Sony WH1000XM4: Painfully Honest Review

There are a lot of great noise cancelling headphones out there these days from the AirPods Max to the Soundcore Q30s The Sony WH1000XM4 have been around for a while now and they are not cheap at $349, but are they worth considering at that price? Let do a little Painfully Honest Review

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[DaneJacobsonMD]

I'm still using the XM3 and I freaking love them. If you're patient you can usually find them on sale. I am pretty certain I got mine for 199 USD in 2018. I know the fit won't be the same for everybody but I have worn them for multiple 16+ hour flights and they make the travel soooo much better. Definitely no problem making the entire flight with the battery life. Headphones are so particular to the consumer, but for me these are the best travel-friendly, headphones I have. In fact, I am using them right now.

For Hi-Fi, sit-at-the-computer headphones, I would go with something else.

[stephaneboulay]

I got them used on amazon in february to have something better than my airpods and i really enjoy the difference. They do a perfect job for my needs. Good review 👍🏼

[jacoblinderman]

I don’t know how you’ve had them for over a year when they dropped in August 2020 but okay

[ELJefeReviews]

I had to EQ mine to get more vocal clarity from them. Overall they are excellent and the app support is very good. An easy recommendation especially when they land under $300 with discounts.

[tonifasth]

WH1000-XM3 user for several years here. Love everything about them! Can imagine how much better the XM4 are with its improved hardware.

[TheGluttony]

Nice to see you back doing what you love.

[faethe]

Had mine for a few months, one of the best things I ever bought.

[ishanvats]

Had Mark 3's for couple years now and they are just awesome❤️❤️❤️. Have worn them continuously on several short & long haul flights with little or no break, the comfort & the 30 hour ANC playback makes it possible. The only thing lacking in XM3 was call quality, because the same microphones were being used for ANC as well as call mic, which Sony claims has been fixed in Mark 4 by adding an internal feedback mic. Will definitely upgrade to Mark 4 soon.

[_symmetry_]

Absolutely agree. To be honest I haven't been able to find any flaw about these headphones. They are truly great, their value is just insane. I did not manage to find them on sale though, at the time I bought them they had just been in for a couple of weeks, but I love them so much that I would have paid much more for them and still would be totally satisfied.

[GhadSpeed]

Picked mines up today from Best Buy. Turned them on & headed straight to the gym, later on I used them to play some PUBG on PC using the headphone jack wire. Overall rating… 10/10 beast of headphones. Noise cancellation is unbelievable, sound is crisp & clear. I’d recommend to anyone who is looking to purchase a pair.

[WiFish]

Going from a cheap ass wired earbud to this headphone, it's like discovering a whole new realm, absolutely stunning! The only problem this headphone has is the mic, quite terrible, if I would say. I rarerly use the mic though, so it's not a big deal.

[corneliussmith]

These were my first pair of headphones I've got over 300 and all I can say is I still use them now. They have been a delight and fulfill my needs. The duel pairing is also nice.

[ICON--]

The bronze logos look amazing in my opinion. Couldn't think of any other color I'd want them in

[vodanh]

As an audiophile, kinda, I want to share some points:
- Audio quality via bluetooth is just OK for me. Of course, it's bluetooth.
- Sounds amazing for ~$300 via cable WITH power on.
- Sounds like a cheap headset via cable when it's off.

[beactivebehappy]

I love when audio YouTubers use a proper mic setup, I mean it's an obvious but still many small YouTubers don't seem to follow the norm, but decent mic are even available for 50 bucks 🙄

[traceyolson]

I just bought these. I do have AirPod pros but I wanted a pair of over-the-ear headphones. I returned the AirPod Pro Maxs after 4 days. Too heavy and they would periodically cut out for just a second which isn’t acceptable for $550 headphones. Being able to put my hand over the right ear cup to temporarily cut the noise cancelling was a big selling point for me. It annoys me to take my headphones off every time someone starts talking to me at work. Why the f#*! can’t people just shut up?

[eddusii]

Could it be that the Sony headphones sound even worse on the iPhone because it doesn’t carry the LDAC which is a Sony-owned codec and possibly better tuned for it?

[adambradywiffleballleague]

mine will be here tomorrow. so excited

[Djwatzy]

If you've only ever spent 100 on headphones, these will blow you away. It wasn't mentioned in the video but bass is a big feature of these, it's pretty tight and there's a lot of it. From my experience though, get the xm3's for half the money because they're 95% of these.

[obsprisma]

I still use the WH1000XM2 and i have no remorse that i bought them 3 years ago. Listening to them makes me wonder if they get better after some time using them. They sound deep and bright enough for me even without using some sort of EQ on them. Noise cancelling is way enough for me because when you listen to music the noise around you is already less and the noise cancelling does it makes even more quiet during listening.