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Sony WH–1000XM5

SONY WH–1000XM5

$399.99 sony.com

Features 2x 30mm drivers, Active noise cancelling (ANC), 360 Reality Audio, 8 microphones, 30 hours battery life (ANC on) /40 hours (ANC off), 250g

Needs USB, 3.5mm jack, Bluetooth 5.2 with LDAC

Expansive, nicely balanced sound

Sony’s best–ever noise cancelling

Numerous control options, all of them good

Very expensive

AWESOMES

ince launching the WH–1000XM3 active noise–cancelling headphones back in 2018, and updating them with

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