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Sony WF-1000XM5 Noise Canceling Truly Wireless Earbuds (Black, Refurbished)

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Secondipity has Sony WF-1000XM5 Noise Canceling Truly Wireless Earbuds (Black, Refurbished) on sale for $183.19 (price in cart). Shipping is free.

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  • About the product:
    • 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.
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    • Secondipity Return Policy can be found here.

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Secondipity has Sony WF-1000XM5 Noise Canceling Truly Wireless Earbuds (Black, Refurbished) on sale for $183.19 (price in cart). Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member abhro1987 for finding this deal.

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About the product:
    • 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.
  • About this store:
    • Secondipity Return Policy can be found here.

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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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Sep 26, 2023
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lesterhung
Sep 26, 2023
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Quote from PetiePal :
Is Secondipity reputable?
Yes. But Sony is not.
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Sep 26, 2023
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Peerless_Warrior
Sep 26, 2023
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Quote from ibuyufo :
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?
Link buds S are the best one to buy. Forget about the flagship for phone calls.
Sep 26, 2023
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DVDIT
Sep 26, 2023
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Quote from leecewest :
I got my first pair from Secondipity on eBay and got the 2 year warranty. I sent them in last week and today got an email stating "After a close inspection of your item, we've determined that a repair is not possible." New batteries are about $15 and it takes maybe 20 minutes, a heat gun and a little glue to fix them. The $20 defective pair I got off eBay in June (I replaced the batteries) are still working with a long battery life.

I wonder if you could get away with keeping the charging case and just send in the buds. You are supposed to keep accessories but are supposed to send in the charger/AC adapter. Working cases are harder to get than earbuds.
So they didn't offer to replace the item or refund your money since repair was not possible? Or denied it saying batteries are not covered.?

Also, do you have a link for the battery replacement guide?
Last edited by DVDIT September 26, 2023 at 06:02 AM.
Sep 26, 2023
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cscamp20
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Quote from DavidH1706 :
I bought the xm4 on secondipity deal, they had the common tone issue where the speaker shield would sound like a bell every time it played. Had to return, waste of time
Got my XM4 from secondipity. More than a year ago. It was just in a zip lock bag, but works as good as new. Still charges to 100% until today.
Sep 26, 2023
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ennuionwe
Sep 26, 2023
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Quote from Neimallah :
This deal is huge. These were probably just bought and returned with minimal wear.
Counterpoint - I bought the previous version of these (the XM4s) and within a year they were routinely dropping bluetooth connection. Sony was very easy to work with and got me out a new pair. I would be bummed if I hadn't had that full year warranty.
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isobro
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No way I'd buy these again without a two year warranty.
Sep 26, 2023
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culbeda
Sep 26, 2023
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Quote from ThirstyCruz :
Check out Louis Rossam YouTube video on well know battery issue of XM4. Very bad of Sony and it happened to me on my XM4s

Will be avoiding Sony in the foreseeable future.
Sony reportedly changed the battery tech on the XM5 to address that very issue. Sony replaced my XM4s when when the battery life shortened and gave me a new (not refurbished) pair. So while the design was flawed, they stood behind it and fixed in the subsequent generation. I'm not sure how much more you're looking for from a company.

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javaking_1000
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Quote from brucknerfan :
Read that these fall out of the ear while exercising
Is that just some people or, MOST people? Are these waterproof?
Sep 26, 2023
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carlosvallemtz
Sep 26, 2023
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Quote from brucknerfan :
Read that these fall out of the ear while exercising
Yes they do. I would not recommend these for gym / excercise. Their noise canceling and sound quality is unmatched though, I use these when traveling and they have the ability to quiet anything from an airplane cabin to a huge terminal, heck they even can mute the sound of a lawnmower engine, they are that good
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Quote from culbeda :
Sony reportedly changed the battery tech on the XM5 to address that very issue. Sony replaced my XM4s when when the battery life shortened and gave me a new (not refurbished) pair. So while the design was flawed, they stood behind it and fixed in the subsequent generation. I'm not sure how much more you're looking for from a company.
Was your XM4 under warranty? The point being the batteries are a known defect, yet Sony refused to help if outside of warranty. Also this 'known' defect isn't even acknowledged officially by Sony, so essentially past warranty, you're SOL.

Where did you hear Sony changed the battery tech on XM5? Furthermore, XM4 aren't s hardware issue, but was corrupted after OTA firmware update.
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DrAwkward
Sep 26, 2023
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Quote from PetiePal :
Is Secondipity reputable?
Just my experience, but I've purchased XM3, XM4, XM5 headphones and XM4 earbuds from them. In every case, they failed to provide accurate tracking (a label is created, but it never indicates the product was received or is usable as tracking)... however, in 3 out of 4 cases it arrived 1-2 days before the eBay listed ETA. In one case it arrived 2 days after the ETA, just as the "item didn't arrive" claim could be submitted.

In one case, the item was perfect and one of the best purchases I ever made (the XM3).

The XM4 that a buzz in the left ear which I didn't discover until a month after the return period was over (I was out-of-country for two months)... it's still usable in most circumstances but pretty annoying.

The XM4 earbuds have slightly worse battery life than my friend's pair, but otherwise good.

The XM5 look and seem perfect, but I'm still in return window putting through its paces to make sure there are no problems.
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