Somehow i've slowly crept back into a headphone hoarder again... bought the Jabra Elite 65t wireless earbuds - kind of the non-apple version of Airpods:

* Still uses microUSB -- is disappointment
* Good noise-isolating seal - almost like real in-ear monitors - without having to perform careful insertion.
* Can double-tap to turn on amplified pass-through sound to hear ambient noise. Good. Also automatically pauses playback when 1 earphone is removed
* Supports synchronous connection to 2 devices -- e.g. laptop + phone. What a revelation this is (compared to Sony XM3 which does not have this). I take the unit out of their case at work, and automatically it works for conf calls or taking away with my phones.
* The microphone actually works. (unlike on Sony). I actually sound like a human being. This means I can actually use it at the office for calls, and in day to day life.

Haven't really stressed the sound quality, and haven't fully tested the battery capabilities, but more and more the Sony feel like an expensive deadweight....