Sound demos
Hear each headphone through calibrated dummy ears. The codec and noise-cancelling setting are in each title.
39:53Sony WH-1000XM3 LDAC ANC-20 Supplementary Classical & Rock Hi Quality Sound Demo (and I coughed...)
LDAC, ANC 20, 2020
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58:53Bose NC700 - AAC ANC-10 High Quality Sound Demo (and it cut off by itself unexpectedly!)
AAC, ANC 10, 2020
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39:54PXC550 APTX ANC-On Club Supplementary Classical & Rock High Quality Sound Demo
aptX, ANC on, Club mode, 2020
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56:12Bowers & Wilkins PX7 APTX-HD ANC-Hi High Quality Sound Demo
aptX HD, ANC high, 2020
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56:08Bowers & Wilkins PX7 APTX-HD ANC-Off High Quality Sound Demo
aptX HD, ANC off, 2020
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56:07Sennheiser Momentum 3 APTX ANC-Hi High Quality Sound Demo
aptX, ANC high, 2019
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56:07Sennheiser Momentum 3 APTX ANC-Off High Quality Sound Demo
aptX, ANC off, 2019
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56:07Sennheiser Momentum 3 Passive Mode High Quality Sound Demo
Passive (3.5 mm), 2019
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56:07Sennheiser PXC550-II AAC ANC-Hi Club-Mode High Quality Sound Demo
AAC, ANC high, Club mode, 2019
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56:07Sennheiser PXC550-II APTX ANC-Off Club-Mode High Quality Sound Demo
aptX, ANC off, Club mode, 2019
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56:23Bowers & Wilkins PX7 USB ANC-Hi High Quality Sound Demo
USB, ANC high, 2019
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56:07Sennheiser PXC550-II Passive High Quality Sound Demo
Passive (3.5 mm), 2019
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56:07Sennheiser PXC550-II USB ANC-ON Club-Mode High Quality Sound Demo
USB, ANC on, Club mode, 2019
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56:07Sennheiser PXC550-II APTX ANC-ON Club-Mode High Quality Sound Demo
aptX, ANC on, Club mode, 2019
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19:49Sony WF-1000XM3 Sound Demo, AAC ANC ON, High Quality Calibrated
AAC, ANC on, 2019
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16:27Sennheiser HD1 Wireless (Momentum 2.0 AEBT) Over Ear Headphone Calibrated Demo
2019
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16:25Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT Sound Demo-APTX (High Quality Demo)
aptX, 2018
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16:25Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT Sound Demo-Wired (High Quality Demo)
Wired, 2018
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16:25Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT Sound Demo-AAC (High Quality Demo)
AAC, 2018
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16:27Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7 Sound Demo
2018
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16:27Audio-Technica ATH-M40x Sound Demo-High Quality (Cal 1.0)
2018
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16:27Audio-Technica ATH-M50x (Wired) Sound Demo-High Quality (Cal 1.0)
Wired, 2018
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16:27Bowers & Wilkins P7 Wired Sound Demo
Wired, 2018
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16:26Microsoft Surface Headphones Sound Demo-SBC ANC-FULL Flat (Cal 1.0)
SBC, ANC full, 2018
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3:10Sony WH 1000XM2 Sound Demo LDAC ANC ON R&B Soul Out Of Control Cal 1 0
LDAC, ANC on, 2018
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3:33Sony WH 1000XM2 Sound Demo LDAC ANC ON R&B Soul Cal 1 0
LDAC, ANC on, 2018
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3:10Sony WH-1000XM2 Sound Demo LDAC ANC-ON Pop Cal 1.0
LDAC, ANC on, 2018
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3:26Sony WH 1000XM2 Sound Demo LDAC ANC ON Acoustic Pop Cal 1 0
LDAC, ANC on, 2018
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3:30Sony WH 1000XM2 Sound Demo LDAC ANC ON House Pop Cal 1 0
LDAC, ANC on, 2018
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3:11Bowers & Wilkins PX Sound Demo APTX HD ANC OFF R&B Soul Out Of Control Cal 1 0
aptX HD, ANC off, 2018
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3:33Bowers & Wilkins PX Sound Demo APTX HD ANC OFF R&B Soul Cal 1 0
aptX HD, ANC off, 2018
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3:10Bowers & Wilkins PX Sound Demo APTX HD ANC OFF Pop Cal 1 0
aptX HD, ANC off, 2018
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3:28Bowers & Wilkins PX Sound Demo APTX HD ANC OFF Acoustic Pop Cal 1 0
aptX HD, ANC off, 2018
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3:28Bowers & Wilkins PX Sound Demo APTX HD ANC OFF House Pop Cal 1 0
aptX HD, ANC off, 2018
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3:10Bose QC35II Sound Demo AAC ANC Hi Thrill Of It Siine feat Frank Moody Cal 1 0
AAC, ANC high, 2018
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3:12Bose QC35II Sound Demo - AAC ANC-Hi Out Of Control - Gloria Tells (Cal 1.0)
AAC, ANC high, 2018
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3:33Bose QC35II Sound Demo - AAC ANC Hi In Denial Clean Version - Gloria Tells (Cal 1.0)
AAC, ANC high, 2018
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3:28Bose QC35II Sound Demo AAC ANC Hi You Set My World on Fire Loving Caliber feat Selestine Cal 1
AAC, ANC high, 2018
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3:29Bose QC35II Sound Demo AAC ANC Hi Does Somebody Know Aiyo feat Patrick Linden Cal 1 0
AAC, ANC high, 2018
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3:13Sennheiser PXC 550 Sound Demo - APTX ANC ON Club Out Of Control - Gloria Tells (Cal 1.0)
aptX, ANC on, Club mode, 2018
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3:13Sennheiser PXC 550 Sound Demo -APTX ANC-ON EffOff Out Of Control - Gloria Tells (Cal 1.0)
aptX, ANC on, 2018
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3:33Sennheiser PXC 550 Sound Demo - APTX ANC-ON EffOff R&B Soul (Cal 1.0)
aptX, ANC on, 2018
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3:09Sennheiser PXC 550 Sound Demo - APTX ANC-ON EffOff House Pop (Cal 1.0)
aptX, ANC on, 2018
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3:28Sennheiser PXC 550 Sound Demo - APTX ANC ON EffOff Acoustic Pop (Cal 1.0)
aptX, ANC on, 2018
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3:29Sennheiser PXC 550 Sound Demo - APTX ANC-ON EffOff House Pop (Cal 1.0)
aptX, ANC on, 2018
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3:28Sennheiser PXC 550 Sound Demo - APTX ANC-ON Club Acoustic Pop (Cal 1.0)
aptX, ANC on, Club mode, 2018
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3:33Sennheiser PXC 550 Sound Demo - APTX ANC-ON Club R&B Soul (Cal 1.0)
aptX, ANC on, Club mode, 2018
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3:09Sennheiser PXC 550 Sound Demo - APTX ANC-ON Club Pop (Cal 1.0)
aptX, ANC on, Club mode, 2018
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3:29Sennheiser PXC 550 Sound Demo - APTX AN- ON Club House Pop (Cal 1.0)
aptX, Club mode, 2018
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3:26Sony WH-1000XM3 Sound Demo - LDAC ANC ON Acoustic Pop (Cal 1.0)
LDAC, ANC on, 2018
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3:10Sony WH-1000XM3 Sound Demo - LDAC ANC ON Pop (Cal 1.0)
LDAC, ANC on, 2018
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3:34Sony WH-1000XM3 Sound Demo - LDAC ANC-ON R&B Soul (Cal 1.0)
LDAC, ANC on, 2018
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3:12Sony WH-1000XM3 Sound Demo - LDAC ANC-ON R&B Soul "Out Of Control" (Cal 1.0)
LDAC, ANC on, 2018
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3:30Sony WH-1000XM3 Sound Demo - LDAC ANC-ON House Pop (Cal 1.0)
LDAC, ANC on, 2018
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Noise-cancelling tests outdoors
Noise cancelling taken outside to see how much of a busy street or a coffee shop it can talk into shutting up.
16:51Sennheiser HD1 ANC Sound Demo - (Momentum 2.0 AEBT) Over Ear ANC/SBC and Mic - Coffee Shop
SBC, Coffee shop, 2019
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16:49Sennheiser HD1 ANC Sound Demo - (Momentum 2.0 AEBT) Over Ear ANC/SBC and Mic - Busy Street
SBC, Busy street, 2019
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16:49Sennheiser PXC 550 Sound Demo -Busy Street Music Test (Effect: Club Mode)
Club mode, Busy street, 2018
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16:50Sony WH-1000XM3 Sound Demo-Busy Street Music Test
Busy street, 2018
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16:41Bose QuietComfort 35 II Sound Demo - Busy Street Music Test
Busy street, 2018
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16:53Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT Sound Demo-Busy Street AAC
AAC, Busy street, 2018
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17:03Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT Sound Demo-Coffee Shop AAC
AAC, Coffee shop, 2018
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17:43Microsoft Surface Headphones Sound Demo, Microphone Quality Test-Busy Street SBC ANC-FULL Flat
SBC, ANC full, Busy street, 2018
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17:23Microsoft Surface Headphones Sound Demo-Coffee Shop SBC ANC-FULL Flat
SBC, ANC full, Coffee shop, 2018
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Microphone tests
Does the mic deliver my words, or chew them into soup?
Firmware before and after
The same headphone before and after a firmware update, because a bigger version number doesn't tell you what happened to the sound.
Reviews and comparisons
Longer talks: picks, comparisons and gift guides, from before my ears handed in their notice.
44:09Endgame ANC Headphone for my final 2 months - Sennheiser PXC 550 Deepdive & why not Sony WH-1000XM3?
2019
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16:53💟Best Gifts for Music Lovers 💟 - Sony WH-1000XM3, Bose QuietComfort 35 II, Sennheiser PXC 550
2018
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11:56😱Microphone Showdown😱: 2018 Best Wireless Headphones and True Wireless Earbuds (not a full review)
2018
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Noise samples
Binaural recordings of a busy street and a coffee shop. Test your own noise cancelling, or annoy your coworkers.
7:10Busy Street Heavy Traffics Noise Sample 7'10" 80-95 dB (Binaural Recording w Frequency Spectrum)
Busy street, 2019
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10:17Coffee Shop Noise Sample 70-75dB 10'17" (Binaural Recording w Frequency Spectrum)
Coffee shop, 2019
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1:30Busy Street Heavy Traffics Noise Sample 1.5 minutes 80-95 dB
Busy street, 2019
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Channel news
Giveaways and updates from back in the day.
Playlists on YouTube
- ABRSM Violin Grade 8 2024 A 16 videos, a practice list of other players' recordings
- ABRSM Violin Grade 8 2024 C 22 videos, a practice list of other players' recordings
- ABRSM Violin Grade 8 2024 B 14 videos, a practice list of other players' recordings
- Bose NC700 1 videos
- Momentum 3 2 videos
- Bowers & Wilkins PX7 3 videos
- Sennheiser PXC 550-II 5 videos
- Tools 2 videos
- Sennheiser HD1 Reviews & Demos 6 videos
- Bowers & Wilkins P7 1 videos
- Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7 1 videos
- Audio-Technica ATH-M40x 1 videos
- Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Reviews & Demos 1 videos
- Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT Reviews & Demos 6 videos
- Microsoft Surface Headphones Reviews & Demos 4 videos
- Sony WH-1000XM2 Reviews & Sound Demos 9 videos
- Bowers & Wilkins PX Reviews & Sound Demos 11 videos
- Bose QC35II Reviews & Demos 11 videos
- Sennheiser PXC 550 Review & Sound Demos 20 videos
- Sony WH-1000XM3 Review & Sound Demo 14 videos
- Best Wireless Earbuds 2018 3 videos
- Best Wireless ANC Headphones 2019 61 videos
- Best Headphones 2019 63 videos





