Sony ULT Wear

Great price Huge amounts of bass Excellent noise cancellation Very good transparency Wear sensors

No USB-C audio May create headband pressure Limited spatial audio

“Tons of features, insane levels of bass, and a reasonable price -- Sony has a winner with the ULT Wear headphones.”

Comfort ; Battery ; Sound Quality

Design

The Sony ULT Wear headphones stand out as a strong mid-range option in the crowded wireless headphone market. Their comfortable design, effective noise cancellation, and robust battery life make them an excellent choice for commuters, travellers, and...

The Sony ULT Wear Headphones offer a range of impressive features such as Noise Cancellation, Long battery life, Seamless Connectivity, and Good Sound Quality. Priced at around 25k, these headphones provide excellent sound and a sleek design that...

LOTS of bass ; Excellent battery life ; Beautiful design and finish ; LDAC codec supported ; Multipoint Bluetooth connectivity ; Wear detection ; Wired and passive operation ; Adequate Active Noise Cancellation

Very unbalanced audio signature ; Disastrous microphone quality

Do I recommend the Sony ULT WEAR to anyone at $199.99? Yes. These Sony headphones are quite unique on the market. It's one of the few consumer models with a distinct audio signature. Admittedly, it won't appeal to the audiophiles among you, but that's...

Comfortable design ; Good active noise cancellation ; Great battery life ; Powerful bass

The bass can get overwhelming ; The mics are weak

Bass is always a good thing, but there is such a thing as too much bass, and the Sony Ult Wear Headphones try to thread the needle. It does an okay job of it for the most part. The onus is on you not to fly too close to the sun with the Ult button. No...

(Very) assertive sound ; Good specification and feature-set ; Predictably well-made and -finished

Horribly ill-balanced sound (at best) ; Short of subtlety, insight and poise ; Can be bettered by more affordable Sony alternatives

One of the most straightforwardly strange products I’ve tested in a long time, the Sony ULT Wear seem to have everything going for them – and then they start to make a sound…

Forceful, full-bodied sound presentation ; Stacked with features ; Comfy and typically well-made

Sound lacks subtlety, nuance and balance ; Bass-boosted profiles sound ridiculously overbearing ; Sonically outperformed by the cheaper WH-CH720N

The ULT Wear may appeal to anyone wanting big sound and plenty of features without spending flagship money, but they sacrifice Sony’s signature sense of refinement and balance in the pursuit of excessive lower-end punch