82
“The new bassy headphones on the block, the Sony ULT WEAR, have really big shoes to fill. Are they everything they need to be?”
Publisher score: 8.2/10
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Sony ULT Wear
$199.99 · Integrated Processor V1, QN1 (tuned for ULT) · 2y 5m old
70
Review
Radar
8
User score
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Spec sheet
Key features
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Build and fit
- Weight
- Approx. 8.99 oz
- Wearing style
- Over-ear wireless noise-canceling headphones
- Impedance
- 314 ohm at 1 kHz with unit on via cable; 32 ohm at 1 kHz with unit off via cable
- Driver size
- 1.57 in dome type
- Driver type
- Closed, dynamic
- Sensitivity
- 110 dB/mW with unit on via cable; 100 dB/mW with unit off via cable
- Driver material
- Neodymium magnet
- Frequency response
- 5 Hz - 20,000 Hz (JEITA); 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz over Bluetooth at 44.1 kHz sampling
Wireless and connections
- Noise control
- Noise canceling with Ambient Sound Mode
- Charging
- USB; approx. 3.5 hrs charge time
- Battery
- Up to 30 hrs music with noise canceling on / 50 hrs with noise canceling off
- Connections
- Bluetooth, Stereo mini jack, USB charging
- Microphones
- All-direction electret condenser microphone
- BT codecs
- SBC, AAC, LDAC
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.2
Review evidence
Audio specialist reviews
60
What Hi-Fi?Specialist
“Sony breaks from its winning wireless formula… with mixed results”
Publisher score: 3/5
Review evidence
Tech publication reviews
80
Expert ReviewsRead review ↗
“ULT Wear offer an impressive set of features and effective ANC but only die-hard bass lovers are likely to enjoy the ULT Power Sound mode”
Publisher score: 4/5
78
EngadgetRead review ↗
“Sony's ULT Wear headphones are a better implementation of bass boost than previous models along with considerable updates to ANC, features and overall design.”
Publisher score: 78/100
Best for
commutersfrequent flyersopen officesAndroid hi-res listeners
Buying notes
Value todayStrong buy
High review score for the money. 70/100 at $200. Uses the lowest in-stock retailer price we can see.
Worth checking
Verify ANC pressure, voice pickup, and transparency handling in train, street, and office noise.
Score distribution
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Highest82
Median80
Lowest60
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