Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 vs WH-1000XM6

Audio · 1,501 owner opinions across both products

Skip both.

Reddit rates both Stay Away. The split is what you want: the Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 — don’t buy it — get the Sony WH-1000XM4 instead. The WH-1000XM6 — don’t buy it — get the Bose instead.

At a glance

Noise Cancelling Headphones 700

Bose

WH-1000XM6

Sony

Verdict Stay Away Stay Away

Would buy again44%of 45932%of 1,042 · avg 47%

Serious failure reports10%of 5130%of 40 · baseline 24%

Warranty resolved26%even22%

Built from 1,501 owner opinions across both products · 91 long-term reports · how we decide

What owners say

Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 Stay Away

44% would buy againof 459 owners

First 6 months 34% → long-term 61%+27of 51 long-term owners

WH-1000XM6 Stay Away

32% would buy againof 1,042 owners

First 6 months 14% → long-term 42%+28of 40 long-term owners

Uneven evidence

The WH-1000XM6's record runs 1,042 owners against 459 for the Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 — weigh the thinner side accordingly.

What you’ll regret

Noise Cancelling Headphones 700~1 in 6 reports

The bluetooth

~1 in 6 long-term owner reports mention a failure, most often the bluetooth, typically inside the [0,25) month window. Reports that mention warranty mostly say it landed outside coverage.

Typically reported months 0–24 · 51 long-term owners

WH-1000XM6~1 in 3 reports

The hinge

~1 in 3 long-term reports mention a failure, most commonly the hinge (14 of 40 long-term owners reporting). Failures tend to appear within 2–8 months. Of warranty outcomes reported, 18 landed unresolved versus 5 resolved — usually outside warranty coverage. The serious failure rate of 30% sits just above the 27% baseline for wireless headphones we track, making this slightly worse than typical for the category.

Typically reported months 2–7 · 40 long-term owners

These are the share of long-term owner reports that mention a failure, not the share of units that fail — owners with working units mostly don’t post.

Buy the Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 if

comfort and sound quality — what owners repeat most

Buy the WH-1000XM6 if

sound quality and noise cancellation are your top priorities and you treat headphones carefully.

Questions people ask about this matchup

Which is better, the Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 or the WH-1000XM6?

Which is more reliable, the Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 or the WH-1000XM6?

The Noise Cancelling Headphones 700, by the numbers: 10% of its long-term reports mention a serious failure against 30% for the WH-1000XM6. What separates them is what fails — bluetooth on the Noise Cancelling Headphones 700, hinge on the WH-1000XM6.

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