search for "qc" in this forum above, and you will get first insides.
Thank you very much.
Of course, I had read this thread in its entirety.
I own both the Bose QC II (since 2022) and the Sony WF-1000XM5 (since 29.07.2023). I'm less interested in first impressions than in current comparative experiences with the ANC, from forum members who have or had both products available.
My current starting point for the question was vitorherold's comment that the ANC of the WF-1000XM5 was "a killer". My experience does not quite correspond to this. The ANC is present and better than any of my alternatives except the Bose CQ II. These seem to me to surpass the WF-1000XM5 noticeably in some cases. I would like to compare my own experiences on this.
There are three issues where the WF-1000XM5 biased by the Bose QCII has disappointed me a bit so far: ANC, transparency mode, phone calls in noisy environments.
In all other respects, I am very enthusiastic about the WF-1000XM5. I find the sound, connection behavior, seat and operation to be very good.
As eartips, I used the original memory foam eartips as well as various silicone tips for testing. According to Sony's app, the memory foam eartips don't completely seal my right ear. However, the silicone tips "JVC EP-FX9L-B" and "AZLA SednaEarfit MAX Standard" seal reliably and are generally more pleasant to me than memory foam eartips. I still have to find out which solution delivers the best sound for me across different titles or whether it doesn't matter at all.
Anyway, my motive to buy the WF-1000XM5 in addition to the Bose QC II was the hope to get an equally good or even better ANC and the hope to be more understandable in a noisy environment than with the Bose QC II, which probably does not filter out background noise during phone calls for the other person. Since I have the feeling that this is not the case with me, I am interested in your experiences and in particular the experiences where you have a comparison between the WF-1000XM5 and the Bose QC II.
(My texts are written german and translated into English by a translation program. I hope that the translation will be understandable and ask for your indulgence if there are any linguistic deficiencies.)