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by Ductapemaster 2204 days ago
My Sony noise cancelling headphones (WH-1000XM3) will only charge with an A2C cable, and not with a C2C cable. I had to purchase an extra charging cable in case I lost the one that came with it, despite owning multiple C2C cables already that should work fine.

If you're not going to make it compatible, why even put a USB-C port on it in the first place?
6 comments
izacus 2204 days ago
I've charged my 1000XM3s with:

- MacBook charger (USB-C / USB-C)

- Samsung phone charger (USB-C / USB-A)

- MacBook Thunderbolt dock cable (USB-C / USB-C)

- Dell XPS 13 charger (USB-C to Power)

- Razer Blade Stealth 13 charger (USB-C to Power)

- Anker Powerbank (USB-C to USB-C)

and some others. They all worked.

And this list pretty much shows why USB-C is so amazing even if it might confuse some people on the edges. I don't need to lug around a bunch of proprietary chargers and cables.

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Ductapemaster 2203 days ago
Woah, this is complete news to me! I have tried with my Macbook chargers (90W and 60W), an Apple USB-C cable, and an Anker USB-C cable and nothing will charge them. They are running the latest firmware too. The only thing that works is the original A-to-C cable, and a cheap one on Amazon that I bought as a backup....

Guess I need to do some more testing — thank you!!

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zachberger 2204 days ago
I have the same headphones but do not have the same issue. I regularly charge using a C2C cable.
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macintux 2204 days ago
Same here. I’ve had no problems using my Apple USB-C charging hardware with my headphones.
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sdan 2204 days ago
I use my MacBook Pro charger with my xm3s regularly.

Charges super fast.

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markn951 2204 days ago
That’s not at all true, I charge mine with a c2c cable from my MacBook charger every single day.
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golfstrom 2204 days ago
They work with c2c charging. Your source is probably not playing nicely with power delivery. For instance, Apple's original usb-c chargers lacked certain standard profiles and don't work with non-Apple products.
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sackofmugs 2204 days ago
The XM3s are well known to support C2C charging. It's possible you have a defective cable or headphone if it's not working for you.
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ip26 2204 days ago
I suspect it's your charger. Mine charge fine with C2C.
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