Back with a bang! Sony has resurrected a classic pair of wireless headphones by launching the WH-1000XM4C
Sony is re-releasing its popular WH-1000XM4 wireless headphones as the WH-1000XM4C to comply with new EU battery regulations. The updated model features a user-replaceable battery, though this change results in a slight reduction in total battery life.
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(Image credit: What Hi-Fi?) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 1 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. Sony is bringing back one of its best-selling pairs of wireless headphones ever.
The WH-1000XM4C are a revised version of the original WH-1000XM4 , which launched back in 2020.
That original XM4 was the longest-running pair of headphones in Sony's 1000X series so far, and remained on sale for five years after their arrival.
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