WH-1000XM5

Sony

WH-1000XM5

#8 in Over-Ear Headphones
91 positive 4 neutral 49 negative

Based on 144 Reddit mentions

What people say about

Summary of sentiment across key features mentioned by users.

sound quality

72/20

noise cancellation

53/8

connectivity

18/16

comfort

26/7

build quality

9/16

price

8/11

durability

2/13

portability

6/5

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Slept through landing 🫠

Honestly mortified. My flight was delayed last night from DC - NY (LGA) until 11:44 pm. I boarded and basically fell asleep immediately with noise cancelling headphones on, except I was fully out and I didn’t wake up when the flight landed. The FA had to wake me up and I got so flustered in the mome

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ProfessionalEye3568 in r/delta

January 13, 2024 1:26 PM

2.9k

My friend showed me the light

Before that I was using my Edition XS with my Hiby R4 when I was at home and bc of them my wireless headphones and earbuds (Sony WH-1000XM5 and Sony WF-1000XM5) didn’t cut it anymore. Since I no longer need to use my DAP for my planars because my living situation changed, my R4 was basically only th

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Give-Jotaro-a-Break in r/iems

July 29, 2025 2:48 PM

744

My WFH setup lately

I use this community to review the different gadgets I buy.

Do check it out: Only Gadgets

Sony WH-1000XM5 (Highly recommend. Can wait for the latest one in India) πŸ‘‰ https://amzn.to/45l2QX7

iPad Pro (I love it so much) πŸ‘‰ https://amzn.to/40UbbzE

iPad Magic Keyboard (Pretty expensive, but very con

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RefuseAffectionate12 in r/Workspaces

August 6, 2025 11:10 AM

509

My EQ settings for the Sony WH-1000XM5

Try this EQ for your XM5.

Clear bass set to +3. 400Hz left at 0. 1KHz set to +6. 2.5KHz set to +8. 6.3KHz set to +5. 16KHz set to +5.

I feel like this really opens up the XM5 and they sound quite nice. Let me know what you think.

Protomize in r/sony

May 28, 2022 4:15 PM

402

What would you buy to make life easier?

My two most expensive autism-related purchases were Sony WH1000-XM5 noise cancelling headphones, and the best weighted blanket I could find. Both of them are worth every cent.

EyesOfAStranger28 in r/AutismInWomen

April 2, 2025 10:28 AM

324

Finally got my Sony Xperia 1 vi , with it I got Sony Wh-1000Xm5. I paid 11.000 Norwegian kr , that's 940 euros. My last Sony phone that I owned ,was Sony Xperia 1 ll. Just love it πŸ™‚πŸ‘

Firestoorm1 in r/SonyXperia

September 15, 2024 8:57 AM

295

The extra compartment for the Sony WH-1000XM5’s case is a great spot to also keep your WF-1000XM4. πŸ˜„

Protomize in r/sony

May 26, 2022 8:49 AM

289

Bought the Sony Mark V to with wh-1000xm5...

Haggled them down to Β£300 and genuinely impressed with the audio quality.

Is it just new phone placebo or is the audio genuinely better pairing them together?

Had a OnePlus 7 pro before.

Superb_Dog6358 in r/SonyXperia

October 31, 2024 5:37 PM

231

Upgraded to the Mive Style Folder 2 after daily driving the Folder 1 for months

Basically, Mive Style Folder 1 vs Mive Style Folder 2 as someone who daily drove the Folder 1.

I tried. I really tried to stay with the Mive Style Folder 1 and convinced myself that upgrading to the 2 wouldn't be worth it, that a slight hardware upgrade was not worth. But the Folder 1 just couldn't

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rsfielding in r/flipphones

August 31, 2025 10:33 AM

226

Part 2: How is your WFH Setup? This my setup in Bengaluru

I use this community to review the different gadgets I buy.

Do check it out: Only Gadgets

Sony WH-1000XM5 (Highly recommend. Can wait for the latest one in India) πŸ‘‰ https://amzn.to/45l2QX7

iPad Pro (I love it so much) πŸ‘‰ https://amzn.to/40UbbzE

iPad Magic Keyboard (Pretty expensive, but very con

...

RefuseAffectionate12 in r/Bengaluru

August 5, 2025 10:29 PM

219