Sony WH-XB900N Black
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According to our headphones expert
You can reduce noises around you and listen to music with the Sony WH-XB900N. These wireless headphones have active noise canceling, which reduces distracting ambient noise and white noise. This is ideal if you use public transport often. You can quickly set up a Bluetooth connection by briefly touching the NFC point of both devices. Is the battery empty? In just 10 minutes, you can charge it enough to listen to music again for 1 hour. When the noise canceling is on, the battery lasts for 30 hours. Without noise canceling, the battery lasts for 35 hours.
Noise cancelingThe Sony WH-XB900N have mid-range noise canceling. This means that the headphones adequately reduce ambient noise, but they don't shut you off completely. With noise canceling, ambient noise is analyzed and transformed into an anti-noise. This way, you'll hear less ambient noise while you listen to your favorite music.
NFCYou can use NFC to quickly establish a connection between the headphones and your smartphone. You do this by briefly touching the NFC point of your smartphone with the NFC point of your headphones. You can recognize the NFC points by the N logo. You'll find this logo on the ear cups of your headphones and on the back of your smartphone.
Sound according to the expertThe sound of the WH-XB900N is something for bass lovers. The bass tones are very emphatically present, which means that they predominate in the sound profile. The medium-high tones are balanced except for a small peak. The small peak is in the high mid-range, which makes the music more detailed for some listeners and slightly shrill for others. Do you want to adjust the sound to your own taste? You can use the equalizer.
Type of ear cushions | Over-ear | |
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Bluetooth | ||
Noise canceling | ||
Quality noise canceling | Mid-range | |
Sound quality according to customers | Very good | |
Bass | Very present | |
Mid tones | Present | |
Carrying comfort according to customers | Excellent |
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Out of the Box the net is packed and beautiful presentation. A box that asks to be unpacked. In the box the description, headphones, a charging cable. (This one is very short. In the charger, my headphones hang from the adapter. This could have been a little longer.), a 3.5 audio Jack and a travel pouch. A solid bag with a soft interior. It's a shame that you don't get a travel case like with Sony's flagship.
The headphones look pretty discreet. Lots of plastic but feels solid. Very light and feels nice on your head and especially around the ears. I do miss the feeling that comes with the WH-1000XM3. This one is a bit heavier but you do feel that you have something in your hands.
Immediately connected out of the box, I will automatically be asked if I want to install the App. Saves searching in the Appstore. Without the app, I was shocked by the overwhelming bass. This is very present for my taste and even disturbing for the low and middle tones. Takes the sound out of context.
Once the app has been installed, you will have full access to the headphones and the bass can also be adjusted in the equalizer. Fortunately, the clearbass can also go down. With a result that ensures a clear and very beautiful sound worthy of the Sony Logo. However, the bass continues to disturb me with certain songs. It is not a nice tight bass but more of a dominant thump. Sometimes makes the whole sound a bit crunchy. Unfortunate
The controls are very pleasant. Needs a bit of practice before he gets it. Especially exaggerating the gesture to make sure what you want happens instead of pause or something like that. The quick attention mode is very nice. If you place your hand or several fingers against the left ear cup, the sound switches off and the ambient sounds are amplified. In this way you quickly get to know when something is announced or if someone says something, you can hear them too. Very nice because then you don't have to take off the headphones and reposition them every time.
I find the noise reduction on this model moderate and not worthy of Sony. The noise reduction can mean quite a bit in your living room, but on the street and in public transport it does not remove enough ambient noise to really listen to your favorite music silently.
Price quality. Personally, I find the headphones very pricey for the €250 headphones. Especially when compared to other brands on the market. Yes it is a Sony, with an excellent sound. But if you want and can pay 250 for a pair of headphones, I would pay 100 more for Sony's flagship WH-1000XM3 with that chipset you have the best noise reduction that Sony has to offer and the tones are better and more beautifully balanced. In my opinion too many concessions have been made in this model to keep costs down. Nevertheless, I expected more from the Sony WH-XB900N.
Rene
7 August 2019
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The headphones look slim. The ear pieces can be rotated and therefore it is sometimes quite inconvenient to find a comfortable position. The sound is amazing and is not inferior to its bigger brother the 1000xm3. The bass is not an addition for my personal music taste. Too much bass, breaks the music. The USB-C port on the bottom is great, so you can't get rain in it. Swiping on the left ear is mwhe. It works, but you will accidentally do a lot of things you didn't mean to. The sound with bubbles is great, only the microphone takes a lot of ambient noise and the other party will certainly hear that.
Overall very solid headphone for this price range!
William Kruidhof
2 August 2019
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Very nice headphones with good sound and pleasant noise canceling. I was looking for affordable headphones with which you can also make calls and work quietly (with the use of noise canceling). That works great! The only thing is that you do have some noise from the wind outside when you listen to music or make calls, but I believe that is the case with many headphones. In addition, on the smallest setting, the headphones fit exactly around my head, but the headphones shouldn't have been much bigger. I have a fairly small head, but if you have a really small head, the headphones may be too loose.
Lisa
25 April 2020
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Product number | 833564 | |
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Manufacturer code | WHXB900NB.CE7 | |
Brand | Sony | |
Warranty | 2 years | |
Processing of your defect | Via Coolblue |
Weight in grams | 254 g | |
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Color | Black | |
Material | Plastic | |
Built-in microphone | ||
Intended for | Consumers |
Tested by expert | ||
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Treble | Not balanced | |
Mid tones | Present | |
Bass | Very present | |
Equalizer |
Sound reproduction | Stereo | |
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Hi-Res audio | ||
Volume limit | ||
Active headphones | ||
Noise canceling | ||
Quality noise canceling | Mid-range |
NFC | ||
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Bluetooth | ||
Bluetooth version | 4.2 | |
Multipoint pairing | ||
Compatible with voice assistant | Google Assistant, Siri |
Detachable cable | ||
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Ribbon cable | ||
Coil cable | ||
Braided sleeve | ||
Remote in cable |
Sound quality according to customers | Very good | |
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Carrying comfort according to customers | Excellent |
Power supply type | Rechargeable battery | |
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Average battery life | 30 hours |
Water-resistant |
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Type of ear cushions | Over-ear | |
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Types of design | Closed | |
Foldable | ||
Rotatable ear cups | ||
Ear cushion material | Imitation leather | |
Physical buttons ear cups | ||
Touchpad ear cup | ||
Remote control on ear cups | ||
Volume control ear cup |
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