Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Industry Leading Headphones with Auto Noise Canceling Optimizer, Crystal Clear Hands-Free Calling, and Alexa Voice Control, Silver

Well, it lived up to the hype. The sound quality was superb for my listening requirements. The noise cancelling is the best Ive experienced in any Earphones Ive ever had. Its perfect for flights and removing ambient noise to enhance your listening experience. Im rarely surprised by tech doing what it says it will do without some caveat. Id highly recommend these.

Well these headphones are not spectacular they get the job done. The phone call quality is much better and I personally think the sound is better but not by much. The design is not that special and basically everything that was on it before is on it now. I do not like that the auto pause feature doesnt work that well. They need to just remove speak to chat because it really doesnt work that well. They are very comfortable has excellent multi-point connection. Overall these are great headphones if you have the XM4 I would say upgrade if you would like to have better call quality but other than that you dont need to upgrade. If you want to upgrade I would wait until they go on sale or you can get them on a payment plan.

This review is for the person that wants loud with bass music. It’s just not there.. however the headphone are great. It’s just not my style.

I have had these for a month and they cannot play a full song without shutting off. I have disabled the auto off function and still, at times they can play for a matter of seconds before shutting off. This is my second bad experience with Sony. I will never recommend these or any other Sony device to anyone. For $400 they should be able to play uninterrupted for hours. What a waste.

I literally don’t do anything without them. Gym, errands, sleep. These are the best headphones ever. GET THEM NOWWWW

I wasn’t sure if I wanted to upgrade since I have the XM4’s but I’m so glad I did. The XM5’s have a much crisper sound, great bass, great mics and are much more comfortable than the XM4’s!

After a long product review using Youtube, I decided on this headset. I looked at the Apple Airpods Pro, and although they are great headsets I believe the Sony headset to be better. I have an iPhone and run a Mac mini, and they work very well with them. Im still able to use Siri with them. When you look at the price of the Airpod Pro it was a no-brainer. Even if the Airpod Pros were the same price as the Sonys I still would buy the Sony headset.

I like the feel, comfort, and sound coming from the XM5, but bluetooth can be spotty if you have multiple devices paired to this. I have my Mac, MacBook, iPhone, TV, and Windows PC all paired (not connected). Bluetooth works fine if I disable (or forget) 3 of the 5 devices, otherwise itll get interference.

The design changes, overall comfort (including level of head pressure) and potability have all been significantly improved. I actually disagree with many of the editors reviews, its much better that it doesnt fold twice, the case is much thinner to transport. This also helps make the headphones much more durable overall. In terms of the previous generation model, put quite simply, sound quality is more in line with a neutral profile sounding acoustically tuned pair of reference headphones. Noise cancelling and transparency modes are a night and day difference with respect to the 1000XM4s, but both are still excellent pairs of headphones. The improvements here are well justified for an upgrade. Also the sound profile of the previous generation WH-1000XM4s can be easily restored by using the excited EQ setting in the companion app settings. Those carbon fiber dual drivers, 8 noise canceling mics and custom audio co-processor Sony keeps referring to in the marketing materials, are genuinely significant. If youre coming from the previous generation model, the differences are immediately noticable. The price has increased but considering theres a chip shortage and they improved literally all the right aspects of this new pair. Its justified. Well done Sony. And for all those purchasing, enjoy them, theyre industry leading for a reason.

i was on the fence about buying these; but they’re amazing and worth the price. only con is not being able to fold them for travel; other than that the sound is amazing