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The Collexion Review: Sony’s Answer to Apple’s AirPods Max 2 | All Things Mobile

Sony’s commemorating the 10-year anniversary of its popular 1000X headphone line with a swanky new $650 model called The Collexion. Is it worth $200 more than the WH-1000XM6? CNET’s audio expert David Carnoy gives you the full skinny after testing The Collexion for a few days prior to its launch. You can find the products…

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Sony’s commemorating the 10-year anniversary of its popular 1000X headphone line with a swanky new $650 model called The Collexion. Is it worth $200 more than the WH-1000XM6? CNET’s audio expert David Carnoy gives you the full skinny after testing The Collexion for a few days prior to its launch.

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0:00 Intro
0:09 1000X Series turns X
0:19 Pronouncing The Collexion
0:46 Design
1:47 Weight Comparison
2:30 Hinges and Case
2:59 Battery Life
3:27 Noise Cancelling
4:03 Mic Quality and Noise Cancellation Test
4:26 Sound Quality
6:03 Compared to other Luxury Headphones
6:19 Do We Like It? Do YOU Like It? Let us Know!

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32 Comments

  1. @anmolsharma4049

    May 19, 2026 at 12:18 pm

    Answer to airpods max? lol
    xm6 beats them any day with ease

    • @joels.8291

      May 19, 2026 at 2:51 pm

      Far from it…Airpods look superior…and that s coming from someone who have a xperia smartphone and other sony products…

    • @anmolsharma4049

      May 19, 2026 at 6:10 pm

      Nope they don’t. This is coming from someone who owns Airpods max gen2, xm6, Hifiman Arya, Sennheiser hd800s​@joels.8291

  2. @funnyshortsyl

    May 19, 2026 at 12:29 pm

    For $650 there’s better headphones available. No USB-C audio, shorter battery life and it doesn’t fold. No thank you

  3. @harsha1908

    May 19, 2026 at 12:53 pm

    David Carnoy is on point with his headphones review. I feel like he keeps it simple and easy for everyday joe to understand.

  4. @jmventertainment7

    May 19, 2026 at 12:55 pm

    I need both colors

    • @martinpratley4632

      May 19, 2026 at 1:55 pm

      I was thinking that lol think I will order black though

    • @jmventertainment7

      May 19, 2026 at 1:58 pm

      ​@martinpratley4632 I got both main colors xm5s

  5. @anuragjaiswal007

    May 19, 2026 at 1:00 pm

    No point for buying these headphones, they still lack usb c audio, have worse passive noise cancellation, don’t fold, weigh more and cost 200$ extra just for a tiny sound improvement.
    I’d stick to my XM6.

    • @martinpratley4632

      May 19, 2026 at 1:54 pm

      Then dont buy them simple

    • @Nala_1230

      May 19, 2026 at 1:58 pm

      @martinpratley4632 thanks sherlck

    • @joels.8291

      May 19, 2026 at 2:50 pm

      @martinpratley4632 his point was we would buy if it was a better product…so now they dont even come with a usb cable….

    • @KOKOBC

      May 19, 2026 at 3:23 pm

      Honestly I think comfort is the biggest selling point of this headphone for me, bigger earcups and larger fully extended, probably more comfy for my big head and ears

  6. @das.gegenmittel

    May 19, 2026 at 1:07 pm

    looks ok but is made horrible; will look like dirt in half a year.

  7. @XXAdoniss

    May 19, 2026 at 1:07 pm

    I think imma buy these

  8. @MagnusElpron

    May 19, 2026 at 1:39 pm

    Starts at 00:48

  9. @MagnusElpron

    May 19, 2026 at 1:42 pm

    So heavier, less battery life, worst ANC , 30% more expensive 😂

  10. @bobbyblade1423

    May 19, 2026 at 1:52 pm

    650? GTFOH

  11. @alcozar5905

    May 19, 2026 at 1:55 pm

    I had several of the XM6’s break, I love my IPod Max’s.

    • @joels.8291

      May 19, 2026 at 2:51 pm

      XM6 break…are you not reffering to the XM5 headphones…

  12. @dawnreckoning

    May 19, 2026 at 1:55 pm

    The ldac protection racket with refusing to give us usbc audio is wild 😂😂😂 if they gave us physical instead of DSP tuning atleast we could use the aux till then it’s a wash for wired listening.

  13. @Nala_1230

    May 19, 2026 at 1:58 pm

    these will be yanked off your head like the ap max gg’s

  14. @Mr-Gamer-W

    May 19, 2026 at 2:05 pm

    These sound objectively worse than the XM6 besides design and slightly better audio… definitely not worth an extra $200. Not sure who this is for.

  15. @DeusRegum

    May 19, 2026 at 2:48 pm

    Awesome! Thank you David Carnoy! You are STILL The Man when it comes to short, unbiased and real reviews! Thank you!

    • @davidcarnoy961

      May 19, 2026 at 3:30 pm

      Appreciate the support!

  16. @HK-NYC

    May 19, 2026 at 3:30 pm

    It’s 90F the last two days in manhattan.

  17. @Ghost818-x8c

    May 19, 2026 at 5:19 pm

    Th complexion is just really complex because they lack some of the things that we want or need, like usb c audio, folding it so won’t weight as much

  18. @eSKAone-

    May 19, 2026 at 6:18 pm

    The price of a PS5

  19. @KL-xv5gj

    May 19, 2026 at 7:21 pm

    Will no longer buy Sony brand, only expensive and gimmicky. Stop buying their ANC headphone since XM4 because the changes or upgrades are mostly cosmetic. Airpods Pro 3 is small to carry around when traveling, and the ANC is more than enough, if using iphone and with the Apple ecosystem.

  20. @perriconemdbeauty44

    May 19, 2026 at 7:35 pm

    I have different earbuds and headphones 🎧 at home. My favorite: My B&O H100 in sunset apricot 😊. Great design, sound and anc. I have Sony earbuds.
    Great video. Enjoyed watching it.❤

  21. @jmahizzle

    May 19, 2026 at 8:20 pm

    at this price, get the Bowers and Wilkins instead. Actual luxury versus wannabe luxury

  22. @shanew7361

    May 19, 2026 at 8:46 pm

    Overpriced garbage and still antiquated technology. Patnetic.

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