If you’re after premium brand noise-cancelling earbuds at a more affordable price, you’ll struggle to find better value buds than the WF-1000XM4’s predecessors, the WF-1000XM3.
They’ve been steadily dropping in price since release and can now be picked up for £189.
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Apple’s AirPods Pro aren’t too far off the pace, however, and remain the go-to choice for iPhone users due to lightning-fast pairing with Apple products and hands-free Siri activation. Of the numerous ANC earbuds I’ve tested, none reduces environmental sound quite as effectively as the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds (£250). That title goes to the £349 Bowers & Wilkins PI7, which deliver exceptional audio quality and come with a charging case that doubles up as a Bluetooth transmitter. That’s undeniably pricey, but Sony’s latest in-ear offerings are some way off being the most expensive noise-cancelling earbuds I’ve reviewed. The Sony WF-1000XM4 are available in either black or silver and will set you back £250. Image 2 of 8 Sony WF-1000XM4 review: Price and competition I’ll delve deeper into how all of these changes work below but, suffice to say, the Sony WF-1000XM4 are among the most fully featured earbuds on the market. Speak-to-Chat has been added, as has the ability for the buds to learn about places you visit and automatically switch noise-cancelling profiles to suit those environments. What’s more, the buds incorporate a couple of the best features from their over-ear stablemates, the Sony WH-1000XM4. The charging case can now be topped up wirelessly, Sony’s Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE), which upscales lossy audio formats, has been upgraded, and the buds have had an IPX4 rating for water resistance slapped on them. That’s an impressive list, but the improvements don’t stop there. The buds now operate over Bluetooth 5.2, and there’s support for Sony’s Hi-Res LDAC codec in addition to SBC and AAC (the two codecs supported by the XM3).
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The QN1e chip has been replaced by the Integrated Processor V1 to enhance ANC effectiveness, while the 6mm speaker drivers have been tweaked to improve low-end performance. Best noise-cancelling headphones 2021: ANC headphones to suit every budget
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