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    Sony WH-1000XM4

    Sep 16, 2020 5 minutes

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    Wireless headphones | £350 | whf.cm/WH-1000XM4

    The arrival of the Sony WH-1000XM4 wireless noise-cancelling headphones could be the biggest headphone launch of 2020. They replace the What Hi-Fi? Award-winning WH-1000XM3s, one of the most popular pairs of headphones on the planet. So, they’re quite a big deal.

    Instead of just rebadging the old model, Sony claims the WH-1000XM4s deliver a more comfortable design, better noise-cancelling, better audio, better call quality and more useful features compared with their predecessors.

    Priced £350, the Sony WH-1000XM4s are in the same bracket as rivals such as the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 (£350) and Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless (£350).

    Subtle changes

    Sony hasn’t exactly gone back to the drawing board for the WH-1000XM4s, but there are a few subtle differences. The plastics used

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