Sony house sound, not good for calls
: Sony house sound with nicely tuned mids and treble. Excellent bluetooth connection. Very premium feel to it. Battery lasts forever.
: A bit large and heavy, microphone does not work well for calls, too much midbass bleed even for Sony. Battery case is quite large.
I'm a big fan of Sony products, I have the Z7m2 and previously had the 1am2 headphones. They all share the Sony house sound which is V shaped, big bass and sparkly treble. This one is a little different, theres way too much mid bass bleed and while the mids are not really recessed theres too much warmth and body. However, everything else is really well done. Not sharp in the treble and decent extension. Bass is a bit boomy and rolls off in the lower frequencies but not difficult to get used to.
The bluetooth connection is quick and very stable and has excellent range. Battery life is excellent, with the large battery case, I can go over a week without charging usually. Negative is that the battery case is large and not very practical for keeping in your pocket.
I have large ears and ear canals so the fit or weight for me is not a problem but I can see it being a problem for others.
Ambient mode and noise cancelling are fairly weak and don't work great, I just never use these modes because its useless to me.
The worst aspect of these iems is the microphone. Whenever I try to use them for calls, the person on the other end can never hear me properly and always ask if they are on speakerphone.
Otherwise, its quite good sound quality wise especially considering they can be found at largely discounted prices now.
