24 Hours with Sony WH-1000XM5 - What You NEED to Know!

The Sony WH-1000XM5 Noise Cancelling Headphones have arrived and I'm here to give you my initial impressions after 24 hours! I will also be comparing them against the Sony WH-1000XM4 along with the best from Bose, Apple, and Technics.

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⏱️TIME STAMPS⏱️
00:00 Start
00:15 Disclosure
01:19 Are the Sony XM5 Comfortable?
01:59 Do the Sony XM5 get hot?
02:34 Sony WH1000XM5 Build Quality
03:15 Why the Design Change?
04:08 How is the XM5 Noise Cancellation?
05:21 Is the Ambient Mode Improved?
06:00 Sony WH1000XM5 Sound Quality
07:39 Worth Upgrading From XM4?
08:12 Sony XM5 vs Soundcore Life Q35
08:45 Biggest Difference between XM4 and XM5?
09:01 XM5 Comfortable with Glasses?
09:42 Comparison Section Explained
10:10 Comfort Ranking
10:56 ANC Ranking
11:51 Ambient Ranking
12:33 Sound Quality Ranking
13:28 Mic Samples (Call Quality)

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⏱TIME STAMPS⏱
00:00 Start
00:15 Disclosure
01:19 Are the Sony XM5 Comfortable?
01:59 Do the Sony XM5 get hot?
02:34 Sony WH1000XM5 Build Quality
03:15 Why the Design Change?
04:08 How is the XM5 Noise Cancellation?
05:21 Is the Ambient Mode Improved?
06:00 Sony WH1000XM5 Sound Quality
07:39 Worth Upgrading From XM4?
08:12 Sony XM5 vs Soundcore Life Q35
08:45 Biggest Difference between XM4 and XM5?
09:01 XM5 Comfortable with Glasses?
09:42 Comparison Section Explained
10:10 Comfort Ranking
10:56 ANC Ranking
11:51 Ambient Ranking
12:33 Sound Quality Ranking
13:28 Mic Samples (Call Quality)

[SigmaWolfGrindset]

The simulated environment for a noisy crowd for XM5 noise canceling is shockingly God tier. I didn't know noise cancelling for calls could ever be that good, it's like it was cancelling everything but your voice, and none of those other headsets where quite as good in that department. Day 1 buy for me.

[jaylek]

I've always been hesitant to buy headphones like this as a person who wears eyeglasses. Nice to hear that maybe they could work for a blind bat like myself. 🤓 Great video as usual. 👏

[AdrianReddix]

The mic test on those XM5s in the simulated crowd noise was pretty good. Great video as always. I can't wait until the full review.

[philipm.]

The microphone quality for the XM5s was in a different league than the rest! Excellent!

[MelloHubb]

Super surprised to hear that the XM5 beat the airpod max in ANC. I guess Sony HAD TO step up their game to keep that "industry leading" noise cancelation label. Awesome review again. Looking forward to seeing your thoughts on the MTW3. I'm absolutely loving mine. The fin makes all of the difference in being a "all around" earbud for me.

[kevinhodder]

Nice that someone finally mentioned the hinges breaking. I had the XM3's and after 2 years, the hinge broke. Fixed it with an online replacement, but couldn't get the proper color match, so left with white headphones with black plastic cap. Not a big deal and improved the "feel" of the headphones. That quality issue made the XM4's a hard pass for me. But now I gotta wonder why Sony went with 30mm drivers for the 5's?

[maunas]

Are you kidding me ? XM5's microphone quality in crowd noise is crazy. Simply unbelievable. Take a bow fellas. 🙌

[tannyn]

Interesting first impressions. Still using the XM3. Mainly for noise cancelling at work when they decide to rock the building. They actually cut a lot of noise. Sounds like the XM5 would be a good upgrade though!

[BrockMak]

14:39
1. XM5
2. AirPods Max
3. XM4 (very close, but definitely feel like you're holding a mic from further away from your mouth compared to XM4)
4. QC 45 (bass heavy)
5. A800 (underwater, sounds really closed off and choked up)
15:32
1. XM5 (This is a landslide victory)
2 Airpods Max
3. XM4 (this is disappointing to me. Because it uses Ambient Sound mode on Speak-to-Chat, and probably also for voice recording, it lets in too much background noise).
4. A800
5. QC 45

[ChaseLancaster]

As a glasses wearer, I definitely appreciate you bringing that point up in the video. I’ve been wanting a pair of noise canceling headphones for a while and I think this might be the best option for me.

[Cinogard]

After watching the full video I have to say this is a really good, detailed and information video

Really helpful, even though it doesn't change my decision as I've been wanting to buy a pair from this line of headphones for years now but it is really useful to know more about what we may be getting

Great job!

[appster]

XM5's microphones are on another level! As someone working from home with not so quiet background, I have made up my mind.

[kelvingalos]

Jefe getting into what we need to know, by far the strongest voice I listen to in this space!

I'm in a tough spot with this, the XM5 are obvious upgrades but I feel like if you already have the XM5 or AirPods, I would hold out. If not, these are DEFINITELY the way to go!

[MilGrip]

Received mine yesterday, agree with you on all points. The NC is shockingly good. SQ has been improve as you noted, and they get pretty loud, unlike the trend of most others limiting the output. 👍El Jefe!

[corneliussmith]

I have had the xm 4 since launch coming up onto 3 years now. All I can say is I'm very satisfied with three performance and ANC. I'll wait when the xm 8s come out in 10 years lol.

[erikig]

14:40 😳 Thank you for these microphone tests! The XM4 vs XM5 microphone differences are quite remarkable…

[quickunboxings]

These are the kind of reviews I like to see. Very knowledgeable but also has a slice of life piece of knowledge within the review

[femmschwemm]

such a great video! u spoke on topics that ive expected from many other youtubers, but no one brought them up (glasses, broken hinges)
and you brought up many other topics as well, best video ive watched on them so far! earned a sub

[PretendFriend]

The XM5s destroyed the crowd noise call test, WOW!