Sony WF-1000XM6 Leaked by Retailer
We have a retail leak of the upcoming Sony WF-1000XM6. Thanks to Mr_Snail10 from reddit for posting the link, excellent find. Say hello to the new WF-1000XM6.
The retail leak has no specifications apart from IPX4 rating, noise cancelling and ambient modes. Good news is the shiny plastic is gone and we are back to matte plastic.
Some things visible from the photos is 3 possible external mics. If this is correct, then we still have 1 more additional mic inside, meaning 4 total mics per earbud. Of course this could be wrong.
The photos also shows the tips, which are probably foam, like the WF-1000XM4 and WF-1000XM5. We only have 2 colours, black and platinum silver. If there is a sandy pink, either it is region specific or coming later.
Edit, the tips may be foam, but different design and build? The WF-1000XM6 lacks the internal silicone layer (red arrow) on the inside of the foam tip as seen in the WF-1000XM5 (top photo). In addition the space between the earbud and tip is reduced on the WF-1000XM6 (yellow arrow).
oof, that looks cheap and not very premium
ReplyDeleteIf sound is improved, like from the XM5 headphones to the XM6, and also mic pickup, and if comfort is as good, as the XM5 buds, then I honestly don't care that they don't look premium.
DeleteIt remains to be seen.
Too bad that there's no more info about the specs/features.
ReplyDeleteFinally! Personally, I like the case design and the matte finish on the buds, but the design of the buds looks very generic and not as premium as previous versions. Would love to find out what tech improvements and driver size we're looking at this time round.
ReplyDeleteCould we expect an announcement this week by any chance?
ReplyDeleteNot going to write out 1000 a 1000 times and bloat out the text below. But it's what things will refer to.
ReplyDeleteCase design looks interesting in a good way. Blocky, yet fluid. Nice colour, too. IPX4 has me excited to wear this while working out. I really hope that the ANC is close or matches the WH-XM6 relatively. Those are supposed to be best in class, from what I understand. As a WH-XM4 owner with fond memories of WF-XM4 too, I am stoked to see what that means in practice.
I'm also in the market for a bike to use for commuting and exercising. I remember that WF-XM4 had a wind reduction feature. I had those before I lost them. I hope that this has a similar thing. As I understand, the WF-XM5 did not have this. I'd like to hear more about WF-XM5 from someone who has biked or jogged in windy weather wearing those buds.