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LISTENING GEAR

Sony WH-1000XM4C: Features, Review Findings and Trade-offs

Check the exact model, read the documented features and separate a reviewer's test observations from our buying analysis.

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Our Concert Radar

Upcoming concerts across the US

  1. Summer Walker

    Summer Walker

    UIC Pavilion · Chicago
  2. Kevin Gates

    Kevin Gates

    The Truth · Nashville
  3. Doja Cat

    Doja Cat

    Chase Center · San Francisco
  4. Rod Wave

    Rod Wave

    Barclays Center · New York
  5. Bryson Tiller

    Bryson Tiller

    Toyota Pavilion · San Francisco
  6. Riley Green

    Riley Green

    The Pinnacle · Nashville
  7. Rod Wave

    Rod Wave

    United Center · Chicago
  8. Bryson Tiller

    Bryson Tiller

    Climate Pledge Arena · Seattle
  9. Steve Lacy

    Steve Lacy

    Nashville Municipal Auditorium · Nashville
  10. Fuerza Regida

    Fuerza Regida

    Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre · Denver

Times are local to each venue. Apple Music concerts ↗

Photo credits
  • Summer Walker: Indigault · Public domain. Cropped/resized.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SW2025.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SW2025.jpg
  • Kevin Gates: Atlantic Records · CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped/resized.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kevin_Gates_-_Main_Pub_1_-_Photo_Credit.jpghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
  • Doja Cat: Nate the Director · CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped/resized.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Doja_Cat_x_Amazon1.1_(cropped).jpghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
  • Rod Wave: Michealjordan45 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped/resized.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beautiful_Mind_Tour_Pittsburgh,_PA_4.jpghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
  • Bryson Tiller: AtlantaFX · CC BY 3.0. Cropped/resized.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bryson_Tiller_August_2018_(cropped).jpghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Riley Green: Pfc. Henry Benson · Public domain. Cropped/resized.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riley_Green.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riley_Green.jpg
  • Steve Lacy: C Elliott · CC0. Cropped/resized.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steve_Lacy_@_Rialto_Theatre.jpghttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
  • Fuerza Regida: Floppykart · CC BY 2.0. Cropped/resized.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fuerza_Regida_-_Capital_One_Arena_(2024-10-19)_(4).jpeghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0

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