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Sony WH XM5 Active Noise Cancelling Headphones Review

In this video, the reviewer provides a comprehensive review of the Sony WH XM5 active noise cancelling headphones. The video covers various aspects of the headphones, including their features, design, comfort, and sound quality.

Design and Comfort

• The XM5s have a similar set of features to the XM4s but with several important upgrades.

• Upgrades include an increase in microphones for improved noise cancelling and pass-through, an upgraded beamforming algorithm for improved call quality, and a redesigned form factor that addresses complaints about the XM4's ear cups being too cramped.

• The new ear cups are more spacious and comfortable than those on the XM4s.

• The headband is more durable and flexible than that on the XM4s.

• However, they are bulkier than the XM4s and do not fold flat against your collar.

Sound Quality

• Despite having smaller drivers than the XM4s (30mm vs 40mm), the XM5s have more bass in upper frequencies.

• They are warmer and more laid back in mid-range compared to brighter-sounding XM4's.

• Vocals have more body on the XM5's compared to less body on the Xm4's.

• Both headphones sound similar in terms of track separation, detail retrieval, and sound staging.

Conclusion

• Overall, if you're looking for an upgrade from your current headphones or considering purchasing new ones with great noise-cancelling capabilities then these might be worth checking out.

Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones Review

In this video, the reviewer compares the microphone pickup, noise cancelling performance, and Bluetooth audio lag of the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones to its predecessor, the XM4.

Microphone Pickup Comparison

• The XM5's microphone pickup is compared to the XM4's in both quiet and noisy environments.

• The reviewer makes a phone call in a quiet place using the XM4.

• The reviewer makes a phone call in a noisy place using the XM4.

• The reviewer makes a phone call in a quiet place using the XM5.

• The reviewer makes a phone call in a noisy place using the XM5.

• As per review, XM5 has better microphone pickup than its predecessor.

Noise Cancelling Performance Comparison

• The noise cancelling performance of the XM5 is compared to that of the XM4 using cafe-style background noise.

• There seems to be significant improvement over ANC on xm4.

• Mid-range voices are actively cancelled more by xm5 as compared to white noise masking used by xm4.

• Xm5 feels far more transparent as compared to mark force.

Bluetooth Audio Lag Test

• Bluetooth audio lag when playing games or watching videos on Android and iOS devices is tested on both an iPhone SE and Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus.

• Latency numbers are provided for each device after deducting intrinsic lag of phones.

• Xm5 has slightly more lag on iPhone but less lag on Android.

Conclusion

• Xm5 is an upgrade over xm4 with better ANC, transparency and microphone pickup.

• Xm5's design may not appeal to everyone.

• The app was not ready for the full xm5 experience during the review.

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