Sony WH-1000XM4C Review: Still Kind of Goated
Sony has officially resurrected its WH-1000XM4 wireless headphones by slapping a “C” on the end. 4.5 Sony WH-1000XM4C A refresh of wireless headphones from 2020 that have excellent sound quality, great ANC, and a nice new color. Sony says it’s upgraded the sound profile in this reboot, and though I’ve never tried the original from six years ago, I really like what the WH-1000XM4C is putting down now. © Kyle Barr / Gizmodo The stereo separation is excellent.
- ▪Sony has officially resurrected its WH-1000XM4 wireless headphones by slapping a “C” on the end.
- ▪4.5 Sony WH-1000XM4C A refresh of wireless headphones from 2020 that have excellent sound quality, great ANC, and a nice new color.
- ▪Sony says it’s upgraded the sound profile in this reboot, and though I’ve never tried the original from six years ago, I really like what the WH-1000XM4C is putting down now. © Kyle Barr / Gizmodo The stereo separation is excellent.
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What’s old is new once more. Sony has officially resurrected its WH-1000XM4 wireless headphones by slapping a “C” on the end. With that extra letter come a few perks worth noting; the $300 WH-1000XM4C have a new sound and a slightly new look.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/review","CHILD_UNIT":"review","POST_ID":"2000810045","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"reviews","SECTION":"headphones","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"headphones","TAGS":"audio,reviews,sony,wireless-headphones","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); I never used the original when it was released all the way back in 2020, but if the re-do is anything like the WH-1000XM4 of yore,…
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