Another thing apart from parametric eq. Are you using LDAC on android?. If you use iPhone all you can do is AAC. On windows you would need to find software(i don't remember) to get LDAC. LDAC on highest settinga makes your music sound a little bit better assuming it isn't already very compressed or has enough complexity
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You aren't doing anything wrong. They aren't the best sounding headphones, especially if you don't use their own integrated EQ (which you are doing as soon as you turn them on). They basically have to do a bit of magic to make sure that both of the ear cups sound the same, because of the proximity sensor.
A good review would be this on -> https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/sony-wh-1000xm4-review-noise-cancelling-headphone.19828/
But basically they sound pretty good and have outstanding features. They are no high end headphone, but they are still enjoyable. You can certainly EQ them to your liking. On android I'd recommend Wavelet for that, on windows EqualizerAPO. You can find suggested EQ's online to get them to sound more closer to the Harman Target (something the average human find pleasing sounding). But you can also experiment with them a bit to figure out what you like :)
The LDAC support won't really add anything. The differences are minute anyway. I'd assume the HD 598SE will sound better overall, at least if you have a half decent source :D
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I thought they were pretty damn good
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When people say they sound good they mean “For a true wireless, noise canceling, consumer grade product” they wont compete with the HD598’s, get something like Etymotic ER4XR’s or IE600’s or something.