expired Posted by stevelion • Oct 26, 2024
Oct 26, 2024 1:02 PM
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expired Posted by stevelion • Oct 26, 2024
Oct 26, 2024 1:02 PM
Certified Refurbished Sony WF-1000XM5 Earbuds for $120 at Secondipity
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They are bigger than I'd like but that's really the problem of people who have the misfortune to look at me.
I really wanted the Sony XM5 to work out but they had zero noise cancelling for me. Looking on Reddit before I returned them I could see people who raved about the Sony XM5 ANC and others like me who found no noise cancelling at all.
With the Bose there's a 1-second delay after I put them in my ears and then a noticeable drop in outside noise leaking in.
the ultra now has similar connection issues. Sometimes it doesn't connect, sometimes it disconnects while in use. i imagine connection issues will also eventually make this pair unusable
it's also extremely bassy, lots of lower mid, low, deeper lower frequency bass. so while it's great for movies, it makes music way too warm
tho of all my earbuds, these indisputably have the the best ANC
i also have the sony XM5s and they sound better (less bassy, more neutral) but anc isn't as good, and fit is finnicky with the foam tips. i also worry about how or where to get replacement foam tips once these wear out
when i use the middle size tips, one side had some leakage or opening and doesn't seal, so anc didn't really work
switch to the larger size, which sealed, and it has great noise cancelling before ANC even turns on. it's a physical foam barrier blocking sound, there's no way noise cancelling is "non existent" if it seals. it's the same as putting in foam ear plugs
they just don't block mids as good as bose, so things like voices and higher pitched noises come through more easily
Yeah, I dunno. I really wanted the XM5s to work but their ANC was totally absent. Maybe a bad pair?
Whatever, the Bose Earbuds II are working out fine for me and I'm happy with that.
Yeah, I dunno. I really wanted the XM5s to work but their ANC was totally absent. Maybe a bad pair?
Whatever, the Bose Earbuds II are working out fine for me and I'm happy with that.
if noise didn't immediately lessen when you put them in, then they didn't seal
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