The NC/AMB button (noise cancellation and ambient noise mode) also pulls double duty. Press it twice to Quick Access a chosen app (Amazon Music, Spotify, or Endel). You can program a second app to launch with three taps, but you’ll need the Sony Sound Connect app (previously called Headphone Connect) to configure that.

The Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless deliver 60 hours of non-stop listening for $299, while the brand-new Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 are the best-sounding wireless headphones — with the potential to unseat Sony at the top of the list.

My evaluation loaner showed up later than expected, so I’m not ready to give the WH-1000XM6 the full review treatment. However, with two days of use, I can give you my first impressions, which are very favorable. Sony has clearly done it again.