Sony WH-1000XM5

HEADPHONES WIRELESS HEADPHONES OF THE YEAR UNDER $1000 No great surprise here to those that follow our headphone reviews — Sony’s wireless noise-cancellers have been leaders since they first arrived, and this fifth edition just keeps nudging things up — including the price, mind you, so that we often suggest checking also the previous version, lest there’s a bargain in the offing (the XM5 is currently $549, the XM4 $439 as we write, but we’ve seen even bigger gaps than that between versions). Mind you, the XM5s are more of a rebuild than during previous iterations. Some changes we’re not entirely keen on — there may be smoother sweeping lines and less aggressive edges, but a number of joints and hinges that allowed the XM4’s earcups to fold foetally have…

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