Fancy something for the weekend? Well Sony has just the thing. Its Award-winning WH-1000XM6 headphones have just gained a new firmware update that enables an ultra-low-latency mode.
The update is also available for Sony’s 1000X The Collexion.
The update adds support for the Bluetooth LE Audio Gaming Audio Profile (GMAP). This reduces latency (the time that a sound takes to reach your ears) to less than 40 milliseconds.
As the name suggests, this will predominantly be of interest to gamers.
GMAP has four signal profiles (A-D) depending on whether speed or stability is the priority. Profile A is the quickest, while D is better suited for areas with lots of interference. GMAP is part of the Bluetooth specification laid down by the Bluetooth SIG, and so can work on other wireless headphones too.
In order to hear the benefit, your audio source also needs to support GMAP.
The new feature is available now via the 3.1.5 firmware update for the XM6 and 1.3.0 for the 1000X The Collexion. You can install the updates for both pairs of headphones using the Sony Sound Connect app.
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Read our Sony WH-1000XM6 review
And our Sony 1000X The Collexion review
I spent 10 hours on trains listening the Sony WH-1000XM6 – here’s what I learned
