- A WH-1000XM6 user has reported a broken hinge, even after using the headphones “carefully.”
- While there has only been this one report so far, Sony supposedly redesigned the XM6 hinge to prevent this.
- The problem echoes an issue that plagued the previous XM5 model.
The flagship Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones are barely two months old, but a new report is raising concerns about their durability. Specifically, it’s an issue from the predecessor device we had hoped was in the past.
A Reddit post spotted by Gizmodo shows what may be the first reported case of a WH-1000XM6 with a snapped hinge near the headband — a location many will remember as the weak point that plagued the previous-generation XM5. The original source appears to be a user on the Chinese platform Red Note, who shared photos and claimed to have handled the headphones “carefully.”
