![]() Or you can program it to perform another function, such as activate Amazon's Alexa or Google Assistant. The button that used to be labeled NC/Ambient is now labeled "custom." From the app (for iOS and Android), you can now program the button to do what it did before: toggle between noise canceling and a transparency mode that lets sound in from the outside world. There's no change to the buttons, at least to their placement. We didn't get the bigger loss in weight that we got when we went from the XM2 to the XM3, but Sony did add a sensor - more on that in a minute - and still managed to shed a gram. Oh, and they do weigh a gram less than the XM3 (254 grams, or 8.96 ounces). I did find them slightly more comfortable to wear over longer listening sessions. On top of that, some of the padding has been shaved off the top of the headband.Īlso available in silver, the WH-1000XM4 ships in mid-August.Īll these little changes are supposed to reduce the pressure on both the top of your head and around your ears. ![]() The earpads are ever so slightly bigger - the oval inside is a little wider, and the padding is also a touch softer. If you look closely, there are some subtle alterations that are designed to make the headphones fit more comfortably. It's available for preorder now and ships in mid-August. ![]() Like the WH-1000XM3, the WH-1000XM4 still comes in the same black and silver color options (the black case has a slight color variation) and carries a list price of $350 (£330, AU$499). On the outside anyway, little has changed. By how much? That's what this review is all about. The long and short of it is what may just have been the best noise-canceling headphone of the last two years has gotten a little better. But if you thought the 1000XM3 was pretty great, which I did, and just needed to fix some of its small flaws, you may very well be happy that Sony has made some incremental improvements that address many (though not all) of the little gripes users had. If you expected major changes and upgrades, you'll be a little underwhelmed. As such, we're awarding it an Editors' Choice. While we reviewed this earlier in 2020, it's stood the test of time versus products that have come after in the category. And like any good Hollywood sequel, the eagerly awaited WH-1000XM4 is equal parts familiar and satisfying, with a dash of slight disappointment thrown in. When Sony's WH-1000XM3 headphones arrived in 2018, they were the first noise-canceling headphones that really gave Bose's QuietComfort models a run for their money.
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