Sony’s promotional materials for the ULT Wear headphones (officially called the WH-ULT900N) are crammed with bold, enticing imagery and punchy marketing speak. Words such as “power”, “vibes” and “style” accompany images of trendy youngsters raving the night away, all with a pair of Sony’s latest bass-centric cans clamped over their ears or slung casually around their youthful necks.
None of this is by accident. Sony’s latest wireless over-ear headphones are designed to cater specifically to a younger audience. Harnessing Sony’s Integrated Processor V1 alongside a pair of 40mm driver units, the ULT Wear are, in the company’s own words, “designed for power”, particularly when it comes to the handling of bass reproduction.
Visually, the ULT Wear share a good deal of DNA with their handsome (but pricier) WH-1000XM5 stablemates, sporting smooth, slightly cut-off earcups alongside a well-appointed adjustable headband. They may be chunky, but they are well made, well padded, comfortable and sit securely on your head.
One of the key design features of Sony’s mid-range contenders is the on-ear ‘ULT’ bass button which allows you to toggle between the provided presets on the fly, offering up a standard profile, ‘Attack Bass’ for more punch and ‘Deep Bass’ for a rounded, resonant lower-end signature.
Denne historien er fra July 2024-utgaven av What Hi-Fi UK.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra July 2024-utgaven av What Hi-Fi UK.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
YG Acoustics Carmel 3
\"These speakers thump out low notes with real venom and a scarcely believable amount of muscle\"
SME Model 20 Mk 2/Series V
EXPENSIVE, YES. BUT YOU KNOW YOU WANT THEM
STARRING PARTNERS
Each of the elements in our selection of AV systems puts in a performance worthy of top billing
MATCH FIT
Our ten recommended hi-fi systems are guaranteed to play together beautifully
CAN MINI LED BEAT OLED IN 2024?
2024 was meant to be a big year for Mini LED TVs, but all the signs suggest OLED's dominance isn't going anywhere
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
Samsung's latest foldable smartphone is a portable AV delight
JBL Live Beam 3
Fancy some buds with a difference? Try these
Triangle Capella
Neat and talented but not quite a rounded package
Anker Nebula Mars 3 Air
Sometimes little goes a long, long way
Hisense U8N (65U8N)
Hisense's latest premium Mini LED TV takes the fight to OLED with mixed results