Sony WH-1000XM5 Best Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Bluetooth Over Ear Headphones with Mic for Clear Calling,Battery Life 30 Hours-Mid Night Blue

These are the best headphones from Sony. Previously I used Sony headphones but they're entry-level headphones. I also used headphones from other brands like Sennheiser, One Audio and JBL but all of them are entry-level headphones. This is the first time I bought high-end headphones and I trust Sony. You can't go wrong with Sony as per my experience. Coming to the headphones, I already knew that these were best. However, I researched thoroughly on YouTube and read many articles for almost 3 months before buying these. I want to get the best value for the price. These headphones are costly and I don't want to go wrong with my purchase decision. Build quality: These are made of high-quality plastic and feel lightweight and comfortable to wear for longer durations. The only thing is, that the headband is thin and hurts a little on my head after wearing it for a few hours. Just move or adjust it a little and I'm good to go for another hour. Sound quality: It's Sony, no need to brag about sound quality. Sony is known for sound clarity. Every small musical instrument is heard in great detail. I can't forget my first experience of listening to music using these headphones. I'm blown away by the details and the clarity of sound. Battery life: It is mentioned 30 hours. Seems to be true. Headphones will easily last up to two days of mixed usage. Noise cancellation (N.C.): These headphones are my first experience with noise cancellation. When NC is turned on, it is silent. Zero noise. But after a few days, I realised that I could still hear voices from other people when they were shouting or talking loudly. It's good not to completely block all sound. Update on N.C.: I want to address one thing people who are saying that NC is not good. I think they feel like that because of the adaptive NC feature in the Sony headphones app. Due to this feature, the level of Noise cancelling is adjusted automatically according to the surroundings. I know it doesn't work 100% accurately every time. It works sort of 70 - 80 % accurately depending on the surroundings. That's why some people complain that NC is not completely silent or perfect. Some are complaining there is no option to disable the adaptive NC feature. It is available in the Sony headphones app after the latest update. We can also manually disable the adaptive NC of headphones using the app. I mentioned these details because some people may not be aware of these features available in the headphones app. Note: When NC is turned on, a sound pressure is created between ears and headphones. So there is a vacuum-like seal between ears and headphones and it blocks external sound. I'm not sure how NC works. This is the first time for me experienced noise cancellation. It was a shock and a surprise feeling when NC was on. My brother got scared due to this effect. I got used to it now. Check the Sony manual regarding the safety of NC. In the Sony Headphones Connect app, there is a safe listening setting. Please follow it and you don't need to worry about your ears getting damaged due to headphones. I have attached screenshots of the same. Please check. Final Verdict: I can say that these headphones are the best consumer headphones. Audiophile headphones are different that's why I mentioned them as the best consumer headphones. Most people who use them will love them.

Using these headphones for my S24 Ultra. These headphones are truly worth the investment, with exceptional sound quality that immerses you in your music. The comfort level is outstanding, making them easy to wear for extended periods without any discomfort. The noise cancellation feature is simply incredible, effectively blocking out distractions and allowing for pure listening enjoyment. Overall, this is a fantastic premium purchase, providing a top-tier audio experience. I highly recommend them to anyone seeking a superior set of headphones! Didn't use them much for calls but can vouch that they have good mics. Don't have to frequently keep the charger plugged in, so definitely a premium headphone with good battery life.

Hello Fellow buyer's!! Many of you must have ended up being interested in this product after watching many reviews on the YouTube already, afterall below 25-30K isnts a small amount of money for a pair of Headphones right? So I will sum my experience about this pair in three major areas Comfort, ANC and Call quality and Sound quality. 1. Comfort: These are very lightweight, people complain them for feeling cheap and plasticky thats obvious you dont get lightweight with metal constructions, having said that they provide enough coushioning you will ever need for long hours. But since they are not as flexible as their predecessors they have a bigger footpring which isnt very comfortable carrying always. 2. Coming to ANC and Call quality: As many reviewers have already said, its amazing and Mind-blowing you will enjoy the ANC, I use in in Public Transport (Train) and when I have my volume level at 50-60% (recommend not to go beyond that for ear safety) you would barely even hear what the next person sitting to you is speaking unless you pay attention. Call quality is amazing outdoors and indoors it almost matches phone microphone reproduction when indoors but!! They struggle in windy situations so if you on the window seats try avoiding wind for calls. 3. Sound quality: I have been using expensive earphones for quite a long time I have my audiophile 1more quad drivers, Sennheiser HD 202, Sennheiser Momentum wired earbuds, Oppo enco x and x2's so I believe I now have some understanding about how a good pair should sound, having said that The default Audio quality is decent also it varies which device you are connected, I wud suggest that you should use them with LDAC enabled all the time!! Its pretty decent nothing mind-blowing but it can be tweaked for amazing soundgazmic experience using app, u can enjoy A.R. Rehman tracks such as Dil Se and experience a variety of instruments audible suddenly. I woud not compare it with bose, Sennheiser Momentum 4, Airpod max, i believe sound is subjective and everyone has to adjust accordingly and be satisfied with their purchase after they have made an investment and not be disappointed due to subjective opinions other have. Concluding this very long review, these are a value for Money pair of Headphones, I got them at a good discount and hence I went with xm5s rather than xm4s. If you want custom eq screenshot and settings I use for tweaking my Xm5s do let me know in reply section. Happy Buying you have made a good decision 🙂

4 star rating just for bad packing from seller as there are no packing material on the box. seller slapped bill on original box. for such premium device it is disappointing. Build and design: I had used these headphones for more than week and I would say device is very comfortable for longer use ( watching movies) , quite light weight , controls are easy to use, touch response is fast with almost no delay. Audio: Well I am not used to over the ears devices so I cant compare to others but its great overall. bit bassy for my liking and little less bright u can say but it can be easily fixed by eq. so no problems there ( may be brand had tuned it for more neutral profile) .After eq tuning these are mostly excellent for songs , movies podcast etc. also audio quality depends upon you device too. as I tested it on low end mobile and high end devices, u can observe difference. noise cancellation: I bought these for work at home , typically coding, study research papers , as people can get really vocal and for analysing complex articles you need silence. As per all reviews these are one of the best but you need to keep your expectation realistic. You can easily hear person talking at moderate volume in same room( reduce by a bit ) or even to next room if someone it talking loud or moderately loud. But if in next room people are talking a moderately low volume you wont hear them same is for tv, at high volume you will definitly hear it.( you can play some white noise or music than you minimise other noise.) what more to consider: These cut other background noise like of ac ( almost completely ) , birds, other typical noises. It can get little uncomfortable( unnatural silence 😂) for some in begining. you also hear people because it cut other backgroud noise so much that even little things are more highlighted. for other: If you are buying these for listening music and watching movies while travel It will cut every thing while playing music or movies. Maybe these are designed for this purpose. Pass though mode: As per my opinion its great , almost natural with no delay, Battery I didnt tested extensively that how much time it can go but I feel more than sufficient easily last for couple of days if using 5-6 hours a day, charging is also fast so no worries there. Biggest bummer for me. Its no surprise that there is no dolby atmos support. I think for this price it should be there, As sony 360 audio is not supported at all platforms n very less content is available. so for spatial audio doby should had been there. I had used other product with dolby it makes huge impact.

I went for it because of its sound quality and it has not disappointed me yet. Fit is excellent and very comfortable with high quality faux leather pads which will last long. The only problem with them is that if you are not in a cooler environment your ears will sweat a lot while wearing these. The outer side of the ear cups are smudge magnets especially in the black ones so you have to clean them regularly. The touch controls works fine. Sound quality is excellent when compared to other wireless headphones in this range. There is ample amount of bass and vocal clarity. Instrument separation is good and so is the dynamic range. Imaging is also good making it perfect for movies. You have to play with the equaliser a bit to find your favourite tuning and then you are all set. I have not used them for gaming so no comments about their performance in that regard. Connectivity is seamless and it can be connected to two devices at a time with auto switching. Battery performance is excellent and with average use you can easily get a week out of it in one charge. It also gets charged very fast. ANC works fine (better than my Airpods Pro)and blocks most of the noise quite well. You might feel a little pressure inside your ears when ANC is on if they are not playing anything. Transparency is good with most the sounds allowed but if you are speaking with someone while wearing them with transparency on, the voice of the person might sound a little mechanical. If you have experienced transparency mode in apple devices you may get a little dissatisfied but otherwise they are ok.

The best for noise cancellation, fit is excellent, sound quality is simply superb out of the box and if you apply the sony EQ it sounds excellent with powerful bass. Mic quality is decent for taking calls even in the middle of traffic and loud and noisy areas. Only con is they cannot be used for GYM specially if you even sweat a littel the sweat will seep through the earpads and enetr the insides of the cups and there are chances of damaging the sensors. But the I use it for 2 hours of intense workout sessions and the soultion to protect is install sweat resistant earpad covers from WC SweatZ XM5. Highly recommend these headphones.

EDIT 09/10/2023 : The headphone hinge for the right side just snapped off without any warning. The headphones are unusable now. Went to multiple Sony Service centers in bangalore, and they do not support any repair or replacement even if the headphones are in warranty. DO NOT BUY. If by any chance there is a mechanical failure, the headphones are completely useless. Extremely shameless behavior by Sony for its Indian customers. The Sony centers have also reported that most units being sold in India are refurb units and already have some degree of wear and tear before they reach their first-time customers. I REPEAT. DO NOT BUY. Original Review below: ================== The XM5s were in my wishlist for so long, and I was hyped on finally getting them. But people buying them in India should be wary about a few points: PROS: 1. Excellent sound quality, once you tweak the EQ. Look up the ideal EQ settings online, should be easy to find. I tried the flat profile (which still sneaks some lower frequencies in though, be mindful). 2. Call quality is surprisingly good. Works really well with Teams / Zoom as well. 3. Noise cancellation is supreme. I have not tried out the Airpods Max / Bose QCxx series so cannot compare with those though. 4. Sony Headphones Connect app makes it easy to setup and upgrade firmware (which you should do immediately after switching them on for the first time) 5. Multi Device Connect works flawlessly. Its disabled in the app by default though. CONS: 1. Ear pressure : Sometimes the headphones cause quite a bit of ear pressure. It eventually got better after a day, but check it out on your own. 2. In the hot Delhi summers, wearing these without an AC in the vicinity can cause some serious amounts of sweat to build up. Not the fault of the headphones, our weather can be toasty :) 3. People with spectacles can have varying amounts of comfort. I have thick acetate specs and I took a bit of time to make sure the headphones dont dig in too much. That being said, I'm happy with these headphones, would recommend.

I bought this primarily for use in the home office because my kid gets noisy around the house. This does its job well enough. The auto optimizer is great and you can hear it adapting and the ANC getting stronger when the construction machines outside my house start operating. I had the version 1 of this series (MDR-1000XM or XM1) and the ANC is noticeably better. Comfort: I wear glasses and these have the same problem as the XM1s had and they cause the specs to dig into my head. This gets uncomfortable after a while. I tried the Bose QC 35 series and they are much more comfortable with glasses. But their ANC is not as strong as the sony's. Bluetooth connectivity: They work flawlessly with a single connection and the range is also great. I can walk around the whole house without the signal dropping. The problem is in multi device connectivity. When connected to two devices, it's not so great at switching to the correct host. Like say it's connected to my laptop and phone and I play music on my phone. It will stay connected to the laptop even though nothing is playing on it. But when a phone call comes, it will switch over to the phone. So the switching seems to be profile dependent. My previous Bose soundsport's were better at such decisions. Sound quality (music): I can say there's a small degradation in sound quality since XM1. While the XM1 had great sound across most frequencies, these (XM5s) are more bass heavy and light on mids and trebles. I haven't played with the EQ enough yet so maybe this is fixable. Sound quality (calls): Much improved microphones as compared to XM1s. I no longer have to switch to the laptop's mic for the meetings. All in all, I don't regret my purchase. These do their ANC job perfectly and that's mostly what mattered to me. I'll probably buy another headphones for music.

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I have been using this headset daily for more than three years, connected simultaneously to my iPhone and Mac, and I haven't encountered any major issues. The build quality is excellent. It may look a bit plasticky at first, but don't let that fool you; it has maintained the same structure and feel as the day I bought it. The battery life is amazing, even after three years of daily use. I can wear it for hours, and it charges very quickly. The sound quality is great, and the noise cancellation is outstanding. Even after three years, I still think it's well worth the money. Hats off to Sony! Cheers.