Over-ear · Headphones
Sony WH-1000XM6
Over-ear headphones with noise cancelling, 30 h battery, best codec LDAC.
82.3Score
- #13 of 86 ranked
- #8 of 41 over-ears
Why this score
The score adds up these parts. Each part has a weight. A part counts as the average of its sources, pulled toward 80 when there are few sources.
Sound
40% weightcounts as 83.6Average of 1 source: 87.2
Experts
35% weightcounts as 82.7Average of 4 sources: 83.4
Users
25% weightcounts as 79.5Average of 1 source: 79.1
Shown, not counted
These sit inside an average we already count, or come from the maker's own shop.
Solid: 6 ratings.
80 is the field average. A part counts as 80 + (average − 80) × N ÷ (N + 1), where N is its number of sources. One source counts half of the gap from 80. No sources count as 80.
Price
€344.99 at Geizhals.at · Geizhals.at listing, not checked live
All colours. May include German shops. Germany: €347 at Amazon.de.
Prices checked 8 Oct 2026.
Specs
- Type
- Over-ear, closed-back
- Released
- 2025-05
- Drivers
- 30 mm dynamic (carbon composite dome)
- ANC
- Yes
- Multipoint
- Yes
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LDAC, LC3
- Low lag
- LE Audio + Auracast
- Wired
- Analog yes, USB-C audio no
- Battery
- 30 h
- Weight
- 254 g
- Folds
- Yes
- Cable notes
- USB-C charges only.
Notes
Even-handed and natural, slightly warm with a controlled bass lift. More balanced than the XM5.