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Sony’s WH-1000XM6 headphones launch on May 15
Almost all of the details have already leaked
Expect deliveries to begin in June
Sony’s next flagship headphones, the Sony WH-1000XM6, will launch on May 15. Sony Australia shared a teaser for the launch on its Instagram account with no details other than the date and time: for Australians it’s 2am on the May 16.
Because Australia is many time zones ahead that’s a day later than everybody else: for countries further west, it’s 9am PDT / 12pm ET / 5pm BST on Thursday May 15. We’re expecting shipping to begin in June 2025.
Almost all of the details have already leaked bar one key detail: international pricing. We know the price for the Spanish market courtesy of an Amazon leak on its Spanish website, but the details of US and UK prices haven’t been similarly shared – although we can take a pretty good guess as to what those prices will be.
Here’s the teaser, followed by six things to expect from next week’s WH-1000XM6 launch event.6 things to expect from the Sony WH-1000XM6 (based on rumors)1. A small price hike
The Amazon leak included a price for Spanish buyers of €470 including tax; without tax that works out as €439.
