[Deal du Jour] The WH-1000XM5 noise canceling headphones are at a great price on Rakuten for the sales. It has excellent battery life and effective active noise reduction and is one of the best headphones on the market.
What is the promotion on this Sony wireless headphones?
The selling price of the WH-1000XM5 headphones at launch is €419. It is offered on Rakuten at a price of €314.10.
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What is this Sony headset currently on sale?
Sony’s WH-1000XM5 offers a welcome aesthetic break. With its sleeker design, thinner headband and grainy-textured plastic construction, the XM5 doesn’t look like a premium headset, but is still of high quality. Its more modern look comes with solid construction, but comes with an unfortunate concession, since it can no longer fold in on itself. Too bad if you often carry your helmet in your bag. It can nevertheless lay flat and slip into the small bag provided. In terms of comfort, the flexibility of the Sony helmet is significant and it will adapt to most heads. Unfortunately, the lack of padding in the headband may slightly tighten the head in the event of long use. The memory foam pads are comfortable to wear.
Touch controls are present on the right ear cup. Taps and slides of the finger can manage the playback of tracks and control the volume. On the left atrium, a button allows you to activate the noise reduction and the transparency mode. The Headphones application allows you to add a shortcut to Spotify. The latter, available on iOS and Android, is also well supplied with features. You will find a very good equalizer and can manage noise reduction and transparency mode.
Are Sony’s XM5 headphones on sale a good deal?
This is an excellent deal for a complete helmet. The active noise reduction of the WH-1000XM5 is stunning. The bubble of silence created by four microphones present in each headset is very effective. You can switch to transparency mode with a wave of your hand. On the sound side, the bass is excellent, but does not invade the space. The tracks ring true and the instruments and vocals are clear and detailed. Although the mids are slightly recessed, they are detailed enough to create good dynamics.
The advertised battery life is 30 hours on a single charge, with noise reduction activated. Without the latter, count about 40 hours of listening, an excellent autonomy.
Learn more about headsets
? Our review of the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones
? Our article on the best wireless headphones with active noise reduction of 2023
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