Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- WH1000XM4/B
- SKU:
- 10187751
Rating by feature
- Sound Quality
Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
- Battery Life
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
- Connectivity
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
A real stand out.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The glowing reviews from audio magazines are well justified. I've never owned a wireless set that reproduced sound so well. I don't generally gush over things in reviews but Sony has a real accomplishment here. It hearkens back to the audiophile reputation Japanese companies had through the 80s.
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Posted .Hi barrowlands,
You made the right choice! Intelligent and intuitive, the WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. Using the Sony Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile, the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music. Thanks for choosing Sony!
~Ralph
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Last years best, still the best value.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Amazing sound both for pop/rock as well as classical. Decent app that allows for equalizer adjustments. Not as seamless with Bluetooth connections as Apple AirPods. Would have preferred dedicated buttons to the trackpad style gestures.
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Posted .Hi Eric, Thank you for the amazing review! We're thrilled you're enjoying the built-in equalizer using the Headphones Connect app and the excellent sound quality which works great for all kinds of music genres. Intelligent and intuitive, the WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. Using the Sony Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile, the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music. Thanks for choosing Sony. -Sam
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Best Headphones I’ve Ever Had
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These headphones are absolutely great. I just picked them up today and used them, and the audio and noise cancelling quality is incredible. The app is also really easy to use. I was gonna get the Bose 700’s at first, but I chose these instead, and I am not disappointed. I highly recommend these.
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Posted .Hi Yeetification,
You made the right choice! Intelligent and intuitive, the WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. Using the Sony Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile, the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music. Thanks for choosing Sony.
~Ralph
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Love the look of these
||Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Battery doesn’t last as long as I thought it would. Sound proof really good on airplanes, but not too comfortable after a couple hours of wear them for people with lots of piercings.
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Posted .Hi Cassie, we're glad you are enjoying the noise canceling feature of the WH1000XM4. We're sorry to hear that you have an issue with the battery and comfort of your Sony unit. If the available operating time is short (the duration of the battery is short), please follow this link:
https://helpguide.sony.net/mdr/wh1000xm4/v1/en/contents/TP1000466396.html?search=battery
Please check this link when wearing the headphones to achieve comfort:
https://helpguide.sony.net/mdr/wh1000xm4/v1/en/contents/TP0002928786.html?search=wearing
If you require any additional support with regard to this product, please email us at socialsupport@am.sony.com with the following details: Name: Username: Model Number: Issue: Telephone Number:
Thanks for choosing Sony! ~Earl
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Great pair of headphones! Highly recommend.
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Highly recommend, both the xm4 and xm5. Want better noise canceling? Get the xm5. Want something more compact when you fold it up for travel? Get the xm4. You really can't go wrong with either one.
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Posted .Hi shl0791,
You made the right choice with Sony headphones! Intelligent and intuitive, the WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. Using the Sony Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile, the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music. Thank you for choosing Sony!
-Ralph
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Excellent noise cancelling headphone.
||Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent noise cancelling headphone. Comparing to my old Bose QC35, this headphone fares better in term of sound quality and features. I am still not use to using gestures to control the headphone. The phone automatically detects when I talk and stop the music. In a noisy environment, this features mistook someone else talking next to me, sometimes does not work well and stop my music when I am not even talking. Kind of annoying.
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Posted .Hi Dabraddah,
You made the right choice with the Sony WH1000XM4 headphones! We're glad that you are enjoying the amazing features of the headphones particularly the sound quality and noise canceling function.
Your feedback about the Speak-to-Chat function is greatly appreciated. The Speak-to-Chat mode activates when it detects the speech of the person wearing the headset. In places with a lot of noise, the speech of the person wearing the headset may not be detected, and the Speak-to-Chat mode may not activate. If this is the case, speak longer and louder. In some cases, in extremely noisy environments such as a train station or airports, the Speak-to-Chat mode may not activate even when speaking longer and louder.
Note: By changing the sensitivity of the automatic audio detection in the Sony | Headphones Connect app, the Speak-to-Chat mode can be easier to activate. Unfortunately, this may also activate accidentally the Speak-to-Chat in response to the voices of other people, ambient environmental sounds, transportation announcements, etc.
Thanks for sharing your review and for choosing Sony!
-Ralph
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Best Headphones to Date!
||Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.By far the best pair of headphones that I have ever own. The noise cancellation on these are amazing!! Perfect for traveling, walking the busy streets, or simply listening to in your own home. I have always been a Bose person, but these are better than the Bose 700 in my opinion.
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Posted .Hi 4Kentertainment, That's really cool! We're thrilled to hear you feel the WH-1000XM4 is the best headphones you've ever owned. Good to know you're enjoying the amazing features especially the incredible noise canceling and overall sound quality of the unit. Intelligent and intuitive, the WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. To get the most out of your WH-1000XM4, download the Sony | Headphones Connect App. It includes Adaptive Sound Control—which automatically adjusts noise canceling based on your activity and an equalizer—which can be customized to fine-tune your music. Using our advanced noise canceling technology, we designed these headphones so you can block out noise and experience next-level silence. Plus, you have the ability to use the convenient smart features including Quick Attention, Google Assistant/Alexa/Siri compatibility, and touch controls. Thank you so much for your purchase and for the wonderful feedback! Thank you for choosing Sony! -Jess
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Excellent
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent noise-cancelling quality. Nice color as well.
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Posted .Awesome, user504367! We're glad you like the noise canceling performance of the headphones. Enjoy and thanks for choosing Sony. -Craig
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Best noise canceling headphones and earbuds
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Exceptional audio and noise canceling. Better than any earbuds. I’ve had the Jabra 85t’s and the Senheiser Momentum 2’s and apple AirPod pros. Best for: Phone calls: Apple Noise canceling: Apple Audio: Sony All purpose: Jabra
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Posted .Hi Steve, We're very grateful for this positive feedback! Intelligent and intuitive, the WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. Using the Sony Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile, the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music. Thank you for choosing Sony. Jay
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Great audio quality, poor mic noise cancellation
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Summary: Great audio quality, poor mic noise cancellation quality = AVERAGE Overall Rating I purchased these headset as I have moved to work from home and do not have an enclosed office to work from. I am just steps away from the kitchen and the living room and there are no walls/doors in between. I needed headsets that would eliminate the background noise picked up by the mic in calls. These headsets are not the solution for that. AUDIO: 5 Starts. Its probably the best audio output I've ever had on headsets. I come from wearing BOSEQuet comfort and these are better by A LOT! so if you need a headset that allows you to hear audio while eliminating the surrounding noises, I highly recommend this headsets. It has some other perks like ability to enable audio from environment automatically which works pretty well. MIC: 1 star. There is no active noise cancellation. I'm not sure if this was my mistake, could have been... but I read on some reviews that it worked as such... it definitely does not eliminate environment noise picked up by the mic in calls. In fact the feedback I got from people on calls is that it even enhances it... I used it with a DELL laptop, a MacBook Pro, an iPhone and an iPad, overall the results were the same (better feedback when in calls over the phone).
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Posted .Hi juanmlopez,
We're glad that you are enjoying the sound quality of the headphones. It's unfortunate that you are not having a complete experience because of the call quality. Make sure to install the latest software version (via the Sony Headphones Connect app) for optimum performance.
Sony takes all feedback seriously. Rest assured that this will help us improve our products. Thanks for sharing your review and for choosing Sony!
-Ralph
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Best headphones out there
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These are the best headphones I've ever had I even recommended it to my family to get some and to their friends I would recommend this to anybody I've been using these in the gym and they've been working fine no problems with them
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Posted .Hi Rockets,
Awesome! We're glad that these headphones are perfect for your lifestyle. Intelligent and intuitive, the WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. Using the Sony Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile, the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music. Thanks for the recommendation and for choosing Sony!
-Ralph
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
NICE
||Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.EXCELENT SOUND AND FIDELITYBRAND. THE SOUND IS LOCKED IN AND LOSES CONTACT WITH YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
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Posted .Hi Vanegas1976, Great! We're thrilled to hear that you are enjoying the audio quality of your headphones. Thank you for choosing Sony. Erin
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Great headphones
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great headphones, these have really good noise cancellation it literally canceled out all the noise at my track meet the first time I use it!
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Posted .Hello AronL,
Great! It's nice to hear that you like how our WH1000XM4 canceled unwanted noise letting you enjoy your favorite music. Thanks for choosing Sony! Enjoy! - Marco
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Excellent headphones!
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I’ve never owned a set of headphones as good as these. Clearly knocks competition out of the park. Noise cancellation is immediate and works better than expected. Features are top notch. Sony for the win!
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Posted .Hi CaralynK,
You made the right choice with the Sony WH1000XM4! We're thrilled that you are enjoying the noise canceling function of the headphones. Intelligent and intuitive, the WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. Using the Sony Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile, the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music. Thanks for choosing Sony!
-Ralph
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
Great product
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Meets all my expectations i had,they sound great and have great battery life.
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Posted .Hi Ttou2,
Great! We're glad that you like the sound quality and battery life of the headphones. Intelligent and intuitive, the WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. Using the Sony Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile, the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music. Thanks for choosing Sony!
-Ralph
Great
||Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This thing is really underrated. Been using it for over a year now with issues!
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Posted .Hi AzeemD!
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with our WH-1000XM4 headphones! We're glad to hear that you've been using them for over a year without any issues. It's great to know that they've fulfill your expectations and provided a reliable listening experience.
We appreciate you choosing Sony!
Best regards,
Estefany
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Quality
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Purchased these in the hope that they would minimize the ear aches received on planes. They didn’t minimize the ear aches, but I decided to keep them because of the quality sound.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Samir317, Thank you for taking your time to review our product! We are glad to hear that you are happy with your purchase! The WH-1000XM4 is designed, with intelligent and intuitive Ambient Sound Control features that include improvements to Multipoint connection and our industry-leading Noise Cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and Smart Listening that adjusts to your behavior and location. If you haven't already, please check our Sony Headphones Connect app which will let you fine-tune your music to your liking! Thank you for choosing Sony! -Carl
Beware - Not Worth the Investment
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I purchased these less than 6 months ago for sole use as my office headphones. I only used them while working and made sure to keep them protected in their case while not in use. A few weeks ago, plastic at the right the ear cuff joint began snapping off and the piece has continued to disintegrate. It is now unwearable and functionally useless. I immediately contacted Sony and although the product is within warranty, they refuse to cover "physical damage". There was never an incident that would have caused this damage, so I'm very disappointed in these headphones and am now researching alternatives! I now know that there are many Reddit threads about this exact damage occurring. This was a terrible first experience with Sony customer service and I will be avoiding their products moving forward.
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Posted .Hi fiddle22, We are sorry to hear about what happened to your WH-1000XM4 Headphones. This is usually not the case with our premium products and we would like to take this as an opportunity to reach out and provide assistance. May we contact you to help? If so, please email the below information to socialsupport@am.sony.com
Apologies if you disclosed some of this information in your review and to customer service, we just want to ensure that we have your accurate details at the time of communication.
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Regards,
Carl
- Pros mentioned:Weight
Amazing
||Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Best headphones I ever had. Very light weight and amazing sound system. Highly recommend
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Posted .Hi AngelineV, Awesome! We're very happy to hear you like the lightweight design and amazing sound quality of your Sony WH1000XM4. Thanks for choosing Sony! -Sam
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Quality product at the right price
||Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Not a huge audiophile, but great for working from home and a necessity when travelling. Noise cancellation is jarring if you've never used it before, but it's honestly amazing.
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Posted .Hi Daniel, Awesome! We are so glad to hear that you are happy with your WH1000XM4 headphones! The WH-1000XM4 is designed, with intelligent and intuitive Ambient Sound Control features that include improvements to Multipoint connection and our industry-leading Noise Cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and Smart Listening that adjusts to your behavior and location. If you haven't already, please check our Sony Headphones Connect app which will let you fine-tune your music to your liking! Thank you for choosing Sony! -Carl