Spent about a month debating between these two. It was tough. I went with the B&O's....no regrets at all. Thanks for the review! The H9s are underrated IMO
@@HSR the premium look & the circular shape rather than the oval 👌 I went with agrilla bright 🌞 The xm4s are slightly better, as you said, but the H9s beat them in style
The truth is, when only listening to music, bluetooth 4.2 versus bluetooth 5.0 doesn’t really make a difference, as far as I have learned and experienced. The audio quality with bluetooth 4.2 isn’t any worse than bluetooth 5.0. The only time you may notice a difference, is when you are using the headphones to stream video. In this case bluetooth 4.2 may give you a slight delay in video when watching the film. Otherwise, bluetooth 4.2 has more than enough capacity to transfer high quality audio.
@Yngve Stiansen Sorry about the late response. I wanted to take my time and respond to you in the best way possible. As much as I appreciate your input, I have to disagree with you. If I may elaborate my point. Firstly, I'm trying to do a comparison and it is important to point the differences out in both the headphones. Furthermore, I believe it's quite lacklustre of Bang & Olufsen not to include a Bluetooth five antenna. As per my point in the video, it would've cost B&O around $10 to provide the upgrade. Secondly, due to the Bluetooth 5.0 in the Sony' they offer a range of profiles such as A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP supporting audio formats for example SBC, AAC, LDAC. For streaming high quality LDAC tracks Bluetooth 5.0 is a must. Making for a superior sound experience. Not to mention DSEE Extreme. Thirdly, one can connect and play two device that support Bluetooth 5.0 Fourthly, Bluetooth 5.0 is the latest and greatest right now. Future proofing one's devices. Furthermore, Bluetooth 5.0 is in its infancy and would no doubt be offering more features in the future. The H9 3rd gen at the time of release where B&O's flagship headphones and Bluetooth 5.0 was available. B&O should have been implemented in their flagship product. By not doing so, it leaves one disheartened. Fifth, updating firmware is not only a lot quicker at a greater distance but also more secure. Sixth, I developed Honest Straightforward Reviews with the purpose to give unbiased view on products. As much as humanly possible, I try to keep my reviews unbiased. I would have done injustice to the aforementioned reason had I not pointed out the difference in Bluetooth versions between the two headphones. I hope you can appreciate my point of view.
Yes, I certainly appreciate your feedback. I absolutely agree that bluetooth 5.x is the latest and greatest, and that all new products should have this version. I don’t understand why B&O used an older bluetooth version, but for the ordinary consumer, I don’t think the listening experience itself makes a difference. However, I am absolutely with you that there is no reason to use older technology, when newer technology isn’t any significant more expensive.
I have the H9, but they are poorly built, using very fragile materials. I have always carried them in a large protective case, but even after only 1,5 years they look so banged up, as if they had gotten under a truck. The metal has a thin layer of black finish, which is super easily scratched, and the earpads have holes. Not sure if the Sony's are built better, but just putting this out there.
Great! I was starting to think that I didn’t explain myself properly. To elaborate on that point further, if one does not care about the style, then Sony’ are absolutely the best to get. As they would also save one a lot of money as well
good vid bro. i got question. currently i’m using bose qc 35ii and for me its the best headphone in term of comfort. i’m looking for another pair and bose 700 and BO H9 are in my radar. which one u think i should go for?. i prefer comfort more than other things coz i tend to use it for hours a day.
Thank you for your kind words. In order to better answer your question. May I ask as to why you are looking to get a second pair and is there anything wrong with your QC35II?
@@HSR oh nothing wrong with my qc 35. only the earcup cushion is worn out less than a year but that is because i use it 10+ hours a day every day. just looking for extra pair of headphone and i want it better than my qc. i’ve tried xm4 for a day but at some point i need to take it off for a while and thats kind of dealbreaker for me cause confort is my priority. plus i like the sound on qc which is more natural for me.
Based on what you said, I wouldn’t waste my money as the QC35II is meeting your need for comfort. Check with Bose and see if they’ll replace your ear cups for free or how much it’ll cost. I think that’ll be inexpensive. What do you think?
@@HSR yeah i’ve contacted bose and the replacement is not expensive. u right tho on why i shouldn’t waste my money for extra pair especially in time like this. better spend it on something more important. thanks bro for the reply. keep doing this and hope your channel grows. peace brother
In that department they are nearly the same. The ANC is great in both. However, the Sony’ have a slight edge both in sound and ANC. Which the H9 makes up for in the design department. Does that make sense?
@@HSR No, for me design is not the most important thing. However I like the way the Sony looks. In my opinion it looks cool especially in beige colour.
Then I think you have just answered your question 👍🏼 wouldn’t you say? If I may suggest to kindly consider subscribing to HSR to support more quality content ✌🏼
Thank you for this! I wanted to buy a noise canceling headphones for my hubby's birthday present and i can't decide which is which! Both looks great but my heart tells me to go towards B&O 😭 but all the articles and what not surprisingly B&O didn't make a cut so I'm a bit hesitant. Most of em recommends the Sony tho. 🥴
Thank you for your kind words. It is ultimately a decision that you will need to make. However, I’ll try and help you out. May I firstly ask what is it that is attracting you to the H9?
@@HSR aside from the brand, the quality of the bass. Hubby is very particular with that and he really loves the ones from B&O. We haven't tried their portable products (i.e. headphones/earphones) but our car has it and it sounds amaziiiing 💕
Sounds like you’ve honestly answered yourself. In which case you should go for the H9. Speaking of bass, I’ll give the crown to the Sony’. The Sony’ just does everything feature wise that tiny bit better, comparative to the H9.
@@HSR that "tiny bit better" is keeping me 🤣🥴 I really appreciate your video and the inputs. I'm thinking about buying 2 and will let him choose which one he likes best 😁 and i will let you know ❤
@@HSR yep. The portability is a huge relief. Most important of all ? Ready charge everytime anytime anywhere with the charging case. Currently satisfied with the galaxy bean live. I hike with drone and water bottle so having the bud comfortable in my ear rather than my on head/cap is a big +
H9 or BOSE 700? Between Bose and Sony, I chose the bose, instead of the sony, because hearing around, the bose have a better anc, and better microphone, the sony basses are stronger, but often they dominate all the rest of the instruments and you lose details, instead the bose the bass are less strong, but in the sound there is more detail, and it is more balanced, I just bought them with a difference of 90 euros (bose cost 90 euros less than the sony), in my opinion 80 euros are not worth everything that sony gives more, an app better and deeper bass. I hope I understand and have not made the wrong choice. Anyway about these H9, do I stay on my bose, or do I change them with H9? I mainly use them at home for HIFI music and games as well.
Regarding the Bose having better ANC and mic, I have opposing view based on my experience. Though, I am in concurrence with you regarding the Mark 4s by Sony being a tad base heavy. However, the Sony app offer a comprehensive EQ which lets you reduce the base. After doing so, you will find that the base isn’t numbing to the other sounds. I hope you appreciate my point of view Sounds to me like you have found the best headphones for you needs. I would be happy with the Bose 700, which is a well built device and not worry about anything else; be it the H9 or anything else; and save my money. I hope that helps
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I'm very hesitant lol the reasons are that I'm a little fan of Sony because I've been using wh-700n for 4-5 years and I'm very happy, but their time has come because the skin (artificial) is very torn and they start to break slightly when the phone it's in my pocket. In short, what I think Sony: good opinion is heard about them, they have a good program and are of good quality (until I saw Bang and Olufsen) Bang and Olufsen: high quality materials, a brand with a name in car music and also has fingertips like Sony. I personally am looking for good sound, quality materials, good packaging because I study and I have to store them somewhere where they are well protected. Unfortunately I can't test how they sound and that's why I'm writing this novel hahaha.
@@HSR Well, I had tried xm4 in the store for a very short time, but as far as I know they have to be tuned because they don't sound good and that's right, they sounded a bit dull and I didn't like them at all except the bass of course. And on the part of Bang and Olufsen so far I have not used such, nor have I seen some own a few are the people here who will buy headphones for 150+
Hello, thanks for your great video :) Can you explain further about the anc performance differences of these two? Is Sony much better? Every video i watched said sony is way much better in terms of anc performances
Thank you for your kind words 👍🏼 I try not to go into too much detail as the videos are already long. Having stated that, would you still watch the video if it was even longer? Regarding ANC on these two, it’s a topic on its own. Overall, the Sony with its customisation options in it’s app make it the superior product. However, the third generation H9 are great against some noises. Hope this answers your question. If I may suggest to kindly consider subscribing to HSR to support more quality content ✌🏼
I have already addressed this in numerous videos and comments. In this video and other person had this misinformed opinion as well. Kindly has a look at my review and let me know what you think please. Thank you
@@HSR Thank you for paying attention to the Bluetooth issue with all due respect. Bluetooth 5 - Speed: 2 Mbps Range: 200 meters open space - Power consumption: low. Data transfer size: 255 bytes for Floyd 1. LoT support - Backwards compatibility. Longer battery life. Bluetooth 4.2 - Speed: 1 Mbps Range: 10 meters in open space - Power consumption: almost no difference Data transfer size: up to 31 bytes for Lloyd 1. LoT support - Backwards compatibility Battery life: lower * It is important that the phone supports Bluetooth 5 * Hard deliberation because h9 made of genuine leather lasts for years compared to faux leather that crumbles like what happened in my headphones 🤔
In complete concurrence with you on both Bluetooth facts and leather 👍🏼 If I may suggest to kindly consider subscribing to HSR to support more quality content ✌🏼
The xm4 is GARBAGE on call. PERIOD. garbage. The beos are double the price. The xm4 are just rubbish if you ever want to use them on calls. The xm3 is better than the xm4 for calls. The beos are total overkill and barely distinguishable in reality to the xm4/xm3 or 700
What you stated regarding the Mark 3' being better for call quality than the Mark 4' can't be further from the truth. The Mark 3's main downfall was the call quality. Which Sony has improve upon with the Mark 4. I would suggest that you test the Mark 4 with the latest firmware update. I am confident that your view would change. Thank you
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I have the H9's and the MX3's. Bottom line, H9's have best sound, MX3's (and 4's) best features eg ANC, Equaliser, transparency, app etc.
I am guessing that by MX3 you are referring to the WH-1000XM3 and WH-1000XM4 by Sony?
I have had both xm3s and h9. You have it bang on. H9s have better sound hands down.
Spent about a month debating between these two. It was tough. I went with the B&O's....no regrets at all.
Thanks for the review! The H9s are underrated IMO
I’m glad it helped! May I ask what made you choose the Beoplay H9?
@@HSR the premium look & the circular shape rather than the oval 👌 I went with agrilla bright 🌞
The xm4s are slightly better, as you said, but the H9s beat them in style
Correct me if I’m wrong, you chose the H9s due to the style?
@@HSR correct...😆
Understandable! If I had to make the same impossible decision, I would’ve gone for the XM4s. That’s why I got both 🤣
Have you used the Sony’s?
The truth is, when only listening to music, bluetooth 4.2 versus bluetooth 5.0 doesn’t really make a difference, as far as I have learned and experienced. The audio quality with bluetooth 4.2 isn’t any worse than bluetooth 5.0. The only time you may notice a difference, is when you are using the headphones to stream video. In this case bluetooth 4.2 may give you a slight delay in video when watching the film. Otherwise, bluetooth 4.2 has more than enough capacity to transfer high quality audio.
@Yngve Stiansen Sorry about the late response. I wanted to take my time and respond to you in the best way possible.
As much as I appreciate your input, I have to disagree with you. If I may elaborate my point.
Firstly, I'm trying to do a comparison and it is important to point the differences out in both the headphones. Furthermore, I believe it's quite lacklustre of Bang & Olufsen not to include a Bluetooth five antenna. As per my point in the video, it would've cost B&O around $10 to provide the upgrade.
Secondly, due to the Bluetooth 5.0 in the Sony' they offer a range of profiles such as A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP supporting audio formats for example SBC, AAC, LDAC. For streaming high quality LDAC tracks Bluetooth 5.0 is a must. Making for a superior sound experience. Not to mention DSEE Extreme.
Thirdly, one can connect and play two device that support Bluetooth 5.0
Fourthly, Bluetooth 5.0 is the latest and greatest right now. Future proofing one's devices. Furthermore, Bluetooth 5.0 is in its infancy and would no doubt be offering more features in the future. The H9 3rd gen at the time of release where B&O's flagship headphones and Bluetooth 5.0 was available. B&O should have been implemented in their flagship product. By not doing so, it leaves one disheartened.
Fifth, updating firmware is not only a lot quicker at a greater distance but also more secure.
Sixth, I developed Honest Straightforward Reviews with the purpose to give unbiased view on products. As much as humanly possible, I try to keep my reviews unbiased. I would have done injustice to the aforementioned reason had I not pointed out the difference in Bluetooth versions between the two headphones.
I hope you can appreciate my point of view.
Yes, I certainly appreciate your feedback. I absolutely agree that bluetooth 5.x is the latest and greatest, and that all new products should have this version. I don’t understand why B&O used an older bluetooth version, but for the ordinary consumer, I don’t think the listening experience itself makes a difference. However, I am absolutely with you that there is no reason to use older technology, when newer technology isn’t any significant more expensive.
Oh good! I’m glad that you understood what I was trying to convey
I have the H9, but they are poorly built, using very fragile materials. I have always carried them in a large protective case, but even after only 1,5 years they look so banged up, as if they had gotten under a truck. The metal has a thin layer of black finish, which is super easily scratched, and the earpads have holes. Not sure if the Sony's are built better, but just putting this out there.
Good on you!
8:58 - are you italian? :D (the fingers gesture)
Nope
So bottom line, the Sony WH1000xm4 are slightly better ?
May I first ask if you have watched the video completely?
@@HSR yes i did and concluded that the Sony xm4 are slightly better as you mentioned, but good review though .
Great! I was starting to think that I didn’t explain myself properly.
To elaborate on that point further, if one does not care about the style, then Sony’ are absolutely the best to get. As they would also save one a lot of money as well
how are the h9 in a plane? is the anc effective like xm4's?
Nothing is as effective as the XM4s 🤣 #TheKing 👑
@@HSR sure 😃 but are the h9’s any good for travelling? Have you used them on planes?
good vid bro. i got question. currently i’m using bose qc 35ii and for me its the best headphone in term of comfort. i’m looking for another pair and bose 700 and BO H9 are in my radar. which one u think i should go for?. i prefer comfort more than other things coz i tend to use it for hours a day.
Thank you for your kind words.
In order to better answer your question. May I ask as to why you are looking to get a second pair and is there anything wrong with your QC35II?
@@HSR oh nothing wrong with my qc 35. only the earcup cushion is worn out less than a year but that is because i use it 10+ hours a day every day. just looking for extra pair of headphone and i want it better than my qc. i’ve tried xm4 for a day but at some point i need to take it off for a while and thats kind of dealbreaker for me cause confort is my priority. plus i like the sound on qc which is more natural for me.
Based on what you said, I wouldn’t waste my money as the QC35II is meeting your need for comfort. Check with Bose and see if they’ll replace your ear cups for free or how much it’ll cost. I think that’ll be inexpensive. What do you think?
@@HSR yeah i’ve contacted bose and the replacement is not expensive. u right tho on why i shouldn’t waste my money for extra pair especially in time like this. better spend it on something more important. thanks bro for the reply. keep doing this and hope your channel grows. peace brother
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Great video. Thank you!
If their price the same, which one would you buy?
Thank you for your kind words 👍🏼 I’ll get the Sony any day. However, what are you looking for in headphones?
@@HSR first of all I am looking for a quality sound.
In that department they are nearly the same. The ANC is great in both. However, the Sony’ have a slight edge both in sound and ANC. Which the H9 makes up for in the design department. Does that make sense?
@@HSR No, for me design is not the most important thing. However I like the way the Sony looks. In my opinion it looks cool especially in beige colour.
Then I think you have just answered your question 👍🏼 wouldn’t you say?
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Thanks for the video, really helpful information.
I like your reviewing style, you are firm but fair. A well earned sub from me.
Thank you for your encouraging words 👌🏼
Thank you for this! I wanted to buy a noise canceling headphones for my hubby's birthday present and i can't decide which is which! Both looks great but my heart tells me to go towards B&O 😭 but all the articles and what not surprisingly B&O didn't make a cut so I'm a bit hesitant. Most of em recommends the Sony tho. 🥴
Thank you for your kind words. It is ultimately a decision that you will need to make. However, I’ll try and help you out. May I firstly ask what is it that is attracting you to the H9?
@@HSR aside from the brand, the quality of the bass. Hubby is very particular with that and he really loves the ones from B&O. We haven't tried their portable products (i.e. headphones/earphones) but our car has it and it sounds amaziiiing 💕
Sounds like you’ve honestly answered yourself. In which case you should go for the H9. Speaking of bass, I’ll give the crown to the Sony’. The Sony’ just does everything feature wise that tiny bit better, comparative to the H9.
@@HSR that "tiny bit better" is keeping me 🤣🥴
I really appreciate your video and the inputs. I'm thinking about buying 2 and will let him choose which one he likes best 😁 and i will let you know ❤
Lol lucky man 👍🏼 thank you for your kind words. Kindly consider subscribing to HSR to support more quality content
Been using headphones for years, sadly now I prefer the ear bud. Though the quality not as good as this 2 beast
I am in complete concurrence with you. However, nothing beats the easy of use and portability of in-ear bud 👍🏼
@@HSR yep. The portability is a huge relief. Most important of all ? Ready charge everytime anytime anywhere with the charging case. Currently satisfied with the galaxy bean live. I hike with drone and water bottle so having the bud comfortable in my ear rather than my on head/cap is a big +
I know what you mean. That’s why I’m stuck with four different headphones 🤦🏻♂️
You use headphones while driving?
Taxi and sometimes as a passenger
Thank you! So so helpful.
Thank you for your encouragement 👍🏼 If I may suggest to kindly consider subscribing to HSR for more quality content ✌🏼
H9 or BOSE 700?
Between Bose and Sony, I chose the bose, instead of the sony, because hearing around, the bose have a better anc, and better microphone, the sony basses are stronger, but often they dominate all the rest of the instruments and you lose details, instead the bose the bass are less strong, but in the sound there is more detail, and it is more balanced, I just bought them with a difference of 90 euros (bose cost 90 euros less than the sony), in my opinion 80 euros are not worth everything that sony gives more, an app better and deeper bass.
I hope I understand and have not made the wrong choice.
Anyway about these H9, do I stay on my bose, or do I change them with H9?
I mainly use them at home for HIFI music and games as well.
Regarding the Bose having better ANC and mic, I have opposing view based on my experience. Though, I am in concurrence with you regarding the Mark 4s by Sony being a tad base heavy. However, the Sony app offer a comprehensive EQ which lets you reduce the base. After doing so, you will find that the base isn’t numbing to the other sounds. I hope you appreciate my point of view
Sounds to me like you have found the best headphones for you needs. I would be happy with the Bose 700, which is a well built device and not worry about anything else; be it the H9 or anything else; and save my money. I hope that helps
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I believe you have commented again. It’s been removed again by TH-cam! Try a new convo?
I'm very hesitant lol the reasons are that I'm a little fan of Sony because I've been using wh-700n for 4-5 years and I'm very happy, but their time has come because the skin (artificial) is very torn and they start to break slightly when the phone it's in my pocket. In short, what I think
Sony: good opinion is heard about them, they have a good program and are of good quality (until I saw Bang and Olufsen)
Bang and Olufsen: high quality materials, a brand with a name in car music and also has fingertips like Sony.
I personally am looking for good sound, quality materials, good packaging because I study and I have to store them somewhere where they are well protected. Unfortunately I can't test how they sound and that's why I'm writing this novel hahaha.
I mostly agree with you. But have you tired the WH-1000XM4s against anything that B&O offers?
@@HSR Well, I had tried xm4 in the store for a very short time, but as far as I know they have to be tuned because they don't sound good and that's right, they sounded a bit dull and I didn't like them at all except the bass of course. And on the part of Bang and Olufsen so far I have not used such, nor have I seen some own a few are the people here who will buy headphones for 150+
otherwise the case is not a factor because I checked and I can get it from Amazon or Aliexpress at prices between 6-17 euros
You can get the Sony WH-1000XM4s for €17?!! 😱
@@HSR Haha no, I can take a case in which to store them, otherwise sony xm4 costs 530 BGN-265 EUR and bang and olufsen for 699 BGN-350 EUR
Hello, thanks for your great video :)
Can you explain further about the anc performance differences of these two?
Is Sony much better?
Every video i watched said sony is way much better in terms of anc performances
Thank you for your kind words 👍🏼 I try not to go into too much detail as the videos are already long. Having stated that, would you still watch the video if it was even longer?
Regarding ANC on these two, it’s a topic on its own. Overall, the Sony with its customisation options in it’s app make it the superior product. However, the third generation H9 are great against some noises. Hope this answers your question.
If I may suggest to kindly consider subscribing to HSR to support more quality content ✌🏼
Rammstein & RATM 👍❤️
Love them!!
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Thank you
Lol I’m broke
Better to save up 👍🏼 If I may suggest to kindly consider subscribing to HSR to support more quality content ✌🏼
Bluetooth 5 is a pointless upgrade. Look it up. 4.2 is more than enough.
I have already addressed this in numerous videos and comments. In this video and other person had this misinformed opinion as well.
Kindly has a look at my review and let me know what you think please. Thank you
@@HSR
Thank you for paying attention to the Bluetooth issue with all due respect.
Bluetooth 5
- Speed: 2 Mbps
Range: 200 meters open space
- Power consumption: low.
Data transfer size: 255 bytes for Floyd 1.
LoT support
- Backwards compatibility.
Longer battery life.
Bluetooth 4.2
- Speed: 1 Mbps
Range: 10 meters in open space
- Power consumption: almost no difference
Data transfer size: up to 31 bytes for Lloyd 1.
LoT support
- Backwards compatibility
Battery life: lower
* It is important that the phone supports Bluetooth 5
* Hard deliberation because h9 made of genuine leather lasts for years compared to faux leather that crumbles like what happened in my headphones 🤔
In complete concurrence with you on both Bluetooth facts and leather 👍🏼 If I may suggest to kindly consider subscribing to HSR to support more quality content ✌🏼
The xm4 is GARBAGE on call. PERIOD.
garbage.
The beos are double the price. The xm4 are just rubbish if you ever want to use them on calls.
The xm3 is better than the xm4 for calls.
The beos are total overkill and barely distinguishable in reality to the xm4/xm3 or 700
What you stated regarding the Mark 3' being better for call quality than the Mark 4' can't be further from the truth. The Mark 3's main downfall was the call quality. Which Sony has improve upon with the Mark 4. I would suggest that you test the Mark 4 with the latest firmware update. I am confident that your view would change. Thank you