Sony WF-1000XM4 long-term review
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- 13 Feb 2022
Baflick, 13 Feb 2022Completely agree with reviewer. I was disappointed with Son... moreOut of the box these doesn't sound great, but small eq tweaks make them sound really good
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- 13 Feb 2022
Completely agree with reviewer. I was disappointed with Sony's sound quality. The high frequencies are so mud and muffle. That is a huge downside for this model.
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Fearghast, 12 Feb 2022Bad default EQ tuning, abysmal mics (typical sony) and noti... more"noticeable latency in games"
Buy iPhone, Android have big latency problem with audio, it always been problem for Android while Apple have had great audio latency since first iOS. It shows with wireless headphones too now. For this same reason music and audio gadgets hardly exist for Android.
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- 13 Feb 2022
AYNONI, 12 Feb 2022"Have I heard better at a fraction of the cost from wi... moreIKR?! Reviewer is avoiding banking other brands, like this is a paid content.
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- 13 Feb 2022
Tann Hauser, 13 Feb 2022Wht r you talking about?
Sony phones and these earphones s... moreJust checked. Ignore this.
These Earphones do not support AptX HD, but only AAC and LDAC.
Eh, always knew a headphone jack on a phone and wired headphones is a must for audiophiles.
This bt headphone tech is just messy and too inconvenient.
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- 13 Feb 2022
The only problem I have with mine is this annoying issue where the left earbud sometimes disconnects after sound has stopped playing through it (so imagine pausing a youtube video or song and when you play it again, only the right bud keeps working). The amount of times I've had to take my buds in and out of the case to get them to reconnect gets really frustrating..
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- 13 Feb 2022
Anonymous, 12 Feb 2022Sony should've at least license the AptX. LDAC has bei... moreWht r you talking about?
Sony phones and these earphones support aptX HD, along with LDAC. Why would they want to support lesser quality aptX?
AptX is midrange phone territory.
Any cheaper/lower quality earphones are just fine with aptX only phones.
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- 13 Feb 2022
Tann Hauser, 12 Feb 2022Wired is better, no doubt about it. But, 6-8 hr usage is o... morePrice & warranty??
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- ijb
- 13 Feb 2022
The technology is still not there for me. I tend to use earphones for longer duration, say 12 to 14 hrs. (too much travelling) continuously.
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- 13 Feb 2022
Hello Life, 12 Feb 2022I mean I can name you 5 and all of them are sub 100$ and ar... moreaye fellow shure guy! the se215s are fantastic
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- 13 Feb 2022
Sinai, 12 Feb 2022Great review! I want to buy the Sony headphones (Sony WF... moreCheck if both devices support LDAC. At least in some ways LDAC is better than AptX HD.
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- 13 Feb 2022
silicone always make my ear itchy.
i always use earpieces without inner-tip
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- 13 Feb 2022
For the vast majority of people, comfort is more important than slightly better sound quality.
For those reasons, Over-ear headsets and On-ear earphones, will be more appropriate than In-ear earbuds.
I like my sound quality, so I have the WH XM4s. Any of these rubber and silicone units that squeeze your inner ear are a non-starter for me. I also have some Classic Walkman's which are wired, lightweight On-ear earphones, and they're pretty damn good.
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- 13 Feb 2022
Bought Jabra Elite 85t instead. Pretty good noise canceling and sound.
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- 13 Feb 2022
2022 best earbuds? I dont think so.
Just go for the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2. And test is! Compare it with the Sony! You will find the difference in sound Quality.
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- 13 Feb 2022
And once again, no mention on how you can only assign one function per bud. So if I have the stop/play function on the left bud and volume on the right, I then have to manually go into the Sony app to turn anc on when talking to someone or just have the hear through function. I know there's a function to stop audio when talking but I'd rather do it manually like you can with the Jabra 75t via the bud. Why can't I just have the hold bud function enable or disable anc??
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- 13 Feb 2022
I got the WF and the WH.
Both have the same connectivity issues as the xm3. Just playing my podcasts: I can turn my head, and the far-side stutters. Park, Beach, Home - environment doesn't matter. Paired to either my Huawei or my new Samsung.
Riding my bike is always frustrating because for some reason they amplify the wind noise... leaving me no option but to stop, launch the app and choose wind noise reduction. Does it keep that setting next use? No - you have to juggle through this awkward process every time.
With wind noise reduction on, they are now limited to 50% volume too.
I just changed phone to the new Samsung and now everyone shouts at me in calls. I can hear them perfectly, but I get a lot of comments like "jeez that woman next to you is so loud!" - she will be literally down the road, talking at a normal level... but these headphones amplify EVERYTHING around you to a consistently equal level as yourself.
If I go into the server room, I can talk to anyone in that room at a normal level perfectly fine, but apparently over the phone: they can only hear fan noise and barely hear me.
The background noise issue MIGHT just be some horrific incompatibility with Samsungs... but I upgraded phone soon after my xm4's arrived, so it's more likely that I just didn't make many calls before changing handset.
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- 13 Feb 2022
Nice write up! Which others did you mean sounded as good for fraction of the price of the Sony?
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- 12 Feb 2022
AnonD-762416, 12 Feb 2022Samsung will never pay Qualcomm for AptX HD when Samsung�... moreSamsung has already done this with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G which includes the Bluetooth aptx hd protocol. Strangely enough Samsung did not include this in the Galaxy S22 Ultra.
The question is, will the existing Bluetooth Codec protocol in the Galaxy S22 Ultra allow Sony's listeners, Sony WF-1000XM4 True Wireless, to realize the high quality they offer? In other words, can I get from Sony's headphones the high quality they offer in the Bluetooth standard in the Galaxy S22 Ultra?