When I first saw the Sony 1000X The Collexion headphones — the company’s new higher-end cans designed to offer a more spacious and natural sound with better comfort compared to the Sony WH-1000XM6 — I had an immediate thought, and I wasn’t alone among the audio journalists I was with: these look a lot like the Sonos Ace.
Both headphones go for a super-clean look, internal mechanisms for the headband arms, slim-profile earcups, chrome-finish detailing, and a mottled faux leather material.
Are you enough of a headphone aficionado to tell two of the best noise-cancelling headphones apart? I’ll admit, I built the damn quiz, then only scored 9/10 when testing it…
Scroll a little further if you’re looking for that side-by-side image — I didn’t want accidental spoilers.
Let us know in the comments how you did — the first two players on the TechRadar team (other than me) scored 3/10 and 8/10 respectively, so we’ve had a range of scores even among tech experts (though not necessarily headphones experts).
If you want to read more about Sony‘s new headphones, you can read our full 1000X The Collexion review, or you can read in-depth about the five key upgrades and three unexpected downgrades in The Collexion compared to the XM6 headphones, including Sony explanation of why there are compromises.
Still have questions? I’ll be answering everything you want to know about Sony’s most expensive wireless headphones ever in a live Q&A tomorrow (May 20) at 12pm ET / 5pm BST, alongside Harry Padoan, who tested them.
Now, here’s that image of them together:
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