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New Sony Headphones: A Fresh Look at Sound and Style
Sunday, May 18, 2025
One of the features of the previous model, Speak to Chat, has been changed in the new model. This feature allows you to have a conversation without taking off your headphones. However, it could be activated accidentally if you were singing along to a song or shouting at a movie. In the new model, this feature is activated from the Sony app instead of the earcup.
The new headphones are powered by the QN3 processor, which is seven times faster than the chip in the previous model. This should deliver a significant improvement in sound quality, both with and without noise-cancelling. The new adaptive optimizer for noise-cancelling should also help to adjust air pressure, which can be a nuisance in noise-cancelling headphones.
The new headphones are available to purchase from May 17. The price is $449. 99 in the U. S. and £399 in the U. K. This is a slight increase from the original release prices for the WH-1000XM5 headphones. However, it is still noticeably less than the price of the Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones or Apple AirPods Max, which cost $499 and $549 respectively. The previous model, the WH-1000XM5, is still available for purchase at a reduced price of $349. 99. The WH-1000XM4 headphones are also still available, for $299. 99, a price drop of $50.
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