way system like a cheaper £30 headset"
68.6%

does n't however

"it doesn't however deserve 5 stars"
68.5%

noticing the problems

"i have to admit that if you simply left the 1000xm3s on for a while you stopped noticing the problems but that's not quite what one hopes for with a premium product is it!"
68.3%

beats headphones

"i’m not talking overpowering bass like you’d get with beats headphones just a little more punch"
68.1%

little ninjas

"cancel those annoying screams and shouts from little ninjas in the airplanes coffee shops etc"
68.0%

little beep

"just give be a little beep for beeps sake!"
68.0%

main issue

"my main issue is that the alexa control is not built in it uses the mobile phone alexa so that all needed to be running separately"
67.9%

additional accessories

"it's useful for carrying an additional usb c cable but i'd like to see a little space on the inside of the case to carry a few additional accessories"
67.7%

biggest gripe

"my biggest gripe with the older version was the resonance in the lows and low miss causing the sound quality to be quite poor in those ranges"
67.4%

skip tracks

"you have to double tap to play pause music and swop left right skip tracks and up down for volume"
67.4%

charged them

"charged them up and paired with my phone straight away"
67.2%

this issue

"maybe a firmware update will fix this issue"
67.2%

turning my head

"build quality could be better it sometimes makes noises when i'm walking or turning my head"
67.2%

flimsy controls

"it's a shame that this flagship headphone is let down by the flimsy controls on the right ear"
66.9%

irrelevant the hear

"just to add the costs of either headphones are irrelevant the hear"
66.9%

flakey touch system

"they should use buttons and not an unresponsive and often flakey touch system"
66.9%

disable these touch

"worse still there appears to be no option to disable these touch controls so just be careful!"
66.9%

lost in the game sound

"i have been told that my voice sounded slightly distant and could get lost in the game sound"
66.8%

weird quiet noises

"the right earpiece of headphones started making weird quiet noises after 4 months"
66.8%

could no longer

"i didn't know what to expect but the second i put them on in the office and could no longer hear people chatting away and even the sound of the aircon was gone i thought to myself wow these are worth every penny"
66.8%

assistant problem

"however like the google assistant problem this was completely unprompted and worse still i could do nothing to switch this mode off apart from reboot the headphones"
66.8%

overwhelm the mid range

"the headphones default to a rather v shaped equaliser where the bass is going to overwhelm the mid range"
66.8%

poor quality control

"cons: poor quality control before the black ones i've ordered the silver version"
66.8%

noisy kids

"completely blocks out the neighbours when they're using their noisy garden tools or cutting the grass blocks out noisy kids playing next door too"
66.7%

cheap feel

"totally overpriced with a cheap cheap feel and look !"
66.6%

lost in the music

"i’ve missed trains or caught the wrong one at once once a week because i’m lost in the music the app is amazing also"
66.6%

terrible quality

"the only drawbacks that i've noticed are: 1 microphone in phone calls terrible quality"
66.5%

more minor

"one more minor thing it is supposed to come with an inflight adapter?"
66.5%

unsure on these

"i'd you are unsure on these just get them"
66.3%

rubbish for phone calls

"the mic is also rubbish for phone calls!"
66.3%

failed on this product

"amazon on the other hand just failed on this product"
66.3%

swipe on the side

"the volume controls are annoying as you constantly have to swipe on the side to change it one by one"
66.3%

ruined the sound

"however the sound guality is just not there for me the anc is good they're comfortable and they don't sound too bad at low volumes but for high volume listening that bass just drowns everything else out and trying to fix that with the built in equaliser has just ruined the sound even more"
66.3%

havent tried calling

"havent tried calling yet"
66.3%

lacking in treble details

"apart from that they're an acceptable pair of headphones not particularly comfortable but lacking in treble details but that's the kind of thing you get used to or play with the equalizer in the app for"
66.3%

bump in the road

"as the bus was going along the noise cancelling was cutting out all the noise around me but every time the bus went over a bump in the road all there was a lot of vibration"
66.3%

hesitant to start as

"i thought it was time to upgrade my pairs of xm2 as i was hesitant to start as i was unsure what had changed"
66.3%

failed on the easy part

"sad really sony achieved the hard challenge sound quality & nc but failed on the easy part"
66.3%

skip start stop

"against:not sure what sony were thinking when they decided to not have buttons for vol skip start stop and calls"
66.3%

stolen in transit

"headphones are fine but purchased from argos as the ones i ordered from amazon were stolen in transit and the box clumsily re sealed"
66.2%

15feet away

"they not only sound incredible you can be approx 15feet away from the source player without any loss of signal or audio quality"
66.2%

chatting away

"i didn't know what to expect but the second i put them on in the office and could no longer hear people chatting away and even the sound of the aircon was gone i thought to myself wow these are worth every penny"
66.2%

annoying power cycles

"however the bluetooth rarely connects first time resulting in annoying power cycles"
65.8%

says it all unfortunately

"the title says it all unfortunately"
65.8%

ruins the immersion

"they do seem a little bass focused which cannot be adjusted when using high quality audio however this by no means ruins the immersion for me"
65.7%

outright horrific

"it's outright horrific"
65.6%

poor to my mind

"very poor to my mind"
65.5%

very low frequencies

"if you compare these to beats for example on beats headphones you hear the bass very well and it is the very low frequencies that seem to come across"
65.3%

common issue

"i searched online and this seems to be a common issue with these headphones"
65.2%

ruins any music

"running with these on causes thudding sounds which ruins any music"
65.2%

walk along

"when i walk along while wearing the headphones there is an occasional whoomp in sound as a tension in my neck muscles causes the earcup to momentarily break its acoustic seal"
65.2%

hopefully these issue

"i have requested a return and will wait for the next generation of these and hopefully these issue will get fixed"
65.2%

difficulty believing

"put the headphones on & the noise completely disappears had to turn it on and off a few times as i had difficulty believing it was possible"
65.2%

perfect headphones

"the xm3 are the perfect headphones for me"
65.2%

unusable for phone calls

"i always liked bose in ear qc 30 nc headphones for low ear warming and being able to use for long hours but they almost unusable for phone calls"
65.2%
...

complete waste in both products

"now after just 4 weeks all vocals on any songs or soundtrack are barely a whisper whilst the bass booms and thumps along making listening to music with these earbuds a complete waste of time and also money"
99.9%

extremely annoying in both products

"additionally what i found extremely annoying was that when i was wearing them outside while walking and was trying to have a conversation with people they were complaining they could not hear me and could only hear banging and strange noises"
99.7%

very disappointed in both products

"the headphones look good quality but i was very disappointed when i plugged them in"
99.0%

fault them in both products

"can't fault them for the price really"
74.9%

fall apart in both products

"what suprises me the most is that both ears are still working fine at their max volume 1 year and 2 months later most 10 quid earphones fall apart after a few hours ive had 7 pairs of sienheisser in ear where one ear has failed within 6 months so i have a good headset for stationary and good quality music and a cheap pair of in ears for mobility rather than waste quadrupple the price on good in ears like jbls skullcandies and sienhiessers that break immediately"
74.9%

connection problems in both products

"in less than 8 months i'm already at my third pair as my previous two had suffered from sound output and connection problems while another had fallen apart through use"
74.7%

only problem in both products

"only problem is they really do cancel noise and he can't hear me when he has them in"
74.5%

very expensive in both products

"hi i lost my very expensive ear phones"
74.3%

major problem in both products

"one major problem is that on average the product has a lifespan of 3 4 months before either one or both insert earphones stop working"
73.4%

design flaw in both products

"unfortunately i've had 2 sets develop a fault after about 6 months use both due to the same design flaw"
71.6%

sadly disappointed in both products

"as many people do i bought these on the strength of other reviews but am sadly disappointed"
70.7%

little beauties in both products

"tried these little beauties and even whilst mowing the lawn or vacuuming i only use 75% volume and its crystal clear"
69.1%

could hardly in both products

"my samsung earphones that came with my phone we're dreadful at isolating noise so i could hardly hear anything on my phone or tablet when flying"
63.7%

disapproving mutterings

"they do an excellent job of blocking out the noise of people typing texts on their phones with keypad tones on crying babies and even the disapproving mutterings of city workers who couldn't stretch to a first class ticket"
99.8%

really disappointing

"i was really disappointing that these broke after 2 months of use so i could not even refund them"
99.5%

being miserable

"just a shame about the whole listening experience being miserable"
99.4%

worst problem

"it seems that nobody tested them for a start they are a bigger diameter than most not much but enough to make them uncomfortable and the worst problem is the sharp edge which hurts your ears after 10 minutes!"
99.4%

getting disappointed

"i brought these after getting disappointed after my wireless earbuds i recently purchased failed to work"
99.3%

rather pathetic

"upon receiving this product earlier today i was disappointed to see that the cables weren't in fact braided as i thought by looking at the pictures and the "powerful bass" is actually rather pathetic"
99.2%

unbelievably loud

"they are unbelievably loud!"
98.9%

really annoying

"it’s a health and safety hazard really annoying because i have to buy a new pair now and that’s another 10 quid :"
98.8%

came unbalanced

"if you will be lucky enough you will get these earphones without any defect as mine the right ear provide more sound than left so they came unbalanced "
97.2%

quality earphones

"on previous occasions i have paid a hefty price for good quality earphones from other manufacturers only to be disappointed with performance and durability"
95.7%

horrible mistake

"horrible mistake and would recommend purchasing a better for slightly more"
95.6%

quite muddy

"bassy quite muddy missing some mids and average highs"
95.4%

bother buying

"do not bother buying"
94.7%

horrible sounds

"i bought these as a cheap stop gap for my annual dose of blocking the horrible sounds of other people out for 2 hours on a train to london"
94.6%

unmitigated disaster

"i don't write a lot of reviews but after what i thought would be an unmitigated disaster i had to come to rate these bad boys five stars"
94.1%

worst earphones

"they're the worst earphones i've bought"
92.8%

work annoying

"the biggest problem was always a tangled wire as i would often rip it off and one headphone would not work annoying if you listen to music!"
91.3%

quite harsh

"so after all the trial and error and using an equalizer they're sounding quite decent but would definitely say the treble is quite harsh whatever the tip"
91.1%

leaky earphones

"when i find my peace disturbed on the bus or train by a fellow passenger's leaky earphones which clearly don't work properly i shall have to restrain myself from telling them about betron b 25s and why they should get a pair"
90.5%

quite cold

"they get quite cold because of this so be warned when putting them into your ears on a cold day!"
90.3%

just too crappy

"my verdict: these are cheap and if you need a replacement fast because your current pair is broken or just too crappy and don't have enough time to read reviews and ponder on which earphone to buy have these as a temporary filler"
90.2%

extremely bumpy

"i havent tested them out while running but considering that my daily bus ride is extremely bumpy id say they would be fine for running if that's your style"
89.5%

blow you away

"these headphones earphones won’t blow you away but they easily compete with my previous purchases from klipsch and pioneer which both cost me in the region of £40 £50"
89.4%

performed perfectly

"one set was brought at christmas 2016 the other pair in jaunary 2016 and so far they have performed perfectly"
89.2%

really uncomfortable

"however after wearing for some time i found these to be really uncomfortable"
89.1%

pointless however

"i brought them for my recent holiday as i like to watch a film on my phone trouble is because there is there constant drone of the plane engine i am usually struggling to hear the film and it's pointless however this was not a problem with these eat phones the volume was"
89.0%

most irritating

"i bought these headphones due to the positive reviews for myself however they are the most irritating headphones i've ever had!"
88.7%

gets weirdly stiff

"the wire gets weirdly stiff after some use but they do have amazing sound quality and the bass is to die for edit : the wire broke today don't use them roughly the wire tubing popped out of the left bud strangely"
88.2%

were terrible

"at first they were terrible but then i realised had to change the size of the rubber part they provide you with a variety of sizes but even after i found the right size the sound was better but still bad"
87.5%

broken back

"furthermore i didn’t need to send them the old pair of headphones that were broken back which would have been very difficult "
75.0%

became permanent

"within the first 100m of walking while using these yesterday just after they had arrived the intermittent crackle and hiss became permanent and was as horrible to hear as it was disappointing"
74.9%

fault these

"i really cannot fault these the only person who does not like them is our dog as he is getting walked so much more as i can now enjoy my music on the move"
74.9%

very difficult

"furthermore i didn’t need to send them the old pair of headphones that were broken back which would have been very difficult "
74.9%

uncomfortable top heavy

"tinny uncomfortable top heavy and generally crap"
74.9%

sitting down

"a light nudge on the jack or line causes crackling or silence so if you are sitting down listening to an audiobook they would probably be sufficient but there are probably other earphones out there that do the same job for less money"
74.9%

wrong these earphones

"however i was wrong these earphones produce a much clearer sound than the classic apple earphones that most people own the sound quality and noise cancellation is the best i've heard"
74.9%

cardiac ward

"not peaceful or restful and this was a cardiac ward not bedlam!"
74.9%

noise rejection

"i use these with an mp3 player noise rejection quite very good especially if you push them hard into the ear to get the best possible seal sound quality extremely good astonishing bass price low well worth taking a chance on overall excellent much better than you might expect for the price"
74.9%

wasting money

"after wasting money on various different earphones i bought these ones based on others' reviews stating how good they were for the price and also in terms of the noise cancelling quality"
74.9%

n't life changing

"the headphones were up to basic headphone standard the noise cancelling isn’t life changing or anything but do cancel out more than average headphones"
74.9%

only issue

"the headphones themselves have a very good sound and are lovely to listen to music too the only issue i can find is the bass being too loud sometimes which muffles all the other sound"
74.9%

massive shame

"i have had several over the years and always the wires go hard which is a massive shame"
74.8%

been unfortunate

"perhaps i've been unfortunate but at least i can vouch for the sound quality and how much sound it can block for earphones"
74.8%

fake reviews

"i thought maybe mine were faulty but looking at the other low reviews this seems to be common so either the quality control isn't very good or there's a lot of fake reviews"
74.8%

more expensive

"99 as a second set to live in my backpack in case i forgot to bring my more expensive daily drivers out with me"
74.8%

returning them

"i consider myself as someone who looked after these headphones returning them to the pouch neatly folded after every use however after less than 2 3 months one of the earphones broke"
74.8%

somewhat overzealous

"these headphones have a fairly good sound with an obvious and somewhat overzealous emphasis on bass"
74.8%

still disappointing

"they're still disappointing"
74.8%

noisy neighbourhood

"my husband bought these for me because i am getting ready to start a degree and we live in noisy neighbourhood i must say they do exactly what i expect them to do"
74.8%

inferior ears

"i guess the good reviewers for this product must have inferior ears or just haven't heard good sound quality before"
74.8%

cheap earphones

"for this reason i usually buy cheap earphones"
74.7%

very mislead

"feeling very mislead after spending my hard earned money on this product would highly recommend looking for a different brand with a higher level of quality as there are many better headphones at the same price point"
74.7%

crying babies

"they do an excellent job of blocking out the noise of people typing texts on their phones with keypad tones on crying babies and even the disapproving mutterings of city workers who couldn't stretch to a first class ticket"
74.7%

noisy environment

"the selection of earbuds provided allowed me to find the perfect fit for my ears and these headphones truly do cancel out nearly all external sound perfect when working in a noisy environment"
74.7%

just plain

"just plain old rubbish don't bother"
74.7%

pretty awful

"the sound was pretty awful initially but after much wrangling for solutions managed to find some fluff in the headphone socket of my phone and once that was removed the sound was now tolerable"
74.7%

absolute nightmare

"absolute nightmare"
74.6%

forced them

"even sitting or just walking along i constantly have to readjust them and put them back in my ears as the weight and rigidity of the cables have forced them out"
74.6%

very unlucky

"perhaps i've just been very unlucky and received faulty ones in a mostly perfect batch but imo just fork out a bit more for something that can withstand more than two weeks"
74.6%

replacement earbuds

"i've bought from this company before and have never been disappointed so when i needed replacement earbuds i decided to check these out"
74.6%

line controls

"as well as this i assumed there were in line controls for the headphones but after opening the packaging it's apparently just a decorative lump where the two headphone cables join would've cost pennies to add a few buttons here"
74.5%

lacked bass

"i've had cheap senheisers which were better detailed in the highs but lacked bass and were cheaper build quality so these although not perfect they are very good value overall and the cable itself seems like it will last"
74.5%

panasonic earphones

"i swapped them for my usual panasonic earphones which were about the same price and they seemed much better balanced"
74.5%

first annoyances

"on the plane these were decent at blocking out noise although one of the first annoyances was the cable noise"
74.5%

they break

"edit sept 2019 four years on and i am still buying these headphones every time they break"
74.5%

pitched tones

"you will hear deep bass much clearer without crackle or ringing sounds and high pitched tones are gentle there were parts of songs i never even noticed existed until i had truly heard them with these earphones and i used the apple iphone earphones beforehand"
74.5%

sony earphones

"i bought these as a replacement for a pair of sony earphones that eventually fell apart after a decade of faithful service"
74.3%

n't very good

"i thought maybe mine were faulty but looking at the other low reviews this seems to be common so either the quality control isn't very good or there's a lot of fake reviews"
74.3%

would be impossible

"i have not attempted working out with them because it would be impossible!"
74.3%

leak noise

"also they don't leak noise like some headphones so you keep your music to yourself"
74.3%

negative reviews

"i was then asked to write a review of the product i don't like leaving negative reviews so i wasn't so sure"
74.3%

cheap ones

"50 these are no better than my samsung cheap ones that are 2"
74.3%

noisy city

"these betron were to be for connecting to an mp3 player whilst walking through the noisy city"
74.2%

gets stiff

"good quality sound comfortable and nice wiring until it gets stiff later down the line"
74.2%

most extraneous

"the rubber ear plugs effectively seal out most extraneous noise"
74.2%

such problem

"no such problem with betron honestly!"
74.1%

retract compress

"still i'd highly recommend to make good use of the pouch for transporting in your pocket the plastic covers for the ears don't retract compress so easily unlike others i've used so they'll happily stick into your thighs if you have tight pockets"
74.0%

wrong water

"actually i was wrong water did not make any damage or any difference within sound quality and that made me so surprised even though there was no information about product being waterproof which means it never was!"
73.9%

cheaply made

"the metal shell started coming apart and it used to give me static electric shock in my ear when i would insert them sometimes which makes me think these are really cheaply made"
73.9%

overbearing and slow

"it's a big sound thick note presentation and deep bass which will do well for edm style music but i fund it overbearing and slow"
73.9%

feels little

"also the metal feels cold when first put in your ear but warms up with the heat of your body and soon feels little hot"
73.8%

admittedly rough

"i bought them about 4 or 5 months ago and they still have the quality in them that they did when i first opened the packet despite my admittedly rough way of storing them i"
73.8%

getting worse

"these looked great at first but after only 5 uses the sound quality started getting worse and after onky a couole more uses on of the sides stopped working completely"
73.5%

large heavy

"niggles: head units are a little large heavy i'm talking relatively here "
73.4%

blocking out 2 lawnmowers

"to be fair it did do a decent job of blocking out 2 lawnmowers and i know i was expecting a lot for £10 but some of the photos do make it look like the outside of the earphone contains a microphone when it's just a bit of plastic that looks like a mic"
73.4%

having problems

"i previously purchased earphones from then and kept having problems"
73.3%

losing them

"i bought these to use while travelling as i didn't want to use my huge sennheisers and risk losing them"
73.2%

isolated other noises

"they didn't disappoint at all from the moment i got the packaging and would definitely repurchase them really isolated other noises around me gym airport flights cafe "
73.2%

very uncomfortable

"i have really small ears so those 'sporty' type styles with the part that hooks over your ear to hold them in place just doesn't work they always fall off and i end up having to force the in ear part further into my ear just to keep them on very uncomfortable!"
73.1%

that underwhelming

"i've had much better quality sound from samsung earphones which they supply with their phones or can be bought for around £3 i'm almost inclined to believe these are faulty as the sound from them is that underwhelming"
73.1%

spent double this

"have been using these earphones for years now because they are in my opinion the best value for money and amazing quality i've spent double this and got half the quality and duration these earphones are honestly the best money can buy without spending £40+"
73.1%

main problem

"at the moment it is too soon to give them 5 as that would depend on the time they last since that is the main problem with earphones"
73.0%

some punishment

"as for wear and tear they have took some punishment far more than most of the earphones i have bought and i have spent more than double on higher end models"
72.6%

terrible headphones

"terrible headphones i'm so sorry i've missed the opportunity to return them"
72.6%

blocking out noise

"on the plane these were decent at blocking out noise although one of the first annoyances was the cable noise"
72.3%

fall out easily

"they're also quite heavy and bulky and the weight makes them fall out easily unless you jam them right into the ear canal"
72.1%

cancellation earphones

"i bought these by mistake as i got myself somewhat lost clicking link after link looking for the right noise cancellation earphones"
72.1%

phone trouble

"i brought them for my recent holiday as i like to watch a film on my phone trouble is because there is there constant drone of the plane engine i am usually struggling to hear the film and it's pointless however this was not a problem with these eat phones the volume was"
72.0%

volume levels

"the sound of the tv programme is not completely eliminated at low volume levels"
72.0%

noise isolation

"* the noise isolation is pretty decent as to be expected from most in ear headphones they let louder sources through just as well but do a pretty good job of cutting conversational levels of background chatter"
72.0%

lacking clarity

"found my old earphones were lacking clarity"
71.7%

second pair

"dumped th first pair as i thought it was faulty but th second pair is doing the same thing"
71.5%

more difficult

"although because there is no microphone it’s more difficult but not impossible obviously to know which is left or right"
71.5%

lose points

"build quality: they lose points here"
71.2%

defective ones

"contact customer service about it because the product has a one year warranty and they may send you a replacement if you return the defective ones"
71.1%

duration is not good

"duration is not good"
70.9%

constant user

"the only issue is that it wont last very long if you're a constant user"
70.6%

stop working

"however sadly due to the lack of covering around wire near the earpiece area ive found it isn't long before the plastic comes out exposing the actual wire and causing the earpiece to stop working"
70.3%

hardly noticeable

"most minor or problems and hardly noticeable disappears when something is playing 11 10"
70.1%

spare earbuds

"is nice they come with a carrring pouch and spare earbuds for larger ears or smaller ones"
70.1%

manufacturing issue

"i suspect a slight manufacturing issue with my pair"
70.0%

become weak

"the sealing between the jack and the wire tends to become weak after 3 weeks i've had a few of these models "
69.8%

extremely expensive

"given i paid under a tenner for them and the only more effective alternative is bulky extremely expensive noise cancelling headphones they are a great choice"
69.8%

more defined

"these headphones would better suit audio books as the base and wack ass lows would make the talker a little more defined but nothing aside from that and for heavens sake dont use these for any professional manner"
69.6%

some fluff

"the sound was pretty awful initially but after much wrangling for solutions managed to find some fluff in the headphone socket of my phone and once that was removed the sound was now tolerable"
69.5%

sounds earphones

"ok first of all after 2 years of my bose true sounds earphones serving me great unfortunately they gave up on me!"
69.4%

lower volume

"cant move head too much at lower volume as they are so flimsy that you can hear them folding moving in you ear"
69.4%

biggest problem

"the biggest problem was always a tangled wire as i would often rip it off and one headphone would not work annoying if you listen to music!"
69.2%

little earbuds

"just a quick review regarding these little earbuds yep do a good job with my i pad sending me off to sleep in no time i do go thru a lot of these ear buds in a year though no fault of any particular seller or make just me turning over in my sleep sometimes drags the i pad off it's desk and the easiest"
69.1%

poor review

"i initially wrote a poor review of these but having spent more time with them i need to correct this slightly and explain the good bad better in my opinion "
69.1%

already broken

"used the earphones for less than a week and the one ear is already broken"
69.0%

slightly bent

"also the back is slightly bent which seems like it's unstable as i've been super careful with them"
69.0%

some minor gripes

"overall apart from some minor gripes it is a solid quality budget set of in ear headphones"
68.9%

just a shame

"just a shame about the whole listening experience being miserable"
68.7%

cheap headphone

"the packaging threw me off course as i didn't expect a cheap headphone will be well packaged"
68.7%

cheap senheisers

"i've had cheap senheisers which were better detailed in the highs but lacked bass and were cheaper build quality so these although not perfect they are very good value overall and the cable itself seems like it will last"
68.7%

hard snowboarding

"good over noise quality and they stayed in ear even through some hard snowboarding"
68.5%

these fall

"these fall out easily when you're moving about"
68.5%

says noise isolating

"it says noise isolating"
68.4%

frail part

"most frail part of the connection is normally the bud end which after a few twangs of strain will disconnect from soldered end of mini speaker solution: headphones or sod the neighbours lol!"
68.2%

only small criticism

"only small criticism is that whilst it states compatible with iphone you do need an adapter and this isn’t very clear"
68.2%

incessant techno rubbish

"as to the sound it's fine for the reason i chose them which is to exercise in the gym and being able to listen to my choice of music not the incessant techno rubbish they put out over the gym's speakers"
68.1%

waste your money

"don't waste your money on headphones that cost £100+ when these are a million times better"
68.1%

rolling the cable

"not sure why they didnt use a rubber sleeve so you can move it up so the ear pieces are kept together when rolling the cable up after use"
68.0%

stopped working

"i ordered it about 2 and a half years ago and recently the left earphone stopped working"
67.8%

imitation apple earphones

"last 5 years i've bought an almost endless supply of cheap chinese imitation apple earphones"
67.8%

lack the punch

"they just lack the punch"
67.7%

sounded way too high

"sound quality was tinny and always sounded way too high"
67.7%

noisy world

"i like these earphones a lot they do exactly what they claim to noise cancelling in an ever busy noisy world are a godsend to someone like me who loves peace and quiet"
67.6%

however sadly

"however sadly due to the lack of covering around wire near the earpiece area ive found it isn't long before the plastic comes out exposing the actual wire and causing the earpiece to stop working"
67.5%

basic apple earphones

"but the truth is these come nowhere as close as the sound quality of basic apple earphones"
67.4%

come loose or fall

"like every two minutes one would come loose or fall out"
67.3%

rubber earbuds

"i don't believe these do have noise cancellation though as background noise is only reduced as much as you'd expect from shoving rubber earbuds in your ears"
67.3%

rubber attachments

"i have tried all the different rubber attachments to see which make them fit my ears the best and i must say none of them do"
67.3%

losing my headphones

"99 they were unlikely to be any kind of decent quality but i keep breaking and losing my headphones as i use them for cycling etc alot"
67.2%

loud music

"while not completely noise cancelling they are as advertised "noise isolating " blocking out much of the sound around you aside from loud music or conversations"
67.2%

alarming regularity

"my son has a habit of breaking earphones with alarming regularity they don't make them like they used to i suppose mine lasted for 3 years with me just a weekend when i lent them to him not this brand "
67.1%

loud car exhaust

"sound is impressive for the price but at full volume i did hear a loud car exhaust over my music recently"
67.1%

couple minor criticisms

"only couple minor criticisms e"
66.9%

very heavy

"the metal shell is very heavy so it is difficult to get them to stay in"
66.3%

sadly the left side

"sadly the left side broke after 3 months"
66.3%

terrible packaging

"terrible packaging that looks ancient"
66.0%

really expensive

"i've had a few pairs in time including really expensive ones and these are as good if not better than all of them they look good with a metal effect wire and solid looking ear pieces sound quality is excellent and probably better than my old expensive pair"
65.9%

then they fell

"and then they fell out"
65.7%

yelling in other bays

"also i was in a bay with other ladies including snorers and ones who needed attention during the night regularly along with people yelling in other bays because he was in with a snorer too"
65.5%

fault these little

"if you're like me and you just want a second pair of headphones that doesn't break the bag in case of emergencies then really you can't fault these little in ears"
65.5%

falling out all the time

"so i won't be using these down the gym again maybe just at home when i can sit still and not risk them falling out all the time"
65.4%

falls out of the ears

"the item i purchased also falls out of the ears quite easily too sound clarity is not great and i just can't seem to get on with them"
65.4%

failed to work

"i brought these after getting disappointed after my wireless earbuds i recently purchased failed to work"
65.0%

buying sennhieser

"i’ve been buying sennhieser for about 10 years now & these are just as good for a quarter of the price"
65.0%

buying betrons

"however i probably won't be buying betrons again"
65.0%

pilot's announcement

"bought these before a long haul flight and although the dreamliner is quieter than other planes still couldn't hear any external noise actually missed the pilot's announcement!"
64.8%

cheap price

"while not really 'noise isolating' as they are simply in ear and more like ear plugs rather than active noise cancelling they are pretty decent for the cheap price"
64.7%

problem with these

"i brought them for my recent holiday as i like to watch a film on my phone trouble is because there is there constant drone of the plane engine i am usually struggling to hear the film and it's pointless however this was not a problem with these eat phones the volume was"
64.7%

metallic construction

"i genuinely only think these survived so long thanks to the metallic construction"
64.7%

gave up the ghost

"so far these have made it through spring downfalls which is where others gave up the ghost"
64.7%

simply cheapo

"however immediately testing them for first time i could tell they weren't up to scratch and were simply cheapo quality but given a fairly fancy looking exterior or at least looks good in product photos "
64.6%

lacking in bass

"the sound quality is a little lacking in bass but i think this is a universal issue in this price range"
64.3%

small speaker

"also the small speaker is incredible value "
64.3%

hard earned money

"feeling very mislead after spending my hard earned money on this product would highly recommend looking for a different brand with a higher level of quality as there are many better headphones at the same price point"
63.9%

cheap headphones

"finding good quality but cheap headphones can be difficult however these certainly tick the box"
63.8%

damage or wera

"the connecting cable is tougher than anything else apart from my syncwire charging cables and the design of the back of the earbud is less prone to damage or wera and tear"
63.6%

no response from amazon

"had several failed deliveries including a recent order which was recorded as being delivered and was nowhere to be found with no response from amazon when i reported that the product was not delivered "
63.5%

break and very fragile

"they are easy to break and very fragile"
63.5%

dubstep tho never

"not dubstep tho never dubstep"
63.4%

failing product time

"despite this it is not ideal to have to request one every 4 months due to a failing product time and again"
63.3%

mangling them

"5 years of using them in bed pretty much every night falling asleep and mangling them running in the rain generally abusing them"
63.3%

cheap plastic

"sound quality is ok but the pieces are just slotted together and made of cheap plastic so it falls apart"
63.3%

avoid this

"to avoid this i have to balance the headphone just infront of my ear cannel which negates the whole point of the “ear plug” design of the headphones"
63.2%

mile long jack

"however if you want a decent pair of earphones that will last you and you appreciate a well balanced sound don't touch this with a mile long jack"
63.2%

drop of superglue

"for the price of the headphones i was not expecting too much so i put a drop of superglue on the plastic and glued the metal cover back"
63.1%

replace them

"but after a couple of months you will probably replace them during that time you will enjoy some really good sound"
63.1%

little too weighted

"maybe a little too weighted on the low end but given 5 stars because i’m taking into account the price"
63.0%

drastically reduced

"in addition one pair we bought is no longer usable as the wire is now exposed where it comes out of the plug so the sound quality and level is drastically reduced"
63.0%

walks on the phone

"i use headphones every day: music to and from work gym weekends long walks on the phone "
63.0%

really cant

"only downside is they dont have a microphone but for this price i really cant complain"
63.0%

complain for the price

"i can't complain for the price but based on the 3 000+ positive i guess i had higher expectations"
62.8%

better but still

"at first they were terrible but then i realised had to change the size of the rubber part they provide you with a variety of sizes but even after i found the right size the sound was better but still bad"
62.7%

falling asleep

"unfortunately after thirteen months of me falling asleep and getting tangled up in them my b25's have finally expired "
62.7%

outside sounds

"i only need to listen to them on 1 or 2 volume to get the volume i like which isn't really really loud as i'm a bit sensitive to sounds but instead it's enough to get rid of the outside sounds and enjoy my music "
62.7%

vacuum pressure

"the headphones are completely sealed so when you insert the headphone into your ear you can hear the speaker pop and crackle as the vacuum pressure inside your ear pushes back on the speaker"
62.2%

your earphones

"they are very comfortable and come with a selection of sizes in a bag along with them that you can then use to store your earphones if you choose to which i only do when i am storing them somewhere in my room or somewhere over night "
62.1%

cancel out noise

"absolutely no base treble and mid is way to high and it says that they cancel out noise but it sounds as if you aren’t wearing headphones at all"
62.1%

failed within 6 months

"what suprises me the most is that both ears are still working fine at their max volume 1 year and 2 months later most 10 quid earphones fall apart after a few hours ive had 7 pairs of sienheisser in ear where one ear has failed within 6 months so i have a good headset for stationary and good quality music and a cheap pair of in ears for mobility rather than waste quadrupple the price on good in ears like jbls skullcandies and sienhiessers that break immediately"
62.0%

damage the inner wiring

"don't wrap the cable round the mp3 when not in use as it will eventually damage the inner wiring!"
61.9%

faulty pair

"i don't know if i recieved a faulty pair but after about a week only one side was making any sound"
61.7%

iphone earphones

"you will hear deep bass much clearer without crackle or ringing sounds and high pitched tones are gentle there were parts of songs i never even noticed existed until i had truly heard them with these earphones and i used the apple iphone earphones beforehand"
61.7%

been abnormal

"hopefully this set of earphones will be of a higher standard since the last pair may have been abnormal"
61.6%

cancellation works

"🤣🤣 so i know the noise cancellation works and the volume control"
61.3%

broke after 3 months

"sadly the left side broke after 3 months"
61.1%

falls out from ears

"falls out from ears"
60.8%

stopped working again

"this is the 5th pair bought within 3 months for my daughter i never asked questions when she keeps asking for a new pair as they stopped working again"
60.6%

temporary filler

"my verdict: these are cheap and if you need a replacement fast because your current pair is broken or just too crappy and don't have enough time to read reviews and ponder on which earphone to buy have these as a temporary filler"
60.6%

hurt your ears

"comfort if it's simply comfortable to wear or if it could hurt your ears after a certain amount of time while wearing them different types of volume high low 4"
60.5%

lacking in bass and mids

"but once i had received the product i soon found out that they definitely did not live up to these claims at least most of them the sound quality definitely reflects the price of these headphones with a heavy lean on treble and lacking in bass and mids"
60.4%

failed after

"edit: these headphones finally failed after 1"
60.4%

slight buzz

"ps only con i can think of is that there’s is a slight buzz when plugged in and nothing is playing"
60.4%

been a disappointment for

"these headphones have been a disappointment for me"
60.3%

previous earphones

"the sound especially noticeable in the bus and train was louder than my previous earphones at the same volume indicator"
60.2%

also bad reviews

"after reading a lot of good reviews and also bad reviews i thought i would try these"
60.2%

nothing aside

"these headphones would better suit audio books as the base and wack ass lows would make the talker a little more defined but nothing aside from that and for heavens sake dont use these for any professional manner"
60.1%

no sound isolation

"the base is poor the sound feels distant and muted there is no sound isolation and they are uncomfortable"
60.0%

particularly nasty

"they don't sound cheap or particularly nasty"
59.9%

through earphones

"i used to go through earphones at the rate of one a month"
59.9%

last sometime

"so i decided to pay more hoping they would last sometime"
59.9%

does n't get tangled

"strong cable doesn’t get tangled"
59.7%

static charge

"got 2 pairs and here is my honest and similar review for both pairs metal part of earphones are not insulated and hence it gives me shock due to static charge in the ears when walking or jogging"
59.4%

fault it on that

"no volume adjust but that is advertised so can’t fault it on that but it would be nice"
59.4%

would n't care

"not awful mind and i imagine that if you didn't have an ear for audio mix downs you wouldn't care but for me it just sounds bad"
59.2%

fell apart

"i bought these as a replacement for a pair of sony earphones that eventually fell apart after a decade of faithful service"
59.2%

not that good

"bass is not that good as you think don't expect much from it your music app could do a lot better"
58.9%

they are uncomfortable

"the base is poor the sound feels distant and muted there is no sound isolation and they are uncomfortable"
58.9%

cheap 99p ones

"i have a range of headphones ranging from mega cheap 99p ones to branded expensive ones £200+ which i use for different things"
58.8%

finally dies

"i'd suggest just go for some basic sony in ears for the same price and don't bother with this brand update: after three weeks now the left headphone has started intermittently cutting out curious about when it finally dies"
58.7%

feel weird

"also these feel weird in the ear: most of the weight seems to be angled outwards towards the rear of the earphone"
58.7%

product was not delivered

"had several failed deliveries including a recent order which was recorded as being delivered and was nowhere to be found with no response from amazon when i reported that the product was not delivered "
58.7%

biggest downfall

"nevertheless it was enjoyable to use on a day to day basis however its biggest downfall the durability is so poor it only lasted me three months improvements need to be made in quality testing and material choice by the manufacturer as a good seller i hope you take this feedback and provide this information to the manufacturing and improve your quality"
58.7%

only negative thing

"i've had these earphones before the only negative thing i can say is that the wires get a bit stiff after a lot of use"
58.6%

n't buy them again

"however i won't buy them again"
58.6%

insert earphones

"one major problem is that on average the product has a lifespan of 3 4 months before either one or both insert earphones stop working"
58.5%

sound dropping issues

"i've been buying betron headphones earphones for a number of years but this is around the point where i'm probably going to start shopping around for alternative brands as this pair have lasted me around three months in total before getting sound dropping issues when the right side cable isn't in a certain position"
58.2%

wear these

"i wear these for commuting and i am usually pretty careful however the plastic inside the gold trim yes i got the gold ones cracked which means that the jack itself is crooked something i have never had happen on any jack before usually its the wires that go first"
58.2%

hurt my ears

"they make the treble and all the high frequency sounds way louder than everything else songs i normally like hurt my ears even on very quiet volume"
58.1%

bought these by mistake

"i bought these by mistake as i got myself somewhat lost clicking link after link looking for the right noise cancellation earphones"
58.1%

first pair i lost

"the first pair i lost"
58.1%

waste quadrupple

"what suprises me the most is that both ears are still working fine at their max volume 1 year and 2 months later most 10 quid earphones fall apart after a few hours ive had 7 pairs of sienheisser in ear where one ear has failed within 6 months so i have a good headset for stationary and good quality music and a cheap pair of in ears for mobility rather than waste quadrupple the price on good in ears like jbls skullcandies and sienhiessers that break immediately"
57.8%

inferior to these

"i've paid a lot more for earphones that have been far inferior to these so i'm very pleased with them"
57.7%

more visible but

"l and r could be more visible but not a lot of people care about those kind of things"
57.7%

quite uncomfortable

"my only downside is in order to maximise the bass you need to push the earphones deep into your ears but by doing this the bud seems to create a suction within your ear canal which is quite uncomfortable"
57.6%

not long enough

"cons: * the cable is not long enough"
57.6%

not moved since

"it has not moved since"
57.6%

would n't buy again

"they have lots of ear bud sizes and they come in a lovely little bag but other than that i wouldn't buy again"
57.6%
...

Compare Pros

excellent product in both products

"really pleased i bought these excellent product"
99.6%

absolutely brilliant in both products

"maybe a choice of more colours would make it a little more of a personal buy but i think they’re absolutely brilliant"
98.4%

just amazing in both products

"the noise cancelling is just amazing"
98.3%

great headphone in both products

"overall a great headphone just rather expensive"
98.3%

best thing in both products

"the best thing i have ever bought"
97.3%

quality excellent in both products

"expensive but build quality excellent"
95.9%

excellent sound in both products

"i just wanted something that delivered excellent sound with sleek design and great material quality"
94.6%

really pleased in both products

"really pleased i bought these excellent product"
93.9%

really good in both products

"gesture control added features that make this really good voice assistant button google alexa siri kinda cons: price design some may or may not like it the gesture controls can take some time to get used to it comfort some do say that the bose are better"
93.1%

great bass in both products

"usb c great bass make them rumble!"
93.0%

very satisfied in both products

"very very satisfied"
90.4%

absolutely fantastic in both products

"they are absolutely fantastic"
89.9%

very pleased in both products

"very pleased i went for these ones"
89.6%

very impressive in both products

"the noise cancelling technology is very impressive far superior to anything else that i have heard"
89.1%

these are brilliant in both products

"i bought these as i fly a lot and wanted more comfort i must say these are brilliant"
88.8%

excellent sound quality in both products

"excellent sound quality and anc ability"
88.4%

very sturdy in both products

"overall i'd say that these headphones are musically excellent with the vast majority of music 8 10 very sturdy and fairly conformable 8 10 and seriously unbelievably good in the noise cancelling department 10 10 "
75.0%

looks good in both products

"it allows for smooth seamless design that looks good!"
75.0%

fairly decent in both products

"amazing noise cancellation sounds is decent albeit it slightly muddled with the hard hitting bass touch controls work well and the comfort was fairly decent"
75.0%

look forward in both products

"i commute everyday and travel quite a lot and i now look forward to watching all the chaos unfold from my bubble"
74.9%

works well in both products

"you can temporarily cut off noise cancelling by cupping your hand over the right headphone works well"
74.7%

look great in both products

"they look great and the build quality finish and battery life are all excellent"
74.7%

truly excellent

"as per the other reviews these are truly excellent headphones"
100.0%

great better

"the noise canceling on these is great better than the bose ones"
100.0%

truly amazing

"it’s truly amazing"
99.9%

rated best

"bought these after agonising over different brands such as bose and even the surface headphones that were rated best by the which?"
99.9%

really excellent

"noise cancelling was really excellent"
99.8%

great performance

"great on a plane but the plug in lead tends to be on the wrong side of the headphones for me not a big issue as mainly use with bluetooth which has great performance"
99.7%

just brilliant

"just brilliant"
99.6%

huge improvement

"the bluetooth is a huge improvement over my old pair probably being version 4"
99.6%

excellent mind

"the sound quality is excellent mind you it's just that you can get better for less by buying a wired pair"
99.5%

great partner

"the app for ios and android is a great partner and allows you to adapt the level of noise cancellation to your surroundings and movement as well as allowing you to adjust the eq to your personal taste"
99.4%

very beautiful

"they are very sturdy well built and have a very beautiful minimalistic design"
99.2%

good perfect

"the noise cancelling is scary good perfect for public transport and working without distractions"
99.2%

brilliant sound

"these headphones also provide comfort for hours brilliant sound and build quality all alongside superb battery life"
99.2%

outstanding battery

"nice sound outstanding noise cancellation outstanding battery"
99.0%

very cleverly

"well these are all very cleverly and very discreetly built in to the right headphone cup"
99.0%

amazing clear

"the sound quality is amazing clear sounds and deep punchy bass without affecting the trebles the design and feel of them is great"
98.8%

favourite equaliser

"i've heard so many new little details in songs that i've never noticed before and the app gives you quite a bit of control i love bass so my favourite equaliser is "clear bass""
98.8%

best headsets

"probably one of the best headsets i've had"
98.6%

brilliant bass

"the sound signature is everything you want it you are in to hip hop and rnb v shape with a brilliant bass and solid treble"
98.4%

very satisfactory

"i’ve tested it in a medium size hall and beyond the slight feedback that you would expect on approaching the speaker signal strength is very satisfactory"
98.3%

great equaliser

"sound is also subjective but that's why you have a great equaliser to set it to your preferences with many options to please everyone"
98.3%

great additions

"sound quality is elite level for this price range and although the swipe and tap controls can at times take a couple of tries to operate or master they’re great additions"
98.3%

works perfectly

"the volume control on the sonys works perfectly as does the sony app on both my samsung s2 & s10"
98.1%

great shape

"the ability to replace the pads is what kept my previous bose ae2w in great shape for so long so i miss that time will tell if it is an issue with the sony headphones"
98.1%

great brilliant

"noise cancelling is great brilliant for using in my noisy office"
98.0%

fantastic piece

"another fantastic piece of audio equipment from sony they will not disappoint"
97.7%

favourite albums

"brought the best out of my favourite albums"
97.7%

great controls

"• great controls"
97.6%

great product

"just a great product and if the price puts you off then just know that these are a very well worth it investment!"
97.5%

really enjoyed

"this is a absolutely beautiful and brilliant headphones for noise cancelling and the beautiful sound when you want to enjoy it i really enjoyed used them the battery life is more than brilliant and the quality of the sound just perfect i have hard time to compare them with bose but i'm very happy my only issue is the touch control is very sensitive and i'm wondering how long will work and depending how you touch it instead of putting volume up or low you already changed the song maybe there is a new upgrade?"
97.3%

exceptionally happy

"overall exceptionally happy"
97.2%

excellent headphone

"this is excellent headphone those who like to listed heavy extra base music"
97.0%

best features

"'quick attention' is one of the best features for me: i used to have it fiddle about with my beats trying to pause playback or take my headphones off completely if someone started talking to me but with quick attention i can place my palm over one side of the headphones the noise cancelling turns off and the volume goes all the way down so i can have a quick conversation"
96.7%

best current headphones

"my opinion if you want the best current headphones without the worry of something significantly better coming round the corner buy these"
96.6%

extremely high

"they were too expensive at £320 but the price has dropped over £70 to a far more affordable level for their quality and extremely high rating in all the music and gadget press"
96.1%

best songs

"i trawled the web for advice on the best songs to listen to in order to test out new headphones and i tried a range of music and sonic ‘challenges’"
96.0%

favourite tracks

"and with the eq sertings in the 'headphones' app my lord you can adjust the track to sound how you want it believe me it makes a great difference and is well worth it for your particular favourite tracks "
95.9%

superb sound

"superb sound with rich base and the settings let you fully tailor the sound to your specific liking"
95.8%

extremely effective

"even without playing music the noise cancelling is extremely effective"
95.6%

absolutely breathtaking

"the noise cancelling on the headphones are absolutely breathtaking i absolutely loved blocking out all my surroundings and just mellowing out for an afternoon"
95.1%

great functions

"all in all great functions and noise cancellation was great"
94.8%

secure storage

"the headphones come with a really slick carrying case which can act as secure storage for the headset charging cable and flight adaptor"
94.6%

outstanding uncanny

"noise cancelling is outstanding uncanny!"
94.6%

super clean

"the sound quality is amazing they look super clean and are super comfy to wear battery lasts very very long sometimes i go a week or two and they are still not needing a charge"
94.6%

best purchases

"purchased these at special price on amazon and one of my best purchases ever"
94.6%

wondrous yummy

"adorable alluring alright ambrosial amusing arresting astonishing astounding awe inspiring awesome beauteous beautiful bewitching beyond words blue ribbon bonny breathtaking brilliant capital captivating charming classy congenial dainty darling dashing daunting dazzling delectable delicate delicious delightful distinctive divine dramatic dreamy electrifying elegant enchanting entertaining enthralling enticing excellent exceptional exhilarating exquisite extraordinary eye opening fabulous fantastic far out fascinating fearsome fetching first class first rate fun glorious gorgeous graceful grand gratifying groovy heavenly ideal impressive incomparable inconceivable incredible informal inspiring interesting irresistible lavish likable lovely lunatic luscious luxuriant magnetic magnificent majestic marvelous mesmerizing monumental outstanding overwhelming pleasant previous prodigious psycho radiant refined riveting satisfying savory scrumptious sensual sexy shocking showy spectacular splendid staggering striking stunning stupendous successful super superb supreme surprise surprising taste thrilling transcendent tremendous unbelievable unexpected unreal unutterable very good wonderful wondrous yummy"
94.5%

very bright

"the music quality itself is very bright with enough punch if you like it to be bass heavy"
94.4%

favourite songs

"the music is so clear and detailed that your favourite songs will sound so much different and better"
94.4%

been outstanding

"my experience with these has thus far been outstanding"
94.3%

loved this

"loved this on the planes and trains cuts out almost all cabin noise"
94.3%

incredibly convenient

"incredibly convenient and a lot less disruptive"
94.2%

excellent i love

"the noise cancelling is excellent i love wearing them on the train even if i don't have enough phone battery left to play music"
93.9%

excellent oppo

"i've medium sized ears and suppose i must be pretty sensitive as i sold on my excellent oppo pm2 because of comfort issues but these sonys are seriously cramped and a heat magnet"
93.9%

energetic and powerful

"the sound is energetic and powerful and all frequencies are handled very well"
93.9%

superb even

"the sound quality is fantastic also playing hi res files wired is superb even using wifi with ldac is wonderful they are worth every penny you'll have no regrets purchasing these head phones an i am a audiophile buy them "
93.9%

stunning simply

"the sound quality is stunning simply amazing it has the bass treble and a magnificent soundstage"
93.8%

really is amazing

"it really is amazing"
93.5%

happy customer

"waiting to see if they will deliver the 30hrs as boasted but aside from that i'm a happy customer"
92.9%

really clean

"everything sounds clear the vocals sound really clean there's a very good balance between all the lows mids and highs"
92.9%

brilliant cuts

"the noise consolation is brilliant cuts out of mist of the aircraft noise also i like a louder vast and these were awesome"
92.7%

quite remarkable

"these headphones are quite remarkable!"
92.5%

excellent quality

"upon opening the box the first thing i noticed with the sony wh 1000xm3 was the excellent quality of the materials used"
92.4%

amazing and immersive

"simply amazing and immersive"
92.4%

well worth

"if you love your music and want to invest they are well worth it"
92.1%

still amaze

"i’ve worn these everyday for 12 hours for the last 3 months and they still amaze me"
92.1%

best option

"i got these as a present to myself for christmas i'd been promising myself a new set of headphones all year and did lots of research into what might be the best option and once again sony came up trumps with their technology"
91.9%

brilliant midrange

"the bass is brilliant midrange is great and the top end is also great"
91.7%

brilliant sensors

"it has brilliant sensors for volume control and the best noise cancellation which us best for the flights"
91.7%

great battery

"• great battery"
91.4%

cancelling excellent

"noise cancelling excellent"
91.2%

amazing cans

"entirely happy with my purchase these are amazing cans"
91.1%

highly praised

"i bought these headphones mainly because of the highly praised noise cancellation technology"
91.0%

great surround

"noise cancelling is superb plane noise is gone app is simple but includes great surround and eq options touch controls are super easy and the 'cup the earphone to temporarily cut sound so you can talk to people without removing the headset' function is brilliant"
90.9%

best headphones purchase

"these might be the best headphones purchase i've made"
90.9%

brilliant as well

"the battery life is brilliant as well can go a few days without needing to charge at all and even if i did run out i have a quick charge cable and plug which charges to full within a hour or so"
90.9%

brilliant quality

"they are brilliant quality and amazingly comfortable to wear even for extended periods"
90.8%

excellent definitely

"battery life is excellent definitely as advertised and the app to go with it works well"
90.8%

super easy

"noise cancelling is superb plane noise is gone app is simple but includes great surround and eq options touch controls are super easy and the 'cup the earphone to temporarily cut sound so you can talk to people without removing the headset' function is brilliant"
90.8%

best noise cancellation

"it has brilliant sensors for volume control and the best noise cancellation which us best for the flights"
90.8%

extremely well

"noise cancelling works extremely well and really does cut out most ambient noise"
90.7%

best of the best

"we're talking about the best of the best here you've really got to be into your audio to purchase these but if you do you won't be disappointed "
90.4%

clever i love

"the control for volume up down ff and rew and pause as well as mute are so clever i love it!"
90.4%

favourite setting

"my favourite setting is the concert mode making it feel like you are listening to your favourite song at a concert live"
90.3%

quite good

"the noise cancelling is quite good but gives me the sensation of pressure in my ears"
90.1%

magnificent soundstage

"the sound quality is stunning simply amazing it has the bass treble and a magnificent soundstage"
89.9%

best availbale

"if you are in the market for some nc headphones shop around and try them all but for me these are the best availbale at this price point"
89.9%

best headphonesi

"these are the best headphonesi have ever known"
89.9%

amazing and easy to

"battery life is amazing and easy to use"
89.6%

great a non issue

"the sound quality is great a non issue all my music sounds crisp sharp and the balance is great"
89.6%

with the best

"overall a very nice set of headphones with the best nc"
89.6%

amazing headphones

"amazing headphones i have the v1 of these and loved them but i bought these in black friday for the wife but she prefers the v1 over these the only thing i miss on these vs the v1 is the leather feeling touch control it's some how more responsive on the v1 vs these but still great headphones for the price i got them at!"
89.4%

absolutely amazing

"absolutely amazing headphones nc is superb tried it on many long haul flights and it has worked every time flawlessly"
89.2%

impressive and absolute

"very impressive and absolute quality"
88.8%

winner = sony

"winner = sony!"
88.7%

absolute bliss

"absolute bliss!"
88.5%

good to excellent

"the sound quality delivered is good to excellent"
88.5%

does a brilliant

"just to set expectations it won't cancel all noise as that's a little optimistic but when playing music and on transport mode it does a brilliant job"
88.5%

beautiful and packed

"they are also beautiful and packed with features so the sony’s had a lot to live up to"
88.5%

amazing and configurable

"sound quality is amazing and configurable which is a fantastic"
88.4%

amazing i love

"the technology in this thing is amazing i love every aspect of it"
88.2%

quite comfortably

"sits quite comfortably"
88.0%

sound quality is superb

"sound quality is superb"
88.0%

works great

"even dsee hx works great for the most part filling in data and doing a decent job"
88.0%

superb sound quality

"i sold my old beats studios for these and i'm so glad i did superb sound quality with great sound cancelling features even the headphone app works well my only gripe is the range for wireless my old beats worked up the garden when my phone was in the lounge the sony break up when i get by the back door or go upstairs but this is only a very minor gripe as being fussy"
87.7%

wonderfully silent

"i tested it by blasting the tv on loudly during an episode of top gear jeremy clarkson’s voice was rendered wonderfully silent"
87.2%

really great

"you can also assign your preferred voice assistant whether it be alexa or google and both work flawlessly noise cancelling is stunning as is the sound quality wireless range is amazing with no connectivity dropouts no voice sync lag when watching videos and they also come in a really great carrying case"
86.7%

less expensive

"i was super glad to get these during black friday week so they were slightly less expensive than full price"
85.7%

favourite song

"my favourite setting is the concert mode making it feel like you are listening to your favourite song at a concert live"
85.6%

clearly superior

"versus a previous generation sennheiser momentum and akg k 550 the sony are clearly superior"
85.4%

expose shortcomings

"on remastered tracks you will simply hear detail that wasn't audible before on older recordings the cans will expose shortcomings but therein lies their accuracy"
85.0%

remarkable expansion

"furthermore the sound quality is phenomenal i listen to music all the time and could tell there was a remarkable expansion over my in ear headphones from sony"
84.9%

pretty comprehensive

"phone app previous mentioned is pretty comprehensive allowing you to tweak settings including sound effects"
75.0%

positive aspects

"plenty of reviews with the positive aspects so i'll just list the reasons of why i returned these headphones in order of importance to me"
75.0%

fidelity codecs

"on preset eq sound quality is good and high fidelity codecs are supported 3"
75.0%

reasonably feasible

"i did look to replace the earpads with better quality ones but this didn't seem reasonably feasible sony's ear pad connections "
75.0%

decent noise cancellation

"i wouldn't recommend these for home use where you don't need noise cancellation you can get better sound quality with many other headphones see b&o play for the best sound quality and decent noise cancellation "
75.0%

comfort 35ii

"better noise cancelling & much better sound than the bose quiet comfort 35ii"
75.0%

build quality

"build quality is great the headband and cups are very soft and the touch controls work very well once you get used to the positioning"
75.0%

prime importance

"i only use them when i'm flying long haul with ba so the noise cancellation is of prime importance"
75.0%

clean build

"discreet clean build and design"
75.0%

lower quality

"the case inside feels lower quality than you would expect for the price"
75.0%

sounds fantastic

"as for the sound quality when playing music i am no expert but my classical music sounds fantastic to me"
75.0%

lasting charge

"comfortable relatively lightweight & quick & long lasting charge"
75.0%

great feature

"it has the option to allow ambient sound too which is a great feature for when you want to hear around you at the same time as music podcasts etc the ios app is nicely created for managing software updates and configuring sound"
75.0%

great saving

"i finally bought these when they dropped to £260 which is a great saving from the initial price"
75.0%

lasts long

"battery lasts long and is quick to charge"
75.0%

more reliable

"reminds me of the over sensitive sky q remote which has now been updated to a more reliable one "
75.0%

sturdy build

"sturdy build"
75.0%

very sensitive

"this is a absolutely beautiful and brilliant headphones for noise cancelling and the beautiful sound when you want to enjoy it i really enjoyed used them the battery life is more than brilliant and the quality of the sound just perfect i have hard time to compare them with bose but i'm very happy my only issue is the touch control is very sensitive and i'm wondering how long will work and depending how you touch it instead of putting volume up or low you already changed the song maybe there is a new upgrade?"
75.0%

maximum comfort

"best money i've spent for maximum comfort"
75.0%

dedicated button

"the touch controls are very easy to use as well and having the dedicated button for anc means you don't need to use the app all the time"
75.0%

most useful

"a feature which i find the most useful is the right ear cup can be swiped with one finger to pause a track play next previous track and adjust the volume level without resorting to an array of fiddly buttons"
75.0%

good shout

"all in all being a first time sony headset product owner its a good shout of a headset for new wireless buyers!"
74.9%

provide comfort

"these headphones also provide comfort for hours brilliant sound and build quality all alongside superb battery life"
74.9%

comfort headphones

"i previously had bose quiet comfort headphones for several years but the "leather" protein leather bose call it parts started to break down in particular the ear cups and headband"
74.9%

awesome purchase

"awesome purchase recommended"
74.9%

sensitive controls

"'swiping gesture' touch sensitive controls are a bit hit and miss i would have preferred physical controls for track and volume although the single touch gestures for pause and 'temporary off' work ok"
74.9%

overall great

"the sound quality is overall great for me"
74.9%

enjoy bass

"finally the sound and in this i can say this headphones are really good if you enjoy bass"
74.9%

great cuts

"the noise cancelling is great cuts out engine and other noises"
74.9%

great solution

"seems a great solution for fitness instructors also"
74.9%

good looking

"they’re good looking and sound great"
74.9%

remarkably well

"noise cancelling works remarkably well really makes a huge difference on planes and trains"
74.9%

very intuitive

"music play by using gesture controls on the back of right cup it's very intuitive and easy to use"
74.9%

feature rich

"the product is well built and feature rich"
74.9%

very useful

"the ability to cup the headphone to lower the song volume and noise canceling to speak to people is a very useful feature"
74.9%

beautiful case

"pack with features comfortable fit beautiful case but i’m sorry to say i had to send the headphones back for three reasons that they didn’t suit me personally"
74.9%

with features

"they are also beautiful and packed with features so the sony’s had a lot to live up to"
74.9%

sturdy feel

"build quality these headphones have a premium sturdy feel which is a fairly big achievement from sony considering plastic is the dominant material here"
74.9%

great quality

"bose headphones deliver great quality but lack seriously in the volume department there isn't a chance in hell i would invest my money in a pair of headphones more focussed on cancelling sound than actually producing it"
74.9%

refunded quickly

"i returned them next day & amazon refunded quickly nice one amazon"
74.9%

solid investment

"if the above doesn't cause concern it sure is a solid investment"
74.9%

good loud volume

"good loud volume and settings"
74.9%

helpful button

"if you finding this review helpful please click helpful button below and follow me for more reviews"
74.9%

pretty close

"by no means is it absolutely silent when on the tube but once your music is playing it’s pretty close!"
74.9%

more gentle

"maybe this would ease up with use the ones i tried on a shop certainly seemed more gentle in this respect"
74.9%

real knockout

"ok it's a sony so the good quality finish and well made carry case were as expected but the real knockout is the superb noise cancelling performance"
74.9%

excellent equalizer

"there is also an app which controls the sound noise cancellation and the sound optimisation as well as have an excellent equalizer"
74.9%

decent amount

"solution try them in store first and for a decent amount of time"
74.9%

blissful silence

"just turn on the noise cancelling and her dulcet tones just fade into pure blissful silence"
74.9%

comfort issues

"i've medium sized ears and suppose i must be pretty sensitive as i sold on my excellent oppo pm2 because of comfort issues but these sonys are seriously cramped and a heat magnet"
74.9%

great purchase

"another great purchase from sony and at least this time i got a hardcase instead of a soft case which is more reassurance when travelling"
74.8%

treat yourself

"i know they are very expensive but you have to treat yourself once"
74.8%

works properly

"the sound quality is great nothing to say especially when the noise cancelling function works properly"
74.8%

very excited

"after purchasing these headphones i was very excited about using them every review i read said they were the best on the market"
74.8%

comfortable bigger

"i also actually found the cn 700's a little more comfortable bigger softer pads and a little lighter"
74.8%

still great

"* sound quality is still great"
74.8%

good place

"sony's own forum is a good place to start"
74.8%

very frequent

"this didn't happen as often at the start but now it's become very frequent i actually regret spending so much money and purchasing these headphones"
74.8%

well built

"the headphones are well built & comfortable when worn for extended periods"
74.8%

system position

"surrounding system position of the sound and once tough google assistance work excellent"
74.8%

interact with

"the sound quality is brilliant the features it comes with as well as how well you can interact with it is phenomenal and overall i'm pleased with the purchase"
74.8%

best noise

"these are consistently rated the best noise cancelling headphones by a numbers of tech reviewers and i can see why"
74.8%

premium and solid

"in comparison the bose quiet comfort ii feel so much more premium and solid"
74.8%

good job sony

"good job sony"
74.8%

works really well

"you can even cover the right cup with the palm of your hand to essentially mute your headphones if someone is trying to talk to you and get your attention and it works really well"
74.8%

punchy bass

"the sound quality is amazing clear sounds and deep punchy bass without affecting the trebles the design and feel of them is great"
74.8%

good and high

"on preset eq sound quality is good and high fidelity codecs are supported 3"
74.8%

quality and comfort

"moved from some bludio to these and boy oh boy what a step change in sound quality and comfort"
74.8%

well justified

"well i guess the praise was well justified"
74.8%

ryanair flight

"taken on a ryanair flight with kids everywhere and adults talking all turned to silence at the press of a button"
74.7%

longhaul flight

"looking forward to using these soon on a longhaul flight"
74.7%

transatlantic flight

"tried these for the first time on a transatlantic flight and they were amazing"
74.7%

really useful

"the app on iphone is really useful"
74.7%

full price

"i was super glad to get these during black friday week so they were slightly less expensive than full price"
74.7%

champagne colour

"really glad i bought the sony as well very chic design and colour champagne colour with the swipe finger control over the ear piece brilliant comes with a cable for normal headphone plug ins as well as bluetooth"
74.7%

much cheaper

"i have much cheaper wired headphones that sound a lot better"
74.7%

vibrant base

"sound quality detailed and good vibrant base just really nice very comfortable battery is great and the quick charge is awesome if you have forgotten to charge up best in 49 years so far well done sony superb job"
74.7%

good match

"but to my ears they collapsed the soundstage significantly and for some of the genres i favor it was not a good match"
74.7%

came up trumps

"i got these as a present to myself for christmas i'd been promising myself a new set of headphones all year and did lots of research into what might be the best option and once again sony came up trumps with their technology"
74.7%

been happy

"i would have been happy without the wireless and the noise reduction because it would have made them lighter and cheaper"
74.7%

amazing battery loads

"amazing battery loads of features great noise cancelling great sound and comfortable to wear"
74.7%

good looks

"the transport carrier is good looks nice and i appreciate the extra connectivity for planes"
74.7%

pretty smart

"the app is pretty smart but you don’t need it it has a pretty smart feature which will allow certain kinds of noise through the noise cancellation depending on what you are doing for example if sitting still it’s on maximum but if you are walking it detects this and allows certain frequencies that might be useful to hear such as cars as you walk around"
74.7%
...

absolutely brilliant in both products

"these earphones are absolutely brilliant and the best i've ever used!"
100.0%

really pleased in both products

"really really pleased"
100.0%

excellent product in both products

"excellent quality excellent price excellent product"
100.0%

very pleased in both products

"overall very pleased"
100.0%

excellent sound quality in both products

"excellent sound quality with realistic bass and well mannered handling of treble and mid range"
100.0%

absolutely fantastic in both products

"to say these surprised me is an understatement they are absolutely fantastic"
99.9%

best thing in both products

"best thing about these is the volume"
99.6%

excellent sound in both products

"very good sound quality good base and excellent sound cancelling"
99.4%

really good in both products

"these seemed really good"
99.3%

very impressive in both products

"sound is very impressive better than i’ve had from more expensive headphones"
95.6%

these are brilliant in both products

"these are brilliant"
93.1%

very satisfied in both products

"i am very satisfied"
91.8%

quality excellent in both products

"i have been using these headphones for 6days now and i found out the sound is quality excellent"
89.7%

great headphone in both products

"great headphone for the price"
88.0%

look great in both products

"i wouldn't say these have a huge bass emphasis which actually suits me fine and some of the treble can lean towards sibilance but overall they do the job pretty well and they look great too"
75.0%

works well in both products

"would have preferred a microphone with it but works well"
75.0%

looks good in both products

"the cable looks good is easy to untangle and the packaging was very good even including a small drawstring bag to keep them in"
75.0%

very sturdy in both products

"top class earphones very sturdy coated build great sound my wife snores i use some sea wave sounds on my mp3 she doresnt bother me anymore!"
75.0%

really well in both products

"i think these are great headphones they are built really well with a nice finish and come with a bag for storage and different sizes of ear fittings"
74.9%

look forward in both products

"betron continue to impress with the quality of their products and i look forward to seeing if betron are only outstanding when it comes to headphones earphones or if their impressive quality extends to the many other different products they offer"
74.8%

fairly decent in both products

"build quality seem fairly decent too i hate it when the wire s would mould and form 'kinks' and 'bends' particularly when it come out of its packaging"
74.5%

just amazing in both products

"the price is just amazing for the quality also"
74.4%

very comfortably

"they aren't the best quality material in regard to the wire but the actual ear pieces fit very comfortably"
100.0%

brilliantly designed

"well made product brilliantly designed"
100.0%

amazing little headphones

"these really are amazing little headphones for the price"
100.0%

very powerful

"absolutely superb for the price they give out a very powerful sound sometimes a little too bassey but not distractingley so"
100.0%

absolutely superb

"was a bit sceptical about these when ordered but they are absolutely superb"
100.0%

very satisfying

"really surprised by the bass on these headphones i have bought a shed load of headphones at sub £20 they die on me often even expensive ones and these have a very satisfying sound quality"
100.0%

great experience

"these headphones have consistently delivered a great experience when i've used them to listen to music and handle regular wear and tear pretty well"
99.9%

carry bag included

"for now at least the sound quality is very good comparable to headphones 3 times this price and it seams to be durable the headphones are very solid and have a nice heavy feel not everyone will like this also it comes with a large selection of ear buds so you can get a perfect fit or at least i was able to also the carry bag included is very nice and so is the clip"
99.9%

packaging great

"packaging great"
99.9%

great good

"absolutely like these i like how they stand out being gold the sound quality is great good that my daughter never hears me calling her"
99.9%

favourite thing

"my favourite thing about these are the bass i live for drum and bass and they've exceeded my expectations for delivering flawless sounds and filthy bass drops"
99.9%

amazing quality

"no microphone or controls on these which is fine considering the price and amazing quality"
99.8%

great clarity

"these do that with great clarity and i am most happy with them"
99.8%

service excellent

"the quality of sound through these earphones is superb and service excellent from this seller"
99.8%

absolutely fine

"and they have lasted absolutely fine and look cool"
99.7%

highly recommend

"highly recommend"
99.6%

great build

"the audio jack and earphones have a particular great build feel"
99.5%

most impressive

"most impressive is the base but the blocking of external noises is very good too"
99.3%

marked improvement

"noticed a marked improvement in sound quality"
99.2%

exceptionally good

"overall a very good quality set of earphones for an exceptionally good price"
98.9%

really decent

"99 for a really decent pair of earphones: good bass good general sound quality good durability i have had these for 6 tough months and they are still as new "
98.6%

exceptional performance

"ambient noise is reduced to a minimum exceptional performance for the price"
97.3%

nice packaging

"really good quality nice packaging with extra rubber ear bits in different sizes included and a nice little velvet bag to keep them in"
97.2%

great sound

"great sound and at £12 astonishing value!"
96.8%

nice velvet

"nice velvet feel bag to carry them around in or just the extra earbuds which are really comfortable "
95.9%

became faulty

"i quickly wrote a reply explaining that the sound quality was brilliant but after two weeks they became faulty"
95.1%

just wont stay

"i wanted these to use down the gym but they just wont stay in for more than a couple of minutes"
94.6%

excellent bass

"excellent sound quality nice comfortable material appropriate length excellent bass to"
94.4%

remain bent

"and after consistent use the strange choice of material used for the headphones wires seized up becoming completely rigid meaning the wires remain bent out of shape"
93.8%

sound quality is amazing

"the sound quality is amazing and it has good noise cancelling"
93.1%

really are brilliant

"they really are brilliant "
93.1%

sound quality is flawless

"i think that the sound quality is flawless"
93.1%

excellent for the price

"the sound quality is excellent for the price just needs a little more base"
93.1%

excellent and great

"the sound quality is excellent and great value for money"
93.1%

they are brilliant

"they are brilliant"
93.1%

they are excellent

"i know these earphones aren't really marketed for sports but i use them for jogging and they are excellent!"
93.1%

amazing probably

"the material quality is amazing probably the best this i like about them"
92.8%

especially base is superb

"mainly use these for podcasts but the music quality and tone especially base is superb"
92.8%

expert audiophile

"first of all i will admit that i'm not an expert audiophile just an everyday user of earphones"
92.8%

outstanding quality

"outstanding quality"
92.7%

buds for perfect

"3 sizes of ear buds for perfect fit"
92.1%

made available

"great set of headphones very pleased with the build quality and numerous ear buds made available within the box"
92.1%

exceptional value

"exceptional value for money"
92.1%

excellent however

"the customer service is excellent however and when it's under the warranty they will send new ones"
91.9%

well made and good

"the headphones seem well made and good quality for the price"
91.5%

amazing sound quality

"amazing sound quality and incredible value for money"
91.4%

they are amazing

"i bought these for my son he says they are amazing"
91.0%

nice material

"it came with its own black pouch with strings to tighten nice material if not prone to dust and what feels to be rather sturdy wires to go with it"
90.9%

sound quality is great

"bought these to take on holiday with me wow the sound quality is great and they fit nicely in my ears to cancel out most of the external noise"
90.7%

wired earphones to

"this is a common problem with wired earphones to me personally i think it is worth investing in a good pair of wireless headphones"
90.6%

perfect and comfortable

"fit perfect and comfortable in ears"
90.0%

absolutely great

"easily the best pair of headphones i have ever bought absolutely great bass and good and solid"
90.0%

good customer service

"when my first pair didn't work very well they exchanged them for free with no hassle so good customer service too"
90.0%

stylish and so good

"i chose the black and gold one to match my galaxy tab s and galaxy s5 well i realised my devices found their mate at the moment i plugged it in them it looked so stylish and so good to be used together"
89.2%

fits in my ear perfectly

"i love the quality of the sound and it fits in my ear perfectly"
89.2%

above issues

"all of the above issues have been instantly resolved by using these"
88.9%

wonderful sound

"these earpods have a wonderful sound"
88.8%

good quity

"the wire is thin but seems good quity"
88.8%

good trebel

"the bass is great but still with good trebel and mid range"
88.8%

good earbuds

"after destroying my creative earbuds and realising a replacement has now tripled in price i guess folks have worked out they're good earbuds?"
88.8%

good riddance

"good riddance"
88.8%

crisp and engaging

"unlike some "bass enhanced" headphones where the treble and midrange sounds like it's being played through a pillow these have a treble and midrange that remains crisp and engaging"
88.5%

absolute bargain

"these ear buds are an absolute bargain for the price"
88.4%

sound is amazing

"the sound is amazing"
88.4%

they 're amazing

"and honestly they’re amazing!"
88.1%

great basse

"great basse"
88.0%

good variety

"arrived quickly good variety of foam sizes to fit ears comfortably the sound on my mobile and my tablet is brilliant"
75.0%

fairly quickly

"the higher notes are a little bit tinny but you get used to it fairly quickly and for the price i got them at i am not going to complain"
75.0%

good price

"bottom line : good build quality ok sound good price"
75.0%

great price

"would strongly recommend them especially that they're at a great price"
75.0%

decent quality

"cheap noise reduction headphones that are decent quality"
75.0%

galaxy buds

"i'm off to buy some galaxy buds"
75.0%

very handy

"it comes in a very handy carry case that enables me to access it whenever i want without having to untie knots when its in my pocket"
75.0%

fairly positive

"so after having a look around on amazon i decided to take a chance with the betron b 25s since the price was good and the reviews were fairly positive"
75.0%

reasonably comfortable

"i notice them and while reasonably comfortable the inner ear diameter feels very slightly too large for me with the smallest buds on and i start to get a slight ache after few hours"
75.0%

love these

"love these"
75.0%

nice looks

"good noise cancelation better sound nice looks and quality seems to be great aswell you also get alot of accesories "
75.0%

super value

"these betron's are super value and my wife and i highly recommended them"
75.0%

decent maybe

"i wanted something decent maybe not as good a quality as the beats head phone but i wanted something decent until i can afford a beats headphone"
75.0%

efficient service

"fast and efficient service"
75.0%

happy purchase

"happy purchase"
75.0%

nice pouch

"you get a nice pouch to store them and a choice of different size earbuds"
74.9%

speedy delivery

"speedy delivery"
74.9%

redeeming factor

"the only redeeming factor in these is the sound quality which remains quite high for the price range even if the build quality on more recent betron products such as this appear to be slipping"
74.9%

great value

"overall great value for money and nice sound"
74.9%

cancelling qualities

"noise cancelling qualities are pretty good"
74.9%

feels well

"its aesthetics are nice with a modern kind of style and definitely feels well made"
74.9%

premium price

"now this low price tag of betron made me wondered why did i spend a premium price on a pair of sennheiser when the betron is equally fantastic?"
74.9%

asking price

"for the asking price of £10 there is nothing to compare the quality of construction is beautiful very sturdy with a great quality tangle free cord"
74.9%

have happily

"i would have happily paid more for these if it was necessary and now i know how good they are i will definitely be buying from betron in the future"
74.9%

would happily

"these knock spots of my old ones and i would happily recommend to others "
74.9%

very positive

"pleased that i went for these after reading the other very positive reviews"
74.9%

very nicely

"however the company very nicely sent me another pair free of charge"
74.9%

quite sturdy

"as the headline suggests the actual build quality is fantastic i love the bulky and weighty feel to the earphones the cable is quite sturdy but very flexible which is fantastic for when you're on the go a lot"
74.9%

recommend these

"i recommend these!"
74.8%

awesome start

"these buds come with a bag of varying sizes of rubber bud covers to suit different sizes of ear holes the ones that came fitted were perfect for me straight out the box awesome start!"
74.8%

most comfortable

"the process of changing the earbuds is fiddly but worth the effort to find the most comfortable fit"
74.8%

decent headphone

"if you are looking for a cheap pair of decent headphone then i would recommend these"
74.8%

higher price

"i tried to buy a new pair of betrons dnz500s at a higher price assuming that would mean better quality and longer life"
74.8%

lower volumes

"i have also noticed that at lower volumes and with spoken word audio like podcasts there is a bit of crackling but given the price this is not a bad pair of ear phones"
74.8%

these buds

"very pleased with these buds super buy at the price but obviously that price is because the leads tie themselves in knots every time you want to use them you know you're in for a battle"
74.8%

very comfortable

"very comfortable buds the ones fitted suit me perfectly "
74.8%

price range

"the sound quality is very good for something in this price range and the noise isolation feature works relatively well"
74.8%

nice coating

"the cable has a nice coating on it that seams to make it less likely to tangle and aesthetically these earphones look very good"
74.8%

nice design

"the product is a nice design"
74.7%

silicon buds

"this is more the general style of these in ear earphones than anything and there are different sized silicon buds to slip on"
74.7%

very quick

"very quick delivery"
74.7%

were perfect

"these buds come with a bag of varying sizes of rubber bud covers to suit different sizes of ear holes the ones that came fitted were perfect for me straight out the box awesome start!"
74.7%

friendly company

"really prompt dispatch from a small friendly company"
74.7%

keeping buds

"also worth mentioning not sure if its my ears or a sign of the poor silicone i am used to but i usually struggle keeping buds like these in"
74.7%

with confidence

"buy with confidence but don't expect to get a sound experience like from a £100 + set"
74.7%

smallest buds

"i notice them and while reasonably comfortable the inner ear diameter feels very slightly too large for me with the smallest buds on and i start to get a slight ache after few hours"
74.6%

fairly high

"not perfect but not tinny and has a good deep bass the volume does go fairly high too"
74.6%

work great

"thankfully these work great and although not the clearest sound it's certainly better than the price may have you think"
74.6%

really comfortable

"they have a really comfortable fit and the built in microphone is a real bonus"
74.6%

look quality

"they feel sturdy to the touch look quality too most importantly they fit snuggly in the ear and feel comfy for quite a while"
74.6%

something similar

"i would say you'll have to pay around £25 to get something similar"
74.6%

blown away

"the buds are pretty small plugged them into my phone and was blown away by the sound they produced"
74.6%

positive reviews

"i have to agree with the positive reviews for these earphones"
74.6%

additional buds

"carry case and additional buds comes with this"
74.6%

these perfect

"if i had one constructive pointer i'd say volume control on the cord would make these perfect"
74.6%

largest buds

"quite a lot of sound leakage even with the largest buds"
74.6%

rather sturdy

"it came with its own black pouch with strings to tighten nice material if not prone to dust and what feels to be rather sturdy wires to go with it"
74.5%

best value

"great product crisp sound best value what's not to like"
74.5%

very competitive

"the usual betron high quality good spec in ear phones supplied at a very competitive cost"
74.5%

pretty easily

"they also untangle pretty easily which is a really good bonus"
74.5%

researched carefully

"i researched carefully for a headset that was both sturdy and of good audio quality"
74.5%

powerful base

"i would describe them as reasonable base rather than powerful base as well"
74.5%

holding up great

"also i use these at the gym and outside running they don't fall out and it doesn't matte if you get them wet or sweaty i waited a few months to write this review mine are holding up great!"
74.5%

excellent seller

"would recommend and excellent seller"
74.5%

good balance

"good balance of bass and other sound stuff"
74.5%

good enough

"the sound quality is good enough for my non audiophile needs and i would say that they’re no better or worse than my son’s big brand earphones which were twice the price"
74.5%

amazing price

"in summary an excellent pair of earbuds at an amazing price!"
74.5%

bronzy colour

"i ordered black but they were a pinky bronzy colour although this wasn't enough of a problem for me to return them"
74.4%

pretty quickly

"the headphones arrived pretty quickly packaged in an efficient box that wasn’t far too big for it"
74.4%

feel sturdy

"the cables seem quite thin but feel sturdy for their size"
74.4%

excellent value

"excellent value for money"
74.4%

will probably

"i will probably buy one more for the missus"
74.4%

thank them

"customer service was very lovely about my case and i cant thank them enough :"
74.4%

pretty good

"music is also pretty good for this price not my best earphones but they work well and don't cost the earth"
74.4%

worked perfectly

"so far these betron headphones have worked perfectly for over a year and two months the longest any make has lasted so far"
74.4%

very helpful

"i came with so many replacement buds of varying sizes to get the perfect fit for you personally and a little bag to keep the headphones in which i found very helpful personally to stop them from getting all tangled in my bag or pocket"
74.4%

silver ones

"they also come in a selection of colours and so i got the silver ones"
74.4%

were not faulty

"they were not faulty and worked just fine"
74.4%

amazing value

"for under a tenner i wasn’t going to get my hopes up but these headphones are amazing value for money"
74.4%

into position

"nothing wrong with that though actually getting them over the post into position is very fiddly but it's something you should realistically only have to do once"
74.4%

neat pouch

"comes with a neat pouch and spare foams of different sizes"
74.4%

pretty well

"i wouldn't say these have a huge bass emphasis which actually suits me fine and some of the treble can lean towards sibilance but overall they do the job pretty well and they look great too"
74.4%

creative earbuds

"after destroying my creative earbuds and realising a replacement has now tripled in price i guess folks have worked out they're good earbuds?"
74.4%

decent reviews

"see these looked nice and had decent reviews but was still a little cautious but after getting them i am very please they are a nice headphone fit nicely into the ear and the sound is great nice little pouch as well which fits my mp3 so great"
74.4%

works flawlessly

"the noise isolation works flawlessly and they fit inside the ear well without falling out"
74.3%

very recommended

"very recommended so give them 5 stars!"
74.3%

overall good

"overall good quality pair of earphones for the price with excellent support to back it up"
74.3%

very classy

"they look a very classy gunmetal grey and the wires are a little thicker than my last pair which means they don't tangle quite so easily"
74.3%

good value

"in summary design of these earphones seems to have been well thought through they provide impressively good performance and would still be good value for even twice the price"
74.3%

excellent earphones

"excellent earphones"
74.3%

good soldiers

"they were good soldiers they had great sound quality and they really did their best couldn't fault them"
74.2%

crisp sound

"great product crisp sound best value what's not to like"
74.2%

quality product

"great quality product"
74.2%

recommended them

"these betron's are super value and my wife and i highly recommended them"
74.2%

with premium

"fantastic earphones with premium feel"
74.2%

bigest compliment

"the bigest compliment i can pay is that when these ones die we will definitely be replacing them with more from betron"
74.2%

hunted online

"so i hunted online for alternatives that i could use ad hoc but would give me decent sound quality"
74.2%

really nice

"they look really nice too and come with a bag so you can fold them up and stop them getting tangled around stuff in bags"
74.2%

volume controls

"the sound quality is pretty good and the cord is of a good length and also comes with volume controls and answering handing up calls "
74.2%

prone to dust

"it came with its own black pouch with strings to tighten nice material if not prone to dust and what feels to be rather sturdy wires to go with it"
74.2%

total bargain

"99 is a total bargain!"
74.1%

feel great

"they look great and feel great and i love them"
74.1%

nice and sturdy

"cant comment much further for durability as only had them about 15 minutes but the initial build quality is good coated cables feel great and not flimsy jack plug connector also seems nice and sturdy"
74.1%

sturdy jack

"nice sturdy jack and a good range of earpieces"
74.1%
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* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-04-22