It’s been a while. After releasing the WH-1000XM5 in 2022, Sony left the longest gap it’s ever allowed between models in its flagship wireless headphone line, a gap that now closes with the arrival of the highly anticipated XM6 upgrade. It’s an upgrade that has some fairly immediate benefits, too, at a price that remains on the very premium end of the market.
The biggest change, though, and the one that I suspect will please the most observers and XM5 users, is the return of folding hinges to let the headphones stow away far more compactly.
