Sony MDR-1000X Review: Wireless Hi-Res Headphones Offer Next-Level Noise Canceling

The wireless headphone market has been shaken up so much recently that it"s hard to know where to begin when a new entry appears on the stage and announces itself as the next big thing.
Fortunately this latest Bluetooth offering from Sony is targeting a very specific market segment best referred to as "premium noise cancelation", and the company seems pretty confident that with the MDR-1000X headphones ($400), it has got a hit on its hands.
Sony is claiming "industry-leading noise cancelation" with these luxury cans, which use ostensibly the same drivers as last year"s highly regarded MDR-1A headset made for listening to Hi-Res Audio, as supported by the company"s audiophilic Walkman range, not to mention its line of wireless home speakers and in-car audio systems.
Can it improve upon the finely honed features of Parrot"s Zik 3.0, Bose"s QuietComfort 35, and Sennheiser"s PXC 550 Wireless noise-canceling headphones? Let"s take a look.
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