Sony’s Ult Wear in the test (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [1/43]
The Ult Wear can be recognized primarily by the Ult button. (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [2/43]
The power switch and the ANC change button are located on the left earcup. (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [3/43]
Sony’s Ult Wear in the test (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [4/43]
The left earcup has the USB-C socket for charging the battery and the 3.5 mm jack socket. (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [5/43]
Sony’s Ult Wear in the test (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [6/43]
The large sensor field for control is located on the right earcup. (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [7/43]
The Sony headphones can be folded. (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [8/43]
The Ult Wear comes with a transport bag. (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [9/43]
Sony’s Ult Wear in the transport bag (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [10/43]
A USB charging cable and a 3.5 mm jack cable are included as accessories. (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [11/43]
Sony’s Ult Wear in the closed transport bag (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [12/43]
On the left is Sony’s Ult Wear, on the right is Sony’s WH-1000XM5 (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [13/43]
The Ult Wear can be folded, which is not possible with Sony’s WH-1000XM5. (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [14/43]
Sony’s Ult Wear compared to Sony’s WH-1000XM5 (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [15/43]
Sony’s Ult Wear in the bag and next to it Sony’s WH-1000XM5 in the bag (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [16/43]
On the left the bag of the Ult Wear, on the right the larger bag of the WH-1000XM5 (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [17/43]
On the left is Sony’s Ult Wear, on the right is Sony’s WH-1000XM4 (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.+de) [18/43]
There are many visual similarities between the Ult Wear and the WH-1000XM4. (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [19/43]
Sony’s Ult Wear compared to Sony’s WH-1000XM4 (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [20/43]
On the left Ult Wear in the transport bag, on the right next to it WH-1000XM4 in the transport bag (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [21/43]
On the left is the closed bag of the Ult Wear and next to it is the bag of the WH-1000XM4 (Image: Martin Wolf/Golem.de) [22/43]
The Sony app for the Ult Wear shows the battery charge level very precisely. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [23/43]
The adaptive noise control is still not very helpful, but Bluetooth multipoint is. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [24/43]
The app offers ANC control, an equalizer… (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [25/43]
… and supports 360-degree sound and DSEE. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [26/43]
The Ult Wear has high ANC performance. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [27/43]
With this setting, the Ult Wear sounds natural in transparency mode – the voice amplification hardly makes any difference. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [28/43]
If the equalizer is set to bright, the highs come out better. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [29/43]
In addition to the ULT modes, the equalizer can be adjusted. The clear bass setting is also available on the WH-1000XM4 and WH-1000XM5. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [30/43]
When Bluetooth multipoint is activated, LDAC playback is not possible – as is also the case with the WH-1000XM4. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [31/43]
In the app, Bluetooth multipoint can be switched off, voice control can be set up and the sensor field can be switched off. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [32/43]
In the app we can configure the switch-off behavior, wear detection and voice recording. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [33/43]
If necessary, firmware updates can be installed manually – that’s convenient. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [34/43]
If Bluetooth multipoint is activated, LDAC cannot be used – the notice is very clear. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [35/43]
As with the WH-1000XM5, we can configure the assignment of the ANC button on the Ult Wear. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [36/43]
Practical voice capture is completely missing from the Sony upper class. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [37/43]
The quick access function can be used to control selected streaming apps. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [38/43]
Only if the automatic switch-off is activated after 15 minutes will the sensor control be switched off when the headphones are removed. This connection is not explained anywhere. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [39/43]
There are not that many settings for voice announcements on either the WH-1000XM4 or the WH-1000XM5. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [40/43]
Spotify or Endel can be integrated using the quick access function. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [41/43]
The Spotify actions in the quick access function can be customized. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [42/43]
The Endel actions in the quick access function can be customized. (Image: Sony/Screenshot: Golem.de) [43/43]