Xperia: made for music

Now a familiar feature on Xperia smartphones, the 3.5mm audio jack lets you enjoy the authentic sound of High-Resolution Audio using wired headphones. And you can enjoy an exceptional listening experience wirelessly too, thanks to High-Resolution Audio Wireless and LDAC.

On the Xperia 1 IV, we've positioned the audio jack and DAC / Amplifier closer together than on the previous model. This shortens and strengthens the audio signal path and ground path, enabling the Xperia 1 IV to realise greater clarity and deeper low frequencies when listening via the audio jack.

[A] DAC / Amplifier for headphones
[B] Audio jack
[1] Audio signal path
[2] Ground path

The Full-stage stereo speakers built into the front of Xperia are designed both to increase sound pressure and eliminate vibration. Sound loudness is enhanced by around 40 per cent and clarity has also been improved. 

Want to enjoy higher quality sound when you’re streaming music? New 360 Reality Audio Upmix enables Xperia to upmix compressed files and 2-channel stereo tracks into an immersive sound experience, in real time. The technology works with local audio files and streaming services to further enhance your listening experience.

Setting up 360 Reality Audio Upmix on Xperia couldn’t be simpler. Just go into Sound, then Audio settings, and use the switch to activate 360 Reality Audio Upmix.

To deliver sound as the artist intended, we brought in Mark Wilder, sound mastering engineer at Sony Music Entertainment’s Battery Studios, to tune and review Xperia speaker and headphone quality.

A senior mastering engineer at Battery Studios, part of Sony Music Entertainment in New York, Mark Wilder is a true legend of audio. In a career spanning more than three decades he has worked on over 3,000 albums and been nominated for 11 Grammys, winning six. No one is better qualified to comment on the Xperia listening experience.