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

These are the best headphones from Sony. Previously I used Sony headphones but they're entry-level headphones. I also used headphones from other brands like Sennheiser, One Audio and JBL but all of them are entry-level headphones. This is the first time I bought high-end headphones and I trust Sony. You can't go wrong with Sony as per my experience. Coming to the headphones, I already knew that these were best. However, I researched thoroughly on YouTube and read many articles for almost 3 months before buying these. I want to get the best value for the price. These headphones are costly and I don't want to go wrong with my purchase decision.Build quality: These are made of high-quality plastic and feel lightweight and comfortable to wear for longer durations. The only thing is, that the headband is thin and hurts a little on my head after wearing it for a few hours. Just move or adjust it a little and I'm good to go for another hour.Sound quality: It's Sony, no need to brag about sound quality. Sony is known for sound clarity. Every small musical instrument is heard in great detail. I can't forget my first experience of listening to music using these headphones. I'm blown away by the details and the clarity of sound.Battery life: It is mentioned 30 hours. Seems to be true. Headphones will easily last up to two days of mixed usage.Noise cancellation (N.C.): These headphones are my first experience with noise cancellation. When NC is turned on, it is silent. Zero noise. But after a few days, I realised that I could still hear voices from other people when they were shouting or talking loudly. It's good not to completely block all sound.Update on N.C.:I want to address one thing people who are saying that NC is not good. I think they feel like that because of the adaptive NC feature in the Sony headphones app. Due to this feature, the level of Noise cancelling is adjusted automatically according to the surroundings. I know it doesn't work 100% accurately every time. It works sort of 70 - 80 % accurately depending on the surroundings. That's why some people complain that NC is not completely silent or perfect. Some are complaining there is no option to disable the adaptive NC feature. It is available in the Sony headphones app after the latest update. We can also manually disable the adaptive NC of headphones using the app. I mentioned these details because some people may not be aware of these features available in the headphones app.Note: When NC is turned on, a sound pressure is created between ears and headphones. So there is a vacuum-like seal between ears and headphones and it blocks external sound. I'm not sure how NC works. This is the first time for me experienced noise cancellation. It was a shock and a surprise feeling when NC was on. My brother got scared due to this effect. I got used to it now. Check the Sony manual regarding the safety of NC. In the Sony Headphones Connect app, there is a safe listening setting. Please follow it and you don't need to worry about your ears getting damaged due to headphones. I have attached screenshots of the same. Please check.Final Verdict: I can say that these headphones are the best consumer headphones. Audiophile headphones are different that's why I mentioned them as the best consumer headphones. Most people who use them will love them.

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.

My first ever out of budget headphones. After a thorough research came to the conclusion of buying XM5 and to be honest I’m not disappointed at all. Never tried amy previous XM series model so can’t really compare. But as a first time user of XM series really impressed and worth the money.- classy look, comfortable cushioning for ears- smoke pink is really a colour for all- Performance, Battery & Sound quality is top notch- best in the market for ANC. Perfect for calls and official meetings- only thing worried me so far is it gets sweaty after using for 3-4 continuously

This is great, connectivity is superb, paring 2 devices at a time is awesome, charging speed is awsome, noise cancellation is good, overall build quality of product is nice.

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.. 👍🏻