Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- WH1000XM5/B
- SKU:
- 10104664
Rating by feature
- Sound Quality
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
- Battery Life
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
- Connectivity
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality, Weight
GOOD HEADPHONES
||Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Lightweight. Good size. Good Noise cancelling. Needs app improvement though.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi DorR, Thanks for the 5-star rating! We're glad you are happy with your new headphones. Enjoy and thanks for choosing Sony. -Craig
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Best headphones on the market
|Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Best headphones on the market in its respective price range. Best noice cancelation on the market. By far more comfortable than the apple and Bose comparisons. Very adjustable within the app
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Paul, We're glad that you are enjoying your new headphones. The WH-1000XM5 headphones have 2 processors that control 8 microphones for unprecedented noise cancellation and exceptional call quality. With a newly developed 30mm driver, DSEE – Extreme and Hi-Res audio support they provide awe-inspiring audio quality. Our Voice Pickup Technology uses 4 microphones that are calibrated to only pick up your voice, resulting in crystal clear calls. The automatic Speak to Chat feature will stop your music once you start talking and let in the ambient sound. With up to 30 hours of battery life and a quick charge feature. The new lightweight WH-1000XM5 headphones provide all day comfort in an elegant design. Thanks for choosing Sony. Erin
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Comfort
Great headphones
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Im a truck driver, the battery lasts me 2 full days of driving. They are extemely comfortable, which is a requirement for me since i wear them at minimum 12 hours a day.
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Posted .Hi Liter, Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience with your new Sony WH1000XM5! We're very happy to hear that you're impressed with the excellent battery life and comfortable fit of these headphones. Thank you for choosing Sony! -Sam
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Good buy
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent sound Robust frame and sleek design Highly recommend
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Posted .Hi DavidS, Thanks for the review. We're thrilled you’re enjoying the WH1000XM5 headphones with their excellent sound, robust frame, and sleek design. We truly appreciate your recommendation and your choice of Sony! Enjoy! -Maria
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Great audio & comfortable for glasses wearer
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great sound quality. It is comfortable and the noise cancelling feature is amazing! If this is your first Sony headphones, it is definitely worth it!
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Posted .Hi Linh,
Very nice! We're glad to hear that you like the sound quality, noise canceling and comfortable design of the headphones. We appreciate the 5-star rating and thank you for supporting Sony!
-David
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Qualiy!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent sound and quality. Sony never disappoints!
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Posted .Thank you for the excellent review, JohnE!
We are thrilled to hear that the WH-1000XM5 headphones are delivering the sound and quality you expect from us. Knowing that "Sony never disappoints" is a huge compliment to our team and our commitment to premium audio.
Thank you for your continued trust in Sony!
Best regards,
Gus, Sony Social Media Team
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Soney
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This type of headphones having a great sound system
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Posted .Hello MarwanA,
Thank you for choosing Sony!
We're honored to hear that you appreciate the great sound system of the WH1000XM5 headphones. Your positive feedback inspires us to continue delivering high-quality audio experiences that enhance every moment.
Best regards,
-Fred
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
very comfortable
||Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.sound cancellation is really good and it does hurt my head like normal headphones do.
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Posted .Hi SandhyaY,
We feel privileged to know that you find the noise cancellation on the WH-1000XM5 to be excellent, and especially that they are comfortable enough to wear without causing the head pain you experienced with normal headphones.
Comfort and superior noise-canceling are two features we focused heavily on with this model, and your feedback confirms that we succeeded!
Thank you for choosing Sony!
Regards,
Dominick
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Sony WH1000XM5 Review
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very comfortable fit with good acoustic and noise canceling quality.
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Posted .Hi Roku, That's fantastic to hear! We're thrilled that your Sony XM5 headphones fit you perfectly and that you're enjoying their incredible sound quality and noise-cancelling features. Thank you for choosing Sony! Enjoy your listening experience! -Maria
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality, Weight
Light weight and works great!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.light weight headphones, noise canceling works great! can connect to 2 devices at once. My noise canceling feature broke the first month, but Sony replaced me with a new pair easy. Resting the headphones on your neck while not listening is not ideal. It is so tight that it is squeezing my neck. So far it is a great headphones.
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Posted .Hi Gamer, Great choice! We are glad to hear that you are enjoying your newly replaced WH-1000XM5 headphones! These lightweight headphones are beautifully finished in newly developed soft fit leather. This material fits snugly around the head with less pressure on the ears while keeping out external sounds. Our noiseless design with stepless slider, seamless swivel and hanger, and silent joints, makes WH-1000XM5 a pleasure to wear. Thank you for choosing Sony! -Carl
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Just an amazing product
||Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I’ve had these for over a year and they have been amazing, the sound quality is amazing and the comfort it’s just wonderful, and the noise canceling is great too, great for music and movies and gaming as well
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Posted .Hi BrandonR, Amazing! We're delighted to hear that you are enjoying your new headphones. The WH-1000XM5 headphones have 2 processors that control 8 microphones for unprecedented noise cancellation and exceptional call quality. With a newly developed 30mm driver, DSEE – Extreme and Hi-Res audio support they provide awe-inspiring audio quality. Our Voice Pickup Technology uses 4 microphones that are calibrated to only pick up your voice, resulting in crystal clear calls. The automatic Speak to Chat feature will stop your music once you start talking and let in the ambient sound. With up to 30 hours of battery life and a quick charge feature. The new lightweight WH-1000XM5 headphones provide all day comfort in an elegant design. Thanks for choosing Sony. Erin
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Sony headphones amazing!!!
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.So far this headphones have been amazing... My son enjoys useing them everyday when he works out and also the hand gestures that you can wave your hand over the right side of the headphone makes it lot real easy instead of clicking on your phone or pushing the button... I would definitely recommend to anybody that works out and wants noise cancellation to stay focused...
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Posted .Hi MiguelG,
Thank you for sharing your experience! It’s awesome to hear the WH1000XM5 headphones are making workouts more enjoyable for your son. Thank you for recommending and choosing Sony! Enjoy! -Maria
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
good but not the best
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.good noise cancel. however, the performance is worse than xm4.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi YeQ1,
We appreciate your feedback regarding the noise cancellation on your WH-1000XM5. While these headphones feature an Auto NC Optimizer designed to automatically adjust to your environment, we understand that this can feel different compared to the manual settings of the XM4. To ensure the strongest performance, please verify that you have a firm seal around your ears and consider disabling Adaptive Sound Control in the Sony | Headphones Connect app to prevent the headphones from automatically switching to Ambient Mode.
Thanks for choosing Sony.
Best regards,
Eliab
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Anc is perfect
||Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Used them when working at a millwork job, noise cancelling was imperative and worked incredibly well for it.
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Posted .Thank you for your review, Ynotgen!
We are so pleased to hear that your WH-1000XM5 headphones performed incredibly well for you while working at a millwork job.
It's fantastic to know that the noise-canceling technology was imperative and delivered the quiet environment you needed to focus, even in a very loud setting. That's exactly the kind of challenging environment the XM5s were designed to master!
Thank you again for choosing Sony to be your professional audio gear.
Best regards, Gus, Sony Social Media Team
- Pros mentioned:Sound qualityCons mentioned:Connectivity
Cutting edge ANC, absolutely tortuous design.
||Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These are by far some of the cheapest feeling headphones I've ever owned. If the $400 price tag is worth only the good ANC and decent sound balance, then yes these are pretty good headphones. However, the build quality and the constant issues with the Bluetooth and software make these headphones some of the worst I've ever owned. I find myself continuously having to go back to my $100(now $60) JBL 660 NC headphones for so many use cases. The only benefit I have found with the XM5 headphones over the JBL is the microphone that is very decent at cutting out background talking. The ANC is impressive but most headphones have ANC and they all work pretty well within margin of each other. You should not wear these headphones to do any slight physical activity in as they are incredibly thermally insulated and are very susceptible to sweat and water damage as acknowledged by Sony themselves when they put a warning label in the box telling you to NOT SWEAT ON THEIR HEADPHONES, or they will be damaged. Appalling in this day and age. If you want to replace the horribly uncomfortable and hot ear pads, you will lose any edge of the decent ANC. The battery on these XM5 headphones is about half the performance of my JBL headphones. The headband is much more uncomfortable than any headset I've used. The padding is minimal and the band is made very narrow as a rounded tube making the pressure points very concentrated along the top of the head, very poor design choice. Most headphone bands are flat and wide to avoid these issues. I have to constantly use the app to switch back and forth from quality mode to stability mode for several different apps that will not play sound of on one mode or the other. This is a completely new issue I've never had on any headphones prior. There is a slew of issues with the useability of the app that I'm frankly uninterested in laying out here. All in all Sony apparently believes that it's decent out of the box equalizer settings and ANC is worth the abject torture it is to use these headphones that are somehow cutting edge and 30 years old in design. Pick a different headphone if you're in the market.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
Top Tier Headphone
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.My girlfriend had bought this for me as an early birthday gift and it’s amazing. I used it during my long trip and barely had to charge it. The sound quality and the noise cancellation feature was great during my 15 hour flight.
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Posted .Hi raymondndls, Awesome! We're glad you are enjoying your new headphones. The WH-1000XM5 headphones have 2 processors that control 8 microphones for unprecedented noise cancellation and exceptional call quality. With a newly developed 30mm driver, DSEE – Extreme and Hi-Res audio support they provide awe-inspiring audio quality. Our Voice Pickup Technology uses 4 microphones that are calibrated to only pick up your voice, resulting in crystal clear calls. The automatic Speak to Chat feature will stop your music once you start talking and let in the ambient sound. With up to 30 hours of battery life and a quick charge feature. The new lightweight WH-1000XM5 headphones provide all day comfort in an elegant design. Thanks for choosing Sony. Erin
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Headphones
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Amazing product extremely happy with it!! Flawless quality best set of headphones I've owned!
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Posted .Hi TeresaO,
That's wonderful to hear! We are absolutely thrilled you are so happy with the flawless quality of your WH-1000XM5 headphones and consider them the best set you've owned. Thanks for choosing Sony.
Best regards, Eliab
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Amazing Quality
||Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These headphones fall nothing short when it comes to quality and comfort by far in my opinion the best headphones on the market !!
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Posted .Hi WilmerO, Great! We're thrilled to hear that you like the quality and comfort. We appreciate your feedback and thank you for choosing Sony. Erin
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Really good sound but flimsy and expensive
||Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.There are a lot of reviews suggesting these headphones are lacking in durability. I agree with this. I had to get a replacement in the 1st year because one of the speakers were damaged. I had exclusively used the headphones at my office job without ever dropping them or transporting them. The replacement pair I got with the warranty about a month ago are still working normally. When they work, they sound great, though I do find the construction rather flimsy for the price point. I also own Bose QC45 and I find them to be much sturdier with similar sound quality. I will say the noise cancelling on the Sony headphones is significantly better.
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Posted .Hi DerekE, We're glad that you like the audio quality. Sony takes into consideration all feedback to improve the performance and quality of our products. We're always looking to make Sony better. We appreciate your time sharing this feedback. Thanks! ~Erin
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
Great for planes
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Planes seem louder than 20 years ago. I am likely wrong, but i needed these headphones. Wireless and noise canceling. I can listen to Audible without turning the volume all the way up. Perfect.
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Posted .Hi Mergatroid, Great! We're glad that you are enjoying your new headphones. The WH-1000XM5 headphones have 2 processors that control 8 microphones for unprecedented noise cancellation and exceptional call quality. With a newly developed 30mm driver, DSEE – Extreme and Hi-Res audio support they provide awe-inspiring audio quality. Our Voice Pickup Technology uses 4 microphones that are calibrated to only pick up your voice, resulting in crystal clear calls. The automatic Speak to Chat feature will stop your music once you start talking and let in the ambient sound. With up to 30 hours of battery life and a quick charge feature. The new lightweight WH-1000XM5 headphones provide all day comfort in an elegant design. Thanks for choosing Sony. Erin