The wireless headphone market has been shaken up so much recently that it's hard to know where to begin when a new entry appears on the stage and announces itself as the next big thing.Fortunately this latest Bluetooth
offering from Sony is targeting a very specific market segment best referred to as «premium
noise cancelation», and the company seems pretty confident that with the MDR - 1000X headphones ($ 400), it has got a hit on its hands.Sony is claiming «industry - leading
noise cancelation» with these luxury cans, which use ostensibly the same drivers as last year's highly regarded MDR - 1A headset made for listening to Hi - Res Audio, as supported by the company's audiophilic Walkman range, not to mention its line of wireless home speakers and in - car audio systems.Can it
Other headphones may be more comfortable, some
offer superior
noise cancelation, and many fold down into more compact cases, but the Bowers & Wilkins PX trump everything else with their combination of excellent sound and gorgeous design.