More importantly, I should point out that unlike the Sony's WHXM4 over-ear headphones, these don't have multipoint Bluetooth pairing so you can pair them with two devices simultaneously -- like a PC and smartphone -- and automatically switch the audio when a call comes in.
That's really the only missing feature that stood out to me. You can still pair them with multiple devices, just not two at the same time. As far as the sound goes, not surprisingly, it's really good: Nice detail, warm but well defined bass that goes deep, natural sounding mids where vocals live and just big open sound -- for true wireless buds anyway.
Along with that new V1 chip for the digital processing, Sony has redesigned the 6mm drivers and these do sound richer than the WFXM3, which already sounded excellent. For me anyway the traits of an excellent sounding wireless headphone involve such adjectives accurate, articulate, well-balanced, dynamic and smooth. These exhibit those traits, though I don't want to oversell them too much because they are true-wireless earbuds after all and not wired cans. While I'm not talking about a big difference in sound quality, the Sony just sounds slightly more natural and has a touch more detail that can better bring out the nuances in music tracks.
They're also a little bulbous but they're lighter than the WFXM4 buds. That said, the AirPods Pro are lighter and overall more comfortable to wear, with solid noise canceling it's not quite as good as the Sony's, but it's still very good and a natural sounding transparency mode Sony's has improved and is now close to Apple's.
Some people, including me, like how the Bose's StayHear tips fit their ears, but in most other regards these Sony buds have the edge with a smaller design for both the buds and case, better headset performance and slightly better sound. As I said, they're very close as far as noise canceling goes. Newer competing models like the Beats Fit Pro may offer you a better fit and have extras like spatial audio and always-on Siri. But the XM4's have the sound edge and remain hard to beat if you're looking for great-sounding earbuds with great noise canceling, solid voice-calling capabilities and good battery life.
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