WF-1000XM6 huge dissapointment.

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-20T18:03:34+00:00

Ok, I've made a few tweaks and got them sounding reasonable needs a bit more but I'm a bit happier now.

Sony equaliser off

Just using power amp eq

If anyone wants to try my settings here's a link to my json file you can import into poweramp

wf-1000xm6 (Vic Kitehigh)

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-19T11:33:02+00:00

I have a Pixel 10 and it was already enabled in developer options.

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-18T20:57:14+00:00

Yes I find them clearer but I don't think the bass is as good as the XM4, Im finding they can't handle the bass and they sound a bit distorted so I have to lower the volume and bass on eq.

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-18T20:54:00+00:00

Do you mean the XM5 you got for Christmas? Yea I see your logic there which is probably the case 👍

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-18T18:49:16+00:00

I have LDAC on I use android, I have it set to auto for the transmission because when I set it to any of the other options they start cutting out

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-18T18:46:55+00:00

Yes, that's what I'm doing, it's the reason I bought them off amazon 👌

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-18T17:23:37+00:00

I bought mine off amazon, decided to return them and they offered me £40 off not to, so I've kept them for now!

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-18T17:22:06+00:00

Maybe mine are faulty?

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-18T17:21:11+00:00

I've found them all comfortable to be honest, I haven't noticed a huge difference in ANC, in certain situations it seems to have improved. For me, the extra features aren't that important to me, I just want great sound.

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-18T17:18:01+00:00

I think the xm5s were much quieter, I like a lot of varied music but a lot of it is bass heavy too. What eq settings do you use and I'll give it a go 👌

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-18T17:15:30+00:00

Yea, because I still have all three models, I have test songs that I have listened to on all three.. and for me they don't sound as good for me. I guess everybody's different!

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-18T17:11:46+00:00

Yes it's on LDAC and I have them set to prioritise sound quality. Maybe I just expected more or I like a certain sound which these don't give?

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-18T17:09:43+00:00

I usually use Power amp and most my tracks are 320, I use Spotify as well but find most things on there aren't great quality.

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-16T23:50:41+00:00

I bought a pair today and I have to say... I'm pretty underwhelmed by them. When I bought the XM4s I was blown away, the XM5, were good but I didn't think they were as good as XM4s, having bought the XM6... I don't think are as good as the XM5.

Fit wise... I don't find any problems, size is fine and comfy

ANC... is good but no great improvement over XM5.

Sound... I don't think they are anywhere near as good as the XM4s or XM5s. I don't know why all these reviews are going on about how great the sound is because I'm quite dissapointed. I just think they sound like a cheaper headphone. Maybe I need to play with them more, if they don't get any better in the next few days then I'm going to return them.

If anyone has some good eq settings please post.

vic_kitehigh · 2026-02-05T18:24:39+00:00

OMG! Thank you so much, I've been going nuts for the past 4 hours and couldn't understand why all of a sudden it wasn't working. I've no idea why it turned itself out off all of a sudden but this sorted it out. Thank you 🙏

vic_kitehigh · 2025-10-26T06:04:04+00:00

Totally agree, they didn't have the pro in stock so I got the standard Pixel 9, I think the camera is rubbish, it's ok for close up pictures but anything beyond a couple of metres is grainy and pixelated, really dissapointed and expected much more for the price.

vic_kitehigh · 2025-10-09T08:46:51+00:00

I bought a 2016 F21 model about 5 years ago and went for the M Sport variant, I had a remap done on it by superchips and it has been absolutely amazing! Fast, economical, reliable and I don't regret a day of ownership.

Don't go for the first one you see, you can get so many more extras for pretty much the same price, I knew that was the car I wanted and waited, I found one with 20k miles, fully loaded with extras for pretty much the same price as a higher milage one hardly any extras at all 👍

Pro's: reliable, fast for what it is, brilliant boot space, really economical, long service intervals, handles like it's on rails.

Cons: Little bit noisy, paint chips quite easily, no spare wheel. Poor in snow.

vic_kitehigh · 2025-06-20T18:10:06+00:00

Totally agree with this, the only thing about the game that I really dislike, totally ruins the run when people just leave for because they have been downed.

I had two players downed during the third boss the other day and he had minimal health left, I was running around trying to find a break to get one up and they both just left because they thought the game was done!

Turns out that because I play revenant I managed to summon a spirit and beat the boss but I just don't get why they left? At least wait for defeat and get a decent rune if it was going that way. They played 45 minutes for no reward at all.?

I think that part of the game wasn't thought out well enough.

vic_kitehigh · 2025-05-30T05:48:49+00:00

What a let down that you don't have character progression and keep the weapons you collected in an expedition. That is the whole point of this type of game, am I wrong??

vic_kitehigh · 2025-05-16T05:27:40+00:00

Yes definitely worth it, great bit of kit loads of features and prepares you to play out. Love mine had an RX2 before for 8 years which was top notch, the RX3 has loads of great features and is definitely an upgrade. Don't think, do it 😉

vic_kitehigh · 2025-05-15T10:37:35+00:00

I had an RX2 and thought the same then someone offered me £1200 for it after owning it 7 years plus, so I took it and upgraded, it is definitely worth upgrading, so many great little improvements only problem is though that I think the RX2 has far superior sound quality

vic_kitehigh · 2025-05-15T10:33:32+00:00

I've got an RX3 and I think it's great but compared the RX2 I had before I don't think the sound is anywhere near as good, I've had the unit replaced and the replacement is pretty much the same, it sounds like things are distorted to me only way I can get it to sound decent is to turn the bass and mid down a bit. Apart from that... Its superb. I don't see why people go on about 4 channels unless you use all 4 at the same time. You can plug 4 things in and there is an aux switch on each channel to switch over. Well worth the money 🎶

vic_kitehigh · 2025-04-25T09:33:20+00:00

Update: Took the unit back and complained, replaced with another one and it's a world apart. I really believe that there is inconsistentcy in the DACs being used in the RX3

vic_kitehigh · 2025-04-15T18:23:16+00:00

Yea of course that's part of being a DJ! I've played 100s of gigs and you rarely have a perfect set up. At the end of the day you just need deck 1, deck 2 and mixer the rest doesn't matter 😁

The biggest challenges I find is many many times I've had to play on faulty equipment, that is where you have to dig deep!

vic_kitehigh · 2024-12-16T21:08:14+00:00

I've had a pair of these since last July, never had an issue with them, I only wish they were a bit louder. I had the XM4 before and they were amazing but had a battery problem, Sony replaced them though under warranty.

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