Sony WH-1000XM4

Improving on the WH-1000XM3, these are the best noise cancelling cans out there

SPECIFICATIONS

Driver 40mm full-range

Frequency response 4Hz-40,000Hz

Battery 30 hours (NC on); 38 hours (NC on)

Connectivity stereo mini-jack, USB, Bluetooth 5.0

Audio formats SBC, AAC, LDAC

As good as the recent Shure Aonic 50, not to mention relative veterans such as Bose NC 700 and Sony WH-1000XM3, there’s nothing out Driver 40mm full-range Frequency response 4Hz-40,000Hz Battery 30 hours (NC on); 38 hours (NC on) Connectivity stereo mini-jack, USB, Bluetooth 5.0 Audio formats SBC, AAC, LDAC A there that can beat the Sony WH1000XM4, the brand’s latest noise-canceling headphones. Adding a stack of new features to an existing favorite while still delivering where it really counts – sound quality and noise-canceling – Sony is clearly not sick of winning yet.

The WH-1000XM4 packaging makes a big splash of the headphones’ Hi-Res Audio Wireless credentials, and we can tell you that high resolution (24bit/192kHz) music absolutely slays.