WH-1000XM5

Sony

WH-1000XM5

107 positive 3 neutral 42 negative

Based on 152 Reddit mentions

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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

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Leaving Apple ecosystem and looking for Airpod Pros alternatives. Which earbuds don’t suck across Android + Linux + Windows?

I own the Technics EAH-AZ100. Mainly because they offer a genuine ten hours of battery life. Without a case, that is. But my Sony Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones also meet all three criteria. Multiconnection – check Listen to music on A and then answer on B – check Recognized under Linux (Mint) – check P

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NewToEveryone in r/linuxhardware

November 30, 2025 10:16 AM

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duda sobre audifonos

Para los que cachan más. Qué tal el audio? Por que yo tengo unos sony 1000xm5, y al conectarlo en modo blutu con micrófono la calidad de audio baja exponencialmente. Por lo que si quiero que suene bien debo usarlo sin micrófono. En estos gamers pasa lo mismo?

horyan16 in r/chilegames

November 27, 2025 8:17 PM

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Keeping hearing aids on while traveling

On the plane or train, I remove the hearing aids and put in Sony WF-1000XM5‘s. These are some of rhe best Bluetooth noise canceling earbuds & are completely in-Ear.

MrBikerLA in r/HearingAids

December 1, 2025 9:17 PM

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To all Sony XM3, XM4 and XM5 enjoyers. Your headphones can sound very near to audiophile-levels with a few steps. The improvement comes at the cost of a compromises on comfort, and will require 1-2 hours of research and software installation.

FIRST, you need to realize that Sony manufactures one of the best dynamic drivers in the world, but they suck at tuning them for unknown reasons. With the right technique, and software tweaks, you can change the sound of your dynamic drivers on your Sonys to near-audiophile levels.

TLDR; the things

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Makarov_NoRussian in r/sony

September 24, 2022 4:43 AM

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WH-1000XM5 sound quality is terrible while using microphone

I got my XM5 a few days after its release, and for the most part I love these headphones. I mostly use it at home for watching videos, listening to music and playing games with friends. There is one thing, that i never see mentioned anywhere, but i feel like could be important for anyone who wants t

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megeszlekvacsira in r/sony

June 29, 2022 7:49 PM

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Extremely disappointed with the noise canceling of the Sony WH-1000XM5

Recently bought the WH-1000XM5 and oh my God, the ANC is far worse than I expected after reading reviews online.

It's better than nothing for sure, but that's about it.

Someone talking, a child crying, a phone ringing or your own mouse clicks? Yeah, all of that will be perfectly heard even when A

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yayoletsgo in r/sony

February 28, 2023 9:13 AM

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Mac mini headphones

I've connected Sony XM5's and pretty much each gen of air pods and they sounds great on M1 2020 Mini. Have you tried different pairs to test?

rambojohnwayne in r/macmini

April 27, 2026 7:53 PM

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Sony WH-1000XM5 work terrible on Desktop Teams and Discord apps

Hi guys,

is anyone out here a new user of these new XM5's and is struggling with using Discord or Teams on Desktop? I experience very poor sound and microphone quality using them on these apps (using IOS apps works just fine). I've read some articles that people have tried to manage this problem wi

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Flimsy_Industry7845 in r/sony

May 22, 2022 8:37 PM

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WH-1000XM5 pauses randomly

My XM5 keeps pausing after 10-15 seconds randomly. Please help what to do i. this situation. I tried a factory reset but it is still not working

athak102 in r/sony

April 24, 2023 7:58 PM

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