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Okay. So recently I got a
new pair of wireless noise,
canceling headphones. And as a minimalist,
I try not to purchase new stuff
unless I absolutely have to,
but I had the situation where my
old XM2 were actually broken and
then stolen. So I needed
to make an upgrade.
And I went with the XM3.
I wanted to explain why I've
picked these and not the XM4.
So let's get started.
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So I got these, these
are the Sony 1000 XM3,
which is a bizarre name.
I think every tech YouTuber is
mentioning the fact that Sony is really
making weird model names, you know,
but it is what it is now.
The XM series has been a very popular
brand for the last couple of years,
starting with the XM 1.
Then the xm2 came out and I got
the xm2 and then the xm3 came out
two years ago.
And this year we got the XM4s
and I was sort of waiting
for the XM 4s, sort of curious
what they would bring to the table.
And it seems like they did disappoint.
They actually made slight
improvements everywhere,
but basically they did break what
was already almost perfect. And Sony.
I really appreciate that. A lot of
companies they'll just make new designs,
new technologies, just to be able
to sell you, make small tweaks,
small adjustments. And I really
salute you for that. Okay.
So first a little bit of background.
So I've been using the XM2
for a couple of years now.
And one day they kind of broke
on me. What happened was,
I just, just dropped them actually
like this. I just drop them.
Okay. And one of the
hinges actually broke.
And so I thought I was being real clever
and I basically just glued it back
on and it actually worked. I couldn't
swivel anymore, but it worked.
And then something bizarre
happened just in a couple of days,
I left 'em on my desk at
work and they were stolen
like one day they were just
gone. And a couple of days later,
they actually returned to my desk.
And what I figured happened was that
the person who stole them notice that
these were not actually working correctly,
could probably see that there was a
little bit of glue on the sides and he
couldn't swivel them. I'm sort
of assuming it was that he,
or actually girls at my
workplace, but anyway,
they returned them and I was like,
you know what the hell with it?
I need a new pair of
headphones. And I got them. Now,
when it comes to the XM series, these
headphones, they're not for everyone.
If you're like an audio file,
you will enjoy great audio.
Then these headphones are not for you.
If you're working on video
production or music production,
these headphones are not for you
because what they'll do is that they'll
increase the base and add
more treble. You know,
they'll make the sound more enjoyable.
They'll do not show a true picture
of the sound. If that makes sense.
When I added videos, I
usually use these headphones.
These are the Audio Technica, M50X.
And these are great because they
sound really natural actually,
to be completely honest. Most of the
time when I edit, I actually would just,
just maybe use my AirPods.
They're good enough for my needs,
but I would never use these because
these enhance the audio quality a lot.
But as a minimalist, I really would
like to have everything in one.
And some of you guys are probably
thinking, what about the AirPods pro?
They have noise canceling and I haven't
tested the AirPods pro I hear wonderful
things about them, but it's just
a matter of physics. You know,
you can't get the same amount of noise
casting on the airpods pro as you
get with the Sony XM3.
And the reason is because with the Sony
XM 3s, you are basically, you know,
isolating your ears from outer noise.
And so there is that
passive noise cans thing,
which you just don't get with the AirPods
pro it's just physically impossible.
So yes,
the AirPods pro could probably
replace all of my headphones,
but then I would have to sacrifice
some of the noise canceling.
And when it comes to
noise cancelling, again,
when I'm sitting on a train or the bus,
I don't want to sacrifice anything.
I want to get my hands on the best
possible noise canceling that I can.
And that's why I don't
have the AirPods pro,
but I hope to test them out
someday. I really do. Okay.
So when I got these, I was
actually positively surprised.
They feel really good, you know,
they're, they fit very well.
They are very comfortable to
wear for longer periods of time.
And basically I feel like they
feel pretty much the same as the
XM2 would a couple of new tweaks.
For one thing I got to say,
the XM2 did have great noise canceling,
but when it comes to audio quality,
they didn't sound very great. Okay.
And these are actually an
improvement. They a lot better.
And the noise cancelling is a
little bit better, not a whole lot,
but a little bit better.
And so everything that I listened to
wearing these headphones just sounds a lot
better. Now I should mention that.
The main thing that I use these for
is that I travel a lot, you know,
I'm on trains and buses,
and there is a lot of noise that
I have to deal with. You know,
the humming from the bus
sort of train people talking,
and I'm the kind of person
that really enjoys solitude,
quietness, you know, tranquility,
that's the kind of person I am.
And so noise canceling
headphones is something that
has greatly improved my life.
And so while I don't really like
to spend extra money for, you know,
stuff, noise,
canceling headphones is a
great tool in my everyday life.
I use these every single
day. And I dunno, I,
I sorta like to think that they reduce
the amount of stress that I feel every
day. You know,
when I put these on everything
just becomes calm and
quiet and peaceful, and I
feel like I can breathe again.
Okay. So why diddnt I pick the XM4? Well,
to be completely honest,
I was curious about them,
but I knew that they would come at a
higher price tag and they did almost twice
as much as what you pay for the XM3 today.
Now it does have a couple of
benefits like multipoint, Bluetooth.
So you can basically connect
your headphones to a couple
of things at the same
time. That's pretty cool,
but it's not that important to me
because when I'm sitting on the bus,
I'm really just using my smartphone.
So there's really not a whole
need for connecting it to a lot of
devices.
One thing I will mention that I really
appreciate about these XM3 compared to my
old XM tools is USB-C the XM2
had micro USB and USBC
is pretty much a flawless
standard. And I wish everything
came in USBC. You know,
I charged my MacBook pro with
USBC and I can use that same
cable to charge these. So I
think that's pretty great.
And just to be completely transparent,
I haven't actually tested the XM4.
Everything that I mentioned in this
video is based on what I've read,
what I've seen other YouTubers,
talk about a seem fantastic.
And if you want the
latest and the greatest,
you should definitely go with
the XM 4. But me personally,
I just don't think that the benefits
that you seem to be getting with the XM
fours is enough to make me
want to pay almost twice as
much, you know,
because the most important thing that
I want from my headphones is the noise
canceling feature. And as
I understand it, the 4,
even though they have
an upgraded processor,
they don't really add too much
more noise canceling. Now,
as I mentioned before, I was already very,
very pleased with the noise
canceling on the XM 2.
So I was definitely not
disappointed with the XM threes.
And I want to mention
again that, you know,
so really did us all a
good solid when they didn't
upgrade too much. You know,
it's still the same design.
It's still the same company.
When you put these on,
they feel comfortable and you don't
sweat like some other headphones I've
used. Okay. So the [inaudible], they
pretty much sound perfect by now. Well,
no, there are a couple of
things that I have to mention.
So first of all is build quality.
Now this is premium price.
I mean, you pay about $250 for these.
You would expect that
this is top notch quality,
and I'm sure it is,
but these hinges that since I've
already experienced the XM 2
breaking, these probably
could break just as easily.
Now it's important to understand that
just because these can break doesn't mean
that they're poor quality. It just
means that they're more delicate.
They're not built like a tank. Now,
if I compare it to the audio Technica,
these are built like a tank.
Like these are pretty much
almost undestructible okay.
These not so much these ones,
you actually should use the case
that Sony provides you with.
And this brings me actually
to my second complaint, this,
this is not the best case I've ever seen.
What I think that Sony has done is
basically they wanted to create a very
compact package.
So you can very easily fit
your headphones in any case.
Okay. But to put them in here,
it's kind of a tingly thing.
Like I've gotten used to it now,
but it's still kind of
annoying. You know, I,
I sort of memorize how I
have to put it in here. Now.
I know it looks like I put it in pretty
fast, but when you're sitting on a bus,
you just want to throw them in and
you can't, you have to, you know,
you have to swivel them to the sides
and then you have to turn one of the
headphones like this and the other
one, leave it like that. And, um,
yeah, sure. This is a very compact
factor and this case is beautiful,
but this is not the most optimal way.
It's not a very quick solution to take
off your headphones and put them in.
And then, you know, it's not
very fast, but I'm being picky.
It's not a big deal. All in all.
I'm still gonna say that
the Sony 1000 XM3 are pretty
remarkable headphones. Um,
I'm very pleased with them.
I've used them for about three or four
weeks. Now haven't had any issues.
There is this very cool app that you
can download. So you can, the audio,
you can even set up the custom button
on the headphones and you get a
lot for what you pay.
And that's something that I think
that most people can appreciate. Now,
just want to finally say that.
I don't think that these
headphones are for everyone.
If you're going to be using
them to edit videos or music,
these are not the headphones to
get. You should get something.
What a wire with a more natural sound,
maybe something like the audio Technica.
[inaudible] this, this package right here.
This is for people who just want to
have peace and quiet in their lives.
We just want to be able to shut
off the noise whenever they can.
And that's what I use them for.
That's what I valued them for.
And that's who I recommend them for.
Okay. That's all I have for today.
Hope this review helped you out in
some way. It really helped me out.
If you can hit that like
button. Appreciate it. Thanks
see you in the Next one.
Take care.
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This is the behind the scenes
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when you hear this is something that I do,
I basically have this little personal
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subscribers who actually care. So
let's just get started. Okay guys.
So I know I haven't posted a
video in a while and it's still
that philosophical thing. I'm still
sort of thinking and, you know,
going through my head,
looking at the stats,
thinking what kind of videos do
I want to post on this channel?
And I'm thinking, and probably
overanalyzing a lot, but you know,
I want to make really good
videos for you guys out there.
And it's sometimes difficult because you
sort of have to find a balance between
what you want to film and talk about
and what people want to watch. Yeah.
So for example,
I did a couple of videos that
didn't seem to be that interesting.
I did the hiking video.
I did the iPhone video and I did
the one about cryptocurrency.
And these are topics that interest me
a lot. And some of you guys liked it.
And some of you didn't most,
I think that most of my subscribers are
more interested in the Mac book videos.
And so I'm going to keep
doing those of course,
but there will be other videos like those
and like this video also we'll see how
it performs. So yeah, summer is ending.
It's been starting to rain
quite a bit here in Sweden.
And that kind of sucks. I don't know,
I'm kind of looking forward to autumn,
but I gotta say it's been very
enjoyable. These last couple of weeks.
We've had some really nice summer days.
I've been at the bench a lot more in
August than I've been for the entire
summer. It's been really
enjoyable, you know,
just going out there with my
GoPro filming water was nice and
turquoise green just of the way
you pronounce a torque voice that I
dunno, beautiful water anyway, warm.
I was filming crabs and jellyfish
and all sorts of things.
It was a lot of fun, but as I
mentioned, summer is ending.
I'm kind of looking forward to
autumn dough because it's really,
it's not as enjoyable to watch movies in
the summer. I think as it is an autumn,
you know, something about sitting in a
nice cozy theater or in front of the TV
when it's like cold and dark outside
and in Sweden and can get like really,
really dark. You'll see,
don't worry, I'll show you.
So I'm looking forward to
a couple of releases. Uh,
I know Batman is not coming
out until like next year or so,
but I'm really excited about tenets.
You know, the Christopher Nolan movie,
it looks really awesome.
I'm really looking forward to watching
that video and film what else? Okay.
So with the crypto, as I mentioned,
I really recommend that you watch the
cryptocurrency video that I made. Uh,
I probably should have explained a bit
more what cryptocurrency is in that
video, but, um, yeah, I'm still, I'm
still investing my money into it.
I think right now there's
probably nothing with as much
return on investment that you can
get your hands on at the moment.
I've already made a lot of money
on my cryptocurrencies. Uh, so, uh,
you know, sky's the limit.
I really think this is like a
once in a lifetime opportunity.
So if you haven't considered buying
cryptocurrencies, maybe you should.
That's all I'm saying. Okay.
I'm not going to mention cryptocurrencies
ever again because I don't want you to
think that I'm just pushing crypto on
you. So that's all I have for today.
Hope you enjoyed this video and I'll
see you in the next one. Take care.
