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

Good quality but overpriced

I really wanted to like this product especially because it’s so cute. I have been on a hunt, trying a ton of new headphones like these. However, it slips a lot if you wear it for more than like 30 minutes it’ll start to hurt the top of your head even if you extend the wrap. I think the beats headphones have much better noise canceling. Quality wise, it’s nothing extraordinary, i think it’s pretty average especially for the price. I have experienced the same with headphones that were $20-$30. I would save up, do some more research, and not get these.

Only one concern, getting too hot after long term wear around 2 hrs

I am so impressed and satisfied with this product. They have excellent noise cancellation, great sound quality and they are super light. The app is very useful and easy to use. As a plus, they have oval pads which makes them super comfortable even with multiple piercings and kinda large, I’ve worn them 6 hours straight with no issues. Totally recommend.

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.

I love these headphones. I use them for travel, workouts, or whenever Im playing games. The noise canceling is amazing, I barely hear anyone, and live in NYC (where its always noisy). What I love about these headphones is that you get to control the equalizer. In addition the touch pad is amazing. Theres never a lag and it responds well. I definetly recommend these headphones.

Had to return to sony for a replacement. Super inconvenient.

This headset is almost perfect for my needs. They are light and can be on for hours without too much discomfort and the battery life is ridiculous. Why does it matter? Because I needed them on my flight to Europe to be able to listen to downloaded movies. Noise reduction in the airplane ended up being much more than 95%… you heard that right :) to me it felt like almost complete noise reduction, so much that I could hear my breathing and could lower the overall sound levels to below 50%. In my hotel room, noise reduction was close to 100%… I had to turn off the ANR to hear the loud air conditioner again. Better than some sound isolation phone booths! Cons: ears can get warm but ok for airplane ride; voice passthrough for phone calls/teams calls is a little weird and takes getting used to; cost

Easily the best headphones I have ever owned. Pros: Best sound for the price Nice EQ settings (could be more advanced though) Clean & Modern Design Top tier ANC (Noice Cancellation) (better than Airpod Max) Cons: Not as portable as XM4s Not quite as padded as XM4, but still very comfortable to me (this is subjective) Pass through is not quite as good as Airpod Max (but remember ANC is better on XM5s)

The sound quality is considerably better than previous WH-1000XM4, no joke. I purchased XM5 without much expectations but it turns out the sound quality is far, I mean far, better than XM4. For some reasons, it wasnt noticeable difference when its paired with my PC but when its paired with my Galaxy S23+, it produces unbelievably crisp sound with rich low to high fq enhancement, especially when the sound source is high fidelity and high bit rate. Maybe its some sort of codec issue, I dont know but I am unexpectedly surprised. The fit is also more comfortable if you have wide skull or large ears. I havent weighted this one but it feels lighter than XM4. I have Jabra, Arctis Pro and many other top tier headsets but so far this is the best sound headsets by far.