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  • - Sony has a new set of flagship noise canceling headphones.

  • These are the WH-1000XM5s.

  • And I know, we've made fun of Sony's awful product names

  • for years now,

  • but I think when it comes to the 1000 X series,

  • people get it.

  • These are among the very best noise canceling headphones

  • you can buy today.

  • Sony's been competing for years against Bose

  • and more recently Apple

  • to win over frequent flyers and commuters,

  • and everyone else who can't live without

  • active noise cancellation

  • and as more jobs move to this hybrid work model,

  • I think noise canceling headphones are essential

  • for peace and quiet, whether it's your real office

  • or your home office.

  • Sony's 1000 XM5s have a fresh design, cleaner sound

  • and even better ANC,

  • but they're also 50 bucks more expensive

  • than the M4s, which are staying in the lineup.

  • Are they worth that upgrade?

  • Potentially, but it's not a slam dunk.

  • So let's get into it.

  • For the first time in many years,

  • Sony's overhauled the entire design.

  • These 1000 XM5s look totally distinct

  • from their predecessors.

  • The headband is thinner for one,

  • and instead of arms that cradle the ear cups at both sides

  • there's now a stem that runs down the middle.

  • If you look at some of Sony's competition

  • like Apple's AirPods max

  • or Bose's noise counseling headphones 700,

  • I think you can see where they got some inspiration.

  • This new style definitely looks cleaner

  • with fewer obvious seams and such,

  • but I'm not convinced, it looks very premium.

  • The 1000 XM4s had some metal

  • on their ratcheting ear cup sliders

  • but everything you can see or touch

  • on the 1000 XM5s is all plastic.

  • That's not to say they're not durable.

  • I twisted the hell outta these headphones

  • and they held up perfectly fine,

  • but for $400, I would've appreciated some nicer materials.

  • My Sennheiser Momentum 3 are just on a different level

  • of fit and finish, but you can also overdo it.

  • Some people would say the AirPods Max are way too heavy.

  • So clearly Sony favors comfort over a lavish design.

  • Both air cups still pivot and turn just like always,

  • so you're not losing anything there.

  • But one thing Sony's new headphones can't do anymore

  • is fold.

  • This is one of my biggest disappointments

  • with the 1000 XM5s

  • instead of folding down for a convenient portability,

  • these headphones just lay flat in their case.

  • And as a result, that case is large.

  • Whereas I had no issue putting the old case

  • for the 1000 XM4s in my bag,

  • the 1000 XM5s would not fit in that same slot.

  • So they had to go in the main compartment in my bag.

  • That's not ideal.

  • Look, this case is just too bulky.

  • And I think Sony could have done better,

  • even Bose's case for the noise counseling headphones 700,

  • which can't fold up either is smaller

  • and makes better use of space.

  • People travel with noise canceling headphones all the time.

  • And so I think Sony's ginormous case

  • is gonna cost some frustration,

  • but it is at least a functional case

  • with storage for the USBC and headphone cables.

  • One thing you won't find in the box anymore

  • is the dual prong airline adapter,

  • which feels a bit stingy for 400 bucks

  • but it is what it is.

  • Now let's talk about sound

  • and there are bigger changes here than you might expect.

  • Sony switched from 40 millimeter drivers

  • in the 1000 XM4s to 30 millimeter drivers

  • in these new headphones.

  • Now driver size isn't everything.

  • But I can't think of the last time a pair of Sony headphones

  • sounded this different from their direct predecessors.

  • Based on my time with them so far,

  • I'd say that 1000 XM5s are tighter,

  • more detailed and cleanup that sometimes muddy base

  • of the 1000 XM4s

  • but they also have less oomph to them.

  • They're less in your face and less potent out of the box.

  • Now those are not audio file terms, obviously

  • but I hope it makes sense.

  • I've been doing a lot of comparisons with the same songs

  • on both headphones.

  • And in most cases, I do prefer the new ones.

  • When I put on Spoon's new record, for example,

  • the M5s just sound more crisp and detailed.

  • But if I put on hip hop or dance or soul music

  • there are times when I do lean towards the older M4s.

  • And so I think it's inevitable

  • that some people are gonna prefer the sound

  • of the previous headphones,

  • and maybe that's part of why Sony is keeping them around.

  • Take your pick if you want cleaner and tighter sound

  • go for the M5s.

  • If you need that boom factor and the powerful excitement

  • maybe the M4s are more your style.

  • As for noise cancellation,

  • these actually have the same QN1 chip

  • that was in the M4s,

  • only now there are two of them.

  • And so Sony says the ANC performs similarly on a plane

  • but should be better at handling street noise

  • and cutting down on nearby voices.

  • And that's all been true in my experience so far.

  • It's still not enough to give you a private bubble

  • of absolute silence if you're in a coffee shop

  • but it's an improvement over what was already fantastic

  • noise cancellation.

  • One tiny thing to note on the hardware,

  • past Sony headphones had an optimized button

  • that would adjust the ANC based

  • on factors like air pressure and fit your hairstyle

  • if you wear glasses and so on,

  • now, the button is gone

  • and that all happens in the background automatically

  • says Sony.

  • And while part of me does miss the button,

  • it was a fun trick and who doesn't love buttons?

  • This does make a lot more sense for simplicity sake.

  • Now we come to voice calls

  • and my friends, Sony is going for broke.

  • The 1000 XM5s have eight microphones in total

  • and four of them are used for voice.

  • So when you combine that with supposed AI noise reduction

  • algorithm improvements, the results should be good.

  • But the only way to know is to put the M5

  • through a voice test.

  • So shall we?

  • Okay, so we're starting out with a 1000 XM5s,

  • they have more microphones and various AI enhancements,

  • like I said so.

  • This is pretty ideal scenario.

  • We're in a quiet office,

  • but should give you a good sense of how they sound,

  • voice quality.

  • Are you impressed?

  • Are you meh?

  • Either way, this is the best Sony's managed to do so far.

  • Okay, now we're going back in time

  • to the 1000 XM4s, Sony's older headphones,

  • their last gen model.

  • Some people liked these for voice.

  • I was never really that impressed,

  • but again, we're an ideal circumstances a quiet office.

  • So if you're working somewhere, trying to get on a meeting

  • and talk to folks,

  • this is how the M4s perform.

  • And so now we've got the AirPods max,

  • even more expensive than the M5s,

  • these are Apple's flagship headphones.

  • They've gotten good marks for voice quality.

  • So tell me what you think.

  • Do you prefer these or Sony's?

  • But these are a lot more money.

  • So gotta factor that in too.

  • And these are Bose's noise canceling headphones 700,

  • like the Sony, they've got a lot of mics.

  • They've gotten good reviews for their voice quality.

  • They look similar too.

  • So it's up to you to decide whether Sony sounds better

  • or if Bose has a leg up,

  • again, we're in a very quiet office.

  • So I think all these are gonna sound pretty good

  • but it does come down to the details.

  • So let me know what you think in the comments.

  • Last stuff are Sennheiser Momentum 3 wireless.

  • I love how these headphones feel and sound and look

  • but they don't have the best mic.

  • So I'm sure they're not quite as good as the AirPods max

  • or the Sony, but just another comparison for you to hear

  • and see how they come out.

  • 1000 XM5s still support LDAC,

  • Sony's Kodak for higher quality wireless audio.

  • So if you can't plug in,

  • LDAC is the next best thing for hearing high music

  • from Apple music, Amazon music and other services,

  • but only on Android, mind you

  • if you've got an iPhone,

  • you're stuck with the good old lower quality AAC and SPC

  • for Bluetooth.

  • These headphones also support multipoint.

  • So you can pair them up with two devices at once

  • say your phone and your laptop.

  • Unfortunately, Sony still makes you choose one or the other.

  • You can enable either LDAC or multipoint

  • but you can't do both at the same time.

  • The 1000 XM4s had the same restriction

  • and it's back again here.

  • Battery life is still the same 30 hours,

  • which is more than enough to cover pretty much

  • any long haul flight.

  • If you turn off all the bells and whistles

  • you can stretch it out even long.

  • Last, I wanna talk about missed opportunities.

  • All of those things

  • I was hoping Sony might add this time around

  • but still hasn't.

  • First, it's getting silly

  • that these headphones can't work wirelessly

  • with the PlayStation five.

  • They're both Sony products.

  • What are we doing here?

  • Second, the USBC port is still just for charging

  • and a number of other headphones

  • let me use it for audio as well.

  • There's also still a complete lack

  • of water or sweat resistance.

  • So keep that in mind.

  • I know these aren't workout headphones

  • but some progress would be nice.

  • Maybe by the time the 1000 XM6s roll along in two years,

  • some of these points will be addressed

  • but I'm not gonna hold my breath.

  • And so all of that in a nutshell is Sony's 1000 XM5s,

  • they've got a new sleeker design

  • that still doesn't rise up to their $400 price.

  • The active noise cancellation is better than it's ever been.

  • They sound way different

  • which might prove somewhat divisive.

  • For anyone that already has the 1000 XM4s,

  • there is zero reason to run out and upgrade to these.

  • Your headphones can do everything these can

  • but if you're on older Sony's, like the M3s S or M2s,

  • then it starts to make more sense.

  • You're getting multipoint

  • and the best ANC Sony's pulled off yet.

  • I don't love that the price has gone up

  • and I have no idea what Sony was thinking with this case.

  • For those reasons, take a look at the M4s

  • and maybe save yourself some money.

  • I feel like Sony might have gotten confused

  • about what it wanted the M5s to be,

  • they're like the strange half step

  • between the M4s and even more expensive headphones

  • like the AirPods Max,

  • but at the end of the day

  • there's still a damn good set of noise canceling headphones.

  • Hey there everybody,

  • thank you a ton for watching this always.

  • Right now I'm outside of a coffee shop in New York city.

  • So we hear how the empire sound

  • in a much louder environment,

  • but for the whole review go to the verge.com

  • and for more videos like this,

  • youtube.com/the British.

- Sony has a new set of flagship noise canceling headphones.

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