The integrated noise cancelling works with two microphones on each side and creates an enhanced quiet zone at the touch of a button; this ensures an increased level of privacy when travelling by train – even without music and without disturbing background noise from the system itself. It can be activated simply and is indicated by an LED. In addition to passive insulation, the user is shielded from low-frequency and static noise. This insulation is not total, but it is effective. I experienced a slight diving bell effect, and I would have preferred a more subtle level of secondary gradation. Wind impact has a negative effect on the sound circuitry due to the design, and this leads to occasional noise, but I didn’t consider it to be too serious. The Final UX3000 does not have a transparency mode.Sound
With its dynamic drivers, the Final UX3000 delivered a powerful and fatigue-free sound. And this was still true when used passively with the cable. However, the majority of our test was carried out using the wireless link and with noise-cancelling switched on. The noise-cancelling changed the sound quality and spatiality slightly – the manufacturer suggests that the high frequencies are equalised here.