Sony appears set to launch new headphones (seemingly the Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones) in response to two current product filings with the US’ FCC and Singapore’s IMDA.
Whereas the gadget is not known as the XM6 explicitly in both submitting – as an alternative, each filings label it the equally easy-to-remember YY2984 – the gadget appears an terrible lot like an up to date Sony WH-1000XM5, and the few particulars the filings share counsel it’s certainly a brand new entry in Sony’s flagship headphones line.
We are saying few particulars as a result of short-term confidentiality agreements forestall these regulatory businesses from sharing all however essentially the most primary specs information and some diagrams of the upcoming merchandise. Which means we’re nonetheless at nighttime on many specifics and gained’t have a clearer image till Sony reveals it off formally.
Saying that, from what little information we do have, we are able to begin to paint an image of what the XM6s could possibly be able to and once we may get to strive them out for ourselves.
What will we find out about Sony’s new headphones?
1. The discharge date could possibly be shut
Whereas not one of the filings tease a exact launch date for the brand new Sony headphones, they do a minimum of counsel we gained’t be ready for much longer to strive these cans out for ourselves. That’s as a result of the confidentiality of the FCC’s submitting is about to run out in July this 12 months, at which level extra exact specifics on the gadget could be revealed to the general public and spoil any shock Sony has in retailer.
As such, we anticipate the brand new headphones will land someday earlier than then within the first half of 2025. Earlier headphones from Sony have launched months forward of this expiration date, so we could possibly be on monitor for an April or Could launch. Nevertheless, your guess is nearly as good as ours in terms of nailing issues down additional.
2. Quick charging and Bluetooth 5.3
Due to confidentiality, many specs are nonetheless a secret, however we have now gleaned a couple of particulars from the filings. First is assist for quick charging, as we’ve seen from Sony headphones earlier than with a reference to 9V charging alongside 5V, although there’s no phrase on what capability the battery has to assist clue us into its runtime.
We now have, nonetheless, seen the brand new headphones are set to get Bluetooth 5.3, a step up for from the 5.2 used within the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones, which ought to ship a extra steady and energy-efficient connection. Whereas it would initially appear disappointing that the headphones don’t assist the newest Bluetooth 5.4 customary, they’re extra aimed toward industrial and sensible house Web of Issues merchandise. The benefits it affords wouldn’t do a lot for the XM6s, sonically talking.
3. Presumably no driver change
This one is hard to guage, however as The Walkman Weblog additionally suggests, the diagrams of the WH-1000XM6 seem to indicate a driver measurement unchanged from its predecessor—30mm. In comparison with the 40mm drivers within the XM4s, the smaller {hardware} within the XM5s led to a extra detailed and tighter sound, so whereas it’s seemingly not a lot will change audio-wise between the XM6 and what got here earlier than, that’s not essentially going to be a nasty factor.