What is the ability of Sony's new earphone "WF-1000XM4"?I compared it with the previous model / rival machine | Getnavi Web Get Navi

Sony has released a high-resolution compatible wireless earphone "WF-1000XM4" equipped with an active noise canceling function.I would like to check the sound quality and noise canceling skills compared to the previous model of the 1000X series and the popular models of other companies.

WF-1000XM4 (hereinafter: 1000XM44) can be bought for 33,000 yen (tax included) at Sony's online store.Bose "Bose QuietComfort Earbuds", which is popular as a complete wireless earphone equipped with an active noise canceling function, is 33,000 yen (tax included), and Apple's "AirPods Pro" is 3580 yen (tax included), so the selling price is also available.I think it will be positioned as a close rival machine.

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Noise canceling performance greatly enhanced from the previous model

1000XM4 has a variety of functions like a flagship model.The most notable person is the active noise canceling function that claims the industry's highest class performance.

The effect is quite powerful compared to WF-1000XM3 released in 2019.The 1000XM4 is equipped with a high -performance system IC chip "V1" designed by Sony, and the noise canceling effect in the high range has been improved.For example, in a lively place, it is difficult to hear people's speaking voices and environmental noise, such as high -pitched BGM.

The newly developed low -resilience form type "noise isolation earpiece" is included in the package with S/M/L.This earpiece also contributes to enhancing the sound insulation performance in the high range.

I prefer silicon -type earpieces rather than low -rebound forms, but the noise isolation earpiece of this unit is comfortable and does not adversely affect the sound, so I want to use it as the main.。Since the nozzle of the earphone is highly compatible, you can change the feeling and sound quality according to your preference by replacing other earpieces.

The 6 mm -diameter driver unit designed for this unit has a low -range rehabilitation ability.It is highly effective in blocking the noise of the low -pitched range that is unnecessary for music listening, and the machine noise that continues to resonate, such as indoor dehumidifiers and bus engine sounds, disappears brilliantly.The effect was particularly higher than the previous model 1000XM3.

Comparison with earphones equipped with no -cans by Bose and Apple

To simply compare the "strength" of the noise canceling effect, I felt that the performance of 1000XM4 was lined up in Bose's QuietComfort Earbuds.In addition, if the "how to hear clear sound" while the silence function is turned on is also added to the evaluation, Sony will be served.

Apple's AirPods Pro is a very clear earphone that can hear the sound in the external sound import mode.Sony's 1000XM4 features a dedicated application "Sony Headphones Connect" to make the external sound capture intensity and finely adjust.The app detects the behavior of the user wearing the earphone, and it is also equipped with an "adaptive sound control" function that automatically adjusts the balance between no -can and outer sound.

If you turn on the 1000XM4 ambient mode (outer sound import), you will not feel the noise from the microphone.The balance of music playback does not lose.However, the passive silence effect by the earpiece of the low -rebound form is high, so it is a little different from the open feeling of listening to music with an open earphone like AirPods Pro.1000XM4 has a feeling of "picking up the sound" with a microphone.

The first LDAC compatible with Sony's complete wireless earphone

The WF-1000XM4 is the first Sony's complete wireless earphone to support Sony's unique codec (compressed transmission technology), which can enjoy high-resolution with Bluetooth wireless audio.In other words, it is a high -resolution compatible earphone.

In order to bring out LDAC's skills, the device on the sending side, such as music players corresponding to Bluetooth audio and built -in DAC amplifier, must also be compatible with LDAC.By the way, the iPhone does not support LDAC.

This time, I listened to the high -resolution songs purchased at MORA, a music distribution service, using Google Pixel 5 compatible with LDAC Bluetooth audio playback.

If you regenerate "Dona Lee" from the pianist Chihiro Yamanaka's album "Rosa", you will be impressed by the sharpness of the flowing melody by the piano and electric guitar.The sound of the new 6 mm diameter dynamic driver is full of unity, and the connection from the high range to the low range is very smooth.

It has the impression that the base flesh is very good compared to 1000XM3, and it is tight and elastic, and you can feel the power from the sound.If you listen to it with a weak wireless earphone, you tend to be buried in the bass line in places with lots of noise.1000XM4 is an earphone that firmly picks up a strong performance by the bassist, and has a light rhythm of drums.The smoothness of the lingering of cymbals and hi -hat was also comfortable.

I also listened to "Gunsei" from the YOASOBI album "THE BOOK".The vocals full of energy and heat are very attractive.The performance of the instrument is also very clear, and the three -dimensional sound field spreads.The sound of the chorus and rhythm section is also separated, and the scene of the music is also rich in view.I was drawn into the performance of the band that gloved powerfully.

How to enjoy high -quality high -quality regeneration equivalent to high -resolution on the iPhone

"DSEE EXTREME", which can be listened to high -quality sound quality equivalent to high -resolution, is one of the unique functions that is equipped with 1000XM4, which can be used to convert and listen to compressed sound sources such as music distribution services.The only setting is to turn on the function from the "Sony Headphones Connect" app.It is also installed in the iPhone version of the application.

From Apple Music, I listened to the song "Koi no Russian Roulette" by Saori Hayami and Yu Serizawa.If you compare the effects while switching on and off with the app, there is a response that the glossiness of the vocal and the high -range stretch will improve the effect of DSEE EXTREME.It is an impression that the space view of the space improves in the height direction.I think it is especially effective when enjoying the songs of your favorite vocalist, but I think that DSEE EXTREME can always be "on" except when playing high -resolution songs.

1000XM3 is not a high -resolution compatible, and DSEE is equipped with a previous generation up -converted technology, so it is not possible to compare simple, but if you compare it with 1000XM4, the new model is "the sound is very thick."I felt that.Compared to Bose's QuietComfort Earbuds and Apple's AirPods Pro, the richness of the amount of information is different.

When I played the songs I heard so far at 1000XM4, I saw a different scene again.I think this unit has definitely reached the top -class sound quality in the existing completely wireless earphones.

360 Reality Audio also supports the three -dimensional music experience

Compared to the previous model 1000XM3, I focused on the following three points as a point that evolved from 1000XM4.

One is that the design has been brushed up and the feeling of wearing has been improved.The area inside the earphone body has increased in contact with the ears, making it an ergonomic surface design that supports the balance in a well -balanced manner.I was fortunate that the newly developed noise isolation earpiece fits my ears, but I think it was great that the earphones became compact and universal fit.The design that jumps out of the ear when worn is also smart.

The second is that the main unit has become a drip -proof compatible with IPX4.Even if you don't play sports in summer, you may be relieved because you may sweat with your earphones.I often listen to music with earphones when jogging, so I'm very grateful that I can use 1000XM4 over the border between use and workout.

Finally, I would like to pay attention to the fact that 1000XM4 is a certified earphone of Sony's unique three -dimensional music experience "360 Reality Audio".Apple has been talking about the content distribution of "spatial audio", which is full of immersion, with its own music distribution service "Apple Music" in June.Sony's 360 Reality Audio is also a technology that allows you to enjoy a new sense of audio content that allows you to enjoy a music experience full of immersion in a combination of smartphones and earphones.

In the case of a combination of wireless earphones and smartphones like 1000XM4, the music distribution service DEEZER is currently offering a variety of works that include Japanese music.If you subscribe to DEEZER HIFI for 1470 yen per month, you can enjoy 360 Reality Audio content from the "360 by Deezer" app.

If you put a 360 by deezer app on your smartphone, you can listen to 360 Reality Audio -compatible content with various headphones and earphones regardless of wired or radio.Listening with "certified earphones / headphones" like 1000XM4, the power of listening experience will be further improved.In the future, the number of music distribution services that can enjoy 360 Reality Audio content such as Amazon Music HD will increase, so it can be said that it is time to buy 1000XM4, which is a 360 Reality Audio certified earphone.

In accordance with the tradition of the 1000X series, WF-1000XM4 has two colors, black and platinum silver.If I dare to feel dissatisfied with this unit, I wanted you to increase this machine, but except for this, I don't think there is an option to buy this unit right now.At the end of 2021, I think I have met a leading model to be pushed as "the best whale phones this year".

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