Pause when you speak would be useful, but not if you like to sing a long to music :)

networkn:

 

Pause when you speak would be useful, but not if you like to sing a long to music :)

 

They'd need to be IP65 rated - that only happens in the shower around here.

networkn:

 

Pause when you speak would be useful, but not if you like to sing a long to music :)

 

For you karaoke folks out there. 

"The most notable of these is arguably ‘speak-to-chat.’ If you want to talk with someone in the real world while wearing the headphones, simply start speaking and the 1000XM4 will automatically pause your music and let ambient sound in. You might want to disable this if you tend to sing along with all your favorite jams though ... and wearing detection; letting the headphones automatically pause when you take them off".

networkn:

 

I've owned all the MX series Sony's after owning most of the Bose NC headphones over a long period, the MX3 are nearly perfect in my opinion. The fact my ears get sweaty can be frustrating, so if they fixed that, I'd *possibly* consider them, but in reality, NC is something I use when I travel by plane, which I don't see myself doing enough for the next couple of years it would seem :(. I don't see anything compelling in the MX4's to warrant spending to upgrade.

 

I see the new one is out - I had an email trying to persuade me to buy. 

To be honest - pending comparison reviews - I see almost no reason to move from the M3. In fact I can barely - on paper - see why Sony bothered even making the new ones.

Geektastic:

 

 

 

I see the new one is out - I had an email trying to persuade me to buy. 

 

 

 

To be honest - pending comparison reviews - I see almost no reason to move from the M3. In fact I can barely - on paper - see why Sony bothered even making the new ones.

 

yeah - I think I will skip this one.

"Better noise cancelling" - be good to quantify that

dual pairing for Bluetooth would be nice, but I live with it now and it isn't $500 nice.

Yep, same here, I won't be "upgrading" as the "upgrades" aren't really something I'd opt for under normal circumstances anyways. They just don't concern me. Improved noise cancelling? They are pretty good now, so not something I'd pay to improve.

I can think of a reasonable number of other ways to spend $400-500.

I've never understood the 'must upgrade' for each new release.

I have the MX2, they are great, still work a treat. When they die, or break, I will replace with the latest generation at the time, but no desire to replace them now just because I can.

dafman:

 

I've never understood the 'must upgrade' for each new release.

 

I have the MX2, they are great, still work a treat. When they die, or break, I will replace with the latest generation at the time, but no desire to replace them now just because I can.

 

Well, then for you, the value proposition of each new release is less, but that's no reason to suggest that should be the same for everyone. Everyone values things differently. I had a perfect set of Bose NC headphones, switched to the Sony's for the gesture control and palm ambient noise allow, for me that was a worthwhile spend.

networkn:

 

Well, then for you, the value proposition of each new release is less, but that's no reason to suggest that should be the same for everyone. Everyone values things differently. I had a perfect set of Bose NC headphones, switched to the Sony's for the gesture control and palm ambient noise allow, for me that was a worthwhile spend.

 

Yeah always depends if the new features are of value to you.

dafman:

 

I've never understood the 'must upgrade' for each new release.

 

I have the MX2, they are great, still work a treat. When they die, or break, I will replace with the latest generation at the time, but no desire to replace them now just because I can.

 

I would suggest that the current death of international air travel will mean that the new Sony's won't hold their price that long...

Sure people like to 'block out' the noise when working at home or in an office, but for many, many people, a normal pair of headphones will be just fine as noise cancelling cans aren't needed in those environments.

From the initial reviews that have come out it looks like the call quality from the Sony XM4 don't even get close to the Bose 700. 

It sounds like Sony has mostly everything else nailed. I wonder if firmware updates will help to increase quality over the coming months?

Call quality is 110% why I went with the Bose NC 700. As much as I'd prefer not to buy Bose, and get Sony. Call quality is far too important now to compromise on.

mentalinc:

 

Call quality is 110% why I went with the Bose NC 700. As much as I'd prefer not to buy Bose, and get Sony. Call quality is far too important now to compromise on.

 

I must admit, I find the calling on my PXC 550 IIs a bit strange, all the external noise is amplified including my voice. I'm sure there's probably a way to turn it off!

mudguard:

 

mentalinc:

 

Call quality is 110% why I went with the Bose NC 700. As much as I'd prefer not to buy Bose, and get Sony. Call quality is far too important now to compromise on.

 

 

 

 

I must admit, I find the calling on my PXC 550 IIs a bit strange, all the external noise is amplified including my voice. I'm sure there's probably a way to turn it off!

 

Bose app on your phone.

"self Voice" is what you want to change.

Its a feature so you don't yell because of "ear muffs". helps you talk with the normal volume on calls.

the 700 have a few levels you can play with. I like medium....