Sony WH-1000XM6 Noise Cancelling Wireless Bluetooth Over Ear Headphones | Black
Discover Sony New Colour Sand Pink
Beyond Quiet Transcendent Sound: Premium Sound with the Best Noise Cancelling[2]
Disappear into the sound. Our most advanced noise cancellation yet—powered by a next-gen chip and intelligent algorithms—blocks distractions before they reach you. Crystal-clear calls. Pure, uninterrupted immersion.
Your Music Nothing Else
Unfold Rotate Explore
Every curve, every fold, designed for seamless movement and effortless portability.
Check out the video:
The Next Evolution in Noise Cancellation
Quiet, down to the finest detail. Powered by advanced processors and an adaptive microphone system, noise cancelling is optimised in real time—so your world stays undisturbed, and your sound stays pure.
Check out the video:
Premium Sound, Co-created with the Masters
Hear music as it was meant to be. Co-created with world-renowned mastering engineers, these headphones deliver studio-level precision—preserving every nuance, every note, exactly as the artist intended.
Check out the video:
Ultra-clear Calls
Clarity in every call. Intelligent beamforming isolates your voice from background noise, so you’re always heard—even when others are talking. Need to mute? Do it instantly, right from your headphones.[3][4]
Check out the video:
Tailor-quality Masterfully Crafted
All-day wear comfort. A wider headband and smooth vegan leather ensure a pressure-free fit.
Check out the video:
Smooth and Fast Ultra-low Latency
Sound that keeps up with you. The WH-1000XM6 are ready for LE Audio, delivering ultra-low latency for gaming and more. Multi-Point and Auto Switch make switching between devices seamless, while the long-lasting battery keeps you connected longer.
Noise Cancelling
Check out the video:
The Next Evolution in Noise Cancellation
Quiet, down to the finest detail. Powered by advanced processors and an adaptive microphone system, noise cancelling is optimised in real time—so your world stays undisturbed, and your sound stays pure.
Check out the video:
7x Faster Flawless Control
With processing speeds seven times faster than its predecessor, the HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN3 fine-tunes 12 microphones in real time—delivering a dramatic leap in noise cancelling, sound quality, and call clarity.
Check out the video:
12 Microphones Precise Detection
With optimally placed microphones, noise cancellation adapts more precisely to your fit and environment—so your sound feels effortless and powerful.
Real-time Analysis Adaptive Quiet
Sony new Adaptive NC Optimiser delivers unmatched noise-cancelling precision— adjusting to external noise, air pressure, and even your fit for uninterrupted, immersive sound.
Check out the video:
Designed for Superior Noise Cancellation and Sound
Lose yourself in the details. The specially designed driver unit is optimally tuned for enhanced noise cancellation, and supported by a lightweight carbon fibre dome that keeps high frequencies crisp and clear.
Stay in Sync Wherever You are
Sony Auto Ambient Sound mode is even better at adapting to your surroundings in real time, balancing music and external sound. Multiple microphones filter noise or let in what matters: announcements, conversations, or the world around you. Adjust settings automatically or fine-tune them manually in the Sound Connect app.
Ambient Sound: Stay Connected to Your Surroundings
Auto Ambient Sound: Ambient Sound with Dynamic Adjustment for Loud Sounds
Noise Cancelling: Block Out the Surrounds to Focus On Your Content
Sound Quality
Hear it as the Artist Intended
Developed in collaboration with mastering engineers, the WH-1000XM6 refines every note for studio-level accuracy. From deep bass to crisp highs, its tuning unlocks the full potential of every song—delivering the emotion, energy, and detail the artist intended.
Randy Merill / Sterling Sound
Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Adele, John Mayer, James Blake, Olivia Rodrigo and Gracie Abrams
Capturing the artist’s intent and Expression
Sony has always been a benchmark for premium quality, and these headphones take it to a new level. When I listen to music on the WH-1000XM6 headphones, I can be transported to a different world. They have excellent bass response, overall great frequency response, great soundstage, stereo width, great depth, and great presence and detail. They truthfully represent the sounds of the recordings that we work so hard to make. I really enjoy them.
Chris Gehringer / Sterling Sound
Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Glass Animals, Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, BLACKPINK, BTS and Le Sserafim.
A Listening Experience Reimagined
The WH-1000XM6 headphones blow me away. These headphones really reproduce bass and it's not just something in your ears, you start to feel it in your body, and nobody's really ever gotten close to that. These headphones bring you to a place where the music becomes intimate, so you become closer to the music. You are immersed in the sound. You're swimming in the music. It's a full experience. The WH-1000XM6 headphones are amazing.
Mike Piacentini / Battery Studios
Bob Dylan, Depeche Mode, Johnny Mathis and James Brown.
The Artistry Behind the Engineering
We, as mastering engineers, we spend a ton of time going back and forth with the artists and producers trying to make their vision sound the way they intend. I think, particularly on the WH-1000XM6, the experience that the listener is going to have is going to ultimately be a more enjoyable experience because they're hearing every single emotion, engineering decision and songwriting choice that the artist and engineer have made.
Michael Romanowski / Coast Mastering
Alicia Keys, Prince, Bonnie Raitt, Earth, Wind & Fire, Cain Brown, the Star Wars soundtrack.
Sony's Philosophy: Bridging Art to Listeners
The thing that I love is there is an intent from Sony to always strive for the best. To make the best product that serves as a bridge from the art to the consumer. These headphones have done that. The WH-1000XM6 headphones are that bridge. The consumer can now be transported to where the artist wanted them to go. The artist can tell that story, and they can hear that story. You're a part of the music. I think this would be a wonderful experience and I would definitely recommend them for fans of music.
Check out the video:
Engineered to perfection
A specially designed driver unit delivers clarity that feels almost tangible—highs shimmer, vocals breathe, and every detail comes through with precision. With optimised circuitry and premium materials, sound flows effortlessly, pure and balanced.
Check out the video:
Richer Detail Clearer Vocals
The high rigidity carbon fiber composite material dome and uniquely developed voice coil structure bring out the subtleties in every frequency—so vocals sound richer, instruments feel more defined, and every track carries more emotion.
Authenticity in Every Note
The newly developed look-ahead noise shaper D/A conversion technology in our HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN3 better anticipates and adjusts the combined output—reducing distortion, enhancing bass energy, and delivering crisp, fast sound that stays true to your music.
Enjoy High-Resolution Audio with and without wires
The WH-1000XM6 supports High-Resolution Audio and High-Resolution Audio Wireless, thanks to LDAC, our industry-adopted audio coding technology. LDAC transmits approximately three times more data[1] than conventional Bluetooth audio for exceptional High-Resolution Audio quality.[2]
Real-time Restoration of All Your Compressed Files
Using Edge-AI (Artificial Intelligence), DSEE Extreme upscales compressed digital music files in real time. Dynamically recognising instrumentation, musical genres and individual elements of each song, it restores high range sound lost in compression.[3]
Fine-tune Your Entertainment Experience
With the Sony | Sound Connect app it's easy to personalise your sound. Compare settings, tweak the details, and find the perfect balance for every song, scene, and game session.
Music
Dial in your perfect sound with the 10-band EQ, or create a spacious feel with a Background Music Effect.
Game
Game EQ, developed with INZONE expertise, enhances sound clarity for FPS gaming across our headphone range.
Cinema
360 Reality Audio Upmix for Cinema brings spatial sound experience just like you are in a movie theater from 2ch stereo sound by Sony’s unique upmix and 360 Spatial Sound technology.[4]
Cinema Comes Alive
Dialogues, sound effects, and BGMs in 2ch stereo sound of movie contents through streaming services are transformed into a cinematic sound field with deep immersion. By enhancing dynamic bass and powerful sound, it expands sound beyond your headphones for a theatre-like experience. 360 Reality Audio Upmix for Cinema makes playback of stereo audio sound like spatial audio in your headphones by using Sony‘s 360 Spatial Sound technology.[4]
Normal
360 Reality Audio Upmix for Cinema.
A New Sound Experience for AR Gaming
If you’re looking for new entertainment options beyond music and movies, the WH-1000XM6 uses new sensors and spatial sound technology to deliver immersive sound for Augmented Reality games like "Ingress" from Niantic.[5]
When playing "Ingress" with the WH-1000XM6, sensor and spatial sound technologies deliver a new experience: using head tracking, the sound is conveyed from different directions to line up perfectly with the action on the screen.
Head Tracking Function
Head tracking ensures a realistic and compelling listening experience by automatically adjusting sound fields to compensate for your head movement. Sounds are precisely aligned with your headphones, even as you move, to completely involve you in your listening, when paired with compatible devices and services.[6]
Conventional Use
With conventional headphones, when your head moves, the sound moves with the headphones. This disconnects the sound from its position in space, impairing the 3D effect and presence.
With Head-tracking Capability
With head tracking, when you move your head, the sound field retains its original position in 3D space, for a realistic viewing and listening experience.
Check out the video:
Experience Head Tracking for Yourself
Experience the immersive power of head tracking for yourself with this simulation. Pop on some headphones and watch the video to learn more and hear how head tracking makes your listening more realistic.
Check out the video:
Certified Headphones for a Personalised Experience
With 360 Reality Audio Certified headphones and our Sony | Sound Connect app you can optimise your experience by analysing your individual ear shapes, and enjoy the ultimate immersive music experience.
An advanced personal optimisation algorithm gives an even greater sense of sound space, distance and height, allowing you to become even more immersed in the music.[7]
Call Quality
Check out the video:
Ultra-clear Calls
Clarity in every call. Intelligent beamforming isolates your voice from background noise, so you’re always heard—even when others are talking. Need to mute? Do it instantly, right from your headphones.[1][2]
Focused On Your Voice
With a six-microphone AI-based beamforming system, the WH-1000XM6 hones in on your voice while filtering out background noise. Trained on a variety of sources, including open datasets3, our AI excels in beamforming and noise reduction—so every word comes through sharp and clear, even in busy environments.
Intelligent Noise Reduction
The AI-optimised noise reduction algorithm suppresses background sounds while isolating your voice. Trained on a variety of sources, including open datasets3, it enhances beamforming precision and voice pickup accuracy. Beamforming microphones and Precise Voice Pickup Technology work together to ensure every word is heard clearly—even in noisy settings.
1 = With Noise
2 = Without Noise
Wind-noise Free
Refined microphone placement and structure minimises wind interference—reducing noise on your calls and ensuring a clearer, more comfortable listening experience.
Design & Wearability
Check out the video:
Tailor-quality Masterfully Crafted
All-day wear comfort. A wider headband and smooth vegan leather ensure a pressure-free fit.
Soft Fit
Designed for all-day wear, this supple, stretchable material provides a secure yet gentle fit—reducing pressure while blocking external noise. And with a fingerprint-resistant finish, it stays pristine, even through daily use.[1]
Noiseless Seamless
A wider headband. A perfect fit. With a stepless slider and seamless swivel, every adjustment is effortlessly smooth—so all you feel is comfort. The asymmetrical design makes it easy to identify left from right at a glance.
Intuitive Controls
Easily switch between noise cancelling, ambient sound, and mic mute with tactile buttons and a responsive touch panel. Fine-tune your settings in the app for a personalised experience.[2][3][4]
Foldable Design
Designed with the precision of handcrafted workmanship, the folding mechanism uses advanced metal injection techniques for a seamless, durable fold, ensuring a design that is as refined as it is resilient.
Compact Carrying Ccase
Designed to slip seamlessly into bags and airplane pockets, the compact case now features a magnetic closure for easy access—so your headphones are always ready to go.
Sophiscated and Elegant Meet Sand Pink
Make a quiet statement in Sand Pink. The textured finish adds new warmth and richness to your style for the world, while renowned noise cancelling lets you shut it all out when you just want to focus on your music.
Premium Colours
Platinum Silver, Midnight Blue, Black, and Sand Pink. Choose the one that fits your style.[5]
Sustainably Crafted
Made from recycled materials sourced from post-consumer waste, these headphones and their carrying case are designed to minimise environmental impact without compromising quality.
Intuitive Operation
More Intuitive Smarter than Ever
With intuitive controls, you can adjust volume and play music without reaching for your phone. The headphones even detect when you’re speaking, pausing the music to let you engage seamlessly with your surroundings.
Quick Access
A shortcut to your music with simple taps, and no need to touch your smartphone[1][2][3][4][5]. You can enjoy your music in an effortless way.
Scene-based Listening
Provides a sound experience just tailored to you by sensing the current situation and scene such as walking, running and gym.
Plays Music Automatically
You can enjoy music exactly when you need them by turning on Wear to Play and each scene. Playback starts automatically when you put your headphones in — no need to touch your smartphone — and plays the right music for the moment, based on your daily routines or sensing activities like a daily walk, gym workout, or commute. And, with Voice Cue you'll still be notified of important information like appointments and reminders, so you can always stay connected to both life and entertainment wherever you go.[6]
Adjusts to the World Around You
Adaptive Sound Control senses where you are and what you’re doing, then uses AI to change ambient sound settings for the ideal listening experience. Over time, it can learn your behaviour, recognise locations you visit often, and tailor the sound to suit your location.
Total Convenience Total Customisation
Your headphones are even better with the Sound Connect app. The simple, intuitive interface lets you dial in your ideal sound and shortcut settings, and can keep track of your recent listening history. Safe Listening even lets you check you're in line with WHO healthy listening habits.
Talk it Out with Google Gemini
Get hands-free help – Just say ‘Hey Google..” to access Gemini and have a natural, free-flowing conversation about anything you need to know on-the-go. Listen to music, connect with friends, get notifications and more when connected to your smartphone.[7]
Built-in Voice Control
You can also use built-in voice control for noise cancellation, volume, and playback when connected to any device.[8]
Instant Pause Instant Play
Just take the headphones off and the music stops – a capacitive sensor knows when you are wearing them. It also helps improve detection accuracy and design. Put the headphones back on and the music starts again.
Control Headphones with Head Gestures
You can operate your headphones using natural head gestures, like receiving or declining calls[9], or operating Auto Play6, by nodding or shaking your head.
Talk and Hear Only Ambient Sound
You can set Speak-to-Chat to automatically lower the music volume as soon as you speak to someone, so you can hear ambient sound and conduct a conversation10 — handy if you want to keep your headphones on or your hands are full. And once your chat is over, your music volume returns to normal automatically.[11]
Connection & Usability
Check out the video:
Smooth and Fast Ultra-low Latency
Sound that keeps up with you. The WH-1000XM6 are ready for LE Audio, delivering ultra-low latency for gaming and more. Multi-Point and Auto Switch make switching between devices seamless, while the long-lasting battery keeps you connected longer.
Next-generation Bluetooth Audio
Enjoy ultra-low latency for flawless gaming, effortless access to public broadcasts with Auracast™, and—of course—exceptional sound quality. Multi-point and auto-switching keep you connected without interruption.[1]
Multipoint Connection
For total convenience, your headphones can be paired with two Bluetooth devices at the same time, automatically switching when a call is received or playback is started on either device.
Easy Pairing with Your Computer
Swift Pair makes it quick and easy to pair your headphones with your Windows 11 or Windows 10 laptop, desktop PC or tablet. Pop-up pairing guidance appears on nearby Windows 11 or Windows 10 devices when pairing mode is selected.
Find Your Headphones with Fast Pair
By pressing and holding the power button, the WH-1000XM6 enables quick effortless Bluetooth pairing with your Android devices.[2] You can even check to see where you last used it, if misplaced.
Listen and Charge All at Once
Need to keep going when the battery’s low? Simply plug in the USB charging cable and keep listening. Both Bluetooth and audio cable connections are supported. Even quicker charging is possible with the headphones off—just 3 minutes gives you up to 1 hour of playback.[3][4]
Mute and Unmute Easily
Mute or unmute by double pressing the NC/AMB button. No need to reach for your device.[5][6]
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Discover Sony New Colour Sand Pink
Beyond Quiet Transcendent Sound: Premium Sound with the Best Noise Cancelling[2]
Disappear into the sound. Our most advanced noise cancellation yet—powered by a next-gen chip and intelligent algorithms—blocks distractions before they reach you. Crystal-clear calls. Pure, uninterrupted immersion.
Your Music Nothing Else
Unfold Rotate Explore
Every curve, every fold, designed for seamless movement and effortless portability.
Check out the video:
The Next Evolution in Noise Cancellation
Quiet, down to the finest detail. Powered by advanced processors and an adaptive microphone system, noise cancelling is optimised in real time—so your world stays undisturbed, and your sound stays pure.
Check out the video:
Premium Sound, Co-created with the Masters
Hear music as it was meant to be. Co-created with world-renowned mastering engineers, these headphones deliver studio-level precision—preserving every nuance, every note, exactly as the artist intended.
Check out the video:
Ultra-clear Calls
Clarity in every call. Intelligent beamforming isolates your voice from background noise, so you’re always heard—even when others are talking. Need to mute? Do it instantly, right from your headphones.[3][4]
Check out the video:
Tailor-quality Masterfully Crafted
All-day wear comfort. A wider headband and smooth vegan leather ensure a pressure-free fit.
Check out the video:
Smooth and Fast Ultra-low Latency
Sound that keeps up with you. The WH-1000XM6 are ready for LE Audio, delivering ultra-low latency for gaming and more. Multi-Point and Auto Switch make switching between devices seamless, while the long-lasting battery keeps you connected longer.
Noise Cancelling
Check out the video:
The Next Evolution in Noise Cancellation
Quiet, down to the finest detail. Powered by advanced processors and an adaptive microphone system, noise cancelling is optimised in real time—so your world stays undisturbed, and your sound stays pure.
Check out the video:
7x Faster Flawless Control
With processing speeds seven times faster than its predecessor, the HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN3 fine-tunes 12 microphones in real time—delivering a dramatic leap in noise cancelling, sound quality, and call clarity.
Check out the video:
12 Microphones Precise Detection
With optimally placed microphones, noise cancellation adapts more precisely to your fit and environment—so your sound feels effortless and powerful.
Real-time Analysis Adaptive Quiet
Sony new Adaptive NC Optimiser delivers unmatched noise-cancelling precision— adjusting to external noise, air pressure, and even your fit for uninterrupted, immersive sound.
Check out the video:
Designed for Superior Noise Cancellation and Sound
Lose yourself in the details. The specially designed driver unit is optimally tuned for enhanced noise cancellation, and supported by a lightweight carbon fibre dome that keeps high frequencies crisp and clear.
Stay in Sync Wherever You are
Sony Auto Ambient Sound mode is even better at adapting to your surroundings in real time, balancing music and external sound. Multiple microphones filter noise or let in what matters: announcements, conversations, or the world around you. Adjust settings automatically or fine-tune them manually in the Sound Connect app.
Ambient Sound: Stay Connected to Your Surroundings
Auto Ambient Sound: Ambient Sound with Dynamic Adjustment for Loud Sounds
Noise Cancelling: Block Out the Surrounds to Focus On Your Content
Sound Quality
Hear it as the Artist Intended
Developed in collaboration with mastering engineers, the WH-1000XM6 refines every note for studio-level accuracy. From deep bass to crisp highs, its tuning unlocks the full potential of every song—delivering the emotion, energy, and detail the artist intended.
Randy Merill / Sterling Sound
Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Adele, John Mayer, James Blake, Olivia Rodrigo and Gracie Abrams
Capturing the artist’s intent and Expression
Sony has always been a benchmark for premium quality, and these headphones take it to a new level. When I listen to music on the WH-1000XM6 headphones, I can be transported to a different world. They have excellent bass response, overall great frequency response, great soundstage, stereo width, great depth, and great presence and detail. They truthfully represent the sounds of the recordings that we work so hard to make. I really enjoy them.
Chris Gehringer / Sterling Sound
Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Glass Animals, Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, BLACKPINK, BTS and Le Sserafim.
A Listening Experience Reimagined
The WH-1000XM6 headphones blow me away. These headphones really reproduce bass and it's not just something in your ears, you start to feel it in your body, and nobody's really ever gotten close to that. These headphones bring you to a place where the music becomes intimate, so you become closer to the music. You are immersed in the sound. You're swimming in the music. It's a full experience. The WH-1000XM6 headphones are amazing.
Mike Piacentini / Battery Studios
Bob Dylan, Depeche Mode, Johnny Mathis and James Brown.
The Artistry Behind the Engineering
We, as mastering engineers, we spend a ton of time going back and forth with the artists and producers trying to make their vision sound the way they intend. I think, particularly on the WH-1000XM6, the experience that the listener is going to have is going to ultimately be a more enjoyable experience because they're hearing every single emotion, engineering decision and songwriting choice that the artist and engineer have made.
Michael Romanowski / Coast Mastering
Alicia Keys, Prince, Bonnie Raitt, Earth, Wind & Fire, Cain Brown, the Star Wars soundtrack.
Sony's Philosophy: Bridging Art to Listeners
The thing that I love is there is an intent from Sony to always strive for the best. To make the best product that serves as a bridge from the art to the consumer. These headphones have done that. The WH-1000XM6 headphones are that bridge. The consumer can now be transported to where the artist wanted them to go. The artist can tell that story, and they can hear that story. You're a part of the music. I think this would be a wonderful experience and I would definitely recommend them for fans of music.
Check out the video:
Engineered to perfection
A specially designed driver unit delivers clarity that feels almost tangible—highs shimmer, vocals breathe, and every detail comes through with precision. With optimised circuitry and premium materials, sound flows effortlessly, pure and balanced.
Check out the video:
Richer Detail Clearer Vocals
The high rigidity carbon fiber composite material dome and uniquely developed voice coil structure bring out the subtleties in every frequency—so vocals sound richer, instruments feel more defined, and every track carries more emotion.
Authenticity in Every Note
The newly developed look-ahead noise shaper D/A conversion technology in our HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN3 better anticipates and adjusts the combined output—reducing distortion, enhancing bass energy, and delivering crisp, fast sound that stays true to your music.
Enjoy High-Resolution Audio with and without wires
The WH-1000XM6 supports High-Resolution Audio and High-Resolution Audio Wireless, thanks to LDAC, our industry-adopted audio coding technology. LDAC transmits approximately three times more data[1] than conventional Bluetooth audio for exceptional High-Resolution Audio quality.[2]
Real-time Restoration of All Your Compressed Files
Using Edge-AI (Artificial Intelligence), DSEE Extreme upscales compressed digital music files in real time. Dynamically recognising instrumentation, musical genres and individual elements of each song, it restores high range sound lost in compression.[3]
Fine-tune Your Entertainment Experience
With the Sony | Sound Connect app it's easy to personalise your sound. Compare settings, tweak the details, and find the perfect balance for every song, scene, and game session.
Music
Dial in your perfect sound with the 10-band EQ, or create a spacious feel with a Background Music Effect.
Game
Game EQ, developed with INZONE expertise, enhances sound clarity for FPS gaming across our headphone range.
Cinema
360 Reality Audio Upmix for Cinema brings spatial sound experience just like you are in a movie theater from 2ch stereo sound by Sony’s unique upmix and 360 Spatial Sound technology.[4]
Cinema Comes Alive
Dialogues, sound effects, and BGMs in 2ch stereo sound of movie contents through streaming services are transformed into a cinematic sound field with deep immersion. By enhancing dynamic bass and powerful sound, it expands sound beyond your headphones for a theatre-like experience. 360 Reality Audio Upmix for Cinema makes playback of stereo audio sound like spatial audio in your headphones by using Sony‘s 360 Spatial Sound technology.[4]
Normal
360 Reality Audio Upmix for Cinema.
A New Sound Experience for AR Gaming
If you’re looking for new entertainment options beyond music and movies, the WH-1000XM6 uses new sensors and spatial sound technology to deliver immersive sound for Augmented Reality games like "Ingress" from Niantic.[5]
When playing "Ingress" with the WH-1000XM6, sensor and spatial sound technologies deliver a new experience: using head tracking, the sound is conveyed from different directions to line up perfectly with the action on the screen.
Head Tracking Function
Head tracking ensures a realistic and compelling listening experience by automatically adjusting sound fields to compensate for your head movement. Sounds are precisely aligned with your headphones, even as you move, to completely involve you in your listening, when paired with compatible devices and services.[6]
Conventional Use
With conventional headphones, when your head moves, the sound moves with the headphones. This disconnects the sound from its position in space, impairing the 3D effect and presence.
With Head-tracking Capability
With head tracking, when you move your head, the sound field retains its original position in 3D space, for a realistic viewing and listening experience.
Check out the video:
Experience Head Tracking for Yourself
Experience the immersive power of head tracking for yourself with this simulation. Pop on some headphones and watch the video to learn more and hear how head tracking makes your listening more realistic.
Check out the video:
Certified Headphones for a Personalised Experience
With 360 Reality Audio Certified headphones and our Sony | Sound Connect app you can optimise your experience by analysing your individual ear shapes, and enjoy the ultimate immersive music experience.
An advanced personal optimisation algorithm gives an even greater sense of sound space, distance and height, allowing you to become even more immersed in the music.[7]
Call Quality
Check out the video:
Ultra-clear Calls
Clarity in every call. Intelligent beamforming isolates your voice from background noise, so you’re always heard—even when others are talking. Need to mute? Do it instantly, right from your headphones.[1][2]
Focused On Your Voice
With a six-microphone AI-based beamforming system, the WH-1000XM6 hones in on your voice while filtering out background noise. Trained on a variety of sources, including open datasets3, our AI excels in beamforming and noise reduction—so every word comes through sharp and clear, even in busy environments.
Intelligent Noise Reduction
The AI-optimised noise reduction algorithm suppresses background sounds while isolating your voice. Trained on a variety of sources, including open datasets3, it enhances beamforming precision and voice pickup accuracy. Beamforming microphones and Precise Voice Pickup Technology work together to ensure every word is heard clearly—even in noisy settings.
1 = With Noise
2 = Without Noise
Wind-noise Free
Refined microphone placement and structure minimises wind interference—reducing noise on your calls and ensuring a clearer, more comfortable listening experience.
Design & Wearability
Check out the video:
Tailor-quality Masterfully Crafted
All-day wear comfort. A wider headband and smooth vegan leather ensure a pressure-free fit.
Soft Fit
Designed for all-day wear, this supple, stretchable material provides a secure yet gentle fit—reducing pressure while blocking external noise. And with a fingerprint-resistant finish, it stays pristine, even through daily use.[1]
Noiseless Seamless
A wider headband. A perfect fit. With a stepless slider and seamless swivel, every adjustment is effortlessly smooth—so all you feel is comfort. The asymmetrical design makes it easy to identify left from right at a glance.
Intuitive Controls
Easily switch between noise cancelling, ambient sound, and mic mute with tactile buttons and a responsive touch panel. Fine-tune your settings in the app for a personalised experience.[2][3][4]
Foldable Design
Designed with the precision of handcrafted workmanship, the folding mechanism uses advanced metal injection techniques for a seamless, durable fold, ensuring a design that is as refined as it is resilient.
Compact Carrying Ccase
Designed to slip seamlessly into bags and airplane pockets, the compact case now features a magnetic closure for easy access—so your headphones are always ready to go.
Sophiscated and Elegant Meet Sand Pink
Make a quiet statement in Sand Pink. The textured finish adds new warmth and richness to your style for the world, while renowned noise cancelling lets you shut it all out when you just want to focus on your music.
Premium Colours
Platinum Silver, Midnight Blue, Black, and Sand Pink. Choose the one that fits your style.[5]
Sustainably Crafted
Made from recycled materials sourced from post-consumer waste, these headphones and their carrying case are designed to minimise environmental impact without compromising quality.
Intuitive Operation
More Intuitive Smarter than Ever
With intuitive controls, you can adjust volume and play music without reaching for your phone. The headphones even detect when you’re speaking, pausing the music to let you engage seamlessly with your surroundings.
Quick Access
A shortcut to your music with simple taps, and no need to touch your smartphone[1][2][3][4][5]. You can enjoy your music in an effortless way.
Scene-based Listening
Provides a sound experience just tailored to you by sensing the current situation and scene such as walking, running and gym.
Plays Music Automatically
You can enjoy music exactly when you need them by turning on Wear to Play and each scene. Playback starts automatically when you put your headphones in — no need to touch your smartphone — and plays the right music for the moment, based on your daily routines or sensing activities like a daily walk, gym workout, or commute. And, with Voice Cue you'll still be notified of important information like appointments and reminders, so you can always stay connected to both life and entertainment wherever you go.[6]
Adjusts to the World Around You
Adaptive Sound Control senses where you are and what you’re doing, then uses AI to change ambient sound settings for the ideal listening experience. Over time, it can learn your behaviour, recognise locations you visit often, and tailor the sound to suit your location.
Total Convenience Total Customisation
Your headphones are even better with the Sound Connect app. The simple, intuitive interface lets you dial in your ideal sound and shortcut settings, and can keep track of your recent listening history. Safe Listening even lets you check you're in line with WHO healthy listening habits.
Talk it Out with Google Gemini
Get hands-free help – Just say ‘Hey Google..” to access Gemini and have a natural, free-flowing conversation about anything you need to know on-the-go. Listen to music, connect with friends, get notifications and more when connected to your smartphone.[7]
Built-in Voice Control
You can also use built-in voice control for noise cancellation, volume, and playback when connected to any device.[8]
Instant Pause Instant Play
Just take the headphones off and the music stops – a capacitive sensor knows when you are wearing them. It also helps improve detection accuracy and design. Put the headphones back on and the music starts again.
Control Headphones with Head Gestures
You can operate your headphones using natural head gestures, like receiving or declining calls[9], or operating Auto Play6, by nodding or shaking your head.
Talk and Hear Only Ambient Sound
You can set Speak-to-Chat to automatically lower the music volume as soon as you speak to someone, so you can hear ambient sound and conduct a conversation10 — handy if you want to keep your headphones on or your hands are full. And once your chat is over, your music volume returns to normal automatically.[11]
Connection & Usability
Check out the video:
Smooth and Fast Ultra-low Latency
Sound that keeps up with you. The WH-1000XM6 are ready for LE Audio, delivering ultra-low latency for gaming and more. Multi-Point and Auto Switch make switching between devices seamless, while the long-lasting battery keeps you connected longer.
Next-generation Bluetooth Audio
Enjoy ultra-low latency for flawless gaming, effortless access to public broadcasts with Auracast™, and—of course—exceptional sound quality. Multi-point and auto-switching keep you connected without interruption.[1]
Multipoint Connection
For total convenience, your headphones can be paired with two Bluetooth devices at the same time, automatically switching when a call is received or playback is started on either device.
Easy Pairing with Your Computer
Swift Pair makes it quick and easy to pair your headphones with your Windows 11 or Windows 10 laptop, desktop PC or tablet. Pop-up pairing guidance appears on nearby Windows 11 or Windows 10 devices when pairing mode is selected.
Find Your Headphones with Fast Pair
By pressing and holding the power button, the WH-1000XM6 enables quick effortless Bluetooth pairing with your Android devices.[2] You can even check to see where you last used it, if misplaced.
Listen and Charge All at Once
Need to keep going when the battery’s low? Simply plug in the USB charging cable and keep listening. Both Bluetooth and audio cable connections are supported. Even quicker charging is possible with the headphones off—just 3 minutes gives you up to 1 hour of playback.[3][4]
Mute and Unmute Easily
Mute or unmute by double pressing the NC/AMB button. No need to reach for your device.[5][6]
