Sony WH-1000XM4 Review: The Final Form! 

RU-vid been getting real comfortable with the double ads

Sony: The only company where the engineers name the actual products

I just bought a pair, and what he said is spot on about feeling like you're in another dimension. Especially when gaming. Gaming it feels like you're in another world, but when you're finally done and you're in this cone of silence, you pull them off in the world around you reappears, they are so good. It's eerie.

It took me forever to figure out why the music kept stopping when I'd start singing. Lol. I was seriously getting annoyed.

I just got my pair I put them on and my first impression is "wow that noise cancelation is insane" but then I see that I didn't even turn the power on...

BREAKING: Marques says that matte black is "fine with me."

Oh god imagine the parallel universe where PlayStation was named in the same manner as the WH-1000XM4’s

As a blind individual the extra features that would seem gimmicky to most people are actually extremely useful. Especially having a headphone that pauses or lowers volume of music when conversations begin. Taking out my phone and attempting to hit pause or trying to figure out which rocker is the volume can be frustrating. The noise cancling is super important with anxiety which a lot of blind individuals experience due to all the noises around us. So having better ambient noise filtration helps with dangerous situations like crossing streets.

Sony: goes with MKBHD's matte black everything MKBHD: I want matte red

Tried them on a 4 hours flight with 2 kids screaming in the row behind me, once I put these headphones on I stopped hearing anything and had a calm flight. However they still kicked my seat from time to time, guess the next step is headphones that cancel kicking 😂

Best purchase of my life in terms of any audio related product. I bought one before 1 year and I'm more than satisfied. Worth it!

I think it is a great review. Marques is my new go to guy for reviews. You articulate superiorly and leave few stones unturned. Love the added features you demonstrated. Those shown will be helpful to me! I am subscribed.

You know quarantine is driving people mad when marques starts talking about matte red instead of matte black

Person: Nice headphones, what are they called? Me: *inhales*

Love the way you tested the call quality! Want to use them also for work teams calls and you perfectly answered my questions 👌🏻

I got these headphones and they are amazing! The noise canceling a astounding with being able to block anything from the quiet humming of a space heater to the loud screeching of a subway train hitting the breaks! They look really cool and have amazing sound too :) also the case is small and portable and perfect for carrying around in a backpack. I will most definetly run these things into the ground like I did my old headphones :D

i love sony alot but im really upset that they leaked my wifi password with the product name

After seeing the Airpods Max, the price on the headphones seems like a steal!

I’m getting these!!!! Thanks! Always appreciate you’re videos.

I've been slowly making my way towards these and I finally bought them yesterday so glad to have them and really appreciate your video breaking down the speak to chat for me

how to name headphones: pick up your cat set your cat down on your keyboard pick the cat back up set the cat down

MKBHD says 'would've been cooler with a matte red' with a matte black in his hands. It truly is 2020!

finally ordered some of these! they're coming tomorrow and I am re-watching to get even more hyped!

Great review (as always). The design is understated, yet still pretty classy IMO. I agree with what you said. I'm a big Sony snob since I'm in radio and wear the MDR-7506's for my job each day on-air and they represent the industry standard for most realistic audio reproduction, and they sound great. I did what you said and ordered the XM3's since they are now cheaper, yet offer so much of what the XM4's do and since I never use multi-point, I'm good.

The “Quick Attention” feature (where you put your hand on the earcup to quiet the music) is not new. The XM3s have it.

The demonstration of your whole crew on how the Sony headphones filter out background noises in a call was amazing :D

I use these primarily with my Samsung RU7100. It was flakey for a while with stuttering and lagging rearing up on certain apps and devices. Lately those seem to have been resolved through updates and I have far fewer problems with those. The sound and directionality are superb, a great problem solver for how to reduce my noise output when on the telly

Really helpful I was getting frustrated with singing and headphones turning off, IV now sorted this after watching you 👏🏻😊thanks

Marques and his team shot the hell out of this video. Production is A+

I find it odd so many people don't like the design over other headphones, imo these things are sick af.

I bought a pair of XM2's back in 2016-2017 and they are still going strong(charge/functionality) . I use them everyday at work while I micro-finish parts. Completely gets rid of all the ambient noise in a machine shop. I have so many hours on these its crazy. All ive had to replace was the ear-pads because they were starting to fall apart and de-laminate. I ordered a replacement set of ear pads and they are like brand new again. the hard case is starting to become pretty weathered though.

If you want to fix the white noise from the active noise cancelling in these, you just need some foam ear plugs to wear under the headphones. Complete silence for an afternoon sleep while the flatmates are making noise or watching tv in the lounge. A travel neck pillow works wel too so you can sleep on your side while wearing them.

That “hand to the headphone” to engage transparency mode was actually available on the mark 3 too. It’s a cool feature but I always feel so silly doing it.

The Sony’s already had the hand-on-cup feature to turn noise cancellation off.

My dad ordered these for both him and i. We are upgrading from the XM 2 model. Super excited. Thanks so much for this review.

I very nearly bought a set of the new Beats Solo3 Wireless (with the W1 chip) to replace my 3 year old half working original Solo3 Wireless before I saw this video. Thank you. Seriously. These things are amazing, and unless the new Solo3's have improved drastically (in terms of sound) from the original set I have, I definitely made the right choice here. So much more comfortable, actually stick out from my head less (I used to hate over-ear headphones because they usually look way too big on my head, but the Beats actually stick out more), sound amazing, and ANC isn't something I knew I needed until I had it. They even look somehow both cool and understated at the same time. About the only way I could see that the Beats would be better is they have about 30% more battery life (apparently). But 30 hours is more than enough.

Sony: Ok people what should we name our new headphones? Employees: How abt Sony WH4 ( wireless headphones 4) Sony: Sorry, the name must include 10 characters, 4 numbers, and a special character

Apple finally convinced me to buy these after releasing the Airpods Max at $550.

Thank you very much for the video.. very informative and the multi connection is just what we were looking for.. on the way to buy them today

Went with these after nearly haveing a stroke at the price of the Airpods Max. Love them, they're a great set of headphones, and the Noise cancelling is really top notch :)

Sony's product names are literally the back of the router

Careful when you wear these in a room with other people present. I really thought that I'd squeezed that fart out silently. However, the intense WTF look from my other half and amused stares from the other 5 people in the room informed me that I hadn't.

Great video! Grabbing some today

I have the Wh900-n and they support the multi device function, so far up to 3 devices. That is with some quirks. The thought of extra noise cancellation alone is worth the money to me. Thanks for the review!

The sound quality is so good he doesn't even have to talk about it

"...on an airplane, if we ever get to do that again." I felt that 😔

As always, a clear and quick review! Much appreciated!

This was SUPER helpful. I just bought a pair of these and had absolutely no clue what I was getting myself into except quality headphones. My sister has the xm3’s and I was impressed. But after seeing this video review I’m super glad I went with the xm4’s. Thanks man!

Got these for $160 from a gentleman who bought them for his son but his son didn’t want them as he wanted the apple AirPod max. I am beyond happy for what I paid! Like they say One mans trash is another mans treasure!

2:53 MKBHD: buys fancy keyboard for clicky sound also MKBHD: gets fancy headphones to cancel out clicky sound

Dude you really good at what you do. Like really good. Thank you very much for breaking this product down. Very helpful. Happy New Year.

I have a VERY noisy roommate, ended up buying these on Amazon on Black Friday without doing much research just out of frustration. I’ve never had over ear headphones before, and I’m now extremely glad these are the ones I went with

The pass through feature when covering the right earcup was already a feature on the 1000XM3s. Just putting this out there for those contemplating the M3s over the M4s

It's that time of the decade, MKBHD doing a Sony product.

I was on the fence about these, but you've sold me sir!

Got these during the Black Friday deals this year (for some reason Black Friday starts November 1st now) and I love them so much, they absolutely smash my old wireless overears.

0:18 - UPS delivering the iPhone 14 and Pixel 6 for Marques to try out.

I don’t know why but it’s so weird seeing multiple people in Marques’s videos

Thanks for the informative review. I'm a low-tech senior, currently have the Bose QC25 which are wired. Didn't want wireless where you had to charge battery but find the Sony's a worthy option. Will likely wait for the WH1000XM5s to come out in August, though my military exchange is selling the XM4s for $199. Thanks again.

Solid review! I am actually looking between the 5, 4, and 3 to choose as my 2nd official high-end set next to my Cleer Enduro ANC. Thx!!

*To those who wonder* WH - Wireless Headphone 1000X - Model Number M4 - Mark 4 ( Like Iron Man Suits )

Marques: Matte Black Everything Also Marques: I wish these were in Matte Red

Great job! Very easy to understand. I bought the Mk4 from Amazon on Tuesday. Wow... Just nail the initial charge for 3 to 4 hours and easy pairing. Just incredible sound quality. Oh ya.... Do I press the "custom" button to use Google assistant?

Love your reviews thats awesome. Thanks Brown

WH: Wireless Headband 1000X: high-end range in Sony product line M4: Gen 4 product

That background noise cancellation scene was cool. love the creativity.

Had these headphones for a year now and can't wait to see what they do with the XM5's

Excellent presentation and review. Thank you.

Mkbhd not happy with matte black. 2020 really is one hell of a year.

People: I still hear my annoying coworkers voices SONY: Don't worry I got you

Thanks for the review, man. I've been watching over the years and you've really come through with the pixel series and headphones department. I'm now subscribed! If you have any spare phones or headphones lmk 😂

Great presentation

I remember this Amazon review where it was like “these noise cancelling headphones are amazing! Someone actually got murdered in the floor below me. I didn’t hear a thing. A+++++ best noise cancelling headphones ever!!” Don’t know if it was for the Sonys specifically but that was definitely the funniest/craziest review I’d seen.

Marquess, the feature of putting your hand over the right earcup (resulting in lowering the music level, stopping the noise cancellation and switching on the pass-though)... that was already available in the XM3s. And it is working just as you described it here. I'm just mentioning it, as in the video it sounded like this is a new feature ("... you can also now, while the music is playing, put your hand..."), which is not. And someone could wrongly take this as a differentiating factor over the XM3s. Except that - great review, as always! Best regards!

great video dude, keep up the good work!

great review. great voice for reviews as well. fantastic video work. well done.

MKBHD: Or maybe some more cool colors, like a matte red... Sony: *Spews coffee out mouth* YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE!!!! WE MADE THESE JUST FOR YOU!!!!

Umm is this the same marques, he wants something other than matt black

Had the wh-1000xm3 for the last 3 years and they finally gave out, the most comfortable headset ever and I've tried a lot. I'll admit I did put them through some sweaty workouts and some wet-hair-after-shower deals which I guarantee did the damage, they still work, just when they are turned on the right ear cup gives an uncomfortable sensation followed by steady interference noise and pain that is simply unbearable for comfortable use case. I'll have to give the wh-1000xm4 a try.

Can I connect the Headset to windows PC using 3.5 mm

Every review: “the mic improved” Mkbhd: record it as an example for us to listen. Those little extra in the production makes this guy the best tech reviewer for me

People: I still hear my annoying dishwasher voices SONY: Don't worry I got you

Just ordered two pairs today! I'm excited to see what it's like! (I only got acceptable and nearly new pairs off of Amazon so I can be cheap)

@Marques Brownlee I am really suprised we havent seen a WF-1000XM4 review yet. I would really love to see it as I have been trying to decide between them and a few other wireless buds in that price range. Also I am interested to see how the next gen airpod pros hold up against the WF's

Marques wearing a mask, these headphones and a backpack looks like a character from Watch Dogs, lol

My brain on everyone of these episodes: I want I want it I want it My wallet: I don't think you have the facilities for that big man.

It’s 2 years later and I suddenly see this on my recommended after I get them for Christmas? Real slick RU-vid

Solid review Marques thank you. Picked up a discounted pair this week. Maybe not as good as the X5 but still a solid purchase IMO.

“if we ever got to do that again” *nervous laughing*

Me: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY my wallet: WHAT MONEY!?

I have the silver ones and I love them. I chose these headphones because of the noise cancelling, and I actually use the speak to chat function a lot, I really like it. Also, I wear glasses, and these don't feel like I'm having the temples of my gasses being crushed against my skull, which is a big plus.

I’ve had these for six months and absolutely love them

*Music on* *Sings along* *Music stops* Gimmicky feature be like, "Either you sing or let me sing, peasant!"

i love watching a great review on a product i already have

A friend of ours brought a pair over yesterday for me to try. Mine arrive Wednesday...😁👍

Things I learned watching this video: - I like the “HD” sign in the back. - I like the dbrand Rubik’s Cube. - They’re finally matte black, but now Marques is asking for a matte red. - Sony is still terrible at naming their products. - Great noise canceling.

Them: What are the headphones called Me: Can't say Them: So it's a secret? Me: No I just can't say it

Excellent review. Thanks.

I just realized I wasn’t subscribed I have been watching you for years love all your videos I am now subscribed lol 😂

The day Sony names their headphones normally is the day the world ends.