Sony releases a new version of its dear WH -000 series this year-we now depend on the Model XM6. Famous for light and comfortable construction, excellent noise cancellation, and good sound, there are many expectations to meet every new repetition.
And, it also comes to a market with many excellent wireless headphones already there. In particular, Apple’s Air Pods Max are extremely popular because they are so easily synchronized with Apple devices and provide high quality sound and noise cancellation on their own.
So, you can be at a crossroads. Is the new Sony WH-1000xm6 better than 5-year-old Air Pods? Yes, Apple updated Air Pods Max last year, but it was just to give them a USB C connector, headphones are still the same model.
Sony WH-1000xm6 vs Air Pods Max Single
WH-1000xm6airPods Max Color Options Black, Blue, Silver Blow, Purple, Midnight, Star Light, Orange Orange BC, AAC, LDAC, LC 3
Sony DSEE, 360 Audio, Dolby Atmos
3.5 mm jack (disable / active) SBC, AAC
Apple Local Audio, Dolby Atmos
More unlimited audio noise cancellation, transparency than USB-C (or electricity on old models)
Encycloped, Transparency Connectivity Bluetooth 5.3, Multi -device, Fast Pair, Swift Pair Bluetooth 5.0, iCloud Multi -Device Betherry Life Up 30 Hours (ANC) for 20 hours (on ANC) Angis -e -IPS -1 -Retting NIP Rat Rat Rat Rat Rat Rat Rat Rat Rat Rat Rat Ritten It supports LC3, a codec for voice calls that aims to replace the old and the Garbal SBC. It was introduced in 2019 with Bluetooth 5.2, but Air Pods Max – was actually released in 2020 – only supports Bluetooth 5.0 and the good old SBC.
Sony Wh-1000xm6 vs Air Pods Max Design and Color
There are two different design philosophies behind them. Sony wants her headphones light and travel friendly. It makes them all plastic and foldable, and the result is a beautiful light 254 g headset.
Apple goes to the All -Out Premium, with a flexible stainless steel head band and aluminum ear cans, breathing mesh cup and a silicone mesh over the head band. Despite efforts to increase relief, he weighs 386 g, which has been criticized at the time of his release. We can say that it is manageable, you get addicted to weight, and we have already seen many people who are wearing them out and at airports, so we guess a little extra weight is not the end of the world.
But then, we have to consider the situation in the Kerry case. Foldable Sonies come in a cool case that is still not very small, but as far as more mine headphones store it, compact can be considered. Air Pods do not fold Max and come with a simple “wrap” – Apple calls it “smart case” because when it is clicking on the magnet, they send a signal to turn off Air Pods Max. But we can’t say this matter, can we do?
If you want real protection for your Air Pods Max, you can buy one of the many cases of the third party made for them – but they are definitely a very large side.
Sony has a physical buttons for the ANC toggle in WH-1000xm6 as well as the ANC toggle. Media playback is controlled by the right pad through a touchpad, which is fine but not very good. Air Pods Max has a digital crown, which adjusts the volume when you rotate it and press the playback. Another button toggles ANC and transparency. There is no off -switch – you have to turn them off in their “case”. Keep, or leave them useless so they go to the standby.
Color options are more different with air pods – blue, purple, midnight, star light, orange. And if you buy a different color mesh cup from apples, you can mix and match more. Sonies come in black, blue and silver. Also, it is worth noting that the matte plastic on WH -000xm6 collects and shows the finger grease with pride, so if it hurts you, get at least silver color.
Sony Wh-1000xm6 vs Air Pods Max Sound Quality
Sony looks very good and “big” out of the box. Yes, they have been criticized that they have many bosses as default. Still, I know their resonance as a tight and music – they can sharpen your ears, but it doesn’t seem that it is masked by any of the other devices. The good news is that they have 10 band EQ that allows you to dial the sound for taste. The high end has a very special seizure that I can’t erase, but this is not a great problem as long as I am sitting and actively comparing / I want to take the best of the headphones.
Air pods come up with more and more Encyli EQ. Therefore, even if you do not fix them at your ears, EQ auto adjusts to promote the frequency needed to achieve “their” sound. And what is the “their” voice? Balanced with some of the “keeping them safe” and “consumer voice” to some extent. The boss has been increased slightly, mids are detailed, but some high mids that can sound like nausea or greeting are sculpture, height is sharp and clean. They look good, but it’s still a little sad that we do not get the EQ to adjust them at all. (Yes, there are headphones accommodation and some Apple Music Perceptions within iOS settings, but these are far from a real, user -explaining EQ).
If you all speak EQ, you are slightly strangers and you don’t even know where to start – Sony has a wonderful new feature in its sound connect app. Your voice lets you do all tuning without knowing what you are doing – the app offers you only 5 presets that can be selected. They don’t have names, they don’t have graphs, just select the preset that looks best for you. After that, you are giving 5 variations of this preset profile to improve it. Then, in the end, the app shows you the original graph, and if you feel needed, you can adjust it more manually.
Generally, the more balanced sound of air pods wins more and more. A little bit of the batsman acquires the separation of the device and the slightly wider sound stage. He said, if you tear the air pod from my grip and leave me with WH -000xm6, I would not be in despair. Sonis looks great, especially if you spend time to adjust the taste.
As far as local audio is concerned
Sony has 360 reality audio, which has its own option over local audio. It sounds great, but you need to listen to the 360 reality track on the Amazon music or sea. They also support local audio head tracking that Android has been added after Apple became popular.
Apple’s local audio also works with a local audio track on Apple Music or Apple TV shows. However, it also has a local feature that can turn any audio source-even YouTube videos-more into “3D-rounding”. Locally hit and miss. But it still exists as an option, especially if you don’t like the “two speakers directly pressed against your ears” headphones.
Sony WH-1000xm6 vs Air Pods Maximum Noise Cancel
Sony Wh-1000xm6 already provides a lot of solid isolation through his soft ears. Once the ANC kicked, the outside world sinks a lot – definitely from the best ANC headphones there. The transparency mood is enough – not ideal, you can definitely hear the outside world with its middle garbage, but it certainly seems clear that you can help you stay and get some words with someone who forwardes the conversation.
Air Pods is the best ANC on his own and where he really shines is his way of transparency. Apple is probably the best in the market – the outdoor world comes so clearly, you can forget that the air pods are more and more on your head (just having fun – those things are heavy and you will remind you that they are there whenever you turn your head).
Sony WH-1000xm6 vs Air Pods Max Connective
Sony supports LDAC and AAC, so you can get high quality audio from both Android and Apple devices. It also has DSEE Extra Technology, which has advanced butter audio. You can contact the devices quickly with Android fast pair and Microsoft Swift Pair Support. WH -000xm6 is multi-point with double device connectivity.
If you are in the Apple ecosystem, air pods win more and more. They have an eye cloud connectivity, which means you just need to connect them with one of your iconitis or Mac. Once they are compatible with your iCloud, you can switch to any Apple device that you are easily. You can connect them to the Android or Microsoft device by performing the good old Bluetooth pair procedures, but there is no dual device or anything. Also, they only support AAC, which depends on the source device, may be worse than LDAC.
Sony WH-1000xm6 vs Air Pods Maximum Battery Life
Sony has promised a 30 -hour battery life with the ANC. Off it off you should give you an additional 10 hours extra. However, other variables also come into play – DSEE can reduce the extreme battery life by about 10 %, so keep it in mind.
Apple’s Air Pods Max give you up to 20 hours with the ANC. Apple doesn’t list the ANC off -mode, and it doesn’t feel like it has a huge impact. Perhaps the reason is that the Encyl EQ continues permanently and performs its work behind the screen, whether you do nothing or stop.
Sony WH-1000xm6 vs Air Pods Max End
So, a clear winner or a clear loser? I have to say, purely sound sounds, I will still reach 8 times the maximum of 10 for air pods. They have a very pleasant and sweet voice with the separation of their wide sound and excellent device. And they have no EQ means that I will not spend the next 30 minutes trying to decide whether I want to dial on 10kg Band 1 Disable Up or 1 Desel D. It’s still not cool that such premium headphones do not have EQ, I’m not making excuses for them, but on the other hand, if I am happy with the default sound – why not enjoy it?
Also, if you have more than one Apple device, Air Pods is so easy to use with everything.
He said, Sony Headphones still have the ability to sound loud and how do you like them if you spend a little time in the app. They are mild and will be my choice for repeated travel – not only their battery lasts longer, but their case is better for storage and transportation.
They have a difference in MSRP about $ 100, and I think Air Pods Max are “better worth $ 100”, but if you don’t have an Apple device to connect with them-not then, it’s not worth it.
