Sony’s 1000X The Collexion are a luxurious and expensive celebration of its iconic headphones

May 19, 2026 John.Higgins

The Sony 1000X The Collexion headphones in their open case next to an iPhone on a marble surface.

Ten years ago Sony introduced the MDR-1000X headphones. They combined noise canceling, good sound, design, and comfort in a way that we hadn't quite seen before in a set of wireless headphones. (At the time, the Bose QC35 were the closest competitor, but I wasn't a huge fan of their sound tuning.) The 1000X set off a line of consistently excellent wireless noise-canceling headphones that became the go-to for comparisons - I still have a pair of WH-1000XM4s that hang on the side of my desk. To celebrate the launch of the original, Sony is releasing the 1000X The Collexion. (The X in "collexion" refers to the headphones' 10 years and is a part …

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