So IFA 2019 is currently going on and there have been some great and disappointing announcements.
Now first im going to answer the most important question everybody has here and that’s “have
the Sony 1000XM4’s been announced”.
And unfortunately they have not, and if sony was going to announce their 1000XM4’s they
would have done so during their press conference like last year.
But Instead they announced their new Xperia 5 phone.
But sony did announce their new WH-H910N’s AKA the H.ear On 3’s.
Now presumably the H.ear On 3’s will be going on sale for $300 and they’ll be released
later on in the fall.
These headphones are going to be slotted between the Sony XB900N’s and the Sony 1000XM3’s.
Now personally I really do like that these new headphones have a much sleeker design
than their predecessors the H.ear On 2’s…
But im not really excited about them.
Personally I don’t recommend that you wait for these headphones cause I think these headphones
are pretty redundant given Sony’s current line up.
Its safe to assume that these headphones will have slightly better ANC performance than
the XB900N but still fall short from the 1000XM3’s ANC like we saw with the H.ear On 2’s in
my full Sony XB900N review.
Besides some extra color options and what looks like more spacious ear cups I don’t
see a really reason to get the H.ear On 3’s instead of the cheaper XB900N cause their
ear cups are pretty spacious as well.
I think that if you’re currently looking for a great pair of mid tier ANC headphones
go with the XB900N and if ANC is your main concern then spring for the 1000XM3’s.
I think that the only reason that you’ll might want to get the H.ear On 3’s over
the 1000XM3’s is just cause the ear cups on the M3’s are just too cramped for you.
But if you are looking for an alternative for the 1000XM3’s then I think you’ll
might be interested in the new Sennheiser PXC 550 2’s.
Now Sennheiser also announced their third generation Momentum headphones but personally
im not a fan of their clunky retro design and their $400 price tag.
But I do think the PXC 550 2’s have a good chance of going Neck and neck with the 1000XM3’s
and even being all around better than the Bose NC 700’s.
The Sennheiser PXC 550 2’s will being going on sale for $350 in October and upgrades include
bluetooth 5.0, voice assistant integration and improved ANC performance.
The only caveat is that it does look like these headphones are still using micro usb
for charging instead of USB C like the Momentum 3’s… and I don’t know…
I think Micro USB on a pair of premium and headphones in 2019 or 2020 is just unacceptable
so lets hope that changes.
But like I mentioned earlier if you need something with more spacious ear cups than the 1000XM3’s
then I do think these are worth waiting for.
Cause even though the Bose QC35’s have spacious ear cups they’re just lacking in features
for 2019 or 2020 headphones and the Bose NC 700’s are just over priced at $400, they’re
not as comfortable and im not a fan of their not so low profile headband.
There have been other headphones that have been announced at IFA but I think these are
the main ones you should know about.
But now lets talk about truly wireless earbuds.
Jabra has announced their new Jabra Elite 75T’s which will be going for $200 and due
out in mid October.
The main upgrades here is that the earbuds themselves look smaller, the case is smaller
and charges via a USB C port, and they now have a combined advertised battery life of
28 hours.
That’s twice as much as the Jabra Elite 65T’s.
But Sony also announced their new WF-H800’s AKA the H.ear In 3’s.
Now there isn’t any pricing info on these but im willing to guess they’ll go somewhere
between $150 or $170 cause they obviously don’t want to eat into their WF-1000XM3
sales.
Now they have a combined advertised battery life of 16 hours and just like the WF-1000XM3’s
and AirPods they each establish a connection with your phone which is great for performance.
But unlike the WF-1000XM3’s they don’t have any Active Noise cancellation and it
looks like they don’t have touch pads which is fine… but they do come in a whole bunch
of funky colors.
I also want to quickly point out that Audio-Technica also announced two new pairs of truly wireless
earbuds.
One will be going for $150 and the other will be going for $100.
But given at how bad their $250 earbuds are honestly audio-technica can only go up from
here.
But lastly I
also want to quickly point out that Sonos has announced their first portable bluetooth
speaker, the Sonos Move.
This guy is going to be retailing for $400 and its not that small I think this guy is
well with in JBL Xtreme 2 territory.
And speaking of JBL, the JBL Pulse 4 has also been announced with an all new design, USB
C charging, and a brand new speaker set up.
Unfortunately this speaker is using party boost so It won’t be able to connect to
older JBL speakers using JBL Connect Plus.
So you can’t pair the Pulse 4 to the Pulse 3.
But IFA 2019 is still going on and if anything else important gets announced I will obviously
make another video.
There’s also a whole lot more stuff being announced there than just headphones.
There’s also new laptops, tv’s, sound bars and the list goes.
But these were the main things I found interesting and I’ll be trying to
feature them on
the channel in the future once they’re released.