expired Posted by Eragorn | Staff • Apr 14, 2025
Apr 14, 2025 11:37 PM
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Item 1 of 5
expired Posted by Eragorn | Staff • Apr 14, 2025
Apr 14, 2025 11:37 PM
Sony WF-1000XM5 True Wireless Bluetooth Noise Cancelling Earbud (various colors)
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Could just be a me problem but I wanted to share anyways.
New ones are rumored to be coming out on July.
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The XM5'S were a huge step backwards in sound cancelation compared to the previous XM4'S. The 5's let in a ton of ambiant sound and it's incredibly distracting when you want to use them at a low volume.
Sony screwed up the sound cancelation software so bad on these that you actually get better sound cancelation if you set them to ambiant pass through and then turn the pass through setting all the way down to 1 instead of just setting it to full sound cancelation.
I have a feeling that is why you are seeing them on sale a lot, I suspect they are getting returned a lot for a refund and people are buying something else.
The XM4'S had their own problems with batteries though. Sony released a software update that overcharged the batteries and they ended up having to RMA a ton of earbuds to replace batteries.
Sony screwed up the sound cancelation software so bad on these that you actually get better sound cancelation if you set them to ambiant pass through and then turn the pass through setting all the way down to 1 instead of just setting it to full sound cancelation.
I have a feeling that is why you are seeing them on sale a lot, I suspect they are getting returned a lot for a refund and people are buying something else.
The XM4'S had their own problems with batteries though. Sony released a software update that overcharged the batteries and they ended up having to RMA a ton of earbuds to replace batteries.
Idk if they fixed it since your experience but back to back yesterday these blew my XM4 out of the water in every single metric.
I ran through 4 different pairs, same issue. Disappointing coming from Sony.
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If you contact Sony even after warranty there's a good chance they'll replace them. I did and was very pleasantly surprised. And I use them daily to this day and actually didn't update the replacements cause I had the same issue.