- The Sony WH-1000XM6 should be launched this month, May 2025
- They are probably much more expensive than the current model
- The specifications have fled and now there is also a photo
Sony’s latest flagship headphones flee everywhere. During the weekend, the Walkman blog reported that the Sony WH-1000XM6 was planned for an outing in May; Two days later, a list for new headphones has accidentally appeared on Amazon Spain with key specifications. And now there is another leak that seems to be a photo, which we have included below.
The news comes via Notebookcheck.net, which stressed that the image (below) had disclosed on Reddit. And although it is hardly at high resolution, it shows enough details to corroborate one of the key details of the Amazon Spain link: a return to the foldable hinges of the XM4, which Sony dropped for the WH-1000XM5.
Wh-XM6 of R / SonyHeadphones
The absence of a foldable hinge was something that we noted in our review Sony Wh-1000XM5, which concluded that it makes them “a little big when it comes to storing them” and that if you wanted a “pair of headphones really on the go”, you should consider the WF-1000XM of Sony (now the XM6.
Well, it seems that the entrants, which can once again offer a design more suitable for trips than their predecessors, alongside other new features …
Sony WH-1000XM6: what we know so far
Amazon’s leak included a price of € 470, including the tax; Without, it’s around € 439. This represents around $ 499 / £ 439 / $ 770 at, which follows: rumors suggested that we would see an increase in prices with this new version. The current model was launched at $ 399 / £ 380 / $ 649 in.
The Amazon list has detailed a new Qn3 processor, no more microphones for noise cancellation and a new magnetic case. He also listed an equalizer of 10 bands, a 30 -hour battery life and drivers of 30 mm – smaller than those of the XM5. The list also promises a 360 -degree audio Upmixing to create surround sound.
The marketing text on the Amazon list, as screenshot by the Walkman blog, also includes practical details. We can apparently expect “a new HD QN3 and 12 microphone noise noise processor, a” new banner “which is” even more comfortable and secure than the previous model “and” Six microphones supplied with AL “which use the reduction in AL noise to filter unwanted sounds.
Thus, although rumor is not excellent news, it seems that the Sony Wh-1000XM6 could always offer worthy upgrades-and we should hear about everyone officially when they launch this month.
