Sony Black Wireless Noise Canceling Over-Ear Headphones - WH1000XM4/B

Sony XM4 Wireless Headphones with Noise Canceling

Enjoy advanced noise canceling with exceptional sound quality with the Sony XM4 wireless headphones. With superior features, each note and lyric comes alive without outside interference. The Sony XM4 headphones are ideal for those looking to focus and enjoy their music, whether you're listening to music at work or want to listen to your favorite artist's new album. These headphones feature additional microphones that help isolate sound to further reduce high and mid frequencies. Smart technology enables your headphones to apply noise canceling in real time thanks to the HD Noise Canceling Processor QN1; together, Unique Atmospheric Pressure Optimizing and Personal Noise Cancelation Optimizer offer custom noise canceling based on your altitude, head shape and more.

Superior Sound from Sony

The Sony XM4 headphones enhance audio from the inside out. Its powerful drivers handle bass-heavy beats with ease and reproduce a full range of frequencies up to 40 kHz. These headphones also address the quality concerns with wireless connectivity, with LDAC that transmits high-resolution audio to produce sound quality as close to that of a wired connection. Combined with comfortable pressure-relieving ear pads and 30 hours of battery life, you can enjoy amazing audio all day.

Upgraded Listening with Smart Technology

Sony headphones offer superior listening, and the XM4 offers smart features to further elevate their sound quality. Download Sony's app to adjust the ambient sound to filter in sounds in crucial moments, like when you're on the train or on a walk. For additional convenience, these headphones offer Speak-to-Chat, which recognizes when you're speaking and stops the music. Once you're done speaking, the music will resume—perfect for listening at work. If you're looking for a recommendation or have any questions about these Sony headphones, call Abt's audio experts at 800-860-3577. You can also turn to our headphones buying guide for additional information.

Key Features

• HD Noise-Canceling Processor QN1, Bluetooth Audio SoC and a dual noise sensor let you listen without distractions
• Personal noise canceling optimizer and atmospheric pressure optimizing
• High-quality audio with DSEE Extreme™ and LDAC
• Adaptive Sound Control automatically adjusts ambient sound settings to suit your location and behavior
• Wireless freedom with BLUETOOTH® technology

Features

• Industry-leading noise cancelation
  Whether you're flying long haul or relaxing in a café, the WH-1000XM4 headphones deliver our best ever noise-canceling performance, keeping out even more high- and mid-frequency sounds
• The technology behind the noise cancelation
  Dual noise sensor technology, featuring two microphones on each earcup, captures ambient noise and passes the data to the HD Noise Canceling Processor QN1. Using a new algorithm, the HD Noise Canceling Processor QN1 then applies noise canceling processing in real time to a range of acoustic environments. Working together with a new Bluetooth Audio SoC (System on Chip), it senses and adjusts to music and noise signals, as well as acoustic characteristics between the driver unit and ears, at over 700 times per second
• Optimizing noise canceling
  The WH-1000XM4 headphones incorporate two technologies to maximize noise-canceling performance. Unique Atmospheric Pressure Optimizing delivers optimal sound at high altitude while Personal Noise Cancelation Optimizer analyzes unique sonic characteristics caused by head size, glasses, and hair, then tailors sound to you
• Ambient Sound Control
  Adjust ambient sound with the Sony | Headphones Connect app to cancel noise while still allowing essential sounds, like transport announcements, through when you're listening on the move
• Sound you can believe in
  A built-in analog amplifier integrated in the HD Noise-Canceling Processor QN1 realizes an unmatched signal-to-noise ratio for low distortion and exceptional sound quality for portable devices. Powerful 1.57" drivers, with Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) diaphragms, make the headphones perfect for handling heavy beats and can reproduce a full range of frequencies up to 40 kHz
• Wireless freedom, premium sound
  LDAC transmits approximately three times more data (at the maximum transfer rate of 990 kbps) than conventional BLUETOOTH® audio, allowing you to enjoy High-Resolution Audio content in exceptional quality, as close as possible to that of a dedicated wired connection
• Real-time restoration of all your compressed files
  Using Edge-AI (Artificial Intelligence) co-developed with Sony Music Entertainment, DSEE Extreme™ (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine) upscales compressed digital music files in real time. Dynamically recognizing instrumentation, musical genres, and individual elements of each song, such as vocals or interludes, it restores the high-range sound lost in compression for a richer, more complete listening experience
• Adaptive Sound Control automatically adjusts to your location and behavior
  Adaptive Sound Control is a smart function that can learn to recognize locations you frequently visit, such as your workplace or favorite café, and tailor sound for the ideal listening experience. In addition, it automatically detects what you're up to—or example, walking, waiting or traveling—then adjusts ambient sound settings to suit the situation
• For everyday convenience, just Speak-to-Chat
  As soon as you speak to someone, Speak-to-Chat automatically stops the music and lets in ambient sound so you can conduct a conversation—handy if you want to keep your headphones on, or your hands are full. Based on Precise Voice Pickup Technology, this smart feature uses five microphones built into your headphones and advanced audio signal processing to recognize and react to your voice. And once your chat is over, your music starts playing again automatically
• Headphones that react to you
  A proximity sensor in your headphones can detect whether you're wearing them or not, then adapt playback accordingly to help save battery power. Take off your headphones and the music pauses automatically. Put the headphones back on and the music automatically resumes
• Quick Attention
  Need to quickly hear voices or sounds around you? Just place your hand over the housing to instantly turn your music volume down and let ambient sound in
• All day power and quick charging
  With a huge 30 hours of battery life, you'll have enough power even for long trips. And if you need to top up in a hurry, you can get 5 hours' worth of charge after just 10 minutes with the optional AC adapter
• Wear all day in total comfort
  WH-1000XM4 headphones blend sophisticated style with exceptional comfort. Super-soft, pressure-relieving ear pads in foamed urethane evenly distribute pressure and increase ear/pad contact for a stable fit. And with a lighter-weight design, you'll barely notice you're wearing them
• Be smarter with Voice Assistant
  Manage your day, just by asking your assistant. Enjoy entertainment, connect with friends, get information, listen to music and notifications, set reminders, and more
• Control at your fingertips
  Change the track, turn the volume up or down, and take or make calls just by tapping or swiping the panel
• Clearer hands-free calling
  Conversation flows freely with easy, hands-free calling. Leave your phone where it is, just speak with a double tap. Thanks to Precise Voice Pickup Technology, which combines five built-in microphones with advanced audio signal processing, WH-1000XM4 delivers clearer voice quality to the other person on the phone
• Sony | Headphones Connect app
  With the Sony | Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music
• Multipoint connection
  For total convenience, WH-1000XM4 headphones can be paired with two Bluetooth devices at the same time. So when a call comes in, your headphones know which device is ringing and connect to the right one automatically. You'll also be able to quickly, smoothly switch your headphones to either of the two devices at the touch of a button
• Swivel foldable structure
  The ear cups swivel inwards so they pack up neatly in a compact case
• Carry case with cable
  The supplied carrying case is durable and includes a cable for wired listening

Footnotes:

1. As of March 2020. Ambient noise reduction according to research by Sony Corp., measured using JEITA-compliant guidelines for headband style wireless noise cancelling headphones
2. Actual performance varies based on settings, environmental conditions, and usage
3. Requires download of Sony | Headphones Connect app for iPhone from the App Store or for Android from Google Play. User must link compatible devices in order to control operation. Subject to app terms and conditions
4. Voice assist function compatible with Android smartphone (Google App) or iPhone (Siri). Bluetooth® connection required
5. Interoperability and compatibility among Bluetooth® devices vary 6. For optimal experience, software update recommended