WF-1000XM5 The Best Truly Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds, Hi-Res Audio, 24 hours battery life, Multipoint Connection, IPX4 Water Resistance, Black, UAE Version - 1-Year warranty

I was confused choosing one and I had tested countless earbuds including airpods, samsung buds, nothing earpod thing and more. This was the one I got satisfied. Yeah the brand is subject to each and everyone. This was my fit. And really enjoying using it. You'll be amazed of the quality of the sound it produces and the noise cancellation is in another level. But the sad truth is when it's on call in a noisy background, sometimes it cancels out you voice as well. Overall 9/10.

Better than bose QCU, smart and smooth sound quality

I bought these mainly as an upgrade from my Soundcore A40 earbuds, which I’ve grown to appreciate after experiencing the underwhelming XM5. The sound quality is definitely better than the $40 earbuds (shocking I know!) but it’s nowhere near good enough to justify the price. The biggest letdown for me is the so-called best noise cancellation in the history of noise cancellation. It’s there, but (again) it’s underwhelming and nowhere close to the hype. Even the stupid A40 is better in that regard. I tried different ear tip sizes, but the result was the same: Just a “that’s it?!” kind of disappointment. The XM5 are objectively ok earbuds but considering the premium price you pay 1 star is already too plenty.

I always wanted to buy the Sony XM earbuds for a very long and this time I bought the XM5 which is the latest and I was very excited to use it. First Impression: I wasn't impressed with the first use of the earbuds. But after I used it for a few hours and compared with others... there was a visible difference in sound. I was expecting more on the noise cancellations and a visible difference between Passive noise cancellation and the actual Noise cancellation. The passive noise cancellation itself is too good, you have to put the ambient mode on to listen to people. The noise cancellation is balanced between Bass and treble and if you are not listening to anything, the uniformity of noise cancellation is not good, i.e, sometimes you can hear everything around like its Off, then you have to go through all three modes to enable it again. Ambient mode like how everyone says, feels unnatural. Calls feel like you are inside a tube and talking always. So far no one in the listening end has complained. So I guess the sound must be good. The music sounds good. The instrument separations are very good compared to the other earbuds which I use. The bass is shallow and I had to increase the clear bass to make it perfect for my ears. The only annoying thing I have until now with XM5 is the ear tips that have come up with it. Its little annoying to position it in your ears as it won't slide easily inside your ears and when you talk to others, you feel like it is going to fall down because it comes loose from the ears even with the tight fit ear tip. A little overview of what was my comparison against: I was using a cheap Huawei Freebuds 4i which is quite nice compared to the flagships of most companies and also a JBL LIVE 600btnc. The Huawei noise cancellation is quite very good when you think its priced like one-third/fourth the price of even Airpods Pro and it sounds amazing(Not as good as the Sony XM5) Is it worth the price: I would say, if you want premium earbuds, I think this is a good choice as it has the industry's best Noise cancellation(according to experts). But, I would recommend buying this only when there is an offer. Sony could have made the Ambient mode the how it feels on Calls a bit better as well as the ear tips...

They are different than XM4. XM4 blended music and frequencies and made almost any music bearable. These are "pure". Actually purest of purest. You watch gameplay from game - you hear how it was recorded and all the details, including all the defects. You listen to the favourite electronic track - and you hear noise behind vocal line. I always respected Sony for their quality, but these are too "pure" for me because they reveal obvious fact - there is not too much of perfect music in the world. Also mellow "Sony bass" - you know this soft subtle bass - is gone. It is harder to take them out from case because they are smaller and not that massive than previous model. They are good, but if you want to listen to various music and keep yourself satisfied you better stick to XM4. If you want to hear music blunt-fair, as it was recorded - this is the choice. Noise cancelling taken to the next level also. With XM4 you could hear strange noise, like from the toilet, in the background. These giving you absolute silence. Glad to be witness of evolution of Sony technologies, but XM5 are too "fair" for consumer.

Wonderful

Good

I ordered this last weeknand used two days, it was having battery issues like left side battery was draining faster than the right side one, aslo sometimes ANC was not working properly, because i couldn't differentiate between normal mode and ANC mode, sound was really good though.

Bought this after lot of research. Excellent sound quality, noise cancellation. Case is very compact and light weight. Buds never fall of and give better comfort even after wearing for hours. Recommend firmware update before using.

Fones de ouvido excepcionais. Atender telefonemas com esse aparelho é muito confortável, nem se compara com as versões anteriores.

Item arrived in perfect condition, brand new for a discounted price. The earbuds have great noise cancelling features and come with multiple sizes of buds making them fully adaptable. The case of the earbuds does run out of charge faster than my previous pair (which are gen 1 airpods), but with the addition of noise cancelling I knew this may be likely.

Sound quality is phenomenal, but you have ensure they sit securely inside your ear, and gap will severely affect the noise cancelling and sound quality. THey have worked well on runs, rides, and in the gym. So overall great product.

Fone maravilhoso. Prático e com excelente sonoridade. O cancelamento de ruído funciona muito bem, mas degrada um pouco a qualidade sonora. Tem belos graves e uma boa separação de instrumentos, projeção de palco em U. O aplicativo também é muito bom. Recomendo.