The Sony Headphones app is the real treasure trove for the brand’s devices, especially the flagship WH (headphones) and WF (these very earbuds) series. It offers a cascade of options that allow you to extensively customize your experience when listening and using the device.

For example, there’s Speak-to-Chat – an option that lets you pause playback by simply speaking (a bit of a problem, really, if you tend to hum or have a cold). There’s also the DSEE sound enhancement engine and the ability to assign different functions to touch controls. With this model, you can also connect to two different devices and answer a phone call with a head movement (and that feels straight out of science fiction).

There’s an equalizer that adjusts to your tastes, which is really useful because Sony earbuds have an out-of-the-box sound that very few people like, and it can vary (just take a look at Reddit and reviews). And then there’s Adaptive Sound, an ever-improving intelligent feature that sets Sony’s devices apart by adapting the listening mode to what you’re doing or where you are.