39% of 483 verified owners recommend the Sony WF-1000XM5.
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The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, blogs with no affiliate links, and YouTube owner-comments when they line up with owners. Affiliate blogs is shown for perspective but kept out here — hover the i for why.
Synthesized from what Sony WF-1000XM5 owners say — not a spec sheet.
Retailers' own star averages, for comparison — separate from our vetted owner-verdict score above.
“Llevo 1 mes y es lo mejor de lo mejor, vengo de los samsung buds 2 pro y se los lleva por mucho, la cancelación de ruido una barbaridad.”
“mic quality is crap in a slightly noisy environment”
“Good point regarding the lack of battery replacement. For me however, Multipoint bluetooth is one of their very big plusses”
“Están muy inflados de precio, al menos que valores mucho el ANC no vale la pena dar 300€”
“That got old really quickly for me, because I like to listen to stand-up on the go”
“I bought a second pair and gotta say I’m pleased.”
“In my tests, it is now one of the best for calls in noisy places.”
“the stem designs are gross”
“The anc is about as effective as earplugs if not better at certain frequencies and noise levels. They are so slippery, they slip out of comfortable fit occasionally. Too often for my liking.”
“la batería del auricular izquierdo en media hora se drena”
“En sonido son excelentes, en cancelación de ruido estan por encima o igual que otras marcas Pero, teniendo esas desventajas creo que los voy a devolver”
“I love these things.”
“You know these are God tier earbuds”
“nadie duda de su calidad, el problema es la optimización de la batería”
“the right side bud always falls out after about 6 minutes of wearing”
“I use them several hours per day, every day, and they are a joy.”
“son una pasada. Hay dos problemas que no se si son normales”
“No valen la pena, solo te dura un año”
“the comfort is better, the music is louder, noise cancellation is a bit better, and mics are way improved”
“los tuve que devolver porque en el gimnasio era imposible”
“a los dos años van regulinchi”
“had these and returned them I def didn't think they sound like $300 period.”
“Xm5 has disappointed a lot”
“needed some new ones I can abuse while blocking out sound. & the charging is a big deal.”
Practical notes owners raise — setup, wiring, and quirks. They don't say whether the person likes the product, so they're not counted in the score, but they inform the pros, cons, and who it's for.
“Currently I have the WF-1000XM5 which are my first earbuds, They are not replacing my XB950N1 however, There is a difference in sound quality between the two, Since over the ear headphones are superior in terms of sound quality.”
“I have WF-1000XM5 and I never use foam tips provided with them. For ke it's not about comfort but they're basically too small to fit to my ears. Even largest size and this affects ANC for sure as good seal is key to this functionality.”
“my over the ear QC Ultra and XM5, tho besides that my over the ears were superiors.”
“even though I literally own the Sony WF-1000XM5s and AirPods equivalent”
“I couldn't get the stock tips to stay in place. However, stretching/pulling the top of my ear with one hand while pushing the headphone with the other sorted my problem out.”
“It's quite challenging to get them airtight in my ears, especially the left one. Meanwhile my wife plugged them airtight as on the first attempt as easily as they do on the Sony tutorial video.”
“Totally depends on how the tips work for you. They did not work out for me at all and so an earbud would sometimes fall out unexpectedly. I replaced them with silicone tips and it is greatly improved.”
“You can surely go with Sony but keep in mind those foam tips needed to be replaced in every few months.”
“the stock foam eartips were a complete no-go. They wouldn’t form a proper seal unless I tried pushing and twisting really hard, and even then, it was super uncomfortable and ended up hurting my ear canals. Honestly, I was ready to return them out of frustration.”
“Had huge problems for my first 3 days with the wf1000xm5s. My ears finally got use to them.”