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

This device is absolutely overrated, its not worth even half the money. The one and only good thing about this Sony headset is just the design, its esthetic. Other than that, the sound quality is not even half of what you get with an airpods pro, big sound leakage, noise cancellation is also similar to airpods pro. I just expected something better for a headset worth almost $400! Thats a of money. Definitely reconsider your purchase.

Noise cancellation is top tier no doubt about it when Im commuting in the city or on a train. Be very careful though as I believe they cancel too much and you might potentially be in trouble if youre not aware of your surroundings. Sound is absolutely amazing especially with the EQ. One thing that worries me are the ear cups, they shouldve added more cushion towards them and made them just a bit more spacious as overtime it tends to hurt my ears when I have them on for longer than an hour. Great product would recommend if you can afford it

These sound ok. Personally like the sound from older Bose 700 model. But always disconnecting and not working with Teams. Frustrated that they are not able to handle it. Yes I have tried everything on Windows 10 to get them to work. They will literally work watching a YouTube video and as soon as I go to Teams they stop working.

First off, Ill say that the audio quality is amazing and the noise canceling is the best Ive ever seen. With that said, theres a known bug regarding phone calls. When you talk to someone else using this headset, the other party will hear feedback when the volume is higher than about 2/3 of your max. If you have the volume lower, the other party cant hear feedback. This doesnt seem to be the case of your using this for a Teams or Zoom call though. For me, I bought this specifically for phone calls. Dont buy this unit if a good percentage of its use will be phone calls.

My gym buddies love the xm4 so I bought these when on sale. We compared them and I am shocked to say quality has gone down. Also the xm4 are way comfier

Ive previously owned all generations of Sonys flagship WH-1000 headphones and have always been impressed with the sound and the noise canceling feature which is primarily what they are renowned for. I was disappointed with the fit of the previous model as they did not fully cover my ears and became uncomfortable after an hour of wearing. The 5th Gen are lighter and seem to fit better. Ive worn them constantly since buying them and they feel good. To really get the full benefit of these headphones you need to be prepared to install Sonys Headphone app which opens up more settings. The noise cancelation is exceptional. I can barely hear anything around me when its turned on full. I also dont get any vacuum sensation or high pitched frequency noise when NC is on which is a huge plus. The audio quality is really well balanced for my ears and taste in music. The bass is there, but not too dominant, mids are clear and the highs are crisp without being tinny. I love that the sensors pause audio when I remove the headphones and resumes when I wear them again. They also effortlessly switch between my Samsung phone and Samsung tablet without any hassle. The only minor gripe I have is with the new design carrying case. Its not as small or robust as previous generations and feels quite flimsy. I guess Ill see how well it holds up over the coming weeks. As before a USB type C charging cable is included along with 3.5mm jack for wired audio. All in all delighted with my upgrade to 5 and will be using these as my daily headset going forward.

I have been wearing these headphones for 10-12 hours a day for the past week or so, and theyre exactly what I needed. Extremely comfortable, lightweight, and great sound. The noise cancellation is excellent, and the transparency mode is equally as good. I could almost forget Im wearing the headset because of the great transparency mode, but my only gripe is that the headset almost decides for you that it wants to turn on noise cancelling, or mute the transparency due to loud sounds. I dont really care for that, but otherwise, its great. If youve got 400 bucks to spend on headphones.. cant go wrong here.

I got this looking for a replacement for my AirPod Pros -- I would use them for work calls and for listening. My airpods were great for comfort,, but terrible for a full day of work, and the mic quality was not great for call applications that I use. So I did some research between these headphones and other over-ear headphones like AirPod Maxes, Bose QC. I was mainly deciding between these and the AirPods since I use entirely Apple devices and went with the Sonys for price and supposedly good comfort. So here are my pros/cons after about 3 months with these: Pros: - I have a huge head and I generally have stayed away from over ear headphones for long periods of listening. These are inarguably the most comfortable headphones I have ever used. I am able to last a full 8 hour office job wearing these without too much sweat or heat, and the pressure is perfect. No headaches from wearing them all day, and its overall been absolutely perfect. In comparison to the AirPods maxes (that I used for a day from my partner) that gave me an incredibly painful headache from the pressure after an hour of use. - Battery life / charging is amazing. 30 hours may be the industry standard but whenever Im low, I just give it a charge for five minutes and Im basically good for the next few hours. Cons: - I listen to a variety of music from hip hop and mostly electronic music. For songs with more emphasis on acoustics and vocals, the headphones are pretty good. However for my electronic library it leaves a bit to be desired. The bass and sometimes mids feel very muddy, and no amount of EQ I use can get it to where I like for all my music. This is where AirPods Maxes shine out. They may be 200$ more but they are inarguably better sounding with their adaptive EQ. - Not really at any fault of Sonys, but if you use Apple products you cant use the LDAC codec at all. You are missing out on a better sound quality on Apple, and can only really use LDAC with Android.

I think the sound quality was and is much better with the 0004 version

Haven’t had them for long since I only got them in December during the sale, but so far I love them. Aesthetics - the white/grey ones are so pretty! So glad I picked these over the black ones. Comfort - most days I have no problem with having them on for 6-8 hrs (my ears don’t hurt at all, sometimes I forget that I have headphones on), but occasionally idk what it is they feel slightly less comfy. I probably just need to figure out how to adjust them still. Either way it doesn’t really bother me. Also after 6-8 hrs of wearing my ears are not sweaty/there’s no condensation in the cups. Battery life - superb, 10-15% drain per 8 hrs like what everyone says. Charges quickly. Sound - I’m not into headphones and know nothing about sound quality but I like what I hear with these after playing with eq. Operation - speak to chat doesn’t always work but when it does it’s amazing. Taking off headphones sometimes doesn’t pause music for me either. I wish these functions are more consistent and reliable but as they are I can deal. Prior experiences - I’ve pretty much only used headphones that came with Apple devices then AirPods pro. I have not ever owned a proper pair of headphones and got these sonys for function. I liked my AirPods pro enough but I can’t wear them at once for more than 2 hrs, they tend to irritate my ears and slip out after that. Again, so far overall quite happy with my Sonys. Probably won’t pay $400 for them tho.