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i feel as if my wh1000xm4s sound the same as 25 dollar earbuds (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by hammondow1@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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on my old phone i used to use some wired sony earbuds that i paid around 25 bucks for. now since my new phone doesnt have a headphone jack, i decided i should treat myself with a better pair of headphones, so i bought the xm4s. however it feels to me that they sound exactly the same. granted im not an audiophile, i dont use amps, dacs, music apps with crazy sound quality features, or various devices and gizmos some of you might own, just plain spotify. is this normal, though? im happy with my purchase and i wont be returning these, the anc is very good as far as im concerned, they fit nicely on my head and ears, and most importantly they dont have that annoying hiss wireless headphones tend to have.

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[–] Shandriel@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

you don't buy these for sound quality... they are decent at best, although no competition for common 100-200 bucks wired headphones.

you buy these for their outstanding ANC quality, nothing else.

[–] Tardyninja10@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

the pads are so shallow that you sweat in them no ANC when you have to take them off for your ears to breathe. They are also bass cannons and i hate it i wanted to like the xm4/5 a lot