Don’t buy it — get the Sony WH-1000XM4 instead
44% of 575 weighted mentions recommend it, across 100 ownership threads.
comfort and sound quality — what owners repeat most
bluetooth above all else, where the Sony WH-1000XM4 is the thread favourite
~1 in 6 long-term owner reports mention a failure, most often the bluetooth, typically inside the [0,25) month window. Reports that mention warranty mostly say it landed outside coverage.
10% report a serious failure. Typical for audio: ~24%. More reliable than most of its category.
Most common concern: The single most cited complaint (23 mentions).
Based on observed owner reports, not a sampled failure rate. ~1 in 6 of the long-term owner reports we analysed mention a failure — not the same as ~1 in 6 of units failing.
Early ownership runs 34% positive.
It grows on owners — long-term sentiment climbs to 61%, above the early 34%.
Sony WH-1000XM4 — the threads point 8 times at the Sony WH-1000XM4 for people on the fence
Verdicts re-weigh with every crawl — if this one moves tiers, watchers hear first.
Reddit's verdict is Stay Away. Don’t buy it — get the Sony WH-1000XM4 instead. 44% of 575 weighted mentions recommend it, across 100 ownership threads.
The single most cited complaint (23 mentions). The recurring failure shows up in about 1 in 6 long-term owners: ~1 in 6 long-term owner reports mention a failure, most often the bluetooth, typically inside the [0,25) month window. Reports that mention warranty mostly say it landed outside coverage.
Reddit's usual alternative is the Sony WH-1000XM4 — if the threads point 8 times at the Sony WH-1000XM4 for people on the fence