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

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Pros

Sony's headphones provide an immersive auditory escape from the cacophony of jet engines and cabin chatter. They look and feel great, the sound quality is excellent -- both hearing and the voice quality when using the microphone for making calls -- an... Read More

The xm5s are a portal to a serene audio oasis in any environment. They are a must-have for anyone who values both pristine sound and peace of mind. The noise-cancellation is top-of-the-line, even in tough environments.

The sony wh-1000xm5 headphones are wireless, noise-canceling headphones. They provide excellent noise cancellation. The only gripe i have is with zoom and the auto pause.

These headphones are absolutely worth it.

Cons

The headband on the xm5 is thin. I'm pretty durable about stuff on my head, but it *hurt* after an hour or two for nearly a month.

It does no good to have great nc and sound when it keeps disconnecting itself and dropping the nc whenever it chooses. Constantly disconnecting from devices for no apparent reason and failing to reconnect after multiple restarts. Turned out there was ... Read More

The touch controls are so sensitive that i cannot wear the headphones and not accidentally trigger the controls. You cannot wear these headphones and lay your head back on a pillow because the pillowcase comes into slight contact with the ear cups. Th... Read More

Until sony fixes the design flaws they just aren't worth the money. The design is also poor.

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Quality

The battery lasts a very long time and it’s super easy to use and the buttons are pretty self-explanatory.

It fits perfectly on my head, and the sound quality is amazing.

They’re over the ear supposedly, but they hurt to wear because they’re too small and the sound is too generic (even though i us... Read More

I had been wanting headphones for a very long time but every pair i owned hurt my ears after wearing them for an hour or so.

Price

I moved from xm4 earbuds to these at a great refurb discount price.

For a college student, i found the price very accessible and worth the premium experience the sony headphones provided.

Flying has gotten so bad, that having your own space even if that space is just peace and quiet and being able to ignore everyt... Read More

Looks like i received a discount on an open box return bc it has a small brown makeup stain on the ear cuff.

Packaging/appearance

The headphone's boxed packaging might appear to be about sony trying to be environmentally conscious and being "green", but i s... Read More

The first thing i noted was how cheap the packaging and the accompanying accessories were for this xm5.

Competitiveness

I bought these and the bose quiet comfort ultra to compare.

This latest iteration has the best anc of any sony product i’ve heard, and to my ears, it’s actually a little better than the a... Read More

Then we went to best buy and tried on several before purchasing the most expensive bose on the market and this post of sony headphones.

Having a pure black background with no noise—not even a little of the white noise i can hear others from bose, bowers & wilkins, etc.

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This product had a total of 15,361 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 29 2024.