- The FCC back details the battery, Bluetooth and construction
- Bluetooth 5.3, but no confirmation on the audio
- A hinge redesigned and, hopefully, more solid
Sony has placed details on the Sony WH-1000MX6 headphones, and it seems that they could improve the current model, the Sony WH-1000MX5, in two main ways: in the way they are built and in the way they ring .
The file was filed with the American FCC, as spotted by the Walkman blog, and even if it does not enter the details, it contains interesting information on the Sony flagship headphones.
Sony WH-1000XM6: What’s new for 2025?
WH-1000XM6 is described in the file as a Wireless stereo helmet with noise reduction And it is delivered with the same battery voltage as the current model-although this does not necessarily mean the same reading period, because the same voltage can provide different milliampères-hour in different variants.
This time, Bluetooth is Bluetooth 5.3 with Bluetooth le, although it does not specify if it means Bluetooth audio or simply a standard connection with low energy consumption for control from the application, etc. If this is the first case, this can also mean the management of Auracast – which seems likely, because this has so far been a big trend in the headphones this year.
One of the interesting details of the file is what looks very much like a redesigned hinge. It is not something that would interest us normally, but we have received readers’ emails whose XM5 headphones broke at the level of the hinge, and the fragility of this section was a lot mentioned in the forums and the sureddits on Helmets.
There is no indication of an official launch for the moment, but the confidentiality of the deposit with the FCC expires in July 2025, a launch is therefore likely.
Despite all their excellence, the Sony XM5 does not appear at the top of our list of the best headphones in their different categories-not because they are bad, but because the Sony Wh-1000xm4 was so good, is still there and is Now much cheaper. Also. The XM5 arrived at a higher price and was not better “rushed and upgraded”. Hopefully Sony has some surprises in store for us with the 2025 model which make it an essential purchase.
