Refurb: Sony WH-1000XM6 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Over-Ear Headphones (various)

brucedc

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Great deal. My older xm4 is still working fine so I can't justify getting an upgrade.

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egor1

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I wonder why is there so many refurbished xm6's lately. Why so many people are returning it if these are "the best"

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I wonder why is there so many refurbished xm6's lately. Why so many people are returning it if these are "the best"

Same happened when the XM5 first dropped and I thought the same thing. Secondipity was selling refurbs for about $185 in 2022 months after the XM5s dropped. I didnt bite and the refurbished price didnt hit that low again until last year. I haven't been following on Reddit to see if these have the same hinge flaw or something else that would necessitate returns in bulk.

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I wonder why is there so many refurbished xm6's lately. Why so many people are returning it if these are "the best"

It's not the 'best'. All marketing. It feels unpolished with a lot of gimmicks. For example, it won't detect in-use when you play radio or talk audio without continuous music and turns itself off after 10-15 mins, which is really annoying. Plus it insists on playing some intro on power on by reading your texts, calendar and email and announcing things that is a hassle to track down and turn off after each update. Plus the auto turn off doesn't work well because of the clumsy app and software. So often you end up without battery when you need it or you can't use it without fiddling with the app. The noise cancellation is 3/5 at best. It fails to cancel out even regular noise at max setting. Resets the noise cancelling preference after use and insists on using 'AI' to set automatically and override my preferences.

A decade+ old Bose I still own gets me absolute silence. Overall it's meh in daily usage.

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egor1

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Quote from egor1

: I wonder why is there so many refurbished xm6's lately. Why so many people are returning it if these are "the best" It's not the 'best'. All marketing. It feels unpolished with a lot of gimmicks. For example, it won't detect in-use when you play radio or talk audio without continuous music and turns itself off after 10-15 mins, which is really annoying. Plus it insists on playing some intro on power on by reading your texts, calendar and email and announcing things that is a hassle to track down and turn off after each update. Plus the auto turn off doesn't work well because of the clumsy app and software. So often you end up without battery when you need it or you can't use it without fiddling with the app. The noise cancellation is 3/5 at best. It fails to cancel out even regular noise at max setting. Resets the noise cancelling preference after use and insists on using 'AI' to set automatically and override my preferences. A decade+ old Bose I still own gets me absolute silence. Overall it's meh in daily usage.

I have xm4's that i really like as noise canceling and comfort. I also have Bose and i think it has better sound and decent noise canceling. I recently got Beats studio pro and was blown away with the spacious sound, but not as good noise canceling. I will pick up Beats any time if i don't need much noise canceling, the sound is very impressive.

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FeistyHorn1871

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I wonder why is there so many refurbished xm6's lately. Why so many people are returning it if these are "the best"

Because technology isn't something everyone feels the need to keep. Lots of people get something and return it regardless how good it is. Whether it be they realize they don't need an upgrade or it didn't fit their need etc Often times refurbished products this early on are just brand new products from open box but depending what store gets them back they don't resell open box products etc

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Because technology isn't something everyone feels the need to keep. Lots of people get something and return it regardless how good it is. Whether it be they realize they don't need an upgrade or it didn't fit their need etc Often times refurbished products this early on are just brand new products from open box but depending what store gets them back they don't resell open box products etc

If I paid full price for these, I would return. They don't livee up to the promise.

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I have a Paze promotion through Chase, $50 statement credit for a $100+ spend through Paze with a Chase card. Newegg is an eligible Paze merchant. Thought this could be helpful for someone out there Smilie

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I have a Paze promotion through Chase, $50 statement credit for a $100+ spend through Paze with a Chase card. Newegg is an eligible Paze merchant. Thought this could be helpful for someone out there Smilie

I've never heard of Paze. I'll check it out, thanks!

MrSwagMore

Feb 16, 2026 11:13 PM

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Still rocking my XM3's

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I'd rather buy refurbished from ebay. It comes with 2 years warranty last time

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FadyJ

Feb 16, 2026 11:52 PM

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Great deal. My older xm4 is still working fine so I can't justify getting an upgrade.

That's how I felt but I've had these from secondity for close to 9 months the microphone is way better than the xm4 I tried the xm5 I did not like the quality of them xm6 is definitely an upgrade from the XM4

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ArtA7145

Feb 17, 2026 1:34 AM

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I bought this for $250 via eBay from the same seller. They came without a box but were in New condition, even the wires were still in original packaging. It came with 2 year all state warranty.

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dennerin77

Feb 17, 2026 5:33 AM

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Still rocking my XM3's

I can't find mine lately 😭

Product Description:	Buy Refurbished: Sony WH-1000XM6 The Best Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones - Black with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!
Product SKU:	0TH-000U-00KD3
type:	Headphone
weight:	2.0000

Refurb: Sony WH-1000XM6 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Over-Ear Headphones (various)

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