Sony WH1000XM3 Review: Bose Beaters

I've let a few friends try Sony's newest flagship active noise-cancelling headphones, and the first thing they comment on is just how eerily quiet the world gets. Right now, as I write this, there's a construction crew ripping up the concrete outside my apartment. They've been at it for more than a week, and it's made it difficult to concentrate. With Sony's ANC on and my window open, the loud commotion is flattened to a light hum. With the window closed, I have trouble telling if they're still at it out there.