Reviews Sony Noise Cancelling WH-1000XM5, black
Reviews Sony Noise Cancelling WH-1000XM5, black
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Michal, Velká Hleďsebe
Rated 09/02/2023, variant Sony Noise Cancelling WH-1000XM5, black
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very good sound quality
excellent noise cancellation
quality microphone
Compliance
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IATREIA-MD s.r.o., Brno 12
Rated 09/02/2023, variant Sony Noise Cancelling WH-1000XM5, black
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+ very comfortable, comfortable on the head, HiFi sound quality, stylish design, possibility to connect to 2 devices simultaneously, Sony headphones app with customizable settings
impractical packaging, worse noise cancellation than previous generation
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Vít, Uherský Brod 1
Rated 09/02/2023, variant Sony Noise Cancelling WH-1000XM5, black
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I was very much looking forward to the headphones, but unfortunately I have conflicting feelings about them - largely due to their specific use.
I bought the headphones as a replacement for my old Sony MDR-1RNC, which I use at the computer and with my mobile phone and after 8 years they deserve a replacement.
Compared to previous generations, I was very pleased with the larger earcup size, USB-C and Bluetooth 5.0. On the other hand, I would welcome a different surface treatment of the headphones themselves - the rubberization used is not entirely suitable for the use of gestures and is literally a magnet for fingerprints and smudges - I would prefer in this rather "bare plastic", as it was with the M3 and M4 models. In terms of wearing comfort, a step backwards for me is the narrow bridge over the head, which is uncomfortable and presses into the head during prolonged wear. The included 3.5mm jack cable is a nice bonus, but could be of better quality.
The second category of evaluation is ambient noise cancellation - whether active (ANC) or passive by nature of the headphone design.
The ANC is as expected at a high level, however I think in a more challenging environment (talking people, music etc. ) paradoxically does a better service than the older version.
The passive soundproofing is weaker compared to previous versions - it seems to rely mainly on ANC. In my case, I also encountered an unpleasant detail - selected frequencies are amplified by the headphones without ANC on - if I was sitting at the computer, for example, I heard the noise from the fans stronger than when I did not have the headphones on at all.
The third major category of evaluation is sound. Unfortunately, I'm on the fence here - depending on how you use the headphones, you may encounter two extremes.
If you use the headphones as wireless (Bluetooth LDAC) or have them turned on and connected via cable, they sound very nice and I more or less don't have much objection to them. They're great headphones.
But.
If you connect the headphones with a cable via the 3.5mm jack and turn them off - so you use them in "passive" mode, when no "enhancement electronics" are working and the headphones do not modify the sound any further - you will get an experience so bad that I could hardly find a single piece of headphones at home that would sound worse (tested with the SoundBlaster AE-9 sound card and other high-quality sound sources).
I was looking forward to the headphones, and although I was excited about them in many ways when comparing and testing them, overall they left me with very conflicted feelings. I'm sorry, I was rooting for them. Maybe the M6 version will be better.
great sound via bluetooth (LDAC) and cable (headphones on)
comfortable earpieces, larger than previous generations
USB-C and Bluetooth 5.0
battery life
very poor sound when listening in "passive mode" (3.5mm jack connected and headphones off)
poor quality 3.5mm jack cable
ANC did not impress much compared to older Sony headphones
narrow bridge over the head presses when worn for long periods of time
no NFC for pairing
headphone rubberization - more difficult to use control gestures
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Jaroslav, Jinočany
Rated 09/02/2023, variant Sony Noise Cancelling WH-1000XM5, black
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The best bluetooth headphones I've tried.
sound quality
fast charging
suitable for long-term listening
connection to two devices at the same time
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Company
Rated 09/02/2023, variant Sony Noise Cancelling WH-1000XM5, black
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fine-tuned software
uncompromising sound
pleasant feeling when put on
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Tomáš, Klimkovice
Rated 09/02/2023, variant Sony Noise Cancelling WH-1000XM5, black
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Incredibly comfortable headphones that are easy to wear for long hours. ANC cannot cope with isolated surges, but e.g. the hum of the 3D printer filters out almost perfectly. This is my second SONY headset and I was worried that, like the first ones, the sound quality and microphone would deteriorate during Skype/Teams calls. Fortunately, that has been caught here and everything works as it should. It is nice to connect it to multiple devices and not have to manually disconnect and reconnect them.
Comfortable headphones
Excellent sound
ANC
Sound from the microphone on Skype/Teams
Lots of gadgets and gestures
Incredible battery life on a single charge
Connect to multiple devices at once
The case has an incomprehensible shape, I often accidentally open it backwards and cables fall out.
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Štěpán, Krhová
Rated 09/02/2023, variant Sony Noise Cancelling WH-1000XM5, black
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Maximum satisfaction, I've been looking for these headphones for a long time and I definitely didn't make a mistake by buying them. They definitely recommend
Great sound
Hard case
ANC
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Jan, Liberec
Rated 28/01/2023, variant Sony Noise Cancelling WH-1000XM5, black
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Super lightweight
Good control
Nice sound
ANC solid and noise-free
The material of the earpieces is really low cost - such a crumpled thing
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Jan, Nejdek
Rated 24/01/2023, variant Sony Noise Cancelling WH-1000XM5, black
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They work fine. I won't list all the pros here, I'll focus on the minor flaws.
The option to deactivate the microphone on the headphones is missing.
Classic BT. someone calls you, it looks like a long call, so you put the headset on. And you wait for the phone to graciously find them and sometimes you have to help them. Meanwhile, the caller gives up.
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Michal, Most 1
Rated 09/01/2023, variant Sony Noise Cancelling WH-1000XM5, black
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Pleasant
noise cancelling
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