The Sony Wh-1000xm6 Headphones Are $20 Off For Prime Day

October Prime Day has Engadget's favorite wireless headphones connected sale. You tin get Sony's fantabulous WH-1000XM6 for $20 off. While that's acold from nan steepest tech discount you'll spot this week, it's a grounds debased for this product. (After all, Sony only launched nan XM6 successful March, truthful this is still caller gear.) You tin get them coming for $430.

The WH-1000XM6 takes a leap guardant successful sound quality, progressive sound cancellation (ANC) and different features. Our audio reviewer, Billy Steele, called them the champion headphones you tin bargain correct now. "The crown is safe erstwhile again," he wrote. "Sony has managed to overhaul its flagship headphones successful each nan correct ways that support nan 1000X statement atop our champion headphones list."

The XM6 has a powerful caller chip, nan QN3, that unlocks overmuch of its potential. Sony besides developed caller drivers for this model, resulting successful richer details, clearer vocals and a amended wide balance. The headphones added 4 other microphones to heighten ANC. The XM6 is particularly improved astatine blocking retired voices.

If you're a instrumentality of spatial effects, which simulate a wider soundstage, Sony added that for this generation. The (optional) 360 Spatial Sound characteristic transforms regular stereo contented into thing pinch a surround-sound effect. It's akin to what Apple and Bose person successful their models. It's yet different audio effect action successful Sony's app, alongside 360 Reality Audio and DSEE Extreme upscaling.

The headphones are nary slouch successful nan artillery life department. The XM6 is rated for up to 30 hours pinch ANC connected and up to 40 hours pinch it off. In Engadget's testing, we had nary problem hitting those advertised figures.

If you'd alternatively prevention much money for a lesser (but still great) brace of cans, Sony's last-gen exemplary is besides connected sale. You tin get nan WH-1000XM5 for $100 off. The 2022 flagship headphones connection premium sound, ANC, and artillery life. Typically $400, you tin get them during October Prime Day for $300.