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This excludes the 2026 WH-1000XM4C and in-ear WF-1000XM4. The Japanese full specification was decoded as CP932.","driver_size_mm":"40 mm dome driver with CCAW voice coil. Stereo channel count does not establish driver count.","frequency_response_hz":"JEITA headphone acoustic response 4 Hz to 40 kHz. Not Bluetooth radio or microphone response.","frequency_response_wireless_hz":"A2DP transmission 20 Hz to 20 kHz at 44.1 kHz sampling. LDAC at 96 kHz and 990 kbps supports 20 Hz to 40 kHz. The stored maximum requires those LDAC settings.","impedance_ohm":"Wired at 1 kHz. Powered impedance 40 ohms. Passive impedance 16 ohms, used here.","sensitivity_db":"Wired at 1 kHz. Powered sensitivity 105 dB/mW. Passive sensitivity 101 dB/mW, used here.","microphone_frequency_response_hz":"Effective microphone range 50 Hz to 8 kHz. MEMS omnidirectional microphones.","analog_connectors":"Gold-plated L-shaped stereo mini plug. 3.5 mm TRS, not a TRRS voice cable. Included OFC cable approximately 1.2 m.","wireless_range_m":"Approximate line-of-sight range 10 m. No indoor range guarantee.","charge_time_0_100_min":"Approximately three hours using a 1.5 A adapter. Separate from the ten-minute quick-charge claim.","weight_g":"Maker approximate headset weight 254 g. SoundGuys 251 g metadata belongs to a preproduction sample and does not prove a measured retail weight.","in_the_box":"Exact Japanese accessory table. Silent White has matching white accessories with the same functions. No AC adapter inherited from another region."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/wireless-headphones-bluetooth-headphones/wh-1000xm4/specifications","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["driver_diaphragm_material","passive_wired_listening"],"notes":{"driver_diaphragm_material":"Exact official indexed specification says aluminium-coated LCP. Direct page body unavailable. No full direct access claimed.","passive_wired_listening":"Official specification explicitly supports passive operation. Full Help Guide confirms listening while powered off."}},{"url":"https://helpguide.sony.net/mdr/wh1000xm4/v1/en/print.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["manual_url","anc","anc_adaptive","transparency_mode","transparency_adjustable","conversation_detection","sidetone","multipoint","multipoint_device_count","paired_device_memory","swappable_battery","battery_life_claimed","play_while_charging","control_types","volume_control","customizable_controls","wear_detection","voice_assistant","compatible_platforms","platform_connections","companion_app_platforms","firmware_updatable"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Exact 151-page English guide. Printed pages 19-22 charging/runtime, 25 pairing memory, 77-78 wired audio, 108-118 assistants/app, and computer calling chapters inspected.","anc_adaptive":"Page 118 automatic noise-control adjustment by behaviour recognition, Adaptive Sound Control. No automatic ear-fit calibration inferred.","transparency_adjustable":"Ambient sound adjusted in the app. Quick Attention is a temporary gesture, not another ANC strength level.","conversation_detection":"Speak-to-Chat detects speech and pauses music. Separate from manual Quick Attention.","sidetone":"Call and assistant chapters explicitly feed microphone pickup to the listener. Adjustable sidetone intensity not proved.","multipoint":"Two concurrent Bluetooth devices with Connect to 2 devices enabled. Page 137 excludes LDAC in this mode. No concurrent analog and Bluetooth playback.","paired_device_memory":"Up to eight remembered devices. A ninth pairing replaces the oldest. Two active connections are a separate count.","swappable_battery":"Page 132 requires Sony dealer replacement of the built-in battery. No user hot-swapping.","battery_life_claimed":"Printed pages 21 to 22 document music playback after a full charge. With DSEE Extreme and Speak-to-Chat off, AAC and SBC each allow up to 30 hours with ANC on or 38 hours with ANC and Ambient Sound Mode off. LDAC allows 24 hours with ANC on or 30 hours with both noise-control modes off. The separate rows preserve each named codec. Powered analog playback allows 22 hours with ANC on or 36 hours with both noise-control modes off. Volume is unspecified. Standby and calling durations are excluded. DSEE-enabled estimates are lower and are not mixed with these rows.","play_while_charging":"Page 20 disables all operations, including music, while connected to USB charging power.","customizable_controls":"Page 118 allows assigning the CUSTOM button. Assistant assignment replaces its noise-control function.","wear_detection":"Page 118 and launch release identify a proximity sensor that pauses/resumes playback on removal/replacement.","voice_assistant":"Pages 108-117 Google Assistant, Alexa, Android Google app and iPhone Siri. Device, app and region restrictions apply. Google app/Siri use touch hold, without wake words. Assistant assignment can exclude other routes.","platform_connections":"Exact Android, iPhone, Windows 10/8.1 and Mac pairing chapters. Computer calls use HFP/HSP input/output. No console route inferred from jack availability.","companion_app_platforms":"Manual Apple App Store and Google Play installation instructions. Current Sound Connect name sourced separately."}},{"url":"https://sony.mediaroom.com/2020-08-06-Sony-Electronics-Launches-the-Next-Generation-of-Industry-Leading-Noise-Canceling-with-WH-1000XM4","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["segment","announce_date","launch_price_usd","markets","anc_mic_count","microphone_count","microphone_noise_reduction","fast_pair","quick_charge_min","quick_charge_playback_h","virtual_surround","colors"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"US maker MSRP 349.99 USD. August 6 was announcement/preorder. Actual August retail comes from the retrospective review. Unproved EUR tax scope omitted.","anc_mic_count":"Two Dual Noise Sensor microphones per cup. Four ANC microphones across the headset. Shared voice roles do not create extra capsules.","microphone_count":"Precise Voice Pickup uses five physical headset microphones for calls and Speak-to-Chat. Separate from the four ANC microphones.","microphone_noise_reduction":"Maker explicitly names advanced audio signal processing for Precise Voice Pickup. DSP, without an AI claim. DSEE Edge AI is music restoration.","fast_pair":"Maker explicitly names Google Fast Pair.","virtual_surround":"360 Reality Audio requires compatible services and content. No Dolby/DTS licence or head tracking inferred.","quick_charge_playback_h":"Maker launch pairs ten-minute charging with up to five hours of wireless playback."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.eu/presscentre/sony-launches-new-limited-edition-wh-1000xm4-silent-white","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["colors"],"notes":{"colors":"April 20, 2021 maker release adds Silent White to Black and Silver. Matching accessories and an extra topcoat are finish changes."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/headband-headphones/wh-1000xm4/buy","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["colors"],"notes":{"colors":"Current official indexed store identifies Midnight Blue WH1000XM4L.CE7. Other finishes have launch evidence. Direct store body unavailable. Only public official indexed label/image read."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/wireless-headphones-bluetooth-headphones/wh-1000xm4/software/00269130","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["companion_app"],"notes":{"companion_app":"Exact supported-software page names current Sound Connect. The older manual Headphones Connect name is historical."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/sony-wh-1000xm4-review-38011/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["usb_c_audio","headband_type","measured_frequency_response_notes","measured_microphone_notes"],"notes":{"usb_c_audio":"Review identifies USB-C charging and analog wired playback. Guide page 20 disables playback while connected to USB, confirming charging-only operation.","headband_type":"Review explicitly describes headband padding and pressure at the crown.","measured_frequency_response_notes":"SoundGuys exact-model lab measurements. Firmware and codec not stated. Qualitative bass comparison only. No MDAQS score converted to dB.","measured_microphone_notes":"Recorded speech demos inspected. The original 19 h 59 min battery result used preproduction hardware and is omitted. Public numeric latency, THD, clamping, leakage and weighed mass not found."}},{"url":"https://www.techradar.com/reviews/sony-wh-1000xm4-wireless-headphones","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Retrospective price and release-date section states August 2020 retail. This corroborates the actual month, separate from August 6 announcement/preorder."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.jp/headphone/products/WH-1000XM4/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["hi_res_audio"],"notes":{"hi_res_audio":"Exact original product displays Hi-Res Audio and Hi-Res Audio Wireless logos. SBC/AAC do not inherit 40 kHz transmission. Wireless range retains LDAC conditions. Documented NFC cannot be represented in this headset schema."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.jp/headphone/products/WH-1000XM4/feature_4.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["foldable","ear_cups_swivel"],"notes":{"foldable":"Exact Travel section states swivel and folding structure. Official folded picture shows flat cups and one cup folded inward. No nonexistent guide storage pages cited.","ear_cups_swivel":"Exact Travel section states swivel structure. Silent White maker store also describes inward cup rotation for packing."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.jp/headphone/products/WH-1000XM4/feature_3.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["earpad_material"],"notes":{"earpad_material":"Comfort section specifies low-rebound urethane in the pads. This is cushion fill. Generic pleather wording does not establish the covering of a named part."}},{"url":"https://helpguide.sony.net/mdr/wh1000xm4/v1/en/print.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["cables_included"],"notes":{"cables_included":"Printed page 9 lists one USB-A to USB-C cable approximately 20 cm long and one headphone cable approximately 1.2 m long. These are the supplied cables. The existing 1.2 m longest-cable value remains valid."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/wireless-headphones-bluetooth-headphones/articles/00302783","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["earpad_replaceable","earpad_attachment","user_replaceable_parts"],"notes":{"earpad_replaceable":"The current maker replacement guide explicitly uses WH-1000XM4 as its example and gives model-specific installation directions. The headphones must be turned off before replacement. This is ear-pad replacement, not battery service.","earpad_attachment":"The guide identifies six claws that secure each WH-1000XM4 ear-pad frame to the headphone housing. Replacement pads attach by pressing these clips into place.","user_replaceable_parts":"The maker documents normal removal and installation of WH-1000XM4 ear pads. No battery or internal electronic part is included."}},{"url":"https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/sony/wh-1000xm4-wireless","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["carrying_case"],"notes":{"carrying_case":"The exact original WH-1000XM4 Travel verdict explicitly identifies its hard carrying case. The maker guide confirms that this case is supplied. No optional replacement case or WH-1000XM4C accessory is used."}},{"url":"https://www.whathifi.com/news/sony-wh-1000xm4-wireless-headphones-officially-unveiled","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["predecessor"],"notes":{"predecessor":"What Hi-Fi says the WH-1000XM4 replace the WH-1000XM3 and calls the XM3 their predecessor."}},{"url":"https://www.engadget.com/sony-wh-1000xm5-review-160045478.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"Engadget calls the WH-1000XM5 the follow-up to the WH-1000XM4."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-WH-1000XM5-Revised-WH-1000X-headphones-arrive-nearing-the-US-400-mark-with-better-noise-cancellation-more-microphones-and-a-bulkier-design.619279.0.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"Notebookcheck calls the WH-1000XM5 the new generation of WH-1000X headphones and an upgrade over the WH-1000XM4."}}],"fields_filled":86,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}