Sony WH-1000XM6 Review: Top of the Noise Canceling Class
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With its new flagship noise-canceling headphones, Sony has fixed the small design flaws of the XM5 and improved performance across the board with even better sound quality, noise canceling and upgraded voice calling. Alas, their price has increased to $450, but so have the prices for other premium noise-canceling headphones. CNET Executive Editor discusses how they stack up against competitors from Bose, Apple and Sonos in his full review. You can find the products in this video on Amazon below Sony WH-1000XM5 https://zdcs.link/9yD26P Sony WH-1000XM4 https://zdcs.link/Qp7V3Y Bose QuietComfort Ultra https://zdcs.link/QKgj3B Sonos Ace https://zdcs.link/zjpBY2 Apple AirPods Max https://zdcs.link/QGgxJE *CNET may get a commission on these offers Read the full review on CNET.com Sony WH-1000XM6 Review: Hail to the New Noise-Canceling King https://zdcs.link/zJg3Kp 0:00 Intro 0:24 Sony WH-1000XM6 Price 0:56 Design 2:25 Comfort 2:40 Specs 3:04 Noise-Canceling 3:41 Group Noise-Canceling Test 5:51 Test Phone Call Quality 6:33 Features 6:57 Sony Connect App 7:14 Spatial Audio and Audio Codecs 7:33 Drivers 8:20 Competing Model Headphones 8:57 Wired Mode Audio Quality 9:30 Battery Life 9:56 Final Thoughts Subscribe to CNET on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cnet Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s browser extension 👉 https://bit.ly/3lO7sOU Check out CNET’s Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/cnet Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cnetdotcom Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnet/ Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cnet.com Follow us on X: https://www.x.com/cnet Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnet CNET's AI Atlas: https://www.cnet.com/ai-atlas/ Visit CNET.com: https://www.cnet.com/ #sonywh1000xm6 #noisecancelingheadphones #sony
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