Review on Sony WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones, silver by Felicja Warno ᠌

Name: Sony WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones, silver
Item: Sony WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones, silver
Rating: 3

April 21, 2023

The purchase was not entirely successful, there were minor problems in use.

I don’t know who would need such headphones at this price. I just decided to give myself a gift for a couple of years without purchases, and since I love music, the choice fell on the latest Sony model.

Before buying, I watched and read a lot of foreign reviews, although it is difficult to trust them, since the sound is a peculiar thing, five listeners will give five different reviews on the same headphones. According to the reviews, in the end I chose between this model and the new Bose 45. The price tag is the same, but it seems that Sony has better noise reduction, and since I really don’t like to hear any noise on the street, I settled on them.

Pros

Design, weight, noise reduction, ambience mode. The sound is good, but without the wow effect. However, I listen through streaming, so I don't expect great quality.

Cons

Primary setup. The first thing I connected to the computer - everything happened in seconds. Then I tried to connect to the phone, but it did not work. It turned out that it was necessary to download the application to the phone, without it the headphones do not connect to me. But as soon as I connected it to the phone, they stopped connecting to the computer. I wanted to return it right away, but I found a solution in the instructions, everything works now. Reconnections. Periodically they do not work on the computer when calling, while they work for listening. It seems that I need to fiddle with the settings, but so far I have not figured out how to eliminate the problem completely. Charging ends quickly + takes a long time to charge up to 100%. I constantly listen to something during the day, that is, I can go out for 5-10 hours a day. Discharged with such use after 3 days. Cheap JBL 660BTNC held a charge much longer and charged faster, although they cost 9 times less. It is clear that Sony has more than any filling, both software and hardware. But it's still very sad.