Sony WH-1000XM4: Leaked product listing confirms design changes, Bluetooth 5.0, and 40 mm drivers; no support for aptX or aptX HD expected though

[Redaktion]

Costing US$349.99 at launch, the WH-1000XM4 include several design changes from the WH-1000XM3, along with Bluetooth 5.0 and 40 mm drivers. Battery life should be improved too, but do not get your hopes up for aptX or aptX HD support.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-WH-1000XM4-Leaked-product-listing-confirms-design-changes-Bluetooth-5-0-and-40-mm-drivers-no-support-for-aptX-or-aptX-HD-expected-though.463338.0.html

[heffeque]

Hopefully they've fixed the microphone underwhelming performance during calls and... it's totally a winner in my book!

[S.Yu]

I don't think I encountered any EQ issues with LDAC, the EQ should be a function of the player, which is a step before transcoding and transmission, what is "Sony EQ" even?

[Alex Alderson]

I don't think I encountered any EQ issues with LDAC, the EQ should be a function of the player, which is a step before transcoding and transmission, what is "Sony EQ" even?

It is within the Sony Headphones app.

Sony enables EQ customisation for SBC, but not LDAC.

[S.Yu]

I don't think I encountered any EQ issues with LDAC, the EQ should be a function of the player, which is a step before transcoding and transmission, what is "Sony EQ" even?

It is within the Sony Headphones app.

Sony enables EQ customisation for SBC, but not LDAC.

...What's the point? Most of your players come with some sort of EQ and are applied before transcoding to wireless codecs, AFAIK this prevents further quality loss associated with manipulating an already lossy signal, you know what you're suggesting sounds like trying to pull the curve of a JPG instead of doing that with the RAW before outputting to JPG.

[Alex Alderson]

I don't think I encountered any EQ issues with LDAC, the EQ should be a function of the player, which is a step before transcoding and transmission, what is "Sony EQ" even?

It is within the Sony Headphones app.

Sony enables EQ customisation for SBC, but not LDAC.

...What's the point? Most of your players come with some sort of EQ and are applied before transcoding to wireless codecs, AFAIK this prevents further quality loss associated with manipulating an already lossy signal, you know what you're suggesting sounds like trying to pull the curve of a JPG instead of doing that with the RAW before outputting to JPG.

Respectfully, it doesn't, and I wasn't suggesting anything. Merely, I was pointing out something that many WH-1000XM owners consider to be an issue. Just because you disagree doesn't mean that they're wrong or misinformed.

Setting the EQ within that app applies it globally; there is no need to app additional EQs on a per app basis. It also covers apps like YouTube that lack an EQ.

[Jonathan Coachman]

Who cares about aptX or aptX HD when Sony made the far superior LDAC, which is now supported in all Android devices not just Sony's.

[S.Yu]

I don't think I encountered any EQ issues with LDAC, the EQ should be a function of the player, which is a step before transcoding and transmission, what is "Sony EQ" even?

It is within the Sony Headphones app.

Sony enables EQ customisation for SBC, but not LDAC.

...What's the point? Most of your players come with some sort of EQ and are applied before transcoding to wireless codecs, AFAIK this prevents further quality loss associated with manipulating an already lossy signal, you know what you're suggesting sounds like trying to pull the curve of a JPG instead of doing that with the RAW before outputting to JPG.

Respectfully, it doesn't, and I wasn't suggesting anything. Merely, I was pointing out something that many WH-1000XM owners consider to be an issue. Just because you disagree doesn't mean that they're wrong or misinformed.

Setting the EQ within that app applies it globally; there is no need to app additional EQs on a per app basis. It also covers apps like YouTube that lack an EQ.

lol, EQ on Youtube, somebody who could live with Youtube's playback quality requires an EQ, very interesting. I guess it does make sense that way.