The sound convinced me personally (Rock / Metal) for the commute to work, the sound isolation is enough for me. I findes it even a good thing that you are not completely "off", eg perceives traffic.
NFC pairing is nice, but totally useless if you * the * device has a time connected. I have it off afterwards. Also you need an app from Sony, so the argument is "just" to connect a device somewhat pointless .. but tarnishes not the overall impression of the headphones.
On my daily commute the headset is sometimes even wet, but has not yet adversely affected by failure.
I would buy the headset at any time, value is just that good.