The Sony WH-1000XM4 is finally here!
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We go hands-on with Sony’s much-anticipated next-generation noise-canceling headphone. How much better is it than the M3? Time to find out in our full review.
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Grey or black? Which ones are nicer?
Here are a couple of things that annoy me with the XM3:
1. I use these headphones at home mostly and so I don’t need the noise cancelling sometimes. Yet, when you turn on the headphones NC will be enabled by default and you have to press two buttons every time to disable it.
2. I still use NC because the sound quality is way better with it. I’m not sure what’s happening but the quality kind of sucks when it’s disabled.
Is it the same with the XM4?
Just Ordered me M4 super excited for them to come in.
I just upgraded from the XM3 and yes the new features are great. BUT I’m seriously considering returning them due to the bad phone call experience. In the XM3s, whenever I would accept a phone call the headphones would automatically let in ambient sound which was nice so you can hear your voice while talking. In the XM4s, however, the noice canceling makes it impossible to hear your own voice while talking so you have no idea how loud you’re actually talking, it’s like you’re deaf (at least how I would imagine it to be…) IF there is a way to change this please let me know, otherwise I’m definitely returning them 🙁
Did Sony fixed the cracking headband — that was the main issue with MDR-1000X, xm2, xm3. The headband is made of badly designed cheap plastic that will break on the left side. I’ve paid £320 for mine years ago — that’s 420 USD -, it still sounds amazing, the battery last long, I just can’t use it because Sony is not selling replacement parts.
How can you review audio quality in headphones and you can’t even record yourself with a acceptable sound. You sound like if you where recorded in a small room with insects all over the place. Please, next time before make any critic start by getting better at your own game.
Actually the sound for people who appreciate more of a v is far more enjoyable and exciting that the Bose 700, I have both. As for Sennheiser Momentum 3’s, yes I think the Senns have better sound but not by a lot. To toggle speak to chat on and off just tap and hold on right earcup with 2 fingers, very easy.
They also come in midnight blue, just got mine today from Best Buys Black Friday sale
Love your reviews David! Been watching for years. Thanks!
i have heard that it leaves ears quite sweaty after sometime.
I wish they came in different colors like the blue color option that comes on the XB-900N headphones. I already have the Sony MDR-XBN9501 headphones in black. I was going to upgrade then to the XB900N but I don’t think they have all of the features this one has like the ambient mode, the remove to pause, multiple device connections, & some of the other features
If you’re getting them strictly for music, how do these compare with sound quality to the Sennheiser momentum three wireless headphones
If you have bluetooth issues clear cache under its app settings. Makes a difference. Or reset your network settings.
great headphones, it is beyond embarassing that they are not compatible with the SONY ps4 tho.….…
I was gonna buy Audio Technica but the price markdown was totally insane that i had to buy it.
Thanks for a great review. Can I activate google assistant or siri as a voice command using the headphones? I use gloves 6 months a year and so the gestures are useless.
I had a pair of the xm4’s briefly, but I returned them in a hurry. I can’t believe hardly any reviews ever mention the build quality of the sony xm4 headphones. All that plastic all around the headphones. I also don’t like how the ear cups do all that swiveling. If you accidentally turned them the wrong way, or folded them incorrectly when you wanted them in the carry case, they would break very easily. The sound was good, and quality of phone calls was okay, but they just weren’t for me. If they had been built a little better, then I would have kept them. I’ve never been afraid of accidentally breaking headphones before I looked at those headphones.
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The noise cancelling is exceptional. As a phone headset they are average to below average and that’s disappointing at this price. I can’t get them to work with Microsoft Teams at all.
How money
Hi I connected my XM4 headphones to my TV is there a quicker way to connect headphones to the TV daily without going through settings to connect ?
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I don’t have a walk in freezer… hahahaha…..
I want Cortina assistance not Google assistance also I want a studio headphones version I mean this is fine n all but for people that have money to burn i want a flagship sony mx5 to be a studio headphones with cortana assistance since most of the time its connected to a computer not a phone. If sony can do this then I am sure they will be making a lot of money. I also want royalties for my idea.
I love these headphones. I returned my Air Pods Max becsuse they would not pair up. They also are more comfortable with glasses. In my opinion the sound is better too
“A big thank you for your video! 👍🏽
When using the headphones (xm3, xm4, xm5) with noise cancellation activated without listening to music while you work, does the headset automatically turn off or disconnect after a certain period of inactivity?”😊