Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- WH1000XM4/L
- SKU:
- 10893013
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:Battery life, Comfort, Sound quality
Crystal Clear Bass and Vocals
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I absolutely love these headphones, when it comes to comfort, battery life and sound quality they are amazing. Out of the box they come with great sound but tweaking it in the sound options of their app make them so much better depending on your taste. If you want headphones with amazing noise cancellation, sound and battery life. These are the perfect choice!
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Posted .Hi Jose, Thank you for the amazing review! We're glad you love the comfortable fit, long-lasting battery life, excellent sound quality, and industry-leading noise canceling feature. 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:Comfort, Sound qualityCons mentioned:Volume
Sony XM4
|Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.[Employee of bestbuy] Good headphones overall. Sound quality was good. I wish they got a little louder. Very comfortable and compact.
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Posted .Hi AdamH,
Thank you for the great feedback on the WH-1000XM4 headphones! We're happy to hear you find them comfortable and compact. We appreciate your comment about the volume and will pass it along to our team. Sometimes, the volume can be limited by the connected device, so it's worth checking those settings as well.
Thanks for choosing Sony.
Best regards,
Eliab
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Overall break sound quality and noise cancellation
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great comfort for long commutes or flights. Sony approaches noise cancelling better than some of their competitors in my opinion.
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Posted .Thank you for the fantastic review, Theo!
We’re so glad to hear the WH-1000XM4 is your go-to for long commutes and flights. We take great pride in our noise-cancelling technology, so knowing it stands out to you compared to the competition means a lot.
Thank you for choosing Sony!
Best regards,
Gus, Sony Social Media Team
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Comfort, Sound quality
The perfect headphones
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I was looking for headphones that were comfortable and excellent quality. I found them. I love being on a plane and putting them on and all the noise just goes away. The sound quality is outstanding and they are very comfortable on my head and ears. It comes in a cute case with accessories for use on a plane. I have used them many times already and have not been disappointed. The battery life is fantastic and charges extremely quick.
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Posted .Hi ShaunaW, We are glad that you are enjoying your newest noise canceling headphones. The WH-1000XM4 is a new design, 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. Thank you for choosing Sony! Erin
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Best headset ever!
||Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The sound, the bass or even the way I can customize my sound through the app is just amazing! So comfortable as well! I can wear for hours without any discomfort!
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Posted .Hi AsiaF,
It brings us great joy to hear that you are having such an amazing experience with the sound quality and the bass! We are thrilled that the customization options in the app and the comfort of the headphones allow you to enjoy your music for hours on end.
Thank you for choosing Sony.
Regards,
Dominick
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Comfort, Sound quality
Great Pair of Headphones
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great pair of headphones, the noice cancelling is excellent and sound quality is great! Additionally, it has a very long battery life and is comfortable enough to wear for long periods of time!
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Posted .Hi AlexanderR,
Perfect! We're glad that you like the noise canceling function, sound quality, battery life, and comfort of the headphones. Thank you for choosing Sony!
-Ralph
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Work Great!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.My daughter bought these for herself and they work really well! She said they are comfortable, sound great, and work great at noise cancelling.
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Posted .Hi redheadinky,
That is wonderful to hear! We are so glad your daughter is enjoying the industry-leading noise cancellation and comfort of the WH-1000XM4. It’s always great to know our headphones are making a difference in someone's daily listening experience.
Thanks for choosing Sony.
Best regards,
Eliab
- Pros mentioned:Bass, Sound quality
They’re v Awesome
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It’s everything I needed and more. I’m impressed with the quality of these headphones. First off, sounds great. I listen to different genres of music; I cannot describe in with my limited vocabulary how amazing my music sounds. It’s like I can hear everything the producer added- like I can finally hear the backing vocals for “Why Not?” by LOONA. I’m so amazed at the attention to detail, but don’t be mistaken!!! THE BASE!!! HOLY SHI- THE BASE IS ALSO AMAZING. Anyways sounds great. Second, I never truly knew the blessings of having noise canceling headphones. I’ve always had to turn up the volume on my regular earphones bc everything else outside of earphones was so loud. So I don’t ever need to go past the middle of the volume controls to be able to hear my music or podcasts. It’s intuitive, easy to start up and use. It has special controls on the headphones itself; so I when I’m working on my projects I don’t have to look away and use my phone to change the song or podcast episodes. The only thing I do wish Sony would do is make these headphones resistant to water/water damage of any kind (sweat, splashed water, idk what else). There’s also the Voice-to-speak; I sometimes hum to the songs I’m listening to so the headphones will automatically stop whatever I’m listening to. I don’t really use this feature so I just turned it off; but it’s cool. Anyways great pair of headphones; more grey than I thought they’d be. best purchase I’ve prob ever made. 10/10 STAN LOONA
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Posted .Hi Yeye, Perfect! Thank you for taking the time to write such an in-depth review of your experience with your WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones! We are extremely pleased it suits your needs and expectations! You definitely made the right choice! We're also thrilled to hear you love the exceptional noise cancelling, sound quality, and overall features of your 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 so much for purchasing our WH-1000XM4 and for choosing Sony! -Jess
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Comfort, Sound quality
Awesome product. Would recommend
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very good sound quality, comfortable and good battery life.
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Posted .Hi OSCAR,
We're so glad to hear that you're enjoying the sound quality, comfort, and good battery life of your WH-1000XM4 headphones. We appreciate you sharing your positive experience with us!
Thanks for choosing Sony.
Best regards,
Eliab
- Pros mentioned:Bass, Sound quality
Love this headphone!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I love the way music sounds. I can hear every note and the bass is just right! I like how the music stops playing automatically when the phone rings then automatically restores when call is over. I like to use noise canceling when I play video gambling. No more hearing other’s machines , conversations or loud personal phone calls. I don’t have to listen to the tv or the gambling parlor’s music as well. I can connect to my iPhone and IPad flawlessly. The sound quality is fantastic! Buy these headphones! They are worth the money!
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Posted .Hi Mopsey5, Awesome review! We're glad that your investment is worth it. The WH-1000XM4 is a new design, 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. Thanks for choosing Sony. ~Ralph
- Pros mentioned:Bass, Sound quality
Best Headphones for Music Lovers
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.If you love music and prefer the highest quality sound possible, then the XM4 is the best set of headphones hands-down! The clarity of the bass, mids, and highs makes these the top performing headphones all-around. The XM4s sound great out of the box, and you further enhance your experience with custom EQ. The bass is very punchy for basshead lovers, or if you're like me, you can turn up your mids and highs and hear all the instruments that usually get faded and lost. I have my EQ settings pretty balanced, where my lows and bass sit around a 4, while my mids and highs sit at 8 (10 being the max). These are by far the best sounding headphones I’ve ever heard, and I’ve tried a lot. None of the previous ones can even compare. The companion app comes with a bunch of settings and features to help enhance the XM4s like adjusting your EQ settings of course. It also provides features such as fit testing for 360 reality audio and ANC/ ambient sound control. One of my favorite features is the Adaptive Sound Control. It’s able to detect where you are, and depending on how you have your settings, it will auto-enable ANC or ambient sound. For example, if I’m at work, the headphones will automatically enable ambient sound so i can still listen to my music while also being aware of the chatter of my coworkers around me. If I’m at home, i can fully immerse myself in my music thanks to my headphones auto-enabling active noise cancelling. Another neat feature i love is the headphones can detect if your’e speaking, and will automatically pause your music and go into ambient sound mode to allow you to converse. Then after you've stopped speaking, it will resume your music in whatever previous mode you had it set to. And of course you can always turn all these features off if you wont be utilizing them. Overall, I’m really impressed with these headphones. I’m upset i didn't try them out sooner. It’s definitely worth the price. It looks good, travels well, has a ton of features, and most importantly, sounds great! 10/10 for me.
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Posted .Hi amosvane,
You made the right choice! We're thrilled that you are enjoying the sound quality, dedicated app (Sony Headphones Connect), Adaptive Sound Control, and Speak-to-Chat 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, Comfort, Sound quality
A Great Investment.
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I have owned Bose and Beats. Bose are good headphones but uncomfortable on the ears due to me wearing earrings. Both of my beats broke after about 7 to 8 months of daily use. Very poor battery life also. Bought these and have enjoyed them more than all other listening devices. The app is a plus too. They fold up nice and compact. Battery life over an 8 hour work day. Comfortable and very happy. A great investment.
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Posted .Hi Oxford, You've made an excellent choice! We're glad you're enjoying the compact design, Sony Headphones Connect app, long-lasting battery, and comfortable fit of your new Sony WH1000XM4. 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:Battery life, Comfort, Sound quality
If you’re thinking about it, just buy it!
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Loveeeeee! They’re super comfy on the ears especially and piercing friendly as well! Sound quality is great and I love that you can skip/pause as well as adjust the volume without having to use your phone! Also if you’re one who forget to charge your headphones you can easily get a few hours of use with just a couple minutes of charge!
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Posted .Hi Saki,
That's awesome! We're glad to hear that you love the comfortable design, sound quality and battery performance of the headphones. The WH-1000XM4 is a new design, 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. Thank you for choosing Sony!
-David
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound qualityCons mentioned:Touch controls
Phenomenal noise cancelling headphones
|Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.[Employee of bestbuy] These not only have incredible sound and noise cancellation, but they're extremely comfortable to wear. My only small issue with them is the touch gestures for going to the next song track, answering the phone, etc. aren't always consistent - I feel like I have to swipe the cup of the headphones multiple times before it actually does what I want it to do.
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Posted .Hi Kevin, thanks for choosing and purchasing our industry-leading noise canceling headphones. We're glad you like the sound quality and noise canceling feature of our product. We're sorry to hear that you have an issue with touch controls of your SONY unit. Please follow this link to isolate the issue:
https://helpguide.sony.net/mdr/wh1000xm4/v1/en/contents/TP0002758108.html
If you require any additional support in regards to this product, please email us at socialsupport@am.sony.com with the following details: Name: Username: Model Number: Issue: Telephone Number:
ntelligent 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! ~Earl
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
I love these headphones!
||Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Not an audiophile by an any means, but the sound quality in my opinion is so nice! Comfort wise, I would say the band on top gets a little uncomfy after around an hour of wear.. I don’t tend to wear them for too long, but it would be something to consider if that relates to you. No worries regarding battery life, it holds up far longer than what’s expected in my opinion. Overall really nice, would recommend!
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Posted .Hello ANNAG,
Thank you for choosing Sony!
We're elated to hear that you enjoy the sound quality and battery life of the WH1000XM4. We appreciate your feedback regarding the headband comfort and will forward your comments to our dedicated Sony team as we strive to enhance our products. Thank you for your recommendation and thoughtful review!
Best regards,
-Fred
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
perfect for everyday use.
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.comfortable for long wear. the noise cancelling is about what everyone says it is. blocks out about 80-90%, some frequencies still come through, but overall the average person wouldnt notice. very comfortable for long period wear. battery life is more like 20-24 hours but charges quick. wouldnt recommend them for any active like going to the gym since they're not waterproof, but for everyday uses and travel its the best price to performance set of headphones.
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Posted .Hi AsimK,
We're pleased to learn that your Sony headphones are proving so comfortable for long periods and that you’re enjoying their noise cancellation performance. Thank you for your 4-star rating—it's fantastic knowing the quick charging and strong price-to-performance ratio make these headphones a top choice for travel and everyday use. The WH1000XM4’s combination of comfort and smart sound blocking really stands out.
Thank you for choosing Sony—wishing you a fantastic day!
DiegoV.
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
Fantastic headphones, in ever category
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I absolutely and genuinely love these headphones. The noise-cancellation is second to none. Recently took them on a plane and quite literally forgot how loud things were. I connected to the plane wifi and joined a video call with friends they immediately muted me telling me how loud things were around me and for a few seconds I was actually confused at what they meant! The sound quality is also great, mixed in with the built in EQ, it allows you to really get the sound YOU want out of these. I also use these for the gym, and while not being sweat or water proof in the slightest they work fine and plenty of reviewers have said the same. I of course have no plans of drenching them or anything like that but sweat will not hurt these. (Of course do your due diligence and keep them dry and clean) The blue is definitely a darker blue. Under most light it’s just black, the blue being very hard to see (not even remotely a bit deal). Honestly I’d done quite a bit of research on top headphones in the segment and these always came up but the price and brand loyalty elsewhere scared me off. I’d used Sony headphones before but never their premium line ups. Don’t wait as long as I did. If they’re on sale… BUY them. If they aren’t on sale but you want to gets some headphones that’ll last you… BUY THEM.
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Posted .Hi IndyGamerTag, Thank you for your awesome review! Glad to hear that you are happy with the sound quality of your new WH-1000XM4! The WH-1000XM4 is a new design, 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-tine your music to your liking! Thank you for choosing Sony! -Carl
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Comfort, Sound quality
Sony WH-1000XM4...You can’t go wrong!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is an outstanding set of headphones. I upgraded from the 1000XM3 which l loved as well. I love that I was able to get these in blue. The clarity and sound from these headphones is amazing and they are very comfortable. I love the use of the Sony app with the headphones as it allows customization. The Speak to Chat and wearing detection are new to this upgrade and are welcomed features. Also, noise cancellation is great and the battery life is outstanding. You can’t go wrong with the Sony XM4.
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Posted .Hi Akuma2000, Thank you so much for the 5-star rating! Glad to hear that you are happy with the amazing features, sound quality, comfort, battery life and noise cancelling of the WH-1000XM4 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 so much for choosing Sony! -Carl
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality, Weight
Great headphones
|Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.[Employee of bestbuy] Great headphones for the gym or for everyday use. The noise cancellation on these headphones are amazing, the sound quality is great. Compared to other headphones, they’re lightweight and feel comfortable when wearing them. If you use the Tidal app the 360 spatial audio sounds amazing
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Posted .Hello Melodic,
Wow! Thank you for the 5-star rating. We're glad that you are very pleased with the audio quality, noise canceling feature, lightweight design and comfortability of our Sony WH1000XM4. It's nice to hear that you were able to use it everyday or for your gym sessions with no problem. The WH1000XM4 is a new design, 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! - Marco
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality, Weight
Amazing headphones
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great sound. Battery life is excellent. Light weight. Great looking. Noise canceling is great.
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Posted .Hi Reggie, Awesome! We're glad that you like the sound quality, battery life, light weight design, and noise canceling function. The WH-1000XM4 is a new design, 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. Thank you for choosing Sony! Erin