No. 03 of 12
Headphones
This is my next headphones.
Photo to come
The Sony WH-1000XM6, ₹39,990.
“
Puts a duvet over Indian traffic. I write whole articles inside these.”
01
The silence is the feature
Auto-rickshaws, office AC, aeroplane drone — gone. The noise cancelling is so good it feels like a productivity tool, not an audio one.
02
Comfort for full workdays
I forget they’re on my head by 11am. Light clamp, soft pads, no hot ears even in May.
03
Thirty hours, quick charge
Three minutes of charging buys three hours of playback. I have literally never run them flat mid-day.
If I couldn’t have it
AirPods Max 2 — if you live on Apple devices and don’t mind the weight (or the price).
Sony WH-1000XM6
₹39,990 · at time of writing
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