The shot is extraordinary.
To say that the slow work is a delicate work, Sony is really not to let go, that kind of feeling is like it is always making a plate of hidden "hard" dishes, in the moment of serving out people think, oh, it turns out that this person still has a long time to wipe a loud signboard.
In fact, speaking of active noise reduction, now it seems to be a brand that can make headphones to mess around, quite a bit of you come and go to everyone to share the meaning of the cup, so that consumers think that the active noise reduction is something that anyone can make, in fact, whether it is good or not is an ear thing. I still remember that year, when the AirPods Pro did not know where to turn, most people were not optimistic about the real wireless active noise reduction headphones, Sony resolutely decided to launch the first generation of noise reduction bean scene, although the scolding claim was half, but you must admit that Sony riveted enough to explore the new technology in advance is indeed amazing. After many years, the former noise reduction beans have also been iterated to WF-1000XM4, saying that WF-1000XM4 should actually be called three generations of noise reduction beans, I don't know the law of this naming logic, but I always feel that Sony's subtext is "I just want to hold a big move."
To be honest, after the airPods Pro and Bose QC Earbuds were launched, the Sony WF-1000XM4 (hereinafter referred to as WF-1000XM4) is indeed late, but compared to its own WF-1000XM3, Sony WF-1000XM, the compact charging case is indeed more pleasing. After the overall reduction of 40%, the charging case of the WF-1000XM4 can already be mastered with one hand.
Interestingly, despite the reduced size, I still don't have charging anxieties, because Sony's innovation is also reflected in fast charging and wireless charging, which provides a TYPE-C interface, which can charge for five minutes and last for one hour. The headphone box matte feels good and doesn't fill the box of fingerprints like piano paint. The headphone body is the same material, in fact, now the real wireless headphones in the box to take the way are similar, but WF-1000XM4 this cavity is better placed than AirPods, at least can be blindly placed, will not be reversed.
The touch area above the headset is very easy to use, the WF-1000XM4 has been continued, and the touch gesture operation logic is also very simple. Long press on both sides for five seconds to turn on Bluetooth mode and mobile phone pairing, tap the left ear to turn on noise reduction, turn off noise reduction, turn on transparency mode to pick up ambient sounds, these have voice reminders. However, the first time you use the WF-1000XM4, you do not support opening the lid to connect, or you need to use a mobile phone or APP for Bluetooth connection pairing, but as long as you complete this time, then it is the opening of the lid for seconds.
Although the WF-1000XM4 cavity is slightly prominent, it does not have much impact on daily use.
While researching apps, I found that Sony added an interesting module to the WF-1000XM4, smart off-picking, which is said to utilize bone conduction sensors. In short, you can open your mouth to talk to turn on the transparency mode, such as when you talk to a colleague and friend without taking off the headset, the headset automatically recognizes that I am talking and will stop playing. The addition of this black technology does make the WF-1000XM4 more suitable for the actual scene, such as I can go to the supermarket or store to talk to the clerk easily, without taking off the headphones.
Active noise cancellation is less than two thousand yuan after the active price of the WF-1000XM4 killer, this alone can make the opponent have no ability to fight back, yes I mean, the opponent. Although some claim that the noise reduction curve of the WF-1000XM4 is relatively mediocre, I still think that the noise reduction level of the WF-1000XM4 is close to my satisfaction after receiving the goods by ear. Moreover, the WF-1000XM4 solves the most criticized wind noise problem in active noise cancelling headphones, that is, once it encounters a large wind sound, it will directly hit the ear of the bottom noise. The WF-1000XM4's pickup microphone has been optimized to reduce the amplification of wind sound, which is a bit similar to adaptive wind noise resistance? In the past few days, I just happened to encounter a windy day, and although my face was viciously blown by the wind, the weakening of wind noise in this extreme weather still allowed me to listen to a song in its entirety.
To be honest, formulaic data, while important, should all be built on actual listening and use, otherwise everything is on paper and meaningless.
However, in the face of heavy low- and medium-frequency noise, such as subways, bus stops and vocal conversations, the WF-1000XM4 still has no way to completely solve the "buzzing" sound (but it has been handled very finely). But to be honest, after adding the V1 chip, WF-1000XM4 is really powerful in signal processing and noise reduction, take my daily commuting use, whether it is in the noisy environment of the subway, or outdoor and open hot air conditioning rumbling room, and even on the busy road, once the noise reduction is turned on, the volume can basically be reduced from 70% to between 30-40%. In a word, all the noise seems to be pushed away from the ear in an instant.
Another point I would like to mention is that I personally hate the negative noise reduction pressure after turning on the ANC, which you can also call ear pressure. So I violently switched back and forth between ambient sound and noise reduction modes. To be honest, after barely feeling the annoying ear pressure, I had to add ten to the WF-1000XM4.
In fact, the active noise reduction of WF-1000XM4 has been excellent, but what I did not expect is that the passive noise reduction of WF-1000XM4 can still be played, considering that although active noise reduction is suppressed in time, there will still be some high-frequency noise omissions, so the existence of "physical noise reduction" (passive noise reduction) is still very important. In fact, on the first day of getting started, I noticed that the WF-1000XM4 comes with a sponge ear tip, which has a elastic touch similar to the sponge sleeve and the C set, which is more comfortable than the general silicone sleeve after closely fitting the ear canal. Writing this, I suddenly remembered sony's joke about buying headphones for ear tips. Behind the joke sound, it is Sony's delicate polishing in this detail, and how many manufacturers may not be able to catch up. And most importantly, after repeated testing, the blessing of this eargull also allows the WF-1000XM4 to not leak sound.
But no matter how good the noise reduction ability, the sense of wearing is nothing to pull the crotch, and it is useless for you to find more excuses. Coincidentally, my natural little ear canal was simply made for pickiness. In fact, for the current real wireless wearing design on the market, there are nothing more than several, one is like BOSE to fix the cavity with shark fins, the other is similar to AirPods Pro to make the cavity small to bring reliability, and the third is like Sony to bring ergonomic design after studying the pinna.
The WF-1000XM4 is obviously a third option, and the plug body is still an improvement over the previous game, which also ensures that it can be applied to most pinnacles and ear canals, including small ear canals like mine. However, although the relative brain insert U disk is much better in appearance and has a significant improvement in the sense of wearing, I think that if you face a slightly more intense running and walking, under the premise of not choosing the right sponge ear tips, the cavity will still have the risk of falling out. Therefore, before wearing, it is best to pinch the earplugs, and then wear them into the ears, and after wearing them, you can also rotate up and down and twist them, so that the headphones slowly expand in the ear canal, so that the ear canal and the ear canal will be more compatible. Overall, the overall fit is comfortable, and after the rotation fit, the possibility of headphones falling off after the full ear pinna becomes smaller. (Such a large cavity should also take into account the problem of the chip)
The bloody LADC Bluetooth transmission makes the WF-1000XM4 more "tough", which means that with this true wireless headset you can listen to higher specifications of music. Paired with a 6mm dynamic unit and a V1 chip with an integrated DAC, the amount of information presented by the WF-1000XM4 is undoubtedly exciting.
Taking Eason Chan's "Lone Brave" as an example, under the performance of WF-1000XM4, you can obviously feel that the vocals are more solid, the low-frequency sense of volume and diving are deeper, and the actual feeling is the "sense of presence" located in the hall, you can obviously feel that the sound becomes more three-dimensional from the plane, in the "Go? Does it match? This ragged cape "war" Battle! When the most humble dream sounds, you can even feel the singer's whimpering and hissing from the depths of his heart. In fact, WF-1000XM4 is still taking the old way of catering to popular tuning, but the low frequency is stronger, the overall sense of hearing is more in the middle and lower disk, and I personally feel that the chip and ear tips are still a lot of bonuses. Overall, this is a very Sony plug. Unfortunately, the current iPhone does not support LADC Bluetooth transmission, but if it is only to cope with daily and commuting noise reduction listening, the WF-1000XM4 that supports AAC decoding has performed very well.
But I still don't want to say that I am very much looking forward to the emergence of Sony Dafa circle iron active noise reduction headphones.
In the field of consumer electronics such as headphones, Sony's appeal is actually no less than Apple, coupled with the admiration of some burners, Sony's wide coverage of wired headphones and large ears also has its own world. However, under the premise of the complicated active noise reduction headphone market, most consumers still have misunderstandings, such as in order to adapt to the same brand of headphones as the mobile phone, or buy 300 on the line, anyway, it sounds like 2000 is not bad. Therefore, how to improve the competitiveness of headphone product purchases seems to be a problem that most headphone manufacturers urgently need to transform and face.
In this regard, Sony is really adhering to the "you are just as proud of that kind of loneliness." The solution is also straightforward, directly head-on, with hardware and algorithms at the forefront of the industry to "impress people". Just like after Sony launched the WF-1000XM4, I saw Sony's determination to deal with tough problems again. I don't care about your cookie-cutter "twin brothers" on the market, I only focus on my core competitiveness, immersed in research and development with the use of black technology to bring users a better noise reduction effect and iconic good sound, this kind of "hard" all the confidence, but really a bit of the meaning of the return of the king.