It’s just you and your music with the Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones. The easy way to enjoy less noise and even purer sound, with smart listening technology that automatically personalizes your experience.
With industry-leading noise cancellation feature, whether you’re flying long-haul or relaxing in a café, the WH-1000XM4 headphones deliver excellent noise cancelling performance, keeping out even more high- and mid- frequency sounds.
Dual noise sensor technology, featuring two microphones on each earcup, captures ambient noise and passes the data to the HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1. Using a new algorithm, the HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1 then applies noise-cancelling 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.
To maximize noise cancelling performance, the WH-1000XM4 headphones incorporate two technologies: Personal Noise-Cancelling Optimizer, designed specifically for you, and Atmospheric Pressure Optimizing, designed specifically for air travel.
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.
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.
A built-in analogue amplifier integrated in the HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1 realizes an unmatched signal-to-noise ratio for low distortion and exceptional sound quality for portable devices. Powerful 40-mm 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.
Using Edge-AI (Artificial Intelligence), 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.
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.
Adaptive Sound Control is a smart function that senses where you are and what you’re doing, then adjusts ambient sound settings for the ideal listening experience. Over time, Adaptive Sound Control learns to recognize locations that you frequently visit, such as your workplace, the gym, or a favourite café, and tailors sound to suit the situation.
Proximity sensor and two acceleration sensors in the headphones can detect whether you’re wearing them or not, then adapt playback accordingly to help save battery power.
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.
Specifications and 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
DRIVER UNIT : 1.57 “, dome type (CCAW Voice coil)
DSEE EXTREME : Yes
FREQUENCY RESPONSE : 4 Hz-40,000 Hz
FREQUENCY RESPONSE (BLUETOOTH® COMMUNICATION) : 20 Hz–20,000 Hz (44.1 kHz Sampling)/20 Hz–40,000 Hz (LDAC 96 kHz Sampling, 990 kbps)
FREQUENCY RESPONSE (ACTIVE OPERATION) : 4 Hz-40,000 Hz
PASSIVE OPERATION : Yes
NFC : Yes
CORD LENGTH : Headphone cable (approx. 3.94 ft, OFC strands, gold-plated stereo mini plug)
WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones $499.99
