The Sony WH-1000XM6 noise-canceling headphones fix what was wrong with last year’s model and make a compelling claim for the title of best premium headphones.

The NC/AMB button (noise cancellation and ambient noise mode) also pulls double duty. Press it twice to Quick Access a chosen app (Amazon Music, Spotify, or Endel). You can program a second app to launch with three taps, but you’ll need the Sony Sound Connect app (previously called Headphone Connect) to configure that.

Sony introduced its first pair of stereo headphones for sale in 1964, mainly intended for use with its popular line of reel-to-reel tape recorders. And when the company invented the portable audio category in 1979 with the very first Sony Walkman, headphones were thrown into the limelight.