Sony WF-1000XM5

Sony’s premium wireless earbuds deliver a stunning sonic performance

View online review whf.cm/Sony_XM5 £220 The Sony WF-1000XM5 replaced a two-time What Hi-Fi? Award-winner that dominated the category since launch and set a pace for noise-cancelling and sound quality that rivals from Apple and Bose have only recently matched. Big shoes to fill then. So do the WF-1000XM5 push the envelope further? Sony hasn’t been shy in making some big changes to its latest top-of-the-line buds, but are they all positive? The XM5’s charging case gives the first hint that Sony’s designers have been busy. It is noticeably smaller than that of its predecessor; and, sure enough, flip the top open and you will see that the shrinkage has spread. The earbuds really have been trimmed down. Sony claims the WF-1000XM5 are approximately 20 per cent lighter and 25 per cent…

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What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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