Sony WF-1000XM4 Industry Leading Noise Canceling Truly Wireless Earbud Headphones with Alexa Built-in, Black

The WF-1000XM4 are my current favorites of all the wireless earbuds I’ve owned. They have the best noise cancelling, tied for best sound. Being able to connect to two devices is quite nice. It switches between devices seemly. They are terrific, as they should be for the price they command. 13 months into ownership, I had one ear bud begin to die within 15-20 minutes of initial use. I contacted Sony’s support who walked me through a simple reset procedure. This drastically improved performance, giving me 1.5hrs before the same ear bud started to die. Better, but still less than half the expected life (per Sony). I contacted Sony again, and they elected to give me a RMA to replace them. I’m very pleased to have a corporation stand behind their product in a day and age where most will use any excuse to leave you high and dry. I’m looking at you, Apple. I realize that sound quality is highly subjective, but since I've now tried a several options when it comes to wireless headphones/earbuds, the costs of which are all over the spectrum, I'll offer my rankings based on the experience/s I've had; AirPod Pro - tied for best sound, but after 13 months the battery in one was shot, and the noise cancellation was acting up PRECISELY how Apple described they might in a service program that they were replacing faulty pros under. Mine however, were made the very next month after they magically fixed all of the subsequent AP Pro's, and since mine were made after this magical yet seemingly arbitrary cutoff date, they told me to kick rocks. Which I promptly did, and bought Sony's! Never again, Apple.... EarFun Air Pro 2 - These things really punch above their weight. Sound is great, close cancellation is good, and the battery life is excellent. The only cons I can think of is that the case is bigger than the others I’ve had, and the ear foams/pads are not comfortable. Edifier TWS1 Pro - great sound and performance, i wound up giving these to my girlfriend since she needed something for her work day. No complaints whatsoever for either of us. AirPods (OG) - great if you like the OG headphone fit. They can get really uncomfortable after a while SoundPEATS Sonic - best base of the bunch but just not loud enough to drown out louder ambiance Lenovo Droplets - budget option. Didnt expect much, and didnt get much. No harm, no foul. Not terrible. Sony SBH70 - my first Wireless. About as comfortable/uncomfortable as the OG Airpods. Sound is good but not great. They're older, so like anything else, technology improves, other players catch up. Hope this helps.

These earbuds were worth every penny. If you read the reviews you'll see the salient features -- impressive sound quality, long battery life, great noise canceling, etc. It's all very much true. The noise canceling for example is nothing short of amazing. It's basically as good as my WH-1000XM4s. I couldn't believe it when I first experienced it. So, you can trust the reviews on those points. I want to point out a few things that I've noticed from about a month of daily use. For context, these are my first Sony earbuds; I've used a lot of the Samsung buds but I've never tried the Apple buds. My impression of earbuds is that there's a lot more of a personalized experience - the fit, the sound, etc. depends so much on each person. So, here's my experience. First, the software (on Android) has a feature that will let you test which of the earbud sizes best fits your ear. This feature alone fundamentally changed my experience with these earbuds - I discovered that my ears take different sizes! I have no idea how common that is, but it's just one of those things I would never have realized on my own. I just knew earbuds never fit! Following the software's recommendation on which size to use for which ear, these buds fit and they never fall out. It's the first time in my life I've been able to trust the earbuds sitting in my ear. Without the overall excellence of the earbuds on top of this feature, I think it would be a bit of a gimmick. But for me it made all the difference in how usable these were. Chewing, speaking, etc. don't dislodge them. Every so often I'll give a twist to secure them. But it's night-and-day different from any earbuds I've ever used before. Second, the material on the earbuds is like a memory foam -- squishy and malleable -- as opposed to the silicone I've encountered on other similar products. I much prefer the memory foam! It seems to adapt and stay better to my ear, at least. I do think it puts a bit of stress on the skin and that can lead to a bit of discomfort after long periods of time using them. I also think they're a little more difficult to clean. They may need to be replaced more often as the material breaks down. But, for me these have been minor issues in comparison to how they fit and stay in the ear. I've worn them hours at a time without trouble. Third, in the negative column, there are some interesting/weird artifacts in the sound stage sometimes. In some cases there's a weird edge on voices like we're sitting inside a tin can or something. I've also noticed a short "whooshing" sound just before sound starts or ends. Both are subtle but noticeable and I did not experience anything like it in the WH products I've owned (the over-ear Sony headphones). They may be specific to settings that I haven't figured out yet. In both cases, I noticed it but it hasn't really bothered me. I do wish I had known about it before buying! Last, I wish it were easier to switch between devices. It's not that it's terribly difficult; you long-press both earbuds for 5 seconds, and they go into pairing mode. But, I think the target audience for these earbuds probably switches pretty often between phone and laptop (and in my case, add a few more devices) -- so the tediousness of that otherwise pretty simple process gets amplified from repetition. (To illustrate the perceptual distortion, when I was typing this out I originally put 10 seconds because it feels like "forever". But, I decided I should just look it up and found that it was only 5 seconds!) In practice, the issues I described haven't stopped me from reaching for the WFs over the WHs more and more consistently over the last month. These are hands down the best earbuds I've ever owned or used, and approaching the best portable personal audio solution in general for the price point. I paid full price and I have zero regrets. It's a truly impressive product.

So far the earbuds have been working fine and of good quality build. The bass is a bit stronger when compared to Senheiser, which suits my case. The HD sound function is not that distinct from other earbuds but does give a sense of added sense of clarity to the normal sounds. The item arrived perfectly preserved with all parts intact. Happy with the purhase and looking forward to using the earbuds with care and have a good listening experience.

Es un producto que tenía muchas ganas de probar, después de ser usuario de los M3 decidí probar estos para utilizar algo más practico y portable. Después de 3 meses de uso confirmo que son una excelente opción para llamadas, ejercicio y el día a día. Sin embargo, como usuario de los M3 considero que siguen siendo mejor los audífonos de diadema para largas horas de reproducción, ya que estos aunque son más prácticos después de 2 o 3 horas de uso se vuelven muy incómodos para el oído. Mi recomendación: Los WF son excelentes para complementar la experiencia, pero si estás buscando algo que sea para escuchar música durante varias horas es mejor optar por los de diadema y estos WF utilizarlos para entrenar. Su calidad de eso es increíble, excelente cancelación de ruido y son muy prácticos para cargar, ya que con el estuché se cargan automáticamente. Actualización 1.5 años después: Siguen siendo mis favoritos, claro que tuve que cambiar las gomas debido a que como escogí el color claro se fueron ensuciando hasta que visualmente ya no era agradable ponerme los audífonos; lo solucione con un producto que me costo menos de 400MXN. Lo único malo que sufrí es que el auricular del lado izquierdo perdió capacidad de retención de batería y ahora solo da alrededor de 7min de capacidad cuando estaba al 99% de batería. Sin duda es un excelente producto solo hay que tomar en cuenta que por su tamaño puede pasar esto de la batería y que llegará el momento de reemplazarlos. Tengo unos WH-1000XM2 que tamb usaba de diario y después de 5 años seguían igual. Seguramente es por que el Modelo es compacto

It is a bit of a story but I hope this helps others if they also experience problems with the OEM memory foam ear tips. First impressions were bad. So bad that I was right away thinking they need to be returned because I found them unwearable. I could not get a comfortable fit with the foam ear tips that came with it. After messing with them for a while I used the Sony headphone app to test all 3 ear tip sizes and it told me which size was best for each ear. So I then used the app to adjust, test, adjust, test until I got a proper seal according to the app. Every time I put them on I had to do at least 3 adjust until the app said I had a proper seal. But it never felt right ... I heard too much outside noise even with ANC on ... and bass was missing --- both are indications of a poor seal. But it was the best seal I could get with the best fitting tip, and they hurt my ears. They hurt my skin where the foam pressed and they never seemed to seal quite right. I didn't look forward to using them, and I had to take them out after only about half an hour. So at this point I was sure I would be returning them. But I had a 10 year old Sony DR-BT160AS wireless headphone so I took the very old and dated tips off them and put them on these XM4 and wow! They were noticeably sealed properly and comfortable! I used the app and they were sealed properly according to the app each time I put them on without any messing around. The bass is noticeably the way the content should be. And the noise isolation was very good even with the ANC off, and of course much better with the ANC on. I am now quite happy with them. They are comfortable and sound quite good. I can wear them as long as any other comfortable fitting ear buds now that I have gotten rid of those foam things. I plan to find some silicone tips that are perhaps more modern with better sound capability, but really, they sound quite good with these 10 - 15 year old silicone tips, and the sound isolation is pretty good. So my suggestion is this: If you find them uncomfortable, or not really blocking outside noise even though the app says they are sealed, then I would strongly suggest trying silicone tips - preferably from another set of ear buds that you know fit right. My other advice is you will need to mess with the sound equalizer and bass. They sound quite unimpressive and dull in the default settings. So take the time to adjust the sound to match your preferences. Mine perked up nicely when I added a little "clear bass" to +3 and added some a small boost to 400 and 1k hz. OK, now about the XM4 ear buds: - They are extremely accurate so you will hear EVERYTHING in a song. So if you have poor quality MP3 then you will hear that. Years ago I recorded some old albums to MP3 and they were pretty good but vinyl has some pops and snaps, and they sure do stand out on the MX4. - As you probably read, you can control pause & next song & previous song --- OR --- volume up & volume down. NOT BOTH. Disappointing, and I think an error by Sony to not allow both controls at the same time. My work around is that I have it set to pause & next song & previous song, and I use google assistant to control volume ... and the ear buds hear "hey google" almost every time, so it really is not a problem for me. So now if I want more volume, then I say "hey google" and then "turn volume up" and it works good, but I still a work around on a bad decision by Sony. - I find "speak to chat" an interesting idea but it is not great. I prefer to pause and turn on ambient sound to chat, and that way it doesn't constantly cut in and out. Interesting concept but I think it needs more work to be practical. The ambient sound turned to highest setting does allow you to talk. - DSEE Extreme (fix losses due to compressing music) seems to work decent but I do find it tires me a bit, so I am leaving it off for now. Mostly it seems to add too much edge or sharpness. But I am still getting used to these new earbuds, so later I intend to play with it a little more. Overall, I am very pleased with how they sound. And that, above all else, is the most important thing.

I am generally very pleased with these earbuds. Sound quality is excellent and the noise cancelling very good. My only gripe is that the ear tips get dirty and start falling apart rather quickly and replacements are difficult to get hold of and are rather expensive (£27!)

A nice product. But not the colour chosen by me. This cannot be an oversight. Amazon should note and pennine such sellers for doing this. What is the point in displaying an item and sending another one instead. Vy the way, I received a black one instead of the xolour that I had ordered.