Brave Heart
100+ Head-Fier
I flexed the XM4 headband a bit and it's made it feel a bit better on the head.
I also find the comfort of XM4 a step down from XM3. The headband padding is thicker but harder... ultimately worse. The cups are technically bigger (by 10% they say) but I don't know where that went, because they actually feel smaller around the ear, they are indeed a bit deeper but that goes away when the pads compress when wearing and then they begin to touch the sides of my ears on the top-back. They should have been angled with more space in the back like the Bose or Huawei Studio. Overall the XM3 felt better to me... They always improve in some areas and step back in others, otherwise there would be nothing to "improve" in the next iteration. Oh... and the headband also started to creak when stretched to put on... like the XM3. After only 20 days of light use And sometimes they creak when wearing and slight movement of head/jaw...
I like the sound better though (with some EQ to lift the mids and dial down the highs and high mids a bit), but I still don't know if I'm going to keep or return them.
This sounds right to me most of the times (I like warm sound with body in the vocals):
400 +3dB / 1k +4dB / 2.5k +4dB / 6.3k -2dB / 16k -2dB / Clear Bass +2 (because the bass is reduced always when you touch the EQ and I like the default amount)
But sometimes when the mastering is more linear, I keep them on default / no EQ.
I would be curious to see what EQ do you guys use, if any.
Played with Sony's APP EQ for quite some time in order tobrighten the sound of this strange XM4.
First I recorded a full range 20-20k test file to check the freq. response. To check response I used an LG V30 microphone and SPECTROID APP. Phone on a towel and headpones right above microphone pressed by hand. File played from xs max via BT, NC ON, volume 50%.
No EQ adjustment graph:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YzYQ4LzkWrtocKUeCOQIK105AdnAKd6o/view?usp=sharing
and a setup: 400: +7, 1k: +4, 2.5k: +7, 6.3k: +6, 16k: +10. Clear bass = 0.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YzYQ4LzkWrtocKUeCOQIK105AdnAKd6o/view?usp=sharing, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rdVecoQOnWIaadylsp3myoouJczVkPoe/view?usp=sharing
Checked a lot of different settings and found this the most flat. Since EQ is crap, there is simply nothing to do else. Good that setup will work with all devices by default.
Yes, the chart shows the Dekoni pads will reduce the bass compared to stock pads; volume is reduced from at the 10Hz-100Hz range, which is part of the bass region.Looking at the frequency response measurements for Dekoni earpads. Does it mean that they reduce the bass? Would appreciate if someone could explain me this chart
https://dekoniaudio.com/product/dek...ement-ear-pads-for-sony-wh1000xm4-headphones/
Yes, the chart shows the Dekoni pads will reduce the bass compared to stock pads; volume is reduced from at the 10Hz-100Hz range, which is part of the bass region.
Here's an article on how to read frequency response charts and how it affects music, https://www.headphones.com/pages/measurements-and-frequency-response
Ear pads can also affect soundstage and imaging, not just the frequency response. So keep that in mind when testing different pads.
Use silicone lubricanti had a pair of sennheisers that started creaking a bit, i returned them and the next pair did same thing so i got rid of them.
that stuff drives me crazy
It's not just bassy. The bass actually bleeds into the lower mids. It suffers many of the failings of over-ear closed-back headphones in general.It’s been a while since I cared about sound quality. I remember my old set up- lossless > Apogee Duet FireWire > Burson HA-160 > Sennheiser HD-600. This was utter bliss. I bought these Sony’s a couple of weeks ago after reading about all the hype. Tried with AAC 256 from old iPhone SE and Apple lossless from my M1 MacBook Air. I still have Etymotic ER-4P and HF5 which were favourites from that era and they still sound as good as they did then.
My thoughts? Just horrible. Bass heavy. Veiled. Tried using the app to adjust the frequencies. Still awful. Going to have to sell these.
When multipoint is enabled, only AAC is available. While it works fine if a connected device is an Apple device, AAC is very erratic for Android devices.can the two connected device use different protocols? I haven't tried it myself, but I've heard that when multipoint is enabled both device will default to SBC.