Pop quiz: can you tell Sony

When I first saw the Sony 1000X The Collexion headphones – the company’s new high-end cans designed to deliver roomier, more natural sound with better comfort compared to the Sony WH-1000XM6 – I immediately had a thought, and I wasn’t alone among the audio journalists I was with: They look like a plot like the Sonos Ace.

Both headphones opt for an ultra-clean look, internal mechanisms for the headband arms, slim profile earcups, chrome details and heathered faux leather material.

Are you enough of a headphone lover to distinguish between two of the best noise-cancelling headphones? I admit, I built the damn quiz, then only got 9/10 on testing it…

Scroll down a little further if you’re looking for this side-by-side image – I didn’t want any accidental spoilers.

Let us know in the comments how you did – the first two players on the TechRadar team (other than me) got 3/10 and 8/10 respectively, so we had a range of scores even among tech experts (but not necessarily headphone experts).

If you want to learn more about Sony’s new headphones, you can read our full review of the 1000X The Collexion, or you can read in-depth about the five key upgrades and three unexpected downgrades of the Collexion compared to the XM6 headphones, including Sony’s explanation of the reasons for the compromises.

Do you still have questions? I’ll answer everything you want to know about Sony’s most expensive wireless earbuds in a live Q&A tomorrow (May 20) at 12pm ET / 5pm BST, alongside Harry Padoan, who tested them.

Now here’s this picture of them together:

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Matt is TechRadar’s Entertainment Editor, which means he’s responsible for persuading our team of writers and reviewers to watch the latest TV shows and movies on gorgeous TVs and listen to fantastic speakers and headphones. This is a difficult task, as you can imagine. Matt has more than a decade of experience in technology publishing and previously led television and audio coverage for our colleagues at T3.com, and before that he edited T3 magazine. Over the course of his career, he has also contributed to places as varied as Creative Bloq, PC Gamer, PetsRadar, MacLife, and Edge. TV and movie nerdism is his specialty and he goes to the movies three times a week. He’s always happy to explain the virtues of Dolby Vision over a drink, but he might have to use props, like he’s explaining the offside rule.