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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor

Sony 1000XX the Collexion headphones review: supreme comfort and quiet luxury for your ears

Sony WH-1000XX The Collexion headphones rest on a silver metal stand against a neutral background.
The new 1000XX headphones celebrate a decade of Sony’s best noise-cancelling cans. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian

Sony’s latest noise-cancelling headphones are a special anniversary set made to celebrate a decade of its prized 1000X series, designed to be plusher, slimmer, more comfortable and the best sounding yet.

The original 1000X launched in 2016, igniting a fierce rivalry with the dominant Bose and its QuietComfort line, which would push noise-cancelling technology dramatically forward as each tried to outdo the other with subsequent releases.

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