Sony WF-1000XM5 vs Sennheiser MTW3 Review - A New KING? 👑

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00:00 Sony Mic Test in real cafe
02:29 Call Quality Comparison
04:07 ANC Comparison
05:44 Transparency Mode?
06:20 Sound Quality Comparison

[nulla]

I have them both rn and I personally prefer the Sennheiser MTW3.

Comfort:
The biggest difference what was the deciding factor for me was the comfort. The MTW3's have a very comfortable fit where the earbud was resting on my ear and the wings give it an extra secure fit. The XM5's felt like they were "floating" and were only held in place by the ear tip so my ear canal has to hold the earbud where as the MTW3's actually rests on my ear as well, taking pressure of my ear canal. I've tried both for an 8, 5 hour work day (with a quick 15 minute charge halfway through the day) and were I have no problems with the MTW3's at all, the XM5's gave me a sensitive spot in my ear canal after those 8, 5 hours which made them painful to adjust or take in/out.
For working out, the MTW3 is a clear winner as well thanks to the small wing. The XM5's were fine for weight lifting but when I did anything like boxing, jump rope, sprint, etc. they were very bad where as the MTW3 did fine at those things. Not perfect by any means but they were usable where the XM5's weren't at all.

Sound:
Ofc this is very subjective and I'm not a professional at this space but imo the MTW3 were the better sounding, especially the low end. Again, I'm not a professional so don't come at me if I use the wrong terminology but I'm gonna try my best. The MTW3 have a very immersive and deeper bass where the XM5's have a more shallow and sharp (not the good kind) bass which may have a bit more punch to it but because of the lack of immersiveness, they felt out of place and not as pleasant as the MTW3.
The mids and highs are very similar with the slight edge to the XM5's but again because of the "problem" with the bass on them, the MTW3 just sounded more pleasant on basically every song I listened to.

ANC:
The XM5's are the better overall in this department (not by a huge amount) although there is this weird zooming noise very silent when nothing is playing. I'm not talking about the natural "buzzing" that ANC in general has but a zooming on top of it like it is searching for an audio source. Both were perfect for lifting weights since the clanking metal is the most important scenario where I need ANC.

I personally don't really care/use the mics and transparency mode so can't give an opinion on those.

[christiharris]

watching this video using my Sennheiser MTW3. For my use case which is at work in my office for phone calls and then listening to music, the MTW3 are great. If I had more ANC requirements I would give the XM5s a try. Excellent review

[Hagonish]

Thanks a lot for giving your take on these two earbuds. I didn't even know that the sennheisers have spatial audio now. I'm off to try that now^^

[darkkforest]

You're doing a great job. Keep it going.

Mic pic up of XM5 is goddamn terrible outside.

[vlajkot]

Thanks, this is a review that I was waiting for. Great one!

I must admit that I love Sennheiser. They are more refined in sound quality than the others. Especially as I mostly listen to Diana Krall. But I must admit that I'm using memory foam eartips. That extremely improves noise cancelling.

Thank you so much!!

[weakestlink]

My friend, with this level of thoroughness, organization, and overall quality, you deserve more subscribers.

[sudsee]

XM5 is clearly much better for my ears! No doubts

[filipakaguptak]

Sennheiser at their price point are excellent. Unfortunately, they require a phone with a Qualcomm processor to maintain a stable connection. And they have significant lifetime issues.
The problem stands after a wiping, bending and dirty casing and a very small microphone input that gets dirty and can't be cleaned, which causes unbearable whine and ANC problems after time. In my case, I also had difficulties with hissing at upper sounds, a problem that occurred in all three pairs.

[hreynisson]

Thank you for this, I was wondering which to get and I've had the over-ear WH-1000XM4 for two years now. There's many small things that have bothered me, some things which could be me just being picky, but also things that I shouldn't have to get irritated by when paying for a premium product and choosing "the best in test".

It seems like the same things about the WF-baby brother (which also come at a hefty price tag). I know the Sennheiser sound, from way back when, and it seems I'll be going for those.

Again, thanks for the review. You earned yourself a follower

[yourAVGconsumer]

I got the mtw3 and i love their sound. Also max volume is great. So far i was always disappointed by sonys sound mostly. Their features and anc alwys beat the competition tho.

[Revealingstorm.]

As some one who has both buy the Sony buds. They actually work compared to the Sennheiser ones which are always finding some new way to not work. Never buying another wireless Sennheiser product again.

[krisztianpapp]

The mids on the Sennheiser is veiled. Almost muffled, compared to the Sony's.

[natesmith]

Great comparison! Wonderful detail. I have MTW 3's and I'm on my 3rd pair. They are FANTASTIC but the left bud dying issue is a HUGE deterrent on these. Sony nail the basics and win out in Quality Control so I'd suggest those over my Senn's any day.

[arojasemploi]

I have found that eq setting at off on the xm5 doesn't nerf the bass. Any eq seem to have a limiter on the bass above 70% volume.

[AdamKhidir]

I have owned both. The Sony experience was more complete for me and I highly recommend them for their safe hearing and decibel counter. They sound crisper to me as well, but I did like the TW3s sound personalisation as they seemed to bring out more dynamic range.

[otoshi]

Please comparison between technics Az80s.❤

[Siciliano]

Momentum TWs3 have no side tone so you can’t hear your own voice during calls. Also, the other side of a phone call has kind of an echo on Momentum TWS3. I like their sound, but these two disadvantages really disappointed me and unfortunately, they aren’t mentioned in any review I’ve found. Now I’ve bought the WF-1000XM5 and I’m really satisfied.

[somedudethatchillshard]

one thing to add is price and value. From what I understand the Sennheisers are at least comparable in many of these categories, yet are a solid $120 to $130 cheaper than the Sonys right now

Airpods Pro 2 are also a solid $100 cheaper

Sony Linkbuds S are literally half the price

I'm sure that as time goes ok we'll see the price drop a bit on these xm5s, but to me their price is very hard to justify right now

[pjdilans]

Thanks for the review. I thought the sound samples were interesting. Definitely heard tge difference in the vocals. Vocals seemed a bit muffled by the seinheissers.

[Rob-eyhp]

Another great video, just can’t make my mind up to buy the Sony’s or not. Thanks!