The Sony WF-1000XM4 wireless earbuds are the best overall wireless earbuds you can buy, despite their high price. They have excellent sound quality, which is warm and detailed, as well as top-notch active noise cancellation. With noise cancellation set on, their excellent battery life can last up to eight hours of continuous listening, outlasting all of Sony’s top competitors.
The WF-1000XM4s are finished in a quality matte black (or light grey) with beautiful rose gold embellishments. Most earbuds come with regular silicone ear tips, but Sony provides foam-style tips that expand in your ears to produce a good seal, which, when combined with the noise cancellation, does an excellent job of keeping the outside world at bay.
The 1000XM4s feature Sony’s LDAC codec for higher-quality music playback on Android phones. They’re up there with the best audio-focused premium earbuds like Sennheiser’s Momentum True Wireless 2 when used on other platforms, with far superior noise cancellation.
Only the lack of multipoint / two simultaneous Bluetooth connections keeps the 1000XM4 from becoming the ideal set of wireless earphones. They’re also a little bigger than some of the competition. You can’t do much better with their best-in-class combination of features (including goodies like 360 Reality Audio compatibility), increased voice call performance, and amazing battery life.
Number 2. Bose Quietcomfort Earbuds ($279)
