Sony’s WF-1000XM5 are the successor to the WF-1000XM4, and in many ways we feel they’ve surpassed its predecessor. But how do they fare against the rival Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II? The battle between Sony and Bose has moved across over-ears and true wireless earphones. Both the WF-1000XM5 and QuietComfort Earbuds II received five stars in … [Read more…]
The Sony WF-1000XM5 have been revealed, and we rated them five-stars in our review, describing them as another excellent headphone from Sony. They’re an improvement in a number of areas, whether it’s in terms of how they sound, the precision of their noise-cancellation and the breadth of their feature set, which is even larger than … [Read more…]
Hot on the heels of the new, flagship in-ear wireless buds the WF-1000XM5, Sony has gifted users of its over-ear counterpart WH-1000XM5 some new features. The flagship Sony WH-1000XM5 noise cancelling headphones now have access to the en vogue head-tracked spatial audio technology. Get the LG Tone Free UFP8 for less than half-price The excellent … [Read more…]
2024 will mark two years since the five-star Sony WH-1000XM5 ANC headphones went on sale. And for those in the know (which now includes you, dear reader), that means that the WH-1000XM6 successor is likely to appear on the scene. We can’t say for sure that it will, but given Sony’s release schedule for its … [Read more…]
Having only released the WF-1000XM5 in August 2023, the WF-1000XM6 are a long, long way ahead in the future. However, there are ways in which they’re not perfect, so here’s our wishlist for areas where we think they could use some improvement. Perhaps Sony might even read this article and get some inspiration (as if … [Read more…]
OPINION: I travelled to Sony HQ in Japan for an insight into its 2024 TV plans, and hands-on with the brightest professional mastering monitor yet. Sony wants to make TV picture presets smarter, able to offer bespoke image adjustments on a movie-by-movie basis and make HDR much brighter. If you thought 4K TVs couldn’t look … [Read more…]