Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Pros: - Stunning design - Good sound quality (only with phones – I got real bad sounds when paired to my PC) - Great noise-cancelling Cons: - CANNOT pair to other devices, even if the original device is shut off - Subpar sound quality when paired to PC - Dull unboxing experience Read below for more detail: Let me start by saying I've been a HUGE fan of Sony audio product. From my teen years I've had everything from the iconic Walkman, to CD players, and even an MD player (which most of the readers probably haven't seen). I also have the WH-1000XM3 which I'm pretty satisfied with, and the wired MDR7506 which has blown my mind away for the price. I even have the competitor’s noise-cancelling earbuds (price at the same amount as these), but I love Sony’s products that much I wanted to own this too. This, however... was a BIG disappointment! Starting with the positives: the design is stunningly beautiful, and the fit, using the memory foam pads is excellent. The comfort is also very good, but I didn’t have these for more than 2 hours since I got a big disappointment right away. The pairing process is quite easy and can be done in seconds. The sound quality is fine, and noise-cancelling is good, but to be honest, I couldn’t detect huge advantages over the competitor’s buds, which were released a year ago. Also, more below on some negatives on the quality of sound while paired to my PC. Now the not so good stuff: The unboxing experience gets as dull as it could be. Sony’s mentioning environmental reasons for it, but the box feels like super-cheap paper put together to save cost. Well, I don’t care about boxes, so I moved on. This is the real reason I had to return the product: This device can only be paired with a SINGLE device, and yes, Sony apparently meant it! When you pair these buds to, let’s say, your phone, they become invisible to other Bluetooth devices. I tried to turn the Bluetooth off my phone, and the buds wouldn’t be discovered still. I even turned off my phone, with no avail. The only way I could connect these to my PC, or any other device, was to unpair them first from my cell phone. Honestly, this feels like a slap in the face for such expensive earbuds. I have the competitor’s buds which are priced exactly as the same as these ones, and have no problem pairing them to my PC, tablet, and laptop. The second point, which was quite disappointing was this: I use an equalizer in my PC, and I’ve had no problem listening to music while boosting sound a little on my PC, using even the no-brand wireless earbuds available on Amazon. While Sony’s earbuds did perform OK without the equalizer, they miserably failed with even slightest increase in sound volume from my equalizer. Again, not only the competitor earbuds (launched a year ago) have no problem handling such output levels, but also the cheap, no-brand earbuds (mine was $50) have had ZERO problems playing music at these levels. Overall, get it if you use only one device, want great ANC and are loyal to Sony. Otherwise, I don’t see why you don’t want to get other available options at the same price.