Sony’s last-gen XM4 headphones are over 50 percent off for Black Friday
- Sony’s last-gen XM4 headphones are on sale for Black Friday, with a discount of over $200 off the original list price.
- The current deal brings the price down to $159.99 at Best Buy, making it the lowest price seen this year.
- The Sony WH-1000XM4 still offers excellent sound quality, up to 30 hours of battery life, and great active noise cancellation, despite being replaced by newer models.
- One notable feature of the XM4 is its wear detection technology, which automatically pauses playback when removed from your head and resumes it when put back on.
- If you opt for the older XM4 instead of the latest XM6, you’ll miss out on improved sound quality, more powerful ANC, and clearer voice calls, but still get a solid pair of noise-canceling headphones at a lower price point.
More than five years after making their debut, Sony’s WH-1000XM4 remain an excellent pair of noise-canceling headphones. And right now, Best Buy is offering a doorbuster deal that drops them to just $159.99 ($190 off) for a limited time, which is the lowest price we’ve seen this year. If you prefer the latest tech, you can also snag the newer XM6 for about $398 ($60 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target.
Sony WH-1000XM4
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We once considered the XM4 to be the best headphones you could buy. We replaced them with the XM5, followed by the XM6 three years later, but the last-last-gen model is still a solid pick in 2025. The XM4 offer great sound quality, up to 30 hours of battery life, and terrific active noise cancellation, even if the ANC can’t quite compete with Sony’s newer models. They support multipoint connectivity, allowing you to pair them with two devices simultaneously, along with great voice call performance. They also feature a handy Speak to Chat feature, which can automatically pause your audio when you start speaking.
Additionally, the XM4 support wear detection, meaning they will automatically pause whatever is playing when you remove them from your head and resume playback when you put them back on. And unlike the last-gen XM5, the comfortable headphones fold when not in use, making it relatively easy to slide them into your bag.
As for what you miss out on by opting for the XM4 over the XM6, Sony’s latest model offers improved sound quality, more powerful ANC, and even clearer voice calls. You can also charge the XM6 while listening to them, though you’ll need to juggle two cables — a USB-C and a 3.5mm — since they don’t support audio over USB-C.