Sony WH-1000XM5 review

23 October 2022
Sony's flagship wireless headphones get put through the wringer.

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  • 25 Oct 2022

rAxA, 25 Oct 2022can anyone please tell me which smartphone is placed with t... morePixel 7 pro. I have it and it's a fantastic phone

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    • jRn
    • 25 Oct 2022

    rAxA, 25 Oct 2022can anyone please tell me which smartphone is placed with t... moreLooked like s21

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      • QBk
      • 25 Oct 2022

      can anyone please tell me which smartphone is placed with these headphones...
      Thanks in advance..

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        • Rusty
        • Jx2
        • 25 Oct 2022

        regarding comfort: The previous version was hurting my head like crazy. That headband is small and hard,my head is above average in size, after about an hour I would have massive pains, no idea how this design has remained unchanged. It was absolutely unbearable.

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          • 25 Oct 2022

          Anonymous, 25 Oct 2022Mistakes? Oh dear...Yes mistakes (im simplifying it for certain smartones) 😂

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            • Mrn
            • 25 Oct 2022

            rrp, 24 Oct 2022how bad is the anc on momentum 4 compared to sony , i am pl... moreWhen there's no music playing, there's IMO very noticable difference. When music is playing, I only noticed few more sounds coming through. Regular office noise is still suppressed completely, but one colleague, who speaks very loudly, is a bit more distracting then he used to be with Sonys

            Still much better than my old WF-1000XM3, but that's probably because of much better passive noise cancellation.

            To me, it's worth it. The ANC performance difference is much smaller than sound quality difference.

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              • m2J
              • 25 Oct 2022

              Anonymous, 25 Oct 2022no dolby atmos… no way for that price i want all possibl... moreTo think there are so dumb people out there who think that headphones need codecs built in it. Headphones dont need any of that. All the headphones need is good quality speaker and a good sound camber and thats it. Just like every other speaker.

              You get your dolby sound out of even 100 years old speakers

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                • Anonymous
                • raM
                • 25 Oct 2022

                no dolby atmos… no way

                for that price i want all possible codecs and compatibility

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                  • nI8
                  • 25 Oct 2022

                  Anonymous, 24 Oct 2022I have tinnitus so ANC is nightmare for me.Thanks for sharing

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                    • nI8
                    • 25 Oct 2022

                    AnonD-1070124, 24 Oct 2022It just not as simple as you trying to explain, the digital... moreMistakes? Oh dear...

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                      • nvy
                      • 24 Oct 2022

                      Still those chunky headphones made my ears sweat and leather peels from headphones,i think earbuds in plastic and silicone are better.Also there are like Creative,Soundpeats,Audio-Technica that lasts from 15-20 hours on charge.So i dont need those 30 hours from big chunky headphones.

                        Anonymous, 24 Oct 2022This is the first time I've heard 600kbps on LDAC is h... moreSome Android phones allows you to select the bitrate for LDAC(Under developer settings). Select 600 or 900 kbps and just move around and you would find that audio gets cut.

                        If you stay close, then it is fine, otherwise, it is not stable. I tested on BT 4.2. I am not sure whether it is better on BT 5.0

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                          • 24 Oct 2022

                          Kev, 24 Oct 2022That's when LG's superior DAC inside their phones... moreYou would think that, true, but from my own experience Bluetooth audio on LG flagship phones are far superior to any other including Sony.

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                            • 24 Oct 2022

                            DazedandGrumpy, 24 Oct 2022Dude. The LG V50/V60 have high quality audio because of the... moreSo? 😂

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                              • n%j
                              • 24 Oct 2022

                              Rkm, 24 Oct 2022Bluetooth earphones/ headphones has DAC built into them. Th... moreIt just not as simple as you trying to explain, the digital music files are red by the system of your device not the headphones, the amount of mistakes in reading those files are limited by the os of your device. DAC in headphones is only responsible for AQ inside the system of the headphones…

                                Livius, 24 Oct 2022I am buying the Senhisser Momentum 4. Sony headphones are a... more i am planning to buy momentum 4 .. many of my friends say its way better in terms of sound stage than sony and/or ipod max

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                                  • 24 Oct 2022

                                  Anonymous, 24 Oct 2022Finally! I've read a lot of reviews praising Sony WH-1... morehow bad is the anc on momentum 4 compared to sony , i am planning to buy it

                                    Rkm, 24 Oct 2022Yup, have er2xr myself and sound quality is several leagues... moreI am buying the Senhisser Momentum 4. Sony headphones are a bit overrated.

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                                      • sUS
                                      • 24 Oct 2022

                                      Kev, 24 Oct 2022Crinacle did an unbagging of wired IEMs. Out of the 20 he t... moreThanks a lot for those two suggestions.

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                                        • 24 Oct 2022

                                        Kev, 24 Oct 2022That's when LG's superior DAC inside their phones... moreThese cans can be used with the cable. I use them like that most of the time.