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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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dealmashuguna
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culbeda
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
afya
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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Protege
Sep 26, 2023
486 Posts
Anyone know of a solution to them falling out of your ear? Do they make a ear bud that attaches to a clip that fits into your ear similar to the Bose?
Sep 26, 2023
203 Posts
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Sep 26, 2023
culbeda
Sep 26, 2023
203 Posts
Quote from ThirstyCruz :
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.
The articles I read prior to purchasing my XM5s indicated that they had changed the battery to address the battery life degradation experienced with the XM4 under heavy use. I don't see any details about this on the Sony site ATM. TBH, I'm not sure that my issue was related to the firmware upgrade or or just degradation due to abnormally heavy use (daytime use + sleep). I never had a chance to test the high utilization on the replacement pair because I legitimately killed those due to prolonged moisture/salt exposure and had to purchase another pair.
As for the firmware-triggered heat/battery issue, Sony released a firmware update and there was a 3rd party option to downgrade the firmware as well..
Sep 26, 2023
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IndigoPassenger901
Sep 26, 2023
332 Posts
Anybody's order get refunded automatically? I purchased with Amazon Pay and got refunded for some reason.
Sep 27, 2023
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Vbooboo
Sep 27, 2023
832 Posts
I have these and they sound awesome! Been using them since they first came out; paid much more than this though.
Sep 27, 2023
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Shadowman247
Sep 27, 2023
157 Posts
Refurbished? Meaning someone has likely put them in their ears before? No, thank you!
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Sep 27, 2023
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thebidetcartel
Sep 27, 2023
229 Posts
Quote from afya :
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.
Louis Rossman was actually talking about pretty recently. I guess i was one of the lucky few that didn't get a defective unit.
Sep 27, 2023
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lankythekid
Sep 27, 2023
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I bought the linkbuds on eBay refrub for $70. These are the best earbuds I ever have. No wireless charging and gesture controls are okay. I've tested pixel pros, airpods and more

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Sep 28, 2023
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JesusFreak
Sep 28, 2023
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Quote from culbeda :
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
Samsung buds2 pro are rated higher by rtings, and I have no issues charging them with comply tips installed. $110 on eBay.
Sep 28, 2023
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Ajay1948
Sep 28, 2023
9 Posts
Quote from lankythekid :
I bought the linkbuds on eBay refrub for $70. These are the best earbuds I ever have. No wireless charging and gesture controls are okay. I've tested pixel pros, airpods and more
Agree linkbuds S are the most comfortable buds
Sep 29, 2023
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Sep 29, 2023
James_bond003
Sep 29, 2023
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Quote from carlosvallemtz :
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
Wow, seriously, that's really great, there are usually two methods they use, they make the sound louder when you switch on ANC or they seal in a way that muffles the noise, I don't like it when they make it louder. Which one these are?
The biggest con for me is that, if they fall out in the gym while working out or jogging, that's a hard pass for me, because my major usage is either in the gym or biking or jogging/running.
I wish they had a trade-in program to make it a better deal, I would trade in my Samsung Galaxy Eardbuds 2 pro.
Sep 29, 2023
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Vision33r
Sep 29, 2023
1,264 Posts
I can't voucher these because they are refurb means they are crap. I bought a refurb and constantly disconnects left or right. When they work they sound great but when it doesn't work it's too annoying to have. Terrible QC.