Sony makes numerous headphones and earbuds across a range of prices, but the 1000X line is its flagship family with top dogs like the WH-1000XM4 over-ear headphones and the aging but still capable WF-1000XM3 earbuds .

Audio quality Clear, crisp, accurate sound with plenty of EQ setting and LDAC support., Design The XM4s and their case are much smaller than the bulky XM3 earbuds., Foam tips Comes with high-quality foam eartips instead of silicone.

Design again The XM4s are big and may not be comfortable for some people., Price At $279.99, the XM4s are $50 more expensive than the already spendy XM3s were., Solo mode Only the right earbud works solo., No multipoint No option to connect seamlessly to multiple devices.

Sony has definitely been on top of its game in the wireless earphone market. The company doesn’t shy away from pushing out premium-priced products because it knows it can deliver the quality. The new Sony WF-1000XM4 earbuds are the successor of the XM3 model, which was already pretty great.

Sony nearly did it again. The company has dominated both over-ear and true wireless product categories for the last few years. It has a knack for creating a compelling combination of sound quality, noise cancelling performance, customization and features.

Articulate, convincing sound; Great call quality; Ergonomically impeccable;

Battery life is just about acceptable; Noise-cancellation can be bettered;

You won’t find many true wireless earbuds that come close to matching the all-round brilliance of the Sony WF-1000XM4

Clear, detailed bass performance, Wonderful sense of musicality, Comfortable, Class-leading battery life

Missing Sony’s Multipoint feature, Lacking ear tip choices, No aptX HD

Sony has unveiled its new noise-cancelling earbuds, the WF-1000XM4s. I'm left wondering how it keeps delivering such beautiful auditory BS.

Incredible noise-cancellation and sound quality, great battery life, eco-packaging

Sony is largely responsible for the rude health of the active noise-cancelling true wireless in-ear headphones market, and with the WF-1000XM4, the company has combined performance, ergonomics, and build quality more effectively than ever before. They’re not perfect, but as an overall package they’re hard to beat.

Rapid, full-bodied and eloquent sound; Impeccable ergonomics and some truly useful features; Impressive call quality; ;

Unremarkable battery life; ‘B+’ noise-cancelling; Can take a few moments to position comfortably

With hi-res audio support and handy new features, Sony’s WF-1000XM4 look set to improve on their already excellent predecessors

The Sony WF-1000XM4 are a punchy, detailed and well-balanced listen, more than capable of soothing just as easily as getting you ready for the dancefloor. They sound spacious, unified and convincingly musical. They’re an endlessly engaging listen, with a stack of sonic talents as long as your arm. On top of that, they cancel external sounds pretty effectively, have battery life that’s just the right side of ‘acceptable’ and are, frankly, streets ahead of any nominal rival where ergonomics are concerned.

Articulate, convincing sound; Great call quality; Ergonomically impeccable;

Battery life is just about acceptable; Noise-cancellation can be bettered;

Sony has done it again, with a generational replacement truly worth the upgrade. The WF-1000XM4 true wireless headphones have all the bells and whistles and then some, coupling great sound performance with class-leading active noise-cancelling and a much smaller form factor to before.

Great audio performance; Superb adaptive noise-cancelling (ANC) tech; Comfortable for long periods of wear; Hi-Res Audio Wireless and LDAC support; Qi wireless charging on case;

No support for Qualcomm aptX; Still reasonably large in the ear; Battery life in the case is a bit less than some competitors;