Sony - WF1000XM4 True Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Headphones - Black

I’ve owned these earbuds for over two years now, these are a great pair of earbuds, however I have one issue with them. Pros: - Sound quality is fantastic, anc and transparency mode work great! - Battery life is pretty decent, I mainly use them at home so I’ve never had any issues with that. It also charges really quickly! - Small case, very easy to carry around anywhere. Cons: - After two years of owning these earbuds, I’ve been having a constant connectivity issue. I’m not sure if it’s just a problem with iPhone but it takes me multiple tries to get these earbuds to connect to my phone. It’s an everyday issue and it’s very frustrating. - After wearing the earbuds for I’d say an hour or so, they start to hurt the ear and I have to readjust the earbuds. It’s not a major issue to me but it’s something I wanted to mention

Having been using the XM3 for over a year, I have to say the XM4 improvement is beyond my expectation. Sound quality, ANC, design, battery life and design all got a huge improvement. Buy them, you won't regret it.

Excellent sound. Excellent batter life. Very user friendly phone app and ability to tweak sound settings, especially bass and equalizer settings. Got to have some good bass, but would like lower bass frequency's. They are definitely loud enough to use while I run my SCAG Zero Turn mower, the main reason I bought them. The clarity of sound during phone calls is excellent. Somewhat of an inclined learning curve on touch controls while buds are in place. Some individuals have issues with ear bud foam pads. That is certainly dependent upon the couture of your external acoustic meatus, or ear hole. Three different sizes should alleviate that. But other manufacturers have the same issue, based on my diligent research before buying these. Let's just hope the current "exploding battery" issue does not affect these. It seems to be centered on European models and Sony should address this issue immediately; they ARE replacing some batteries and updating the firmware to 1.6.2. That update seems to reduce battery life, which will reduce the "go to" ear buds overall No. "1" rating on many sites, CNET et al.

I'm so happy with the purchase. Everything about these headphones you read from other reviews is true. The noise canceling is amazing. I own and operate commercial and residential carpet and cleaning services. Finding a comfortable set of headphones has been hard being that I have to have in my ear the entire day. I decided to purchase these headphones based on the reviews. All I can say is I'm so happy I purchased them. They are beyond comfortable. I never hear any of the machines EVER. I would find myself getting headaches with other headphones but not with these. Other brands would always fall out of my ear. I have small earlobes, and other products made my ears hurt. Not these they are beyond comfortable with foam to shape in my earlobes. And the battery life is amazing! I promise you I will never switch to another company. I'm a lifetime customer. I highly recommend them it's worth the money.

If you wear your headphones regularly then these are worth the cost. The noise cancelling is impressive and the sound quality paired with the app is very customizable and high quality. When these headphones eventually die I will buy another pair of whatever the next model is. They don't stay in during a run very well, but that might just be me.

I bought these XM-4 today after reading and believing all the hype from the reviews. I am RETURNING them tomorrow, I previously bought the Jabra Elite 85T and can attest the superiority of those in sound and these are very clear when talking as well. I found the Sony to be good earbuds but there is NO WAY you can wear them for long periods of time. The Jabra Elite 85t are not only comfortable, but they are low profile, less bulky, sound amazingly well balanced. I don't mind that they last less in terms of time usage. In addition, the Jabra app is incredibly well designed. Prior to this, I have never owned a Jabra product or knew about them. I can definitely say that I am a fan from now on. Thank you Jabra.

I'm writing this as an Android user, so if you value the Apple ecosystem and multi device connectivity, then these aren't for you. I've also never owned any Airpods to compare. I will compare these to Bose Quiet Comfort earbuds because I own them and secondly, because they are the same price. Sony obviously has their sights set on Bose. The short story is that the Bose are going to be returned and these will be my daily drivers. Read on if you want more details... I purchased the Bose a month ago, so I know the benchmark that Bose set for Active Noise Canceling (ANC) in an earbud. The ANC on the Sony's is excellent and very close to Bose quality. ANC and Mic quality are the two categories Bose wins on, but overall these are superior in every other way mainly because of how feature packed these are. Three huge advantages over Bose: First and most importantly, the sound quality exceeds Bose. A big reason why is the ability to adjust the equalizer in the App to preset settings or save your own custom equalizer settings. These are also the first earbuds to support Hi Res Audio via Sony's proprietary codec, LDAC. If you have an Android phone (sorry iPhone) then you can turn this codec on via the Android Developer Settings (I can confirm that Galaxy S10+ supports LDAC). You can tell the difference LDAC makes to your music. These also support 360 audio (with Tidal and Deezer), which I have not tested, but its there if that is important to you. Second, the design of the Sony's are better. They are sleeker fit than the Bose. The Sony case is ALOT smaller and can fit in the weird front jean pocket (which now serves a purpose). Just look at the picture, the Sony's win hands down when it comes to design. Third, is Sony's Speak to Chat feature that works very well. The earbuds will automatically detect you talking and pause the music so you can carry on a conversation with someone without having to take out the buds. This feature is completely absent from Bose. More Pros: -Robust App with a ton more features than Bose -Better Battery life -Ability to go backwards on tracks (Bose hasn't figured out how to do that yet) -Ability to locate the buds if you misplace them via Google's Find Device App Cons: -The foam tips take some getting used to (replaced mine with 3rd party silicon tips) -No ability to adjust the level of ANC like the Bose -No multipoint Bluetooth connection To sum it up, Sony has now set the bar very high. You won't be disappointed.

Sound quality. extensively great.. having the adjustable EQ, makes it so much better to enjoy music that you love. the premium sound that Sony offers is second to none and if you are into music and are keen on the sound quality, than this is your go to. Call..with regards to call, I have experienced drop in sound quality in comparison with others. There are tons of other inexpensive earbuds who offer better call quality than this. Sound modes.. the ANC, I hardly ever use because they seal in your ear well enough that ANC, in my case, is almost obsolete. I Battery life… This is the flagship of any earbuds… I’ve worn these for 10-12 hours some days, and with the sound mode in Off, they did not die or reach “low battery”.. I had them at 60% battery life one day, and 8 hours later the voice prompt finally said “low battery” and that was at 20% battery left in both earbuds. They do last a very long time. Mind you I have mixed usage.. music, movies, phone calls/etc, and they still have outlasted any other pair I’ve had. I cannot speak for battery length in ANC/transparency mode, but I can say that they do outlast anything. Tap control… be weary, that while they are functional, you have to tap the earbuds just right for them to recognize the functions you wish to have them perform. They seem to be proprietary to the center of the earbud, as I’ve tried tapping just outside the center and nothing happened. This may be cumbersome to a lot of people who like having tap controls.. I barely use them except to change sound modes, and play/pause whatever I’m listening to or watching at the time. Overall, if you’re a sound guy, you want top of the line ANC, and a superior battery life and can live with small discomforts.. I highly recommend these for you and they will not disappoint.