Sony’s XM6 headphones were already elite — now they come in a stunning new colorway
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Sony pushing new XM6 colorways at a modest discount is a reminder that mature hardware lines now compete on aesthetics and ecosystem, not core capability jumps. If your device is in this phase, your software and services strategy matters more than your next spec bump.
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