Sony fabrica algunos de los mejores auriculares de gama alta, pero también tiene una amplia gama de opciones disponibles a otros precios. Nuestra elección para Es el WH-1000XM5 de la compañía, que normalmente te costará $400. Si no puede, los auriculares ULT Wear de gama media son una opción decente, especialmente porque están en oferta. ellos lo hicieron que es $52 de descuento sobre el precio normal de $200. Esto representa un precio bajo histórico para este modelo.
Estos son los primeros auriculares que utilizan ULT Power Sound, una nueva versión de la gama Extra Bass de Sony. Por lo tanto, es seguro decir que puedes esperar mucho empuje en el extremo inferior con ULT Wear.
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Los audífonos supraaurales ULT Wear de Sony con muchos graves han bajado a su precio más bajo hasta el momento.
De hecho, creemos que Sony ha hecho un mejor trabajo al implementar la tecnología de refuerzo de graves aquí que en modelos anteriores. Presentamos los auriculares ULT Wear destacando el diseño ergonómico, la sólida calidad de sonido general y las mejoras en la cancelación activa de ruido.
Sin embargo, el impulso ULT puede ser excesivo. Sentimos que la configuración ULT 2, que ofrece graves más profundos y un sonido general más potente, no sonaba tan bien y era algo dominante en los graves. El sonido puede distorsionarse en otras situaciones, como cuando se reproduce música metal y electrónica pesada.
Como era de esperar, los auriculares ULT Wear no tienen las mismas características que los auriculares de gama alta de Sony. Pero tiene una serie de funciones interesantes. Al colocar una mano abierta en el auricular derecho se activa el modo Atención rápida y se baja el volumen. El control de sonido adaptativo de Sony puede ajustar automáticamente la configuración según su actividad o ubicación. Otras características incluyen 360 Reality Audio con seguimiento de la cabeza y 30 horas de duración de la batería.
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sony presentó la serie ULT Power Sound en India. La nueva colección incluye parlantes con Bluetooth (Sony ULT Tower 10, ULT Field 7 y ULT Field 1) y auriculares inalámbricos (Sony ULT Wear). Todos los modelos nuevos cuentan con un botón ULT que permite a los usuarios seleccionar diferentes modos de sonido. Sony ULT Wear tiene controladores de 40 mm con una sensibilidad de 110 dB. Los Sony ULT Field 7 y ULT Field 1 son altavoces inalámbricos portátiles con clasificación IP67.
Sony ULT Tower 10, ULT Field 7, ULT Field 1, precio de ULT Wear en India, disponibilidad
Sony ULT Tower 10 y ULT Field 7 tienen un precio de Rs. 89.990 y rupias. 39.990 respectivamente. Se ofrece en un color negro. El precio del Sony ULT Field 1 es de Rs. 10,990 y está disponible en negro, gris bosque, naranja y blanco. Finalmente, los auriculares Sony ULT Wear tienen un precio de Rs. 16,990 y viene en negro, gris bosque y blanco. Todos los modelos estarán a la venta a partir de hoy.
Especificaciones de Sony ULT Wear
Los auriculares Sony ULT Wear recientemente lanzados cuentan con controladores dinámicos de 40 mm con un rango de respuesta de frecuencia de 5 Hz a 20 000 Hz y un índice de sensibilidad de 110 dB. Estos auriculares inalámbricos supraaurales funcionan con el procesador integrado V1 de Sony e incluyen un botón ULT. Viene con tecnología dual de detección de ruido para cancelación de ruido y tiene un diseño plegable con almohadillas suaves para los oídos.
Los auriculares Sony ULT Wear incluyen un sensor que pausa la música cuando el usuario se los quita y comienza a reproducirla nuevamente cuando se los vuelve a poner. Los auriculares ofrecen tecnología Bluetooth 5.2 y admiten conexión a múltiples dispositivos. Admite códecs de audio SBC y AAC.
Se afirma que los auriculares ULT Wear de Sony brindan hasta 30 horas de reproducción con la cancelación de ruido activada y hasta 50 horas de reproducción con la cancelación de ruido desactivada. Se dice que una carga de tres minutos proporciona hasta 90 minutos de reproducción. Pesan 225 gramos.
Especificaciones de Sony ULT Tower 10, ULT Field 7, ULT Field 1
El Sony ULT Tower 10 es un altavoz para fiestas con botón ULT y micrófono inalámbrico para sesiones de karaoke. El altavoz estilo caja tiene controles de interruptor y reverberación en el panel superior. Tiene conectividad Bluetooth 5.2 y admite códecs SBC, AAC y LDAC. Rango de frecuencia de 20 kHz a 20.000 Hz. Se puede vincular hasta 100 parlantes compatibles para sincronizar música e iluminación a través de la función Party Connect.
El Sony ULT Field 7 es un altavoz inalámbrico portátil con una carcasa IP67 resistente al agua y al polvo. También viene con conectividad Bluetooth 5.2, soporte para códecs SBC, AAC y LDAC, un rango de frecuencia de 20 kHz a 20 000 Hz y se dice que ofrece hasta 30 horas de duración de la batería con una sola carga. También se puede utilizar como amplificador de guitarra. El altavoz se puede personalizar a través de Party Connect.
Finalmente, se dice que el altavoz inalámbrico portátil ULT Field 1 de Sony ofrece hasta 12 horas de duración de la batería y viene con una clasificación IP67. Tiene conectividad Bluetooth 5.3 y admite códecs AAC y SBC.
Los usuarios pueden controlar la música y el combate de los altavoces Sony ULT Tower 10, ULT Field 7 y ULT Field 1 a través de la aplicación Music Center. Los tres modelos cuentan con un botón ULT para elegir entre diferentes tipos de graves.
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Sony’s Extra Bass line of headphones has given listeners an added dose of low-end tone for years, and was generally cheaper than its high-end 1000X cans. The company is still keen on offering brain-rattling bass to those who want it, but the Extra Bass moniker and its confusing alpha-numeric product names are gone (more to come on that change). Today, Sony is introducing ULT Power Sound, a feature it’s calling the “ultimate step into the evolution” of its portable audio gear.
ULT Power Sound will also be available on Bluetooth speakers of various sizes, but the first headphones to feature the new audio direction are the ULT Wear ($200). A direct replacement for the WH-B910, the ULT Wear contains 40mm drivers that Sony says are specifically designed for deeper bass. If the stock tuning isn’t enough, there’s a ULT button for two more levels of low-end boost. Plus, the company crammed in some of its best features from more-expensive headphones: the V1 audio chip, 30-hour battery life, Quick Attention mode, 360 Reality Audio with head tracking and more.
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Sony’s ULT Wear headphones are a better implementation of bass boost than previous models along with considerable updates to ANC, features and overall design.
The first thing I noticed about the ULT Wear is its design. These headphones don’t immediately strike me as less-than-premium cans. The matte white finish on my review unit helps mask the mostly plastic construction which looked cheap on previous products like the WH-CH720N. It’s definitely a more refined aesthetic than the WH-XB910 that’s being replaced. There are certainly some nods to the premium 1000X line in a few areas, like the curves of the ear cups and headband.
Sony decided on a mix of physical and touch controls for the ULT Wear, which is another way it’s bridging the gap between its most affordable and most expensive headphones. On the edge of the left ear cup is a power/pairing button and a control for cycling between active noise cancellation (ANC) and ambient sound modes. Further up along the bottom is a third button for ULT bass boost. This item switches between off, ULT 1 (deep bass) and ULT 2 (more powerful sound with deep bass). Over on the right, the outside of the ear cup has a touch panel that you can tap and swipe on for playback controls, volume adjustments and calls.
As the ULT Wear sits in the middle of Sony’s headphone lineup, it has a few of the handy features from the 1000X line that the company’s cheaper options don’t employ. For example, placing your open hand over the right ear cup activates Quick Attention mode that lowers the volume so you can respond to a co-worker or grab your cortado without pausing your tunes. Adaptive Sound Control is here as well: Sony’s long-standing tool that automatically adjusts the headphone’s settings based on your activity or location. General niceties like multipoint Bluetooth and wear detection are present too. The convenient Speak-to-Chat function from more-recent 1000X headphones isn’t available though, which is a considerable omission in terms of overall utility.
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Bass reigns supreme for the ULT Wear’s tuning and you certainly get a heavy dose of it. Those new specifically tuned drivers muster a lot of low-end thump before you even start exploring the ULT boosts. The out-of-the-box level was good enough for me for most genres, although the overall sound can get muddy with more chaotic styles like metal and some synth-heavy electronic tracks. For the most part though, the stock bass provides depth and range that complements full mids and cutting highs.
On Bayside’s There Are Worse Things Than Being Alive, there’s a thundering kick drum to drive the punk-tinged indie rock tunes, but the texture of the crunchy distorted guitars stands out and vocals cut through clearly. Plus, you can add Sony’s DSEE upscaling through its app, a software trick that’s designed to recover sonic elements lost to compression. And if you have access to 360 Reality Audio content, the ULT Wear supports head-tracking so that sounds stay put when you move. This offers a more realistic experience since the immersive audio in this format would otherwise move with your head.
When you hop into the ULT boost modes, things are a mixed bag. Sony has done bass boost better than most other companies here, as songs are still actually listenable across musical styles rather than just becoming a muffled mess. ULT 1, the option for deeper bass, is the best in my opinion. You don’t lose much detail using it and things like kick drums are still punchy throughout. Hip-hop tracks are a better canvas, with songs like Killer Mike’s “Down By Law” blasting bombastic, yet finessed, amplified bass. His album Michael is one of the better-sounding selections I tested with ULT 1 enabled.
ULT 2, a setting for more powerful sound alongside even deeper bass, isn’t great. During my tests, I didn’t find a single track where I thought it sounded good across driving low-end styles like hip-hop and EDM. It sounds like you’re standing in front of the subwoofer at a concert where bass is most prominent and everything else gets drowned out. And while I’m sure some people enjoy that extent of brain rattling, it’s not what I’m looking for.
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Sony improved ANC from the WH-XB910 by installing its V1 audio processor from the 1000X series in the ULT Wear. The result is noticeably improved noise-canceling performance for a set of $200 headphones, but you shouldn’t expect distraction-blocking as robust as what the WH-1000XM5 offers. It’s good in most situations, but in some scenarios it simply dulls the roar. The ULT Wear does, however, do a decent job with human voices – much better than the Sennheiser Accentum Plus I recently reviewed.
The company didn’t go out of its way to discuss call quality on the ULT Wear, but the performance here is slightly above average. It’s not pristine, but it also doesn’t have the obvious speaker phone sound most headphones do. Low-to-mid-volume background noise is also dealt with nicely. Ambient sound mode on the ULT Wear is more natural that what most headphones offer, save for the AirPods Max. You can hear a good amount of your own voice, so you’re free to speak at a normal volume during calls. And any sounds from your surroundings come through clear, so you don’t have to worry about not hearing alerts or announcements.
Sony says you can expect up to 30 hours of battery life with ANC on or up to 50 hours with it off. The company doesn’t specify if either of the ULT modes impact longevity, and I didn’t have them on long enough to tell. After 30 hours of use with ANC on, except for several instances of ambient sound for calls, Sony’s app was showing 18 percent battery left. Both audiomodes were used at around 50-60 percent volume, and trust me, that’s plenty loud here.
If you crave a deep bassy thump that most headphones haven’t been able to deliver, the ULT Wear does a much better job boosting low-end tone than Sony’s previous efforts. The sound out of the box is certainly boomy, but not at the cost of any detail, and the company gives you the option to add two more servings of bass when you crave it. These won’t be for everyone as a lot of people will prefer the more even-handed tuning of Sennheiser’s Accentum Plus in the $200 range. However, Sony has done well to dress up a more affordable set of headphones as a premium product, in terms of both looks and features.
The ULT Wear headphones are available in black, white and green color options for $200. Sony says they’ll start shipping sometime this spring.
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Update April 11 2024, 5:00PM ET: This review has been updated to add more information about the battery rundown test.
Sony just announced a trio of new speakers in a new line of audio products called the ULT Power Series. This is an attempt by the company to reduce some of the clutter involved with its naming conventions, so and XE-Series products. Both lines are being wrapped up into the ULT Power Series branding. To suit this new branding, each of the following speakers include something called the ULT button, which provides a bass boost.
The ULT Field 1 is your standard portable Bluetooth speaker. It’s compact and comes in a variety of colors, including black, white, gray and orange. The battery lasts around 12 hours per charge and the casing is IP67 water resistant, dustproof and shockproof. Like many of these ultra-portable Bluetooth speakers, the design lets users stand it on its end or lay it on its side, to make use of space. There’s also a built-in mic for hands-free calling. This speaker costs $130 and will be available later this spring at major retail outlets.
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The ULT Field 7 is basically a beefier version of the Field 1. It’s bigger, though still portable, and includes two dedicated ULT buttons. One provides deeper bass in the lower frequency range and the other brings a powerful, punchy bass. There’s also plenty of ambient LED lighting that synchronizes with the music.
The battery lasts 30 hours, which is a fantastic metric, and includes quick-charging capabilities. It’s also being advertised as a karaoke machine, thanks to the built-in microphone port. Finally, Sony says people can string together up to 100 of these things to make a cacophony of noise that’ll really annoy the pants off of their neighbors. Those neighbors, however, are likely to live in a glorious mansion, as just one Field 7 costs $500. They go on sale later this spring.
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The ULT Tower 10 is, as the name suggests, a Bluetooth tower speaker intended for living spaces. This speaker wirelessly connects to stereo systems and TVs for enhanced audio and includes the same two ULT bass boost buttons found with the Field 7. There’s also a sound optimization feature that detects local noise and adjusts the settings to accommodate the surroundings.
The speaker boasts omni-directional synchronized lighting, which Sony says “makes listeners feel like they are at a music festival.” There are two microphone inputs for belting out karaoke duets and the speaker actually ships with one wireless mic. Listeners can also connect up to 100 compatible speakers at once, including the Field 7. This is one expensive tower speaker, however, so it’ll set you back $1,200 when it releases later in the season.
