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If the noise cancelling and sound quality on these is great, I may actually go from the Sony cans to these, mainly due to Bluetooth pairing woes. With the Sony headphones, if I want to switch from iPhone to Macbook I have to do the dance of Bluetooth repairing. Switch off BT on iPhone -> connect headphones to Mac, switch iPhone BT back on.

The sound would have to be in the same ballpark though, which is hardly a guarantee given my experience with IEMs in the past.

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FWIW I have the Bose NC 700 and the Bluetooth pairing is seamless. I can be paired to multiple devices at once; if I’m playing music from my laptop but receive a call from my phone then the Bose are smart enough to pause music on my laptop and switch the audio input to my phone.

Bose appear to has their stuff together when it comes with multi-device pairing. I can pair both my Soundsports and QC35 headphones with multiple devices at the same time.

When choosing between QC35 and Sony's noise cancelling cans, Bose was a clear winner due to that fact alone.

Came here to say the exact same thing. I love my Bose NC700s... My only complain is that they are a bit heavy...

Most Bluetooth headphones work this way. Jaybirds also have seamless syncing, and the X4 has full multi-device coverage like you describe of your Bose.

I have sony XM2's and I just disconnect one and connect the other. Not 100% seamless, but certainly no repairing.

I have the same issue with my Sony's. Definitely a pain in the ass, especially when my mac is folded up and sleeping in my backpack and the headphones still connect to it.

I have the Sony 1000XM2 headphones. They are fantastic at noise cancellation and audio quality, but I feel your pain with the bluetooth pairing woes.

Whenever switching between my mac, PC, or phone, I have to repair the headphones. Very annoying.

I hate my Sony MX1000M3 for this reason.

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