Sony - WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Over-the-Ear Headphones - Black

These are definitely the best wireless headphones I have ever owned. The headphones are very comfortable and well balanced. It may seem weird, but sometimes I forget that I am wearing them. They are adjustable and the ear cups are soft and don't press on my ears. I have worn them until the power drains with no issues. I also love the matte black color. The sound quality is excellent. I am not an audiophile, but these headphones reproduce rich sound. The music I listen to music and can be optimized, and this improved the quality after I went through the simple process. The noise canceling is truly amazing. You can adjust the amount of noise cancellation or use adaptive noise canceling so this feature adapts based on your surroundings. I don't usually take phone calls while wearing headphones, but the few that I have taken have had good quality and the other person has not had any problem understanding me. My one issue with the headphones would be the multipoint Bluetooth pairing. The instructions say that you can pair these headphones with two devices at the same time, but I cannot get this feature to work. If I have them paired between my desktop (or laptop) and my phone they do not work. I keep hearing the "Bluetooth connected" alert, but it seems to immediately drop and about ten seconds later the "Bluetooth connected" alert sounds but no connection. This continues and does not resolve itself. It is like the two devices are competing for dominance. The "chat" feature is a nice addition. You simply begin speaking and the headphones silence the music, and you can carry on a conversation. You can tap the earcup to go back to listening mode. Great for a work environment. Battery life is amazing. I have worn these headphones for hours (4-8) and never drained them. Depending on how much "on time" listening I have over the course of a week, I can usually go over a full week on a single charge. This is more than adequate for me. I also have both DSEE extreme, and the equalizer enabled which drains the battery quicker. Included with the headphones is a nice carrying case with a copper accent zipper pull, an extremely short USB cable for charging, a short audio cable for direct connecting to a device, and an in-flight adapter. I have found that the audio cable is only practical if seated. It is too short if you are doing any kind of movement (I'm 5' 11"). I was able to purchase them on sale at $248.00 plus tax and I believe it was money well spent. If you enjoy music, I recommend spending the extra money and purchasing these headphones.

I own this model and the WH-1000XM2, and honestly, the M2 is more comfortable with better sound. The M2 is heavier with more plush material, but the M4 offers more options that I don't need with more complexity in the app. I love both of them (they BOTH have changed my listening world), but the M2 feels better made. I wish I could turn off the side touch options in both of them (maybe this is an option?) because I love laying down with them on and the touch option sometimes pauses playback. But this is still a quality option. Pros: Great at noise cancellation, sleek design, automatic pausing of playback when you take them off, side touch options available to change in the app (i.e., ffwd to next track, raise volume, pause, and speech search options). Cons: More "airy" design with lighter materials used than the M2, brief audio drops when connected to Bluetooth? (Why? It's the highest Bluetooth rating right now). Still pauses playback when lying down on the side ear cup.

These headphone are quite amazing. I compared this to some of the others on the market, but the overall performance, sound quality which audiophiles would love, battery life (30 hours), design, and the especially the price compared to some other similarly spec’d headphones, this headphones wins hands down! Would highly recommend this product.

Had my eye on this for quite sometime and was waiting for a price drop. The noise cancelling is way better than I have experienced with any other headphones. The adaptive sound control is also a good feature. I still haven't explored all the features, but this has been my go to headphones now.

Beautiful, sleek headphones. Noise canceling is amazing. So easy to set up, has its own app too. If you have kids, don’t use this, you won’t be able to hear em (I don’t have kids but I have a little brother who is practically my son at this point). Pricey, but 100% worth the money.

Oh man i waited since its release and finally got one. These sound amazing, i use it for personal and office purpose for meetings. The ANC is works well. For me with ANC its 20-22 hours of playtime !

These headphones are noise canceling when I have them on I can't hear anything the music is great the sound is everything I expected and more I would definitely recommend these.

Firstly I bought these earphones so I can pair them to my Sony TV when I'm watching TV late at night (my attempts to he considerate to other members of the house). They paired wonderfully, seamlessly, and didnt have that weird crackling/static noise i was getting when Paired other Bluetooth earbuds. I was impressed with the sound that I use them for listening to music while im working from home. They sound amazing! The bass is nice. The mids and the highes are awesome, too. Its not the punchy bass like my scullcandy earbuds, but there is a reason for that. Earbuds are directly in your ear canal and creates a seal, allowing for all the pressure to be forsed into your ear. These earphones work a bid differently and present the Vibration of the bass, but the pressure from the bass is disbursed around your ear. So, the bass is present, its just not punching your eardrums (its a good thing). These earphones are super light. If it wasnt for the heat that builds up around your ear, you wouldn't be able to tell you have them on. I do have to take them off and let my ears breathe and to bring my body temperature down a bit. I never knew how important of a role our ears played in regulating body temperature. the noice canceling is amazing. It truly blocks out everything. The ambient noice feature works great as well. I turned off the automatic feature for this because if I start singing or clear my throat, it pauses the music to let outside noises in. But, I do like that it pauses the music or video when i take them off and resumes when i put them back on. The battery life? OMG! 30 hours is so much play time that ive done a week without charging them!!! Ive never run out of battery, so I have the freedom of not really worrying about them at all. When I remember to charge them, I do. But, the battery life is so amazing that I can do it whenever i remember to do it. I opted for the silver/putty color, over the black. Black conceals dirt more easily and didn't want to be bothered with that. I like to keep things clean and since these headphones are going over two big holes in my head, I want something thats going to show dirt, so i can get rid of it. They are easier to find in darker lit rooms, which is a plus for me since i have dark leather couches. Dont want to accidentally sit on them and break them. I definitely recommend these. Would I pay full price for them? Probably not. I w9uld wait until they are on sale. Thats what I did and Im glad they were on sale when i decided to buy some headphone.