# Sony WH-1000XM3

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Sony WH-1000XM3 and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend these wireless noise-cancelling headphones for sound quality and noise cancellation they rate above Bose. The most common caveat is battery failure.

## Why people recommend it

- Sound quality praised (1 comments): "sound superb, and have IMHO better noise cancellation than Bose" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47403494))
- Noise cancelling better than Bose (1 comments): "sound superb, and have IMHO better noise cancellation than Bose" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47403494))
- Works wired and Bluetooth (1 comments): "I use my bluetooth headphones (sony wh-1000xm3) through bluetooth when I am on the go, and wired when I am at home, especially if I want low latency." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47377173))

## What people warn about

- Battery failed to hold charge (1 comments): "the battery in my Sony wh1000xm3's failed to hold any charge at all" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47383384))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [AirPods Max](https://hackerapproved.com/p/airpods-max-2.md): 56 recommend
- [Sony WH-1000XM5](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sony-wh-1000xm5.md): 23 recommend
- [Bose QuietComfort headphones](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bose-quietcomfort-headphones.md): 22 recommend
- [Sennheiser Momentum 4](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sennheiser-momentum-4.md): 7 recommend
- [Sennheiser HDB 630](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sennheiser-hdb-630.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Sony+WH-1000XM3+wireless+noise+cancelling+headphones&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.sony.com/electronics/headband-headphones/wh-1000xm3)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Sony WH-1000XM3", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sony-wh-1000xm3-headphones/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).