The WH-XB910N doesn't just make the competition sweat. The over-ear delivers Sony's proven smart noise-cancelling, a high level of wearing comfort and a remarkable battery life. The intuitive touch control is just as pleasing as the tidy smartphone app. The equaliser in particular proved to be very useful: The somewhat muffled sound could do with a slight treble boost.

The WH-XB910N just missed out on the top spot. The Sony headphones have a lot to offer, such as clever noise-cancelling and an enormous battery life. Not so good, however, is the bass-heavy sound of the Sony. At least listeners can tame the bass somewhat with the help of the tidy app.

The Sony WH-XB910N offers a truly comprehensive set of features at a fair price. An excellent ANC function with finely adjustable transparency mode is just as much an advantage as compatibility with 360 Reality Audio. The downside, however, is that you need a subscription to a streaming service (e.g...

The Bluetooth headphone test provides results for 240 headphones with and without earpieces. Which ones sound strong, have good batteries and no harmful substances. New in Stiftung Warentest's headphone comparison: 26 current in-ear and boom headphones. Among them are models from Apple, JBL, Samsung and Sennheiser...