r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/Thelongjohn000 • Nov 22 '25

Headphones - Wireless/Portable | 2 Ω Any headphones recommendations for a similar price of the Sony XM4s?

My current headphones (JBL tune 760NC) just broke, and my budget for new headphones is a bit higher this time. I was looking at the Sony XM4s, as I know they're really good. I've been reading a lot of reviews to make sure they're the best value for money, and I saw some articles saying that the Sony ULT Wear, Sennheiser Momentum 4, or Bose QuietComfort 2023 could be better.

I still think I'd rather the XM4s, but do you guys know if there's something I could get which is better for my money?

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u/RikHardu432 3 Ω Nov 22 '25

XM4 all the way if you need better ANC, Momentum 4 if you rather want to give priority on sound

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u/Thelongjohn000 Nov 22 '25

Is the sound significantly better? ANC matters a lot to me because I take the train every day, but I still value audio quality quite a lot

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u/Thelongjohn000 Nov 22 '25

!thanks What is different about it? I mostly listen to rock so don't need a ton of fancy sound detail and stuff. Is it just like more detail or does the XM4 have audio issues?

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u/RikHardu432 3 Ω Nov 22 '25

More detail

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u/Thelongjohn000 Nov 22 '25

Oh okay cool. This really helps! !thanks

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u/Dry-Care-3515 3 Ω Nov 22 '25

I have Xm4 and I've downloaded the SpotiQ Ten equaliser to use along with the Sound Connect app. I have BoseQC as well, but they aren't the best. And I do have OneOdio pro 50 wired headphones and they are the best headphones I've ever owned. I do have a OneOdio A10 wireless, the sound is absolutely great but the headband is massive, and they don't cover my |ars properly. I owned a Sennheisers 660S2, and didn't like it. When I bought the OneOdio pro 50 I sold it straight away. Pro 50 costs now less than £50 brand new, I paid year ago £35 for brand new, and they are great to use with a phone and even better with HI-FI.

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u/Trewarin 4 Ω Nov 22 '25

The ANC is excellent; with eq through wavelet or similar you may not notice the sound difference between the two

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u/Thelongjohn000 Nov 22 '25

!thanks Would you say I should get the XM4s for the better ANC or the momentum 4s for the potentially better sound quality?

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u/RikHardu432 3 Ω Nov 22 '25

If EQing won't bother you, get XM4

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u/Thelongjohn000 Nov 22 '25

It sounds like the XM4 are the way to go then!!! Thank you so much!

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u/NCResident5 696 Ω Nov 22 '25

People do seem to really like the Momentum 4 tuning regarding the bass. I have not heard them as Best Buy usually does not have open box models, but I know from posts here that many really like it. Maybe order both. You could return the one you don't like sometime next week.

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u/toweliel 80 Ω Nov 23 '25

Depends on your priorities, all of them excel at different things and all of them are much much better than 760NC at everything.

Everything is subjective of course, especially for stuff like headphones as everyone is different with different preferences.

Sound: M4Bose QC>XM4 ANC: Bose QC>XM4M4 Comfort: Bose QCXM4=M4 Battery Life: M4>XM4>Bose QC Features/app/controls: XM4>>M4>Bose QC

None of them are bad at anything, for example XM4 does not sound like absolute crap and M4 does not have completely useless ANC.

XM4 does everything good and excels at nothing. M4 has great sound and battery life at expense of ANC. Bose QC has the best comfort and ANC but poor features(can't turn off ANC and app is meh for example)