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#296018 14-May-2022 20:23
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Sony are about to release the new XM5.

It looks like iterations are getting harder but it seems like a solid upgrade from the XM3 (less so than the XM4)

Pre-order prices are uniform across the board.

https://store.sony.co.nz/search?q=WH1000XM5




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  #2914052 14-May-2022 20:49
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Saw reviews on a few websites over the past couple of days - unanimous acclaim.




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  #2914065 14-May-2022 21:31
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Is it just me, or do they look like the Apple AirPods at first glance?




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  #2914082 15-May-2022 02:32
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Probably because they’ve gone from an inverted U-shaped two-point side attachment of the band to the cups - to a single one-point top attachment like the Apple headphones.




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  #2914084 15-May-2022 06:38
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So to look modern they've lost the ability for the cups to swivel. Apparently they don't stay on your head as well as XM4s.

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  #2914152 15-May-2022 10:01
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Only just bought the Technics A800 recently, didn't know the XM5s would be announced so quickly, it took Sony ages (or felt like ages) for them to release the XM4.

 

Will be heading into stores to check out their demo unit for fit and sound quality. The change in design from XM3/XM4 might be enough for me to get the XM5.

 

Saw this review where they did a voice comparison in a quiet environment with XM3, Bose NC700, Sennheiser Momentum Wireless and Airpod Max, it was obvious to me XM5 sounded the best. 

 

Not cheap with RRP of $680. Pre-order discount down to $599 is still hard to swallow so maybe will wait for Black Friday sale/Singles Day sale later on this year.

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  #2914154 15-May-2022 10:11
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Bung: So to look modern they've lost the ability for the cups to swivel.

That part seems inaccurate. Like previous models they fold flat for storage. They must have some swivel ability

 
 
 
 

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  #2914162 15-May-2022 10:35
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Cups swivel but don't fold. That seems to be the only complaint that they aren't as travel friendly as the XM4.




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  #2914163 15-May-2022 10:50
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I think I'll be sticking with my trusty XM3's.




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  #2914242 15-May-2022 15:09
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I've got XM3's and am going to get the 5. I thrash my 3's.

The main upgrade I'm looking forward to is the microphone upgrade for calls.




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  #2914330 15-May-2022 21:13
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hairy1: I've got XM3's and am going to get the 5. I thrash my 3's.

The main upgrade I'm looking forward to is the microphone upgrade for calls.

 

I don't need the mic function and I don't use mine enough to justify spending the extra money.




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  #2914380 16-May-2022 09:38
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I am super glad they have made the cups bigger, probably the thing I disliked the most about the XM4's, but it's going to be hard justified to spend to upgrade from XM4's esp since I just got the A800 Technics, which are absolutely fantastic, comfortable, and the sound quality is the best I've come across in ANC headphones to date (and I've tried/owned many many).  The biggest thing about the Technics is the controls which I really dislike compared to the touch and gesture in the Sony's.

 

 

 
 
 
 

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  #2914470 16-May-2022 11:14
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NZMCA gets the same discount




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  #2914474 16-May-2022 11:29
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Love these insider acronyms.




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  #2914496 16-May-2022 12:23
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The only thing I dislike about XM4s is that they press on the arms of my glasses and after a while that gets uncomfortable. The ANR and the sound is bliss. The microphone works very well, which is a bonus.

 

 

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