“I owned the Sony WF-1000XM5's and the Buds 3 pro at the same time and I sold the Sony's and kept the Buds 3 pro.”

38% of 209 verified owners recommend the Sony WF-1000XM5.
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“I owned the Sony WF-1000XM5's and the Buds 3 pro at the same time and I sold the Sony's and kept the Buds 3 pro.”
“Хожу и дома и на улице и вообще везде в wf-1000xm5 великолепные наушники очень практичные и со звуком лучше чем DT 770 Pro + Fiio K11 в связке. Автономности спокойно хватает чтобы все время в них сидеть а заряжаются очень быстро.”
“Over the Sony WF-1000XM5s, over the Jabra elite 10s, over the AZ-60M2s, over the Pixel Buds Pro 2s. The sony's do have better noise cancellation, but the difference is not significant enough for me to put the AZ-100s down.”
“I use Sony WF-1000XM5 earbuds, but specifically because the pass-through mode is so good when I'm cycling.”
“WF-1000XM5 worked goo for many months, then suddenly, my right earbud started discharging in a few hours, when in the case and without any kind of usage by me”
“I'm not on the Sony WF-1000XM5. The ANC on the Sony's isn't as good as the bose, but it is far less buggy. My 7+ year old Sony MDR-1000X's have better ANC than these new Sony earbuds.”
“What ever you do, don’t buy the Sony WF-1000XM5s. I bought them in the same mindset. The noice cancellation is barely present at all. The base is almost non existent. They don’t even get that loud really.”
“I have the Sony WF-1000XM5 buds, and I sleep with them quite often, but I don't like the "low battery" warning that comes at the 5–6 hour mark—I always wake up to it.”
“I have no LDAC issues with my Sony WF-1000xm5 buds with the watch app installed on my Pixel 8 Pro.”
“Les Sony WF-1000XM5 sont populaires car très bons niveau qualité du son et ANC, mais ils font un peu gros dans les oreilles et la qualité du micro est naze”
“I have both, for me the WF-1000XM5 is better out of the box, the soft foam tips (althought I assume they eventually will break) fits way better than the silicone tips on the Airpods2”
“J'ai des Sony WF-1000XM5 et ça marche bien dans l'avion. Par contre, ça reste de la "réduction", ce n'est pas une véritable isolation totale (même avec les embouts à ma taille et la configuration via l'app).”
“I have owned both the Bose quietcomfort ultra earbuds, and the Sony 1000XM5 earbuds for over a year now. I prefer the Bose over the Sony for work.”
“found the Sony WF-1000XM5 to be a solid performer. The noise cancellation really shuts out distractions even in busy settings, and the sound quality is detailed and balanced.”
“Both are good, but if I'm locking in and listening to music I will always grab the Noble over the Sony. I only ever pick the Sony's if I need to found out the sound around me or use the microphone when listening.”
“I have WF-1000XM5 earbuds and I tried to use them with my PS5 with no luck. It is so stupid that Sony products aren't compatible with each other.”
“Earbuds. Bit more expensive than Samsung ANC buds but miles better. Long battery, amazing ANC, multi-device connection (phone & laptop at same time). Microphone is great.”
“The earbuds that I've liked most for how they handle heavier genres are in order, Nothing Ear 2024, Jabra Elite 10 Active, and Sony WF-1000XM5 with the caveat that the XM5s had a very aggressive EQ to reduce bass.”
“I use a WF-1000xm5 earbud. Back in the Assistant days, I could hold the right sensor and GA would beep and automatically read out my notifications.”
“when the case is empty, I couldn't connect the buds to my phone. And because it drains so quickly (1 1/2 - 2 days), this happened often.”
“it’s the best noise canceling I’ve come across so far, as far as earbuds go anyway. The tip is like memory foam and conforms to your ear, to create an almost airtight seal.”
“It happens only on the WF-1000XM5. My headphones are unaffected but it's not the WF-1000XM5's fault. It always works fine on my other device but every Bluetooth update, they seem to mess something up specifically for the WF-1000XM5”
“I have the WF-1000XM5 from Sony and they're a solid pair of earbuds, and a solid experience on any device as they're not primarily being sold as an extension of another device's experience.”
“Currently I have the WF-1000XM5 which are my first earbuds, They are not replacing my XB950N1 however, There is a difference in sound quality between the two, Since over the ear headphones are superior in terms of sound quality.”