Christian Thomas

2 weeks ago | soundguys.com | Christian Thomas

The Sony WH-1000XM6 is a contender for best active noise canceling (ANC) headphones on the market. Powerful ANC, modern features, and good sound quality await its owners. But many of these features require a Bluetooth connection. Here’s how to pair the Sony WH-1000XM6 to any device. How to put your Sony WH-1000XM6 in pairing modeChristian Thomas / SoundGuysHold down the power/pairing button to start the process.

2 weeks ago | soundguys.com | Christian Thomas

Harley Maranan / SoundGuysBuying headphones can be a tough task if you really care about performance-based qualities like noise canceling. If you really hate outside noise, getting a dud set of cans can be a horrible experience if you’re sensitive to junk sounds. We’ve tested 205 noise canceling products in the last couple years, so what does the data tell us? Is there any correlation between noise cancelation vs price? What’s the fastest way you can get the best noise canceling headphones for you?

3 weeks ago | soundguys.com | Christian Thomas

You’ve probably been looking for headphones and thought to yourself: “These cans seem okay, but I wonder if I can get better sound if I spend more?” Surely, you assume, that price must have some relationship with sound quality? Let’s take a look at what the data tells us. What we discovered about sound qualityWe’ve been testing audio products for many years now, and after all that time: we’ve got a lot of data to comb through.

3 weeks ago | soundguys.com | Christian Thomas

Those on the market for brand-new active noise canceling (ANC) headphones have an embarrassment of riches to choose from. But what about the top end? We pit the reigning champ of sound quality over the last 5 years against the new kid on the block, and the lab results show a consistent story: the Sony WH-1000XM6 sound quality is top-notch in this category.

1 month ago | soundguys.com | Christian Thomas

Christian Thomas / SoundGuysTwo weeks ago, we released our review of the Sony WH-1000XM6. Though most of the test results were excellent, some of our readers noted that the microphone performance wasn’t what they were expecting. After skimming the comments sections, Reddit, and our own poll results, we’ve condensed what the masses had to say about the latest Sony flagship’s microphone performance. How good is the Sony WH-1000XM6’s mic?