Sony WH-1000XM2 (2017) vs Audio-Technica ATH-ANC70

The Sony WH-1000XM2 (2017) has done great in various roundups conducted by reliable and unbiased sources that do their own testing, like Techradar, Gear Patrol, and Android Authority - it earned the "The best over-ear Sony headphones to find in the sales" title from Techradar, "Ranked 1 out of 3" from Gear Patrol, and "Ranked 3 out of 8" from Android Authority.

Taking a look at the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC70, it got featured in roundups from two reliable sources that conduct their own testing - Rtings and Tom's Guide - but it fell short of earning a top spot in either.

We also performed a thorough Sony WH-1000XM2 (2017) vs. Audio-Technica ATH-ANC70 review score analysis - it turns out that all of the sources that have tested both Over-Ear Headphones, including Tom's Guide and Rtings, preferred the Sony WH-1000XM2 (2017) over the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC70.

Out of all the sources that reviewed them, the Sony WH-1000XM2 (2017) turned out to be most loved by What Hi-Fi?, which gave it a score of 10, whereas the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC70 got its highest, 6.3, rating from reviewers at Rtings.

Finally, we compared their average scores to all other Over-Ear Headphones on the market. We found that the Sony WH-1000XM2 (2017) got reviewed considerably better than most of its competitors - it earned an average of 9.0, compared to the 7.5 out of 10 overall rating of other Over-Ear Headphones - while the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC70 performed worse than most of its competition, with an average score of 6.2.