WF-1000XM6

Has used the WF-1000XM6 for two weeks, around eight hours a day, and still has about half the battery left each day; the case lasted three recharges. Calls the noise cancelling the best they have tried, ahead of Sennheiser and Bose earbuds, though the speak-to-chat mode amplifies wind. The foam tips can be hard on sensitive ears; one size smaller fixed it. Rates them 9.5/10.

“Speaking of the noise cancellation, it honestly is the best I’ve tried, I am a huge music fan and the sennheiser and the boss competition earbuds do not compare to how the music sounds while using noise cancelling.”

Bought the WF-1000XM6 in Japan to replace AirPods Pro 2 and, after a day, finds the sound great for metal, with more crunch and bass, a good connection and a comfortable fit. Gets occasional audio cuts and finds it odd that firmware updates need the buds out of the case.

A week after buying the WF-1000XM6, the right earbud randomly makes a buzzing, vibrating sound outdoors, four or five times in two hours of wear; never had this with their Soundcore A40 over eight months and is considering a return.

Owns both the WF-1000XM6 and AirPods Pro 3 and, even on an iPhone, prefers the Sony for nearly everything: much better sound, and it's the pair they take on frequent flights.

“I have both and prefer the XM6 for pretty much everything. I have an iPhone. I travel by plane often and have ended up taking only the XM6. The APP3 causes weird ear pressure with ANC during flights for me.”

An iPhone user and former AirPods Pro 2 owner who chose the WF-1000XM6: noise cancelling is great on both, but the Sony sounds better to them; says fit matters most.

Bought and quickly returned the WF-1000XM6 over fit: the shape hangs out of the ear, using the touch controls shifted the seal, and they often fell out. Didn't like the stock tuning, though the new app EQ got them to sound decent.

“I bought and very quickly returned the XM6 mainly due to fit issues, as the bizarre shape just sort of “hangs” out of your ear with no support from the concha.”