On paper, the Sony WH-CH710N Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones make a lot of sense: They’re supposed to be a more affordable version of the popular Sony WH-1000XM3 that come in at half the price.

The trade-off here is that the brand-new WH-CH710N use a mostly plastic build to reduce cost, cut out the Hi-Res Audio support completely and don’t exactly live up to the 1000XM3’s level of jaw-dropping noise cancellation that, when we last tested them, did a stellar job of keeping the room dead-silent.

There aren’t many headphones out there that offer active noise-cancellation at this price point – which is a testament to Sony’s engineering team – but after testing them we can’t help but feel Sony made too many deep cuts in too many places, making these earbuds a middling contender that faces steep competition on all sides.
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