Still worth buying?! - Sony WH-1000XM5 vs Bose QuietComfort Ultra

Finally compared the most popular headphones of 2024, the Bose QC Ultra and Sony XM5! Which one is better?

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Timestamps
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00:00 Intro
00:40 Sound Quality
03:33 Build Quality & Fit
06:15 ANC
07:46 Transparency
08:13 Controls
10:27 Spatial Audio
11:57 Battery Life
13:55 Connectivity

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This review was done after more than one month of usage. Despite receiving the units free of charge, everything said is my own honest opinion and is not influenced by any form of incentives. No approval copy has been made prior to publishing.

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[namedkenn]

IMPORTANT UPDATE: the Sony DOES support continuous volume up by sliding up and hold, apologize for any inconvenience caused!

(I tried to confirm that before but it didn’t work somehow, but it’s just me finding an excuse haha)

[Blu_]

I love how you have a dedicated transparency mode segment, which is the most important feature to me

[SuperMario.]

When you touch and hold the volume strip, you can activate a shortcut—with Hear Battery Level a voice prompt announcing the battery percentage can be heard: “Battery full” or “Battery XX%”.

[anjeu]

Feels illegal to be this early. 😅 Anyway, I love my XM5! Hope I can try other brands in the future.

[akoswertmuller]

Bose
Volume slider is better because it’s faster and there’s only feedback sound when hitting minimum or maximum volume. ANC is stronger, the low frequencies of cars become silent. There’s a noticable white noise in quiet environments that makes low volume listening lose detail. Minimum volume is not low enough. Charge time is slow. Breathable, ears stay cool.
Sony
Charges fast. Volume slider is worse, it’s easy to accidentally skip song by not swiping vertical enough, there’s a feedback sound after every swipe, swipe and hold is slow. No white noise, but car rumbles don’t get canceled out as well. Minimum volume is lower. Ears get sweaty and hot.

[ImHanzzz]

Can you review the Sony ult wear? Or make a comparison with its price point to other headphones, too.

[jaimewinz]

I own both and usually go for my Bose Qc Ultras. I think they sound much better and they are very comfortable..

[samarth]

Thanks for the vid! Which one do you feel would last longer in terms of build quality?

[jakubjohn]

You can swipe up and hold it there, it will slowly increase it automatically ( 8:47 )

[Portuguese_Lad]

Hi kenn! I was looking for ear buds to buy for around 30 euros (dollars works too lol). I saw your video on the moondrop space travel and I really liked them but I'm really bc some people said they weren't loud enough (I love playing music until my ears bleed LMAO. I want to prioritise sound quality over everything, idc if it has anc or not so yeah. What do you think I should go for?
Awesome video as always btw!

[MrBaskins]

The double headphone look was cool, you looked like an elite DJ

[ashyyyk]

Tried both head to head in the store, found xm5 far much detailed and quite punchy compared to bose qc ultra. Really happy with xm5s 😅

[rolins]

I prefer the Sony, and from my experience, the ANC between both is almost identical (your test must have been affected by the replacement pads), on the other hand, Sony are much more stable in terms of their software, but above all the quality of the microphones in phone calls in noisy environments is stellar 🤌🏽, the day Sony will manage to do the same thing on its earbuds, it's an automatic purchase for me.

You don't have to swipe multiple times for volume 🎚 up-down on the Sony, just swipe and hold.

[carlopadon]

I'll add this on my list.

Btw can you make a video about Anker chargers? Their products is so confusing nowadays.

[mikesmith]

You need to listen to the Cambridge Audio P100 Ken, it's the new King of Bluetooth headphones. I appreciate it's not easy for you to get hold of them though. If you prioritise sound quality over ANC they can't be beaten.

[enzomia]

Awesome vid, Ken! Thanks!

I tested both, and it's Sony for me. I think XM5 is an overall balanced headphone in terms of sound quality and features.

[Usere]

everyone reports decreased anc performance with earcup change so im wondering if it might be an interesting idea to test original, different styles of third party and if you need a different eq

[zixednatz]

You should test the ANC without glasses.

[Jonpilo-uzyf]

Please make a full review of soundpeats clear

[ekimsg]

You can turn up the volume on the sony by sliding up and hold. You don’t need to do it multiple times.