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frontpagephoinix | Staff posted Dec 16, 2025 11:16 AM

Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones (various) + Free WF-C700N Truly Wireless Earbuds (Black)

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Amazon has Sony WH-1000XM5 Premium Noise Canceling Headphones (various) + Free WF-C700N Truly Wireless Noise Canceling Earbuds (Black) on sale for $248. Shipping is free.

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  • 12/16/25-12/31/25, purchase a Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones at Amazon and receive a free Sony WF-C700N True Wireless Earbuds in Black. Must be added to cart as a pre-built bundle to qualify. Offer in US only to end-user consumers and valid on in-stock items only and while supplies last.
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Amazon has Sony WH-1000XM5 Premium Noise Canceling Headphones (various) + Free WF-C700N Truly Wireless Noise Canceling Earbuds (Black) on sale for $248. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.

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Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • 12/16/25-12/31/25, purchase a Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones at Amazon and receive a free Sony WF-C700N True Wireless Earbuds in Black. Must be added to cart as a pre-built bundle to qualify. Offer in US only to end-user consumers and valid on in-stock items only and while supplies last.
  • Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
  • If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.

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Dec 16, 2025 08:34 PM
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Dec 16, 2025 08:34 PM
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Quote from mark5hs :
Yes. The XM5 doesnt have a foldable headband and is known to break at the swivel points. I wouldnt buy this. The XM4 goes on sale under $200 frequently and is IMO a better headphone than the XM5.
WH 1000XM4 refurbs are $112 right now (add to cart)
https://secondipity.com/products/...0408553621
Dec 16, 2025 08:49 PM
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JustHangingOutDec 16, 2025 08:49 PM
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I have the XM5 & XM4 and as others have pointed out there are documented evidence of the hinges being unreliable on the XM5.

Mine are fine, but haven't really used them much, used a refurb from Secondipity and had been like new.

It's a real shame Sony doesn't back up this design flaw. I would highly look into the XM4 or Bose products vs putting money here.
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Dec 16, 2025 10:22 PM
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Dec 16, 2025 10:22 PM
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Quote from mark5hs :
Yes. The XM5 doesnt have a foldable headband and is known to break at the swivel points. I wouldnt buy this. The XM4 goes on sale under $200 frequently and is IMO a better headphone than the XM5.
I have both and I like the XM5 better. The 4's can break and there are also reports of the 6's breaking now too since they have been out for a little bit. All Sony headphones seem to have issues.
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Dec 17, 2025 04:15 AM
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CleverCrow1632Dec 17, 2025 04:15 AM
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Make sure they are comfortable for your head shape. I got these a couple years ago and they are great except for the headband. Too thin and light on the padding. The top of my head hurts after 3 hours. My Soundcore Space Ones are 3x more comfortable and I can get through a while day at work with them. Maybe I have a conehead.
Dec 17, 2025 10:51 AM
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jmr2198Dec 17, 2025 10:51 AM
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Quote from SquattingHen :
Happens to all Sonys
The XM5 over the ear headphones are very prone to breaking at the hinges. This is a very known issue. They sell after market replacement hinge kits, but sony themselves will not fix it under warranty. if you go over to the sony headphones subbreddit, every third post is about the XM5 hinges breaking. It seems that Sony may have changed something on later production runs of the XM5s, because the people that seem to have the most problems with the hinges are people that about after the first year or so from what I have seen on that subbreddit, though I guess we can never truly know for sure.
There are also people that have XM4 hinges break, though it is no where near the amount that have been written about as the XM5s. There will be people that also have XM5s that don't take care of their headphones, throw them around, don't put them in any kind of case during travel etc... but never have issues. But then there are other XM5 owners, who literally baby their stuff, and have breakage just on putting them on. The XM6s seem to have some other issue, but it still might be to early to tell if they are widespread.
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Dec 17, 2025 02:07 PM
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Dec 17, 2025 02:07 PM
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Quote from jmr2198 :
The XM5 over the ear headphones are very prone to breaking at the hinges. This is a very known issue. They sell after market replacement hinge kits, but sony themselves will not fix it under warranty. if you go over to the sony headphones subbreddit, every third post is about the XM5 hinges breaking. It seems that Sony may have changed something on later production runs of the XM5s, because the people that seem to have the most problems with the hinges are people that about after the first year or so from what I have seen on that subbreddit, though I guess we can never truly know for sure.There are also people that have XM4 hinges break, though it is no where near the amount that have been written about as the XM5s. There will be people that also have XM5s that don't take care of their headphones, throw them around, don't put them in any kind of case during travel etc... but never have issues. But then there are other XM5 owners, who literally baby their stuff, and have breakage just on putting them on. The XM6s seem to have some other issue, but it still might be to early to tell if they are widespread.
So long story short, they all have issues.
Dec 17, 2025 06:06 PM
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TaranodorDec 17, 2025 06:06 PM
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Quote from lausai :
are these prone to breaking?
I have had two sets bought the second set before the hinges on the first set broke. Both sets broke within 9 months. There is now a class action suit filed against sony for this issue.

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Dec 19, 2025 04:58 PM
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mark5hsDec 19, 2025 04:58 PM
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Quote from SquattingHen :
I have both and I like the XM5 better. The 4's can break and there are also reports of the 6's breaking now too since they have been out for a little bit. All Sony headphones seem to have issues.
As someone else already pointed out, the problem is significantly worse on the XM5.
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Dec 20, 2025 12:13 PM
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TnycDec 20, 2025 12:13 PM
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Why are the Sony XM line so popular if they all seen to have issues? The Bose line doesn't get as much attention on SD when they have better quality? Maybe because the Sony sounds much better so it's worth the gamble?
Dec 21, 2025 09:47 PM
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edhookatiDec 21, 2025 09:47 PM
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Nice deal
Dec 22, 2025 02:37 PM
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sudip121Dec 22, 2025 02:37 PM
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Looks like an awesome deal. Going to get one !
Dec 22, 2025 02:39 PM
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sudip121Dec 22, 2025 02:39 PM
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These are very good deals only if handled with care. If you're rouhg, you can see it breaking from the swivel point & the money flushed into the toilet !
Dec 22, 2025 04:35 PM
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AquaSink1238Dec 22, 2025 04:35 PM
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Was able to return the earbuds. Amazon calculates the Sony WH-1000XM5 @ $182 and the earbuds at $66. So the net cost of Sony WH-1000XM5 was $182.
Last edited by AquaSink1238 December 22, 2025 at 09:39 AM.

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