
Sony’s new Bluetooth headphones fix the last generation’s biggest flaw, and sound better doing it
Tony Ware
created: May 15, 2025, 4 p.m. | updated: May 25, 2025, 4 p.m.
The Sony WH-1000XM5 and Sony WH-1000XM6 (in the case and on the right) are shown side by side.
As for the voicing, it’s informed by Grammy-winning and -nominated engineers from Battery Studios, Sterling Sound, and Coast Mastering.
Scenes from the Sony WH-1000XM6 in-studio tuning sessions.
Toggling between Ambient Sound and Noise Canceling instantly took the stretched thunder of ascent from a whoosh to a whisper.
The Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones are available to order now for $449.99 in Black, Platinum Silver, and Midnight Blue.
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