Thank you for this — I’m looking into buying my first Noise Cancelling headphones prior t a flight to the States later in the year and the QC35s are currently winning it for me on one key factor — size. The 1000X sounded lovely when I tested them in the shop but I just couldn’t get the band small enough for my head. It’s a shame that more women aren’t more interested in tech and sound quality (and good music a lot of the time!) so that manufacturers made more things to fit a smaller head. I don’t want in-ear ‘phones as they make my ears hurt so it means I have to go places where I try on plenty of on/over ear pairs to ensure that the band goes small enough for me. Sennheisers have been my brand of choice up until now, and the PXC 550s are tempting, but look just a wee bit bulky on me. Not that I’m the height of fashion but I don’t want to look a total fool.
Anyway, thank you for your writing, it was nice to see the comparison — I’ll be back to read more again!