Sony Launches $330 WF-1000XM6 Earbuds to Take on AirPods Pro 3

Sony today announced a caller acceptable of earbuds that are designed to vie with the AirPods Pro 3. The $330 WF-1000XM6 Truly Wireless Earbuds diagnostic Active Noise Cancellation with a 25 percent simplification successful sound compared to the prior-generation XM5 earbuds, with improved show successful the mid-to-high frequence scope that's communal successful mundane environments.


The earbuds usage Sony's HD Noise Canceling Processor QN3e with an adaptive sound canceling optimizer and 4 microphones connected each earbud to observe dependable to chopped out. The earbuds analyse outer sound and wearing conditions successful existent clip to amended sound canceling performance.

Sony's XM6 earbuds are smaller than the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ due to the fact that determination is nary stem, and they see sound isolating silicone receptor tips with a USB-C charging case. Sony redesigned the earbuds with a much ergonomic signifier that's meant to travel the earthy curves of the interior receptor to trim discomfort, and the XM6 is 11 percent slimmer than the XM5. The updated plan besides reduces interior noises similar footsteps and chewing sounds.

The artillery successful the XM6 earbuds lasts for up to 8 hours, and the charging lawsuit provides an further 24 hours.

More processing powerfulness delivers amended sound, and Sony says the earbuds person a caller operator portion that combines antithetic materials connected the dome and the edge. The brushed borderline offers heavy bass, portion the rigid dome provides wide and extended precocious frequencies. Sony is besides utilizing AI to reconstruct compressed files successful existent clip to amended dependable quality.

For telephone calls, determination are 2 microphones and a bony conduction sensor connected each side, with the earbuds utilizing AI beamforming to isolate and seizure the wearer's dependable adjacent successful crowded environments.

Sony offers Adaptive Sound Control, Auto Play, multi-device support, and integrated dependable assistance, with Google Gemini Live built in.

Reviews suggest the WF-1000XM6 earbuds are astir connected par with the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ erstwhile it comes to sound cancellation. According to SoundGuys, the XM6 had an 88 percent mean simplification successful loudness crossed each frequencies, conscionable down the 90 percent mean of the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌. Passive isolation was amended than the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ passive dependable reduction.

Engadget felt that Sony's earbuds struggled with quality voices and had acceptable issues, but The Verge said the earbuds tuned retired conversations amended than different ANC earbuds, including the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌.

TechRadar said the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ had noticeably amended ANC, Business Insider preferred the XM6 sound canceling, and CNET said the XM6 offered amended dependable prime than the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌.

Sony's caller earbuds are available from the Sony website for $330.
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