So there’s a lot going on at CES, but for this video we’re going to focus mainly on
Sony and Sennheiser.
So first off, no just as I predicted Sony did not announce the 1000XM4.
Do you really think sony was going to announce the 1000XM4’s right after the 1000XM3’s
were on sale for $278?
If they announced the 1000XM4’s now Sony would run the risk of getting a large chunk
of their recently sold 1000XM3’s returned.
Putting them at a loss.
So right now I still think that the Sony 1000XM4’s will probably be announced in the spring…
maybe June, cause we’re still waiting for the H.ear On 3’s to hit store shelves.
But something that sony did announce was a car.
Now before you get all carried away this doesn’t mean that Sony is going to be getting into
the car business.
They’re just showcasing all of their sensors and products that could one day show up in
future cars.
And since Sony is a Japanese company I wouldn’t be surprised to see this tech in future Toyotas,
Lexuses, Honda’s or Acuras.
But I wouldn’t waste my money on an Acura.
But something that recently hit the FCC but hasn’t been announced at CES is Sony’s
WH-CH710’s… their new entry level ANC headphones that are going to be the successors
to the WH-CH700N’s.
And personally I’m really looking forward to the WH-CH710N’s cause all of Sony’s
newer headphones just look way better and have way better build quality.
And they’re also going to be going up against the new Sennheiser HD 450BT’s which are
due out in mid February for $200.
Now from what I can tell, these headphones don’t looks all that different from the
4.50 BTNC’s so this is most likely going to be all under the hood upgrades.
Which is a shame cause I really wish the 450BT’s had more spacious ear cups.
But these headphones are using a USB C port for charging, which just makes me wonder even
more why are the PSC 550-II’s still using a micro Usb port.
Now there isn’t any mention if there have been improvements to the ANC on these headphones…
but they do connect to Sennheiser’s mobile app which is something the 4.50 BTNC’s can’t
do.
Now if you don’t need active noise cancellation and want to save a little money there’s
also the new Sennheiser HD 350 BT’s which look identical to the 450’s but don’t
have active noise cancellation.
The 350’s will be out in mid January and they’ll be retailing for $130.
But interestingly enough something that Sennheiser hasn’t announced yet are the Sennheiser
Momentum True Wireless 2.
Now the Momentum True Wireless 2 hit the FCC in mid December and I really thought they
they would be announced along side Sennheiser’s new headphones.
Now even though the Momentum 2’s look identical to the current momentum’s which I personally
really like and think that they sound better than the Sony WF-1000XM3’s… the most notable
upgrade on them is that they now have active noise cancellation.
So if the Momentum 2’s have decent active noise cancellation I think they’re going
to be superior to the WF-1000XM3.
Now I think its a safe bet to say that the Momentum 2’s are going to sound better than
the AirPods Pro… but I don’t think they’re going to be all around better cause AirPods
Pro have always listening siri and they have a lighting port which is something that I
really like as an iPhone user.
Now since we’re on the topic of ANC earbuds…
Audio-Technica also just announced their new ATH-ANC300TW’s.
They’re going to be retailing for $250 and they’re due out in the spring.
But given at how bad Audio-Technica’s past wireless earbuds have been… these new ones
really have to prove themselves.
And given at how large this case looks, im already a little worried.
But Panasonic also announced their new RZ-S500W ANC ear buds… which have Industry leading
noise cancellation.
So I wonder if Panasonic is letting everyone know who’s boss cause the Sony 1000XM3’s
also have industry leading noise cancellation in their name and from my experience they
actually do.
Or maybe Panasonic is just saying that and they’re going to end up having egg on their
face.
Non the less I’m really interested in checking these earbuds out when they come out in June…
but pricing still hasn’t been announced.
So we’re going to end this video here.
These are some of the things that I found interesting at CES 2020 but there’s a whole
lot of other stuff to talk about cause JBL announced a whole bunch of new interesting
stuff.
So look out for another CES video coming soon.