Sony WH-1000XM6 review: raising the bar for noise-cancelling headphones | Headphones

Sony's latest top-of-the-range Bluetooth Headphones try to regain the throne for the best noise cancer cancer that can buy money with changes inside and outside.

The Sony The 1000x series has long broken down some of the best noises you can buy and was blocked in a fight with competing bose.

The WH-1000XM6 replace the outgoing XM5 model and cost £ 399 (€ 449/449 $/A 699 $)-far from cheap, but also not the most expensive among colleagues.

The external design looks very similar to its predecessors, with smooth, soft plastic bodies, plush ear pads and headbands and a subtle Sony logo on the arms. The ear cups are now turning and now fold it so that the headphones are more compact in a newly designed hard shoes with a magnetic closure.

The new headphones are light, but feel solid and are ready and ready for the hardships of travel or pendulum traffic. They fit well with enough pressure to keep them in place without symptoms, although the Bose QC Ultra are more comfortable. The earplugs of the XM6 are somewhat flat compared to the Bose, which made it a little more difficult to reach a correct fit with glasses.

The right earphone has a reaction -quick touch panel to treat the playback and volume control with swipes and taps, which works well unless they wear gloves. The left auricle has a on / off switch, a 3.5 mm headphone socket and a button for switching noise.

The XM6 can be connected to two devices at the same time via Bluetooth 5.3 and support the AudioFormats SBC, AAC and LDAC. They also support Bluetooth Le (LC3)The next generation of Bluetooth audioonnectivity, which is not yet widespread, but is good for securing the future. Call Quality is very good, sounds natural and in calm or loud environments natural and full, with the option of a side star in which you can hear yourself through the headphones.

Specifications

• Weight: 254g

• Driver: 30 mm

• Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.3 with multipoint, 3.5 mm, USB-C load

• Bluetooth codecs: SBC, AAC, LDAC, LC3

• Battery life: 30 hours of ANC on

The headphones took a little longer than their tests of 30 hours and managed more than 32 hours between the fees with noise, which is very competitive and certainly long enough to commute for a few weeks. You calculate about 3.5 hours via USB-C and can be used via Bluetooth or the headphone socket while you are charged.

Impressive foundation of noise

The first chip upgrade has been in the XM6 for several years. The new QN3 processor is seven times as fast as the predecessor model and supports 12 microphones to prove unwanted noise, causing some of the most impressive noises that I have experienced for a long time.

Most good headphones with noise interruptions handle with the low leaves of engines and other Roar types, but even the best fight with higher pitches such as keyboard taps and backgrounds. Here the XM6 increased the bar and did a better job than others to neutralize these annoying higher tones, so much that train and bus information were almost inaudible, especially when listening to music.

You also have a very good, naturally sounding environment The mode enables you to clearly hear the outside world. There are 20 different levels to choose from or a system to automatically adjust it depending on the background noise. It can also enable voices while blocking other noises.

The headphones create the type of rounded, well -controlled and detailed sound that you should expect from a market leader. If necessary, they deliver strength and solid bass, while they receive details in the entire area with excellent separation of tones. You can be a little clinical in some tracks that require a raw sound, such as Nirvana's smells according to the youthful spirit. You have a warm and slightly bassaked profile from the box, which is a great hearing, but a full equalizer enables you to adapt the sound to the taste.

The XM6 also supports various sound modes, including a new background music function that sounds as if they were in a café or in the living room as well as in a cinema audio mode for films. They can also be used Sonys 360 Reality -Audio The integrated spatial audio system from system or Android, including head tracking with supported telephones.

sustainability

The headphones can generally be repaired and were praised for A repairable design from the specialist Ifixit. The earphones can be easily removed. The headphones are made of recycled plastic.

Price

The Sony WH-1000XM6 cost £ 399 (449 €/$ 449.99/A 699.95 USD). For comparison Bose QuietComfort Ultra cost £ 350The Sonos Ace cost £ 449The Beats Studio Pro cost £ 349.99The Sennheiser Impulse 4 Wireless cost £ 199 and the Fairbuds XL cost £ 219.

Verdict

Sony has set a new bar for the noise with his headphones of the sixth generation of the sixth generation of the sixth generation. The WH-1000XM6 cut out more out of the difficult higher sound like background disciples than all other competitors.

The rest is a refinement of the previous models. Quality sound makes you happy to listen to. They are easy and convenient to carry with good controls. Solid 32-hour battery life, a folding design and an excellent housing make it easier to live.

Bose still holds the comfort crown with the QC Ultra, Sony's design is a bit boring and you are certainly not cheap with 400 £, even if some competitors cost a lot more. However, if you want to cancel the best money for noise, can buy the money, the WH-1000XM6 ES.

Professionals: New first-class noise disorder, great sound, spatial audio, light and comfortable, for trip with a large shell, Bluetooth multipoint, Bluetooth-Le/LC3 support, 32-hour battery life, good control elements, good platform control, more repaired design.

Disadvantages: Expensive, blunt -looking, no water resistance, spatial audio limited with an iPhone.