Has anyone had mic issues with these? I use them pretty heavily for work calls (using Teams, sometimes via iPhone and others via a BTD 600 adapter in a Windows laptop) and lately I've been getting complaints that my mic is too low. It seems to be intermittent but often enough that I've stopped...

Mine does something like this too. When charged to 100%, as soon as I turn them on I can literally watch it drop down to (in my case) 88 or 89% in maybe 30 seconds or a minute. Like you, I noted that battery life is still as advertised. I figured this was just weird reporting behavior in the...

I thought that Adaptive was backward compatible, but the information out there is confusing at best. The MLs definitely offer a bit more clarity in the mids and highs for me, but where they really set themselves apart is in soundstage and instrument separation. Wired performance and LDAC are...

I bought a pair of these to use commuting and on short trips, to complement a pair of Mark Levinson 5909 that are just too bulky and pricy for those uses. Pros: Portability is perfect for commuting; light and comfortable; ANC is excellent; clear and responsive bass without being exaggerated...

I tend to agree. I did return one for this issue. Disappointed as I was, the replacement hasn't had the same problem in a longer period of similar use since.

One more failed headband here on the 5909 after 5 months of careful use and storage. Pretty disappointing.

Congrats… they are a bit overpriced and bulky but by far the best sounding BT headphones I’ve ever tried. I have an XM4 also and you will notice an enormous improvement in clarity and depth with the 5909. I feel the XM4 need LDAC and lots of messing with DSP and EQ to sound good. I use them for...

I use it occasionally on my ZX507 but I also have Qobuz and use that more. As you noted it's not going to be bit perfect. Note that streaming in general drains the battery very quickly and AM is no exception. I'm lucky to get 3 hours of listening out of a 100% charged battery using the balanced...

I'm a new owner of these buds, coming from a pair of Sony WF-1000XM4 with a bad battery (out of warranty, naturally). With the Sonys I would often listen to music from a ZX-507 DAP using LDAC. Unfortunately the known issue with this DAP and these buds mean I can't do the same with AptX-HD...

Also on sony.jp: https://www.sony.jp/walkman/products/NW-WM1AM2/ Edit: according to the comparison chart here, both the 1AM2 and the 1ZM2 have USB DAC capability.

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In the Walkman app settings, if you select “Artist List Display” you can switch the list to view by Album Artist instead of simply Artist. It probably should have been the default setting!

You may want to look at a Sony Walkman DAP. I use an iPhone but wanted to try LDAC so I bought the A105, which retails for US$350 but can be found for $300 on sale. It runs Android and supports LDAC at the highest quality with the XM4s. I use them with the iPhone for podcasts and work...

Are you using the Sony Headphones app? At the top of the app screen (above the picture of the headphones/earbuds you’re using) it shows the codec in use and whether DSEE is on. I think the Headphones app might override the Developer settings as you’ll find the settings reset if you exit and go...

Batteries make it possible to enjoy music in places away from a comfortable chair in a quiet room - for those who work outside the home, have kids, travel occasionally, go outdoors when the weather is nice… that’s most of our lives. Rapid-charging the XM4 once a week or so is worth the tradeoff...

What are the 10 disadvantages the XM4 has vs a wired headphone?

I didn’t see anyone else confirm this, so… I frequently use my XM4s with an Android-based DAP (Sony NW-A105) and the EQ feature is not disabled when using LDAC. It works the same for me on the DAP using LDAC as it does on my iPhone with AAC. As best I can tell, the only feature unavailable when...