Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- WF1000XM5/P
- SKU:
- 10101596
Rating by feature
- Sound Quality
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Battery Life
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Connectivity
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
to a friend
SONY outperforms most if not all earbuds available
||Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Be sure to start with the largest ear cushion, and work your way down to the smallest; as the product manual dictates. These earbuds have exceptional sound quality, better than my BOSE QC quiet comfort earbuds to say the least. My BOSE QC earbuds have a tendency to completely lose all sound output in one of the earbuds. I have found the Sony WH1000XM5 earbuds have far be/er sound qualitiy than the BOSE QC that i no longer use. Unfortunately my SONY WH1000XM5 earbuds got stollen and no way to locate the. In any regard, with which ever earbud you choose. Be wise by going the extra mile, by putting forth a little effort and time ASAP and register your product. I failed to do this with my SONY wh-1000xm5 earbuds, and now I remain without them, as they have gotten stollen. Now with the cons or con rather, as I was self explanatory earlier. There is no way to track down who stollen your buddies without registering them, then download a tracking app in hopes that you get lucky enough to vet reunited with you earbuds that you may have spent you hard earned money on. Oh, one feature that is vital and can be greatly improved on with all earbud types and models, are the QC quiet comfort features. should be greatly improved on. While listening to music (not very loud at all) I was unable to hear my family talking to me. The ambient noise (surrounding noises, mainly someone talking to you) was very hard to hear them or anyone else, without them raising their voice, almost at a point that they was yelling before i could hear them talking. I understand the QC feature is to immerse you into your music or audio book, without disruptions. But at the same time you need to hear people when they open their mouth and speak.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi jfloyd1289, That's perfect! We're thrilled that you are enjoying the sound quality of the headphones. Thank you for choosing Sony! -Craig
Works for me
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Extremelly high quality sound. Able to get good seal for max ANC. Very comfotable to wear.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Thank you for your excellent review, ChevyL!
We are so pleased to hear how much you are enjoying your WF-1000XM5 earbuds. It's truly rewarding to know that you are experiencing the extremely high-quality sound and getting a great seal for the best possible noise canceling. We designed them to be both comfortable and powerful, so it brings us great satisfaction to know we've succeeded.
Thank you again for choosing Sony and for sharing your experience.
Best regards, Gus, Sony Social Media Team
Great sound
||Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great sound quality, crystal clear. Great bass ! Would recommend
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello RosaD,
Thank you for choosing Sony!
We're elated to hear that you’re enjoying the WF1000XM5 earbuds with their clear sound quality and impressive bass. Your recommendation means a great deal to us, and we’re grateful that our product is enhancing your listening experience. Thank you for sharing your positive feedback!
Best regards,
-Fred
Best choice so far
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Sound is awesome, noise cancellation and battery life are great!!!
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello Adrian,
Thank you for choosing Sony!
It brings us great joy to hear that you’re enjoying the awesome sound, noise cancellation, and battery life of your WF1000XM5 earbuds. Knowing these features enhance your listening experience means a lot to us. Thank you for sharing your positive feedback and for choosing Sony!
Best regards,
-Fred
Perfect earbuds
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Awesome sound quality, awessome noise canceling. Love to swith easily between noise canceling and ambient sounds. Comfortable, stay in place, long battery life.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi FatherOfTwins, we're glad you love the sound quality, noise canceling feature, comfort and battery of our product! The WF-1000XM5 features cutting-edge technology to deliver premium sound quality and the best noise-cancelling performance on the market. Real-time audio processors and high-performance mics power the specially designed driver unit, for wide frequency reproduction, deep bass and clear vocals. They are designed to immerse you in a sound so good, it feels like you’re in the studio with your favorite artists. The WF-1000XM5 headphones raise the bar for distraction-free listening and clarity. Thank you for choosing Sony! ~Earl
Sony makes a hit
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Amazingly well done. I’ve compared a lot of high end buds and these are my favorite. Best noise cancelling. Work in a loud shop and they protect me hearing well. Sounds quality is superb with excellent bass! Stays connected over 50’ away. Battery last most the day continually but charge in the case over break.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi KayS, Thank you very much for your enthusiastic review! We're thrilled to hear that you are enjoying your new Sony XM5 earbuds, particularly their noise-cancelling capabilities, exceptional sound quality, and impressive battery life. We appreciate your choice of Sony! Enjoy your experience! -Maria
I'm not even sure how to rate these
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.There are very good things about these earbuds, and also very annoying things about these earbuds. The case is nice. It looks and feels very premium with it's matte finish and semi-gloss, "SONY" lettering. It is also very compact compared to it's predecessors. The earbuds themselves also look pretty nice. They have a glossy finish, with a matte touch sensor. They're also much smaller than their predecessors. The XM4's were notably bulky. When it comes to comfort with these earbuds though, there are really two, true options. Either you use smaller size eartips, and affect the experience of the earbuds' capabilites without feeling pain after just 15 minutes of use, or you use a larger size to ensure a good seal for noise cancellation and music, while also putting yourself through agony. Also, if I had to be perfectly honest, I despise the app. There's a lot of bloatware on it, and it is not very in-depth. Anker's software, features, and customization blows this out of the water. Also, not even that impressed by the quality of the music. It sounds like any other expensive pair of earbuds. There are instances where I beliece my Liberty 4's, which are half the price, sounded better. If only I knew where they went so I could compare side-by-side.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendI hear great sound!
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.In a nut shell, there great! Sound is hiw you want it. Battery life is great! I think the only problem for certain people might be the ear buds. Not everyone will like how they fit. But if you get used to them then i think most will like them.
I would recommend this to a friendExcellent sound and great modern design.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I owned a pair of AirPods Pro, but the sound always felt too weak for me. I bought these Sonys to upgrade my sound. They are light, have a good modern design, and fuller sound. I also own the Sony’s WH1000XM5s. I dislike Sony’s app to manage the headphones. The app feels like an afterthought and needs to be modern and improve its UI. I do not like how the shiny part of the earphones feels slippery and makes it hard to pull out of the case with your fingertips.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Ricardo,
Thanks for sharing your review and experience with the WF1000XM5. We're glad that you like the sound quality and weight of the headphones. Your feedback about the Sony Headphones Connect app and design is greatly appreciated. Thank you for choosing Sony!
-Ralph
No regrets on the switch
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.They're basically the WF-1000XM4 just better. Regular sound isolation is to the point i have to remove them to talk. The fit is perfect, i use them as sleep buds when i visit home so my dogs don't disturb me. No pain from them being in at night and none from lung ease tone as well. I use them as headphones for my job and the xm5's don't give me the pain that the previous ones did. I love and hate how small the case if only because i lose things and constantly forget i have them in my pocket. So far, these are the best headphones I've ever had. Can even stand a nice rainstorm as well if you're caught in one without an umbrella.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Mldz,
You made the right choice upgrading to the WF-1000XM5! We're thrilled that you are enjoying the noise canceling function, fit, comfort, water resistance function, and supplied case of the headphones. The WF-1000XM5 features cutting-edge technology to deliver premium sound quality and the best noise-canceling performance on the market. Noise reduction algorithms developed with AI machine learning suppress ambient noise and ensure the person on the other end of the phone can hear your voice clearly even in noisy situations. For total convenience, the WF-1000XM5 can be paired with two Bluetooth devices simultaneously so, when a call comes in, your headphones can automatically connect to the right one. With an IPX4 water resistance rating, splashes and sweat won’t stop these headphones – so you can keep moving to the music. Thank you for choosing Sony!
-Ralph
Great Earbuds!
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great Sound, Battery is amazing, looks okay, odd shape, feels slightly odd, stays in your ear like a champ, no real issues, worth the price.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi JoelH,
That's great! We're glad to hear that you like the sound quality, battery life and price point of the headphones. We appreciate the 5-star rating and thank you for choosing Sony!
-David
Great sound. Dumb volume adjustment.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Good sound quality. More comfortable, Good noise cancellation. Excellent battery life. All in all, a worthy upgrade to the WF1000XM4. The one thing that I REALLY dislike is that the option to assign volume control to one of the earbuds is no longer available. Now the only way to control volume is 4 taps on the earbud, right for up, left for down. This is a step down from the previous version for which sound controls were a function that could be selected for either earbud.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Amadams,
Thanks for commenting. We are thrilled to hear your satisfaction with the amazing sound quality, very comfortable fit design, long-lasting battery life, and exceptional noise canceling feature of your WF-1000XM5. We greatly appreciate your feedback about the volume control function of these headphones. For more details about the touch sensor, please refer to the following Help Guide link: https://helpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/contents/TP1000781367.html?search=volume
The WF-1000XM5 features cutting-edge technology to deliver premium sound quality and the best noise-cancelling performance on the market. Real-time audio processors and high-performance mics power the specially designed driver unit, for wide frequency reproduction, deep bass and clear vocals. They are designed to immerse you in a sound so good, it feels like you’re in the studio with your favorite artists. The WF-1000XM5 headphones raise the bar for distraction-free listening and clarity.
If there's something we can do to help or you may need more information/technical assistance with our product, please feel free to contact us and we'll be more than happy to assist you. You may send us an email at socialsupport@am.sony.com with the following:
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Thank you so much for your purchase, and for choosing Sony!
- Romeo
Good product
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.As advertised, good sound quality, good fit. Would recommend and would buy again.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello Mstren,
Thank you for choosing Sony!
We're delighted to know that you're enjoying the WF1000XM5 earbuds and truly appreciate your recommendation. Your positive experience inspires us to keep providing high-quality products.
Best regards,
-Fred
Great Noise cancelling buds
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought these for the noise cancelling feature. I was going to be on a long flight and wanted to drown out the background noise. They worked tremendously for this purpose, my wife would say too well. The reason for missing a star is the voice to talk feature has its flaws if I cleared my throat it would react as if I was talking. Also when ear buds are in case my phone app would not recognize them so could not tell charge level until I took them out of the case.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello FourMD, thank you for this great score. We are very glad to hear you're enjoying the top-tier noise cancellation technology of the WF1000XM5 earbuds! We also really appreciate the feedback regarding the Speak-to-Chat feature, we'll surely take it in consideration. Thanks for choosing Sony! Sincerely, -Jenn.
Sony 1000 series
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Best earbuds ever good battery life, quick connection to the phone and Best sound quality for sure !
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello BillalF,
Thank you for choosing Sony!
We're excited to hear that you’re enjoying the WF-1000XM5 earbuds, especially their impressive battery life, quick phone connection, and outstanding sound quality. It’s rewarding to know these features are enhancing your listening experience. Thank you for sharing your positive review!
Best regards,
-Fred
Great.
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I lost an AirPod and was done buying more. I watched a hundred Youtube reviews and bought these. I figured if they sucked like the Sennheisers I bought, I would return them and try the Samsung Buds Pro 2's and if all else failed, go back to AirPods. Welp, these are FIRE. They hit the highs, the mids, the lows. The ANC works. They look cool in the ear. The ONLY con I have is that the tracking on these when you have an iPhone SUCKS. You can't find them. I ended up putting them in a little pouch with an Airtag and now they are perfect... Would buy again.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi AmberR,
Fabulous! You've made a great choice! We are very happy to hear your satisfaction with the amazing performance of your WF-1000XM5.
The WF-1000XM5 features cutting-edge technology to deliver premium sound quality and the best noise-cancelling performance on the market. Real-time audio processors and high-performance mics power the specially designed driver unit, for wide frequency reproduction, deep bass and clear vocals. They are designed to immerse you in a sound so good, it feels like you’re in the studio with your favorite artists. The WF-1000XM5 headphones raise the bar for distraction-free listening and clarity.
Thank you so much for the perfect star review and for choosing Sony!
- Romeo
Sony WF-1000XM5
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The sound is perfect. The size of headphones even with the case is not big. But because of the shape of the headphones and the way they are positioned in the case, they are difficult to take out and they can slip out of your hands.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello Paul,
Thank you for your honest feedback! It is great to hear that the sound quality of the WF-1000XM5 is perfect and that you appreciate the compact size.
We appreciate you pointing out that the shape and positioning in the case make them a bit tricky to remove. This insight is extremely helpful.
Thank you for becoming a Sony customer!
Warm regards,
Estefany
The best pair of wireless earbuds yet.
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These are amazing. So light (xm4 would hurt my ears if worn too long). The battery life is great. Quick charge time is so fast. My XM4s didn't hold a charge anymore. I'm so happy I could replace them with these. Best wireless earbuds yet. I turned off the chat feature because every time I would sing or cough it would trigger the ambient sounds and pause my music. Very sensitive, but it's a great feature. I use it when I travel (and not sick). Get yourself a pair today. I was patient and waited for a sale.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Invisibleman21, we're glad you are happy with your new earbuds! Thanks for choosing Sony! ~Earl
10/10 in Quality and Performance
||Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I’ve had my pair for a little over a year and I would buy them again if I lost these. They have excellent noise cancellation and the music is very good quality as well. My only problem is when I’m around lound noises, the person on the other line hear robotic voice or choppy sentences. Recently went through a full wash with a soaking option and after sitting in rice for 24 hours, theyre still working fine. I cant use the right one to oause music but the noise canceling works and the audio is almost perfect as before.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi CosM,
That's great to hear your WF-1000XM5 earbuds have been so impressive for over a year, with excellent noise cancellation and music quality, even surviving a full wash! We're sorry to hear about the voice quality issues you're experiencing during calls in noisy environments and the recent issue with the right earbud's pause function. For assistance with these specific issues, please connect with our support team.
Thanks for choosing Sony.
-Eliab
Just about perfect.
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.There's no doubt the Sonys sound great, and fit very comfortably in my ears. The noise cancellation is good, but cannot compare to my Apple AirPods Max over the ear headphones, but I think that is just the nature of the way each of them works. My only negative with these Sonys is that mine are sometimes slow to pair with my iPad Pro and Dell Laptop. But they do eventually get there, and when they finally pair, I find them very enjoyable to listen to and firmly stable in my ear.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi JudgeTony, Thank you for the feedback on your experience with your WF1000XM5. We're very pleased to hear you like the great sound quality, comfortable and fit, and excellent noise cancellation of your new Sony WF1000XM5. We're sorry to hear about the slow pairing with your iPad and Dell laptop. Please make sure that the firmware version is up-to-date via the Sony Headphones Connect app to ensure optimal performance. The WF1000XM5 features cutting-edge technology to deliver premium sound quality and the best noise-canceling performance on the market. Noise reduction algorithms developed with AI machine learning suppress ambient noise and ensure the person on the other end of the phone can hear your voice clearly even in noisy situations. For total convenience, the WF-1000XM5 can be paired with two Bluetooth devices simultaneously so, when a call comes in, your headphones can automatically connect to the right one. With an IPX4 water resistance rating, splashes and sweat won’t stop these headphones – so you can keep moving to the music. Thank you for choosing Sony! -Sam