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Noise Cancellation
Customers have mixed opinions regarding the noise cancellation feature of the Sony WF-1000XM5 earbuds. While some find it effective and a significant improvement over previous models, others feel disappointed as they believe it does not live up to the marketing claims and is not a worthy upgrade from their older earbuds. Some customers also mentioned issues with the fit and comfort of the earbuds and the cost of additional features like 360 spatial sound.
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Quality
General sound quality for music, podcasts and audiobooks is also top notch
For audio quality, the xm3’s still sound the best at any volume!
The xm3 does not compress the bass frequencies until the absolute limit…the xm5 at starts compressing nowhere near what i call ... Read More
In a previous life i designed studio-grade headphones, specifically the driver interfaces to achieve a specific frequency respo... Read More
Price
Charging for 360 sound on $300 buds and expensive phones is disappointing.
Competitiveness
It makes no sense that for $248 i have to deal with a product inferior to its predecessors!
In between purchasing this, i tried to order a pair of google buds but they could not compare.
The xm4’s are a bit lighter and the xm5’s feel almost weightless in comparison.
I liked my xm4's but the xm5's are clearly superior.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
still, quality, same, great and fit. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 44 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 27 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In a previous life i designed studiograde headphones specifically the driver interfaces to achieve a specific frequency response output… i am alot older now and the frequency range of my hearing has certainly declined over the years some of which is likely from loud music hearing damage at the upper end of the spectrum
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I own both the xm4 and xm3 earbuds… and this is likely the cause of my disappointment
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The xm4’s seem to only “loose steam”… at high volumes where the bass frequencies become compressed as volume increases
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The xm3 does not compress the bass frequencies until the absolute limit…the xm5 at starts compressing nowhere near what i call loud almost as if the ports are blocked or closed or something is creating standing waves…i needed these for my daily conference calls that last several hours multiple times a day as the xm3’s for several hour use are simply too much weight only being supported by the ear canal
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The xm4’s are a bit lighter and the xm5’s feel almost weightless in comparison
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So much so that to listen to music i use my xm3’s and find it completely ridiculous that sony has made their top earbud product a poor replacement of a predecessor from 8years ago
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So other than weight i have no other reason to own these
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have had the previous ones and these have more issues staying connected with the phone but i think thats a software issue because when they were brand new i had no issues with connectivity
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