Sony WH-1000XM5

“No question the XM5 are better. If you spend a lot of time on the phone... the XM5 will basically erase any background noise going on. Barking dogs, jackhammer... the XM5 will make you sound like you're all alone”

“I'll finish with what I think is the biggest improvement over the Mark 4 and that's voice call quality. It took them five tries, but Sony has finally cracked the code on noise reduction during calls.”

“The Sony XM5s do have one saving grace. If you're after a pair of headphones that have the absolute best noise cancelling on the market and you're willing to make some compromises or accept some compromises for that, they cannot be beaten.”

“In summary, the Sony WH-1000XM5SA combines industry-leading noise cancellation, high-resolution sound, long battery life, and superior comfort into a sleek and stylish over-ear design.”

“they've got great battery life, are lightweight, have a full protective case for travelling, multipoint connectivity, and good sound quality. But because of their fit, they're typically not the headphones I'm picking up to listen to things…”

“Overall though, the Sony XM5s have been my go to I think just with that combination of sound canceling that doesn't annoy me, a sound profile that to me at least sounds good and I enjoy both for voice and also for music.”

“I would say these are the best active noise cancelling headphones that you can get for the money. That $50 price bump I'm not the happiest about... $50 extra bucks I would have loved to see the case just be a bit more robust”

“I've been using these headphones for about three years now. And they're not perfect. But with the price dropping nearly 50% since launch, this might be the only time they're actually worth it”

“The simple fast battery top-up feature of both headphones allows for 3 hours of battery life with just 3 minutes of plugged-in time.”

“The XM5 are rated for 30 hours on a single charge and the QuietComfort Ultra are rated for 24 hours on a single charge.”

“Both headphones use the Sony Headphones Connect app, now called Sound Connect, for EQ adjustments, ANC tuning, and firmware updates.”

“I'm going to have to give the win here again to Sony, only reason being is Sony actually offers EQ settings in their app”

“It intelligently switches if a call comes in on your phone while you're listening to your laptop. Super convenient, no fiddling around.”

“Now obviously the XM5s are a great piece of headphones, but in terms of compatibility in terms of iCloud sync, the XM5s are just really good headphones.”

“so these are good for active people that's what I'm just this is what I'm trying to get at being active and you want some headphones you can wear through the day not have to worry about them doing the most”

“The combination of ABS sliders, swivelling earcups, and plush memory foam within the headband positions it amongst the most comfortable over-ear headphones in its class.”

“I slightly prefer the way Sony goes about it. Their speak-to-chat feature is cool and you can place your hand over an ear cup like this and transparency mode kicks in.”

“With its speak-to-chat feature, the XM5 allows you to talk with someone at the gym or a coffee shop without removing the headphones.”

“Also another thing that Mark 5s weirdly didn't do was when you're wearing them around your neck was just to be able to rotate them flat like this”

“unlike their predecessors, they can't fold. You see, this is the XM3 that you can fold just like this, but the XM5, the new model, doesn't fold.”

“Oh, I like the audio feedback. It gives you little titting if I go too fast it just doesn't want to do it”

“Now let's take a look at the X6s. Now the X5s I was perfectly content with... with the X5s they have two narrow buttons going on here and it was very much easy to get confused when you don't see it which one's which...”

“with the Mark 5s over here, these couldn't fold at all, which made taking it around a little bit more difficult, caused the case of these headphones to be a lot bigger”

“If you're talking about the Sony XM5s, you have this big bag. Like this just takes up a lot of space.”