# Hush: reconstructing WH-1000XM6 headset control

> Hush is a macOS menu-bar and command-line client for Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones using their MDR protocol over Bluetooth RFCOMM. It documents frame escaping and request sequencing, and implements noise control, equalizer settings, battery reporting and DSEE; WH-1000XM6-specific ambient and equalizer behavior is described.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/ismoilovdevml/hush>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/ismoilovdevml/hush/blob/e5cdf0475b3ad3765574bc9d954473cba9971d4a/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/hush-wh1000xm6-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/hush-wh1000xm6-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/hush-wh1000xm6-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** macOS 13 or later and paired, connected WH-1000XM6 headphones; Xcode command-line tools are needed to build.
- **Testing evidence:** The author tested WH-1000XM6 firmware 3.1.5; other Sony MDR v2 headsets were not tested.
- **Limits:** Speak-to-chat is read-only, and firmware update is not implemented.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/ismoilovdevml/hush/blob/e5cdf0475b3ad3765574bc9d954473cba9971d4a/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/ismoilovdevml/hush/blob/e5cdf0475b3ad3765574bc9d954473cba9971d4a/THIRD-PARTY.md>

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