Sony's Half-Price Headphones: Five-Year-Old Tech Party!
KEY POINTS
- •Sony launched the WH-1000XM4 headphones over five years ago, still renowned for great noise cancellation.
- •Best Buy currently offers the XM4 at $159.99, a $190 discount from its $349.99 list price.
- •The newer XM6 model costs about $398 and features better sound and ANC, released three years after the XM5.
- •Walmart continues to sell the XM4 close to list price at $348, ignoring Best Buy's discount.
Sony's WH-1000XM4 headphones, the five-year-old sound wizards, just got slashed to $159.99 at Best Buy—stealing a whopping $190 off the $349.99 original price. Walmart, ever the optimistic outlier, stubbornly offers them for almost full price at $348, like that friend who still wears last decade's jeans in public. Meanwhile, the XM6, Sony’s shiny newer sibling launched three years after the XM5, cozies up at $398 with a modest $60 discount — because who doesn't want to pay $400 so you can juggle two cables? These headphones boast Speak to Chat, multipoint pairing, and the magical ability to pause when removed, proving even tech can be clingy.
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(1 of 3)Sony cuts $190 off 5-year-old headphones but Walmart clings to $348 like it’s vintage wine. Meanwhile, XM6 tries charging while you listen—because juggling two cables is the new sport.
Buy the XM4 cheap now or suffer Walmart's stubborn price war on 2019 tech like it’s gold-plated nostalgia.
Sony's headphone saga: oldest model gets a fire sale while the newest demands you multitask cables and patience.
Source: Theverge | Published: 11/23/2025 | Author: Brandon Russell
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