 Hey guys, Thundie here and we are back with another battle vid. Now this one is between the brand new Sony XB900 which we talk about 250 noise canceling headphones versus the Jabra Elite 85H that we talk about for $299 and we want to see how both of them stack up against the reigning king. I'm talking about the Sony Mark III headphones which we talk about $350. So let's see how they all handle. So the noise canceling space has changed over the years. We've seen different entries, we've seen Bose's stronghold basically crumble at the hands of Sony with the Mark IIIs. These are great pair of headphones from last year and we're going to see how both of these new headphones stack. Now the first headphone we're going to look at is the brand new XB900. Now the XB range means extra bass and this is the latest in that line of headphones. I actually showcased a pair of headphones last year that are really bassy and that's what you get from these line of headphones. So what do the XB900 look like? They look very similar to the Mark IIIs. They've got a single feel feature but a matte finish which is rightly quite interesting. All around has this really interesting matte finish to it. I'm not a big fan of but I do like it in some levels and some levels I don't. So I've got mixed feelings about that but again very similar styling to what you get with the Mark IIIs. The XB900s look and feel the same way. Couple features you find on these headphones you've got NFC tap to connect on the left ear cup which is great. On that same left ear cup you also have your power button you've got your ANC switch which will switch you between active noise gasolation, pass through and turning off active noise gasolation. You've got a 3.5mm jack and you've got a USB type C port which can give you quick charging which is nice. Battery life is estimated at 30 hours. Now on your right ear cup you now have your controls and again those controls are very simple and easy to use. You've got the ability to slide up or down to increase your volume, swipe left or right to change tracks and tap in the center to pause and play. Very easy and simple to use and you also have the ability to have a voice pass through by basically just placing your hand over your right ear cup and you can listen to conversations so if you're on a plane, serious is asking you something you can just tap and listen. So that's really nice. Now these headphones are really interesting really soft ear cups in terms of discomfort and use they feel really natural on your ear. So when you're listening to music you can feel and just go with the tunes quite well. Now in terms of weight they weigh about 9 ounces so they're relatively light but in comparison the Mk3s are actually the lighter at 8.23 ounces so they're a bit heavier maybe because of course that extra bass oh I'm not sure why but they do have a little bit more weight to them than the Mk3s which actually found quite interesting but they're very comfortable headphones to wear. Now let's talk about the audio quality and what you get here. I think audio tuning is really good sounds really balanced there you definitely get that bass feel all the way through really really puts it in compared to the Mk3s the Mk3s do not push out that much bass some people say it's a little bit more than what they like I think the Mk3s a little bit more balanced for me this pushes out a lot of bass. If you are a bass lover you will love this because all this tracks tend to hit with a lot of bass the one thing I do like it doesn't overpower the track so your vocals do come in quite well your mids and your highs actually come out a bit but the bass the bass still is quite powerful. Now in terms of active noise cancellation they're really good I think Sony has got a good done a good job here plus combined with the Sony app itself you do have a lot of features built in so you've got the ability to use the kind of like the AI to understand your surroundings so let's you basically tunes the ANC to where you are if you're sitting at home or in a quiet area it drops the levels down if you're commuting on a train it might increase that as well so it depends on your location and that feature works fairly well enough for me I do like it I also like the ability to go in and change the direction of the sound within the headphones something very few manufacturers do so you can have it basically feel around your head or come in from the far left or far right so giving you a different feel how you want to listen you're using it definitely can use it for different tracks plus you can go through the EQs all that you can find within the app itself and it's pretty easy to use in terms of just like I said the overall sound quality of these headphones I do like them but they are very very basic again I'm not the basic kind of person so that's just where I put them but I think they've done a really really good job how do they stack up to the mark 3s well the mark 3s again are really balanced you can see that just from the sound signature all a lot of things come in really nice and clean now the the XB900 has also come with a cloth bag USB type-c cable and of course a 3.5mm jack which you can plug in and you've got to just really nice drivers the tuning is really good Sony does a good job again bass friendly but really good job in tuning now let's move over to the Jabra Elite 85H so with the Jabra Elite you have something that's really different and a really welcome entry from Jabra now Jabra makes some really good headphones but 85H takes things to different level for them first of all let's look at just the design and feel it's got this kind of fabric feel all around the headset overall so in terms of fit and feel you get this more denim like look to it especially the blue color that I have here now with the headphones themselves they've got a little bit much more of a tighter fit on the head when you put them on they actually open them it actually turns on and you can place them on your head and it tells you the battery percentage and things like that similar to the Sony the Sony's XB900 do the same thing as well I think the fit for these are a little tighter for me but it's still comfortable enough to wear now these are heavier pair headphones compared to the XB900N and the Mark 3's going in about 10.1 ounces so a little bit heavier that's just something to take note for people who are you know interested about that now in terms of form and function on your earcups you've got different functionalities the right earcups has all the controls this is where I've got a little bit mixed feelings about this the controls are easy to use but they allow controls on just one area at a time so the center button there is where you actually press and play your top there's two little top knobs there that oh sorry the top and bottom knobs top knob of course is to increase your volume by tapping on it and then to skip forward in track by holding down bottom knob does the same thing for reducing volume by tapping on it and then holding down to skip back so you've got that all built-in and mixed in there as well then on your right earcup you do have your voice assistant button or call answer button so you can use it for big speed sorry I said big speed but you can use it actually for google assistant or alexa and then on the left earcup you do have your ANC cycle 3 now it's also got a really intuitive and in-depth application it has the same feature where it's got an algorithm that tries to figure out where your surroundings are so when you're using your headphones it knows that you're walking, you're commuting and it tries to balance that out well I think the Sony does a slightly better job at figuring out where I am and also how to apply the ANC with that too you can go in and change your EQs you've got the user manual one of the coolest features I do like though is the fact that when you take it off it actually pauses the music that's something I do not have on the Sony XB900 which I would like to see but you know it's a nice little feature so you put it back on you can actually listen to your music now let's talk about the audio quality right they've got a really good job here I think you know one of the things I like about this is not as bassy as the XB900 but it does provide some really good sound so your highs are good your lows are good your mids are a little bit off and that's where I think some people will notice just that this is kind of like a sound cavity in between you know where your your your your mids and your nose actually it feels like something is missing a little bit there that's my only caveat with the sound I do like its sound reproduction especially when listening to varied amount of tracks they come out really well but just that there's a layer there that feels a little bit missing in its sound reproduction which I would like to see improved that being said you do have USB type-c here on these headphones for charging giving you about 36 hours of charge of playback and then 10 minutes gives you about five hours of playback with these as well so you do have that you've got a hardshell case that comes with it and it comes with a bunch of accessories USB type-c cable, airplane plugs as well as also 3.5mm jack cable as well now they've got a like I said they've got that intuitive app that goes a long way in giving me a lot of things changing your EQs I really like the application even shows you some of the button placements so that you know how to actually control your headphones now how do they start to the XB900s now the XB900s have more bass so if you're bass friendly and you want that XB900s are the way to go but these do not have as much bass and give you a much more balanced sound I think the XB900 are also lighter and more comfortable it doesn't feel a little tight on your head now comparison both comparing this to the mark 3s I think the mark 3s give you a much more balanced overall sound now when it comes to ANC the active noise cancellation is really good on these as well they've done a good job I think those Sony is still better because it still blends your music and your ANC cancellation pretty well I think Jabra has done a good job here and nailed it to a point where maybe just a few tweaking won't get us to where we want to overall that being said though at the end of the day I think the the mark 3s are still king but if you're looking for a pair of noise canceling headphones that give you some really nice sound the Jabra's did a good job at a slightly lesser price and if you're looking for a pair of headphones that give you a lot of the same audio reproduction as the mark 3s but kickass bass then the XB900 are the pair for you at just $250 honestly you really can't go wrong with any of these but I think if you're going for an overall pick the mark 3s are still king looking for bass then the 250s are what you're looking for and a nice happy medium in between especially with varying colors is definitely the Jabra right here so hopefully I helped you guys out with a pair of headphones to pick if you're looking for bass you're looking for something more balanced you're looking for something in between there are a couple headphones here and this will help you decide what you're looking for this summer as you jam to your music so thank you very much guys if you have any questions or any comments don't forget to leave them down below if you have not subscribed to our channel already smash that subscribe button hit the notification icon and always enjoy your entertainments also use the links down below if you're looking to pick 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