Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- WH1000XM4/L
- SKU:
- 12015470
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
Customers are saying
Customers are enthusiastic about the phenomenal sound quality, exceptional comfort, and impressive battery life of the product. They also praise its solid bass, lightweight design, good fit, reliable connectivity, and premium aesthetic. Conversely, some users express frustration with the touch controls, perceive the product as overpriced, and wish for higher volume output.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
Good
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.4.5 / 5 Purchased for my wife - who shares my office space. She notes that during my conference calls she can still hear me; however, if I am not actively talking, the background noise gets completely drowned out. Not disappointed about the noise cancelling, however, not 100% impressed with it. Battery life is great, music quality is great, and build is great.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi tdyk,
Thanks for sharing your review and experience with the Sony WH1000XM4. We're glad that you like the battery life, sound quality, and design of the headphones. The noise canceling function is effective in low frequency ranges such as airplanes, trains, offices, near air-conditioning, and is not as effective for higher frequencies, such as human voices.
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
SONY Noise-Cancelling HEADPHONES
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These are the best for the money. I was in flight with a person using these headphones and I asked about them. He said that the SONY were the best. I went to Best Buy and tried Beats, Bose, and others and when I put on the Sony I could not believe the difference. I see so many on the Plane with Bose and think they just went with a name. Listen for yourself and you will agree SONY is the BEST.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi BabyBoomerGuy, Awesome! We are glad to hear that you are enjoying the sound quality of your new WH-1000XM4 headphones! Thank you so much for choosing Sony! -Carl
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Really good sound.
||Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These are very good sounding headphones. I have never tried any in this class or more expensive so I can’t compare except to cheap headphones & earbuds. These are much better. I like the noise cancelling. I had very close neighbors who would fight a lot and windows were open in nice weather. This blocked them very well. They are gone. I still love the phones. I listen to mostly classical music and oldies from 60’s. I think the music sounds good. I can well distinguish individual instruments in classical music, making it very beautiful. I’ve had these over 2 years and still love them.
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Posted .Hi FuchsiaLady,
You made the right choice! We're thrilled that you are enjoying the sound quality and 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:Comfort, Sound quality
Excellent choice!!!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great sound, comfortable and easy pairing. Overall a great choice, especially if you care about the sound quality, which was my main concern
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello Derek,
That's awesome! It's nice to hear that our WH1000XM4 works perfectly with awesome sound quality, comfortable to wear and easy to pair. You can now listen to your favorite music without distraction from the outside noise. 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! Enjoy! - Marco
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Noise reduction.
||Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent for study days when you need to block out everything around you and focus. And the ear pieces are really comfortable when having these on for long periods of time.
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Posted .Hi Jennifer,
Perfect! We're thrilled that you are enjoying the noise canceling function and comfort 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:Sound quality
Great Headphones
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great sound! Great Bass! Runs a little hot on the ears, but over all really great headphones
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Posted .Hi Gian,
Thank you for your feedback! We are happy to hear you are enjoying the sound and bass. To help with the warmth during long listening sessions, we recommend taking brief breaks to let your ears breathe.
Thanks for choosing Sony.
Best regards, Eliab
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
EXCELLENT headphones
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I got these for my daughter after she started eyeing mine. I'm a bit of a headphone hoarder and have way too many pairs given that I only have 2 ears. The sound on these rivals the AirPods Max, for a much lower price (about half at the time of this review). The noise cancelation is amazing, the sound quality stunning, and the best part - they fold up, unlike their expensive competition. If I'm going on a trip and space is at a premium, I'm choosing these over the AirPods Max. For me, I can't really even tell a difference in sound. I wanted to buy the xm5 for myself, but honestly I can't justify it as mine still work perfectly.
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Posted .Hi JLA2018,
Fantastic! You've made a great choice! We are very happy to know your satisfaction with the amazing noise canceling feature, superb sound quality, stylish design, and reasonable price of the WH-1000XM4. 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!
- Romeo
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Great headphones.
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent noise cancellation with these headphones. Very good sound quality. A great value.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello BryanO,
Thank you for your review! We are really happy to hear that the WH-1000XM4 headphones are delivering excellent noise cancellation and great sound quality.
We appreciate your business and thank you for choosing Sony headphones!
Best regards,
Estefany
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
Perfect headphones
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.They have the best sound quality out of every one headphones out there, great battery life too. Ease of use with the gestures. No headphones come even close to these
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi VincentL, Awesome! We are so glad to hear that you are happy with your new WH-1000XM4 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
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Can't be beat for value
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very quality! Still hold up after all these years. Great budget headphones in 2025 going into 2026
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Jason!
Thanks for the great feedback on the WH-1000XM4!
We are immensely pleased to hear that they are still providing you with such a high-quality experience and that you consider them a great value going into 2026.
Thank you for selecting Sony!
Warm regards,
Estefany
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Fantastic sound and comfort!
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These are fantastic, great sound and comfort. The noise canceling is awesome as well. Really keeps the distraction away and get you in the zone
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Huey,
Thanks for commenting! We are truly delighted to hear your satisfaction with the amazing sound quality, very comfortable fit design, exceptional noise canceling, and superb performance of your WH-1000XM4. 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!
- Romeo
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Great all around
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The Sony ...XM4 were easy to pair with my iphone. Sound quality is great, and I like the Sony app, so I can even adjust sound through their equalizer that's on the app to target specific notes for different types of music. Well made and comfortable too.
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Posted .Hi WIDave, Excellent! We're glad to hear that! 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 giving the product a perfect rating! Jay
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Best headphones
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These headsets are absolutely sleek and stunning in design and the noise cancellation when I’m at the gym makes me feel like I’m the only one there. Amazing.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi mark, we're glad you are enjoying our industry-leading noise canceling 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. ~Earl
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Sony headset
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Headset is very good. Easy on the ears and snuffs out noise.
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Posted .Hi MrSmith, Thank you so much for the 5-star rating! We are glad to hear that you are happy with your purchase! Thank you for choosing Sony! -Carl
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
AWESOME SOUND!!!!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Best sounding headphones that I've ever put on, highly recommended!
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello Electronicssgeek,
Thank you for choosing Sony!
We’re excited to hear that the WH1000XM4 headphones have delivered such an exceptional audio experience for you. Your high recommendation means a lot to us and motivates our team to continue crafting products that bring enjoyment and quality to our customers’ lives.
Best regards,
-Fred
- Pros mentioned:Bass, Weight
Exceptional!
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.So far, excellent! I has the earlier model, which I plan to return due to Bluetooth issues. I must say the current model is lighter and has no such Bluetooth related issues. I favor deep bass headphones, and SONY is perfect for such. Plus, I love the color midnight blue.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Comfort
Great Headphones
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great over ear headphones. I’ve bought several different bands but always come back to these.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Thank you for the fantastic review, Amber!
We are delighted to hear that you consider the WH-1000XM4 to be great over-ear headphones! Your loyalty means a lot to us, and knowing that you always come back to the quality and performance of these headphones is the best compliment we can receive.
Thank again for choosing Sony!
Best regards, Gus, Sony Social Media Team
- Pros mentioned:Bass, Sound quality
Excellent upgrade! Best noise cancelling headphone
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These headphones are well worth the price. They are by far the best sounding noise-cancelling headphones out there. I've tried offerings from Bose, Sennheiser and a few others. The sound on the Sony are by far the most realistic, with a well balance between bass, treble and mids.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Best noise cancelling headphones ever!
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Best headphones I ever owned. I used this headphones to travel a lot. They are very comfy and nicely built. I truly got to test their noise cancelling during last Pride. Pride is super loud and I got to use the headphones to walk inside the parade taking photos.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Xasan32, That's great! We're glad to hear that you appreciate the features, design, and function of the WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise-Canceling 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 giving the product a perfect rating! Jay
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
AWESOME
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Really nice, excellent sound quality, comfortable, noice cancelling. I got them at a good price a total of $300.94 including tax. Nothing to complain about, just really happy with the experience and fast delivery time.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Lola, thank you for the 5-star rating! We are so glad to hear that you are happy with the overall performance of your new WH-1000XM4 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. 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