Conclusion

I have a simple rule - the better the equipment, the softer the volume you can play the music at. With the WH-1000XM3 I can certainly play music at an incredible low volume.

With ANC on and and music playing at a very low volumes - subjectively environment noises are effectively reduced to around 90% to 95%. Only very loud voices get through now. My colleagues have to wave frantically or shout real loudly to grab my attention now.

The office noises drown out completely when I up the volume every so slightly.

Sure there are down sides:

1. Update takes a long time
2. All plastic body
3. Expensive RRP
4. Do not work well in passive mode
5. Zero protection carry pouch

All the issues considered, there is one up side. The WH-1000XM3 is currently the best noise canceling technology money can buy now. Every morning when I put these headphones over my head, I can just feel those creative juices gushing out. I’m in an office full of people, but creatively, it’s as if I’m working alone on a desolated island in the middle of nowhere.

Technology moves at a rapid pace these days, I doubt the Sony can hold this mantle for long. What’s next?

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