Sony WF-1000XM5 Noise Canceling Truly Wireless Earbuds (Black, Refurbished)
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The WF-1000XM5 features cutting-edge technology to deliver premium sound quality and the best truly wireless noise-cancelling performance on the market1. With a specially designed driver unit, for wide frequency production, deep bass and clear vocals, these headphones are designed to immerse you in a sound so good, it feels like you're in the studio with your favorite artists.
Backed by our 90-day warranty, this item has been refurbished by the manufacturer or an approved refurbisher. The product functions like new and show minimal, if any, signs of wear. Units may be shipped in non-retail packaging.
Return shipping and any customs fees are the responsibility of the buyer.
I've had these since day 1. The price is great. For anyone wondering how these compare to the XM4s, here are some pros & cons:
PRO:
- Smaller earbuds and case
- Claimed to have better battery durability (XM4s battery capacity significantly dropped within a year of heavy use)
- Sound on par with XM5 despite smaller size
- Replaced the spoken status with chimes (end result, quicker to resume playing)
- Senses touch more regularly than the XM4, which was pretty finicky
CON:
- New charging case can't fit large ear gels, resulting in poor connection/failed charging/accidental connection to phone
- This is the biggest annoyance as it requires me to remove the gels to charge them every day.
- Prefer the matte finish of the XM4 (as do many others)
- A little too sensitive to touch - I wear them to bed and on rare occasions, they are triggered by the pillow when by rolling over
Great deal but after the XM4 firmware debacle, I am not very sure about 90days warranty. I will personally wait for it to be on eBay with the 2 years warranty. Or buy the extended warranty if you really cannot wait.
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Great deal but after the XM4 firmware debacle, I am not very sure about 90days warranty. I will personally wait for it to be on eBay with the 2 years warranty. Or buy the extended warranty if you really cannot wait.
Are these worth an upgrade over the WF-1000XM5? I just sent my XM4s in for warranty service because of the batteries. Before I sent them in I purchased some cheap XM4s and new batteries off Aliexpress to keep me going. So I will probably have two perfectly good pairs of XM4s for a while.
One review I read stated the XM5s aren't as good at canceling low frequency noise as the XM4's - I use these on a bike trail that is parallel to train tracks. My main problem with the XM4s is that calls break up after a short duration but I don't know if that is a problem with XM4s or a problem with my iPhone.
Phone call quality and noise cancellation during phone call seems to be pretty bad from reviews I've seen. The Linkbuds seems to cancel noise a whole lot better. I'm not sure why these top tier earbuds are performing so badly?
Bought one, thanks OP! I bought a refurb Sony LinkBuds S from them last month, The unit I received was new minus the retail package. Hope this purchase would be the same.
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PRO:
- Smaller earbuds and case
- Claimed to have better battery durability (XM4s battery capacity significantly dropped within a year of heavy use)
- Sound on par with XM5 despite smaller size
- Replaced the spoken status with chimes (end result, quicker to resume playing)
- Senses touch more regularly than the XM4, which was pretty finicky
CON:
- New charging case can't fit large ear gels, resulting in poor connection/failed charging/accidental connection to phone
- This is the biggest annoyance as it requires me to remove the gels to charge them every day.
- Prefer the matte finish of the XM4 (as do many others)
- A little too sensitive to touch - I wear them to bed and on rare occasions, they are triggered by the pillow when by rolling over
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One review I read stated the XM5s aren't as good at canceling low frequency noise as the XM4's - I use these on a bike trail that is parallel to train tracks. My main problem with the XM4s is that calls break up after a short duration but I don't know if that is a problem with XM4s or a problem with my iPhone.
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