We’ve long been critical of how big and bulky Sony’s flagship earbuds are, something that was finally rectified with the slick-looking XM4 model. When we needed to keep tabs on our surroundings during walks, the buds’ Ambient Sound mode was just as reliable as its suppressive ANC. We consider it right on par with that of the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 (our current noise-canceling pick), which is to say it’s excellent. The XM5’s noise cancellation is likewise some of the best we’ve tested, handily silencing common annoyances like loud construction, noisy trains and chatty shoppers at a supermarket. We found Sony’s buds to sound great for all genres of music out of the box, but we also appreciate the sheer amount of personalization on offer here. ![]() It’s all tied together by the excellent Headphones Connect app, which works equally well on iOS and Android and offers multiple levels of equalizer and ANC customization so you can hear exactly what you want - and block out what you don’t. ![]() The Sony WF-1000XM5 improve on everything that made the XM4 one of our top earbud picks, offering a combination of best-in-class noise cancellation, great sound quality, long battery life and plentiful features, including tight system integration with Android devices and solid iOS support that its premium rivals can’t quite match.įew sets of earbuds are as feature-loaded as the XM5, which tout a bunch of fancy technologies to make bad recordings sound good (DSEE upscaling) and high-resolution tracks play at their best (LDAC codec support).
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