Sony WH-1000XM2 (2017) vs Sennheiser Urbanite XL Wireless (2015)

The Sony WH-1000XM2 (2017) was highly praised by reviewers from numerous sources that perform their own objective hands-on testing, including Android Central, Techradar, Gear Patrol, Android Authority, and Engadget. It did great in their roundups - it was dubbed "Best neckbuds" by Android Central, "The best over-ear Sony headphones to find in the sales" by Techradar, and "Ranked 1 out of 3" by Gear Patrol. That alone makes it at least worth considering.

As for the Sennheiser Urbanite XL Wireless (2015), it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Head-fi, CNET, Tom's Guide, and PCmag enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We also performed a thorough Sony WH-1000XM2 (2017) vs. Sennheiser Urbanite XL Wireless (2015) review score analysis - it turns out that all of the sources that have tested both Over-Ear Headphones, including Head-fi, Digitaltrends, CNET, Tom's Guide, and PCmag, preferred the Sony WH-1000XM2 (2017) over the Sennheiser Urbanite XL Wireless (2015).

Out of all the sources that reviewed them, the Sony WH-1000XM2 (2017) turned out to be most loved by musicphotolife.com, which gave it a score of 10, whereas the Sennheiser Urbanite XL Wireless (2015) got its highest, 8, rating from reviewers at Head-fi.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Sony WH-1000XM2 (2017) earned an average review score of 9.1 out of 10 points and the Sennheiser Urbanite XL Wireless (2015) received an average of 7.6, compared to the 7.5 average of Over-Ear Headphones in general.