If you’re shopping for headphones, you’ve almost certainly seen a Sony product with a confusing name. Fortunately, they’re surprisingly easy to decipher.
One could argue that the market for the best Bluetooth-enabled headphones and earbuds is more competitive than it ever has been. Even with names like Beats, Bose, and Sennheiser turning up in many conversations about headphones, Sony remains one of the biggest brand names in the personal audio game.
If you’re in the market for new headphones or earbuds, you’ve almost certainly already had at least a look at on-ear or in-ear headphones from the Sony lineup, such as the SlashGear-reviewed WH-1000XM5 or SlashGear-approved WF-1000XM5. Whichever set of Sony headphones or earbuds caught your eye, there’s a good chance you also didn’t know what to make of the letter and numerical designation assigned to them. While those names have earned a few jabs from users on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter), it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the acronyms for Sony products serve a specific purpose.
