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

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.

I’ve been using the Sony WH-1000XM5 for two and a half years, and it still performs flawlessly. The touch controls remain responsive, and with a bit of care, the build holds up well over time. Sound quality is excellent, offering clear highs, balanced mids, and deep bass. Features like noise cancellation and customization options add real value, making it a strong all-rounder. The microphone delivers good call quality, while clarity and latency are impressive even after extended use. Overall, it’s a value-for-money product that continues to justify its premium tag with reliability and performance.

I had been an AirPods Pro user and was always of the belief that they have the best music reproduction with lossless audio from apps like Apple Music. Was seriously wanting to try the XMs when the XM4 was launched but wasn’t happy with the reviews of mic quality as I generally take calls for more than 7 hours on my work days. But when XM5s came in was tempted to try them after the reviews paying more details on the improved mic quality. I wanted to give it a try and tried the music when I was in France in a store, but the sound quality was very poor since the store let me use it only with their wired audio source and said NO to try with my phone. Back in India I tried again once in a store using my phone and Apple Music and Boy o Boy I was proved wrong!!! I was simply blown over on how the headphones were clear with the Spatial Audio even with the default EQ setting. I’m not a bass heavy person but rather love the different tones and this is a Pro quality one in that. With the ANC microphones it was even a blessing that the call trials(both with MS Teams and Phone) I did were fantastic. Decided to grab this and ordered in Amazon when it was available for around 28K net with cashback and I would say this is the best investment I had made. The dual connectivity, monstrous battery back up, ANC combined with the best mic makes it a great headphone one can ever have. The size and case as most say as negative isn’t a problem at all. The build also is good and this is a keeper. If you are not worried about the budget and need a headphone that u can use for both work(calls) and music blindly go for this.. 👍🏻

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.

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 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.

After using very well for two months , i am happy with this purchase. I am primarily airpod user but lately due to too much screen time i was looking for headphones option for ear wellbeing , also headphones which are compatible with my apple environment at least , didn't wished to spend whooping amount on apple headphones. Bought this. Its beautiful, soft, fit , volume is good , noise cancellation is 7/10 , mic quality is excellent. Customer care is also very hands on .