Sony WH-1000XM6 The Best Noise Canceling Wireless Headphones, HD NC Processor QN3, 12 Microphones, Adaptive NC Optimizer, Mastered by Engineers, Studio-Quality, 30-Hour Battery,… by Sony

The noise cancelling is great. They are comfortable and easy to wear for long periods of time. The battery life is good and it connects to devices easily. Definitely a best in class product

The technology doesn’t disappoint. Ear sensors auto pause/play and power off. It can be connected to up to 8 devices, 2 of which simultaneously making it feel really similar to my AirPods Max. You must still power them on though. The sound quality and noise cancellation are even better than APM. The touch pad controls are really great too. They even fold up nicely for travel. With “aftermarket” or “3rd party” headphones these were my primary concerns and Sony knocked it out of the park.

My biggest issue with these is build and comfort. Over $400 and they feel like a pair of Beats half the price, feel extremely cheap. No metal, fake leather, scratchy ear up liner with a hard lump inside. They become hot and uncomfortable quickly. This is such a shame! I’d pay more for a premium build, so much so I might have to return these as they cannot be worn all day.

Also the app looks terrible and does weird things on iOS. I could live with this as once set up most features don’t require the app.

The build quality is excellent and the headphones are very comfortable to wear.
Even without noise canceling turned on, they block outside noise well and feel naturally quiet.
When noise canceling is on, there’s a slight hissing sound that feels a bit uncomfortable to me, so I prefer using them with it off.
Overall, the sound is clear with rich bass — great for anyone who enjoys a natural, quiet listening experience.
耳机做工精致，佩戴舒适。不开降噪就已经很安静，隔音效果很好。
打开降噪后有轻微沙沙声，略微不适，所以我更喜欢关闭降噪使用。
整体音质清晰，低音饱满，非常适合喜欢自然安静环境的人。

Each new version of the Sony WH1000 series Wireless Noice canceling headphones has improved over the last version and the WH1000-XM6 is no exception. This is their best headphone yet for sure. The sound is much improved and comes very close in quality to the much more expensive headphones I own like the Dali I-O8, the Focal Bathys and the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H100. The noise canceling is also improved. It still does not block 100% of noise, but no headphones do and it comes closest to that (i saw a test that showed the XM5 blocked 84% and the new XM6 blocks 87% of noise which seems right to me. I love that they listened to their customers and brought back the folding design but did it in an entirely new way rather than fo back to the standard old design. I initially bought the Midnight Blue because of the reported anti-fingerprint coating but was disappointed in it as it still shows off finger smudges (although perhaps not as bad as the previous versions). Due to that I also purchased the Platinum Silver and I love the matte finish on this color which looks so much cleaner and feels more premium, in my opinion. The headphones are comfortable for me with just the right amount of clamping force so that they sit firmly on my head without being uncomfortable. There is a weird sensor on the inside of the ear cups which protrudes out a bit and could be an issue for some although I haven’t had a problem with it. The headband is wider and this adds to comfort level over the previous XM5’s, but not by a large margin. Still, it is better. Also they have added new features which I appreciate such as gestures (nodding up and down to answer a call or side to side to decline a all), voice commands (“headphones turn up the volume, skip this track”, etc. and you can call up your device assistant such as Siri for iPhone by saying “assistant”) and a ten-band equalizer to control the sound as you like it. The case is almost the best part, with the new magnetic enclosure its a snap to open and close. One thing is they added the ability to listen to the headphones while charging, which would be great except the cord provided for charging is so short this isn’t feasible and also there is no USB-C audio which should be a feature as most headphones currently do offer this and is becoming standard issue. I wish they could improve the battery life but 30 hours is fine and certainly serviceable. The other audio modes are mostly useless to me (Background music, Cinema) so i have only tried them once, but I have yet to watch a movie with them so its possible Cinema would work well with that as that is the intention of it after all. I am disappointed they removed the ability to a toggle the Speaker-to-chat on/off by a two-fingered press on the touch pad, now you can only do this in the app. Not sure why they removed it as I found it most handy in the XM5’s. There are enough added and improved features that I feel the increased price is justified and also was inevitable with the Trump tariffs. I think they are worth the cost and have always believed the saying “you get what you pay for”. If out of your price range the XM5 and XM4 are both excellent options for a lower price, but I still recommend the XM6 as the best Sony has to offer!