"The high-end noise-canceling headphone market is more crowded than, say, Times Square during New Year's Eve celebrations. Apple, Bose, Sonos, Sennheiser, and Sony are all fighting for your attention, each claiming their model is the best. Here's the reality: over the past five years, the improvements in high-end ANC headphones have been incremental at best. A few tweaks here, minor updates there, but nothing revolutionary."
"The Sony 1000XM4 incorporates Sony's Dual Noise Sensor tech which employs microphones both externally and internally in each earcup to absorb ambient noise. The earcups then create an inverse sound wave to eliminate the noise before it hits your eardrums. Unlike less expensive alternatives, this dual-sensor method is the distinguishing characteristic of high-end ANC. And Adaptive Sound Control takes it one better and adjusts the level of noise cancellation according to your activity and location."
High-end noise-canceling headphone offerings from Apple, Bose, Sonos, Sennheiser, and Sony have seen only incremental improvements over five years. Slightly older flagship models often match the performance of new releases while costing significantly less. The Sony WH-1000XM4 was discounted to $228 from $348, offering similar performance to AirPods Max at a fraction of the price. The WH-1000XM4 uses Dual Noise Sensor microphones both externally and internally in each earcup and creates inverse sound waves to cancel ambient noise, with Adaptive Sound Control adjusting cancellation by activity and location. Battery life reaches up to 30 hours with ANC, quick charging yields five hours from ten minutes, and touch controls on the right earcup manage playback and volume.
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