expired Posted by abhro1987 • Sep 24, 2023
Sep 24, 2023 1:59 PM
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expired Posted by abhro1987 • Sep 24, 2023
Sep 24, 2023 1:59 PM
Sony WF-1000XM5 Noise Canceling Truly Wireless Earbuds (Black, Refurbished)
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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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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.
Also, do you have a link for the battery replacement guide?
Will be avoiding Sony in the foreseeable future.
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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.
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.