SONY WH-CH700N Wireless Noise Canceling Over-the-Ear Headphones - Black (Renewed)

Here is what you need to know:Noise cancellation (4/5):Good not great. Don't expect anything amazing out of these they are very much just good. You will definitely hear noise around you without playing any music but it will be muffled. When you're playing music it works pretty well and personally I don't think any more NC is necessary. There is a NC-adjust feature that is supposed to improve the NC performance depending on environmental noise. Can't really attest to it since I don't depend on it but it is there.Sound (4/5):Good sound quality! I was very impressed with the overall quality delivered wirelessly and am very pleased with it. It delivered better-than-expected sound quality and has a good balance between mids, highs, and lows. NOT bass heavy but bass-heavy headphones generally suck and should be avoided like the plague. Unless you want to rock your skull then lower-bass headphones are better. I have a pair of Audio Technica ATH-M50s and a FIIO E7 desktop sound amp which delivers very nice headphone sound quality and these Sonys are just about as good as the M50s in my opinion. If you really spend time scrutinizing it you will probably like the M50s better but I think for most people it is a really unnecessary difference.Construction (4/5):Well constructed! Very lightweight, ergonomic design,and simple construction makes for a solid pair of headphones at this price range. Ears swivel a good bit and will adjust to fit to your head. My biggest gripe is with the band because it's not well-padded and did get uncomfortable after a little while. I bought a headphone band sleeve just for it and stuck a few pieces of memory foam inside to give it some better support which has definitely improved my experience with them. Also - I swapped the stock ear pads out with black Brainwavs HM5 pads and didn't really even try out the stock ear pads. I don't even really bother trying the stock earpads anymore because I know the Brainwavs ear pads are better and softer so I always switch to them. If you haven't tried getting quality ear pads for whatever headphones you're using you should definitely get a pair. Of all the headphones and sound amps I've bought I still consider the ear pads the best investment because they improve the headphone experience immensely. Nothing else changes the overall comfort of the headphones the way a good pair of ear pads do.Battery (5/5):Amazing battery. Absolutely no complaints with the charge duration and they recharge quickly, too. One of the best things overall about these headphones, in my opinion.Connectivity (5/5):I've been able to walk more than 30 feet away from my computer and STILL hear the music playing through my headphones. I can walk out of my room, down the hallway, down the stairs, and around a corner into the kitchen and STILL hear them. It's kind of crazy how good the wireless range is and is a great feature.Functions (5/5):Functions work well on the headphones and I haven't experienced any issues with them. NC-adjust is pretty neat but I don't use it very much.I tried to review this pair of headphones based on overall ability without "adjusting" for the price range. I rated multiple features of these headphones as "4/5" but then considered the whole package for the price range and for what you're getting for this price this is a 5/5 pair of headphones to me. Really solid pair of wireless NC headphones that will get the job done for most anything an ordinary person wants to do. Just think about swapping the ear pads and maybe getting a pad for the band because they will improve the comfort of ANY pair of headphones that you do get.

So to preface, if your looking for noise canceling, look elsewhere. While they do ok blocking out lower constant tones (like ventilation, motors, and maybe water running in the next room), they suck at blocking out voices which isn't good if you want to use them in public for their noise cancellation. That said, I would say that they fit well and since they're over ear they do have a pretty decent "seal" which does more for noise cancellation than the actual noise cancellation setting does. That said, these things have little problem cutting out the outside world, they're loud. I usually listen to apple ear-pods at about 80% volume, no louder because they start vibrating and sounding like trash. But with these I have them at about 40% volume and when I lift an ear cup people will comment on how loud my music is. I would not recommend listening to these headphones at full volume for an extended period of time. They do come with an audio jack (and cord) if you want to run them wired maybe to a laptop or if they run out of battery. But I usually just turn them on and start listening. Once they're in your phone's known devices, it takes about 5 seconds to turn them on and for them to connect. I have only had one slight skip in the music and I've listened to these for about 40 hours. These things have a 30 foot connection range no matter what's in the way, and a 50ish foot range if there's nothing hindering them. I have an Iphone 7 btw. I didn't notice any latency when watching youtube, so that's also good. Build quality: they have metal on the headband, but the rest is plastic or fake leather. All good unless you plan on wearing them into a combat zone. They swivel about 120 degrees so they should be able to fit most heads (other headphones I have had didn't fit me so good), and they have audible clicks while your extending the headband, so you can count and make sure it's even. Only thing accessory wise that I would like is a case, but that's a 10-20 dollar purchase so not such a big deal. Also an Iphone lightning adapter for the audio cord would be nice in 2018, but it's not sony's fault that apple decided to go against the industry standards just so they can sell a couple million 10 dollar adapters or make everyone go out and buy a new pair of earpods. Anyways, lastly comes the most important part...the sound. I am no audiophile, but these sound better than anything else I've listened too for more than a minute. And the reason I went with these is they have the app that allows you to adjust the sound to your liking. It works well enough for me. Overall, maybe look to a different place if noise canceling is what you want, but for just a solid overall pair of wireless headphones with an app that allows you to easily customize sound, then these are for you. In the future ill probably look into upgrading to Sony's premium model: the WH-1000xm3 (and their names suck btw). But for now these will do the job. Thanks for reading if you've made it this far.Update: So I’ve been using these nearly every day that I’ve had them. None of my opinions have changed about these and I have taken them on a couple long road trips. The only problems I ever run into is occasional connection failure. It’s only once every couple days and it’s probably as much (or more) the phones fault than the headphone’s. And it is always solved by simply shutting down both devices.

If you are looking for a pair of well priced, well built, great sounding bluetooth headphones these are perfect. If you really, really good want noise cancelling you probably want to look elsewhere.Pros:- No problems connecting via Bluetooth.- Nice looking headphones, a lot better build quality than I expected better than a lot of other more expensive units.- Good battery life.- Cool space-age voice when using the controls (yes I know I am a nerd).- Great sound and LOUDCons:- Skip/play slider was a little annoying at first, a bit sensitive but you get use to it.- Noise cancelling is not great.To give some context when I first put the headphones on (with no music playing) I thought I had noise-cancelling disabled up until I hit the NC button and a voice said the noise cancelling was turning off. After toggling the noise cancelling a few more times I realized the headphones were actually noise cancelling, just not as well as I had hoped.They do a good job of blocking low-frequency background noise, so with them on I cannot hear my computer fans or HVAC blowers, etc. They really don't do anything to people talking, TV in the next room, etc. That said pretty much all the noise goes away when I start playing music. Whether the noise cancelling is designed for music or the headphones just drown out the background noise I am not sure.Overall very pleased with the headphones. They sound great, look very good, and are well priced. Noise cancelling could be better but for the price they exceed my expectations.