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The Most Anticipated Headphone Battle!
Pitching Sony’s new XM5 noise-cancelling headphones against their predecessor
Ever since Sony launched its long-awaited WH-1000XM5 noise-cancelling headphones, I’ve been continually asked one question.
Are the Sony XM5s better than the Sony XM4s?
Today, I’m going to definitely answer that question in a full comparison of these two headphones.
It’s important to keep in mind that the Sony WH-1000XM4s are my favourite noise-cancelling headphones ever. They sound brilliant out of the box, live up to their industry-leading noise-cancellation claim, and feature the best case on the market (which really matters). But there’s a new kid in town, and it clearly has a lot to live up to.
The Sony XM5s were launched last month and there has been quite a mixed reaction from reviewers and people within the comments section of my original review.
You see, there’s one big issue with Sony’s newest over-ears, which is the fact the XM4s still exist; for as long as you can buy the ‘old’ version, the shiny new XM5s are hard to justify.
Or are they?
Let’s get into the headphone comparison you’ve been waiting for!
