From The Verge.

After a three year break, Sony is updating its most popular noise-canceling headphones. The WH-1000XM6 headphones come with better sound, better ANC, much needed design improvements and a higher price tag. Starting at $449 the flagship headphones also come with spatial audio upmixing, AI beam-forming for clearer voice calls, more microphones and battery life up to 40h (or 30h with ANC on). Is all that worth the upgrade from the XM5? Chris Welch, in his last video for the Verge, breaks down all the new features to help you decide.

00:00 Intro — what you need to know
00:40 Design (new magnetic case, headband, power button)
01:48 Hardware and specs
02:25 Audio quality
02:54 Spatial audio?
03:25 What’s new? (WH-1000XM5 vs. WH-1000XM6)
03:55 USB-C audio
04:29 Pricing and availability
04:50 Should I upgrade?

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