The1Signature
1000+ Head-Fier
this will be a long wait in this forum though
Sorry, but I have problems with this way of thinking and explainingIs this testing with music off or while playing?
With music playing at 65+ dB I can't hear anything, but with music off and ANC on I can clearly hear voices, fans, motors, street noise etc.
The problem I and apparently others are having is that the headphones randomly and variably decide to reduce ANC to a low mode despite significant outside ambient noise. If the ANC is engaged at full, noise canceling seems comparable and possibly measures as superior to the prior 1000XM models, but when it ramps down the ANC is quite weak.
I think the variability in experiences being reported may reflect variability in triggering thresholds necessary to activate the full ANC mode.
Yes, woman voice in xm4 were a lot better.The reason for some pleople us - you do not get any voice feedpack if ANC is on or off
just a stupid tone which means on OR off
Try them with different sources. I’ve used them with my Windows PC, 3 kinds of Walkman Players, and my iPhone 11 Pro and there are no issues regarding connection problems. Plus, your girlfriend not having patience didn’t help one bit.Last week I visited my local Sony store and gave a try to XM5.
The ANC is quite good (this was the first time I tried ANC headphone, do don't have other devices for comparison), and the sound quality is so-so when I played a song using Apple Music with my iBasso DX200.
I couldn't play long as my gf was beside and she was showing impatience in her face...
Yesterday I visited another Sony store before making the final decision whether I should order one.
This time I used the phone in the shop (should be a Xperia 5 III) and play music with KKBox (a streaming service operating in Southeast Asia), this time the connection is very bad (perhaps because there are disruption from phones of people around me, the shop was quite crowded at that time). And the sound quality was quite bad (partly due to connection issue I believe. KKBox used to have better SQ than Apple Music on WM1ZM2/WM1AM2 so I don't think it's software's problem)
Now hesitate if I should give it another try...
My use case is to hear music when I turn on the air dehumidifier while I am working in the same room.
HelloLast week I visited my local Sony store and gave a try to XM5.
The ANC is quite good (this was the first time I tried ANC headphone, do don't have other devices for comparison), and the sound quality is so-so when I played a song using Apple Music with my iBasso DX200.
I couldn't play long as my gf was beside and she was showing impatience in her face...
Yesterday I visited another Sony store before making the final decision whether I should order one.
This time I used the phone in the shop (should be a Xperia 5 III) and play music with KKBox (a streaming service operating in Southeast Asia), this time the connection is very bad (perhaps because there are disruption from phones of people around me, the shop was quite crowded at that time). And the sound quality was quite bad (partly due to connection issue I believe. KKBox used to have better SQ than Apple Music on WM1ZM2/WM1AM2 so I don't think it's software's problem)
Now hesitate if I should give it another try...
My use case is to hear music with the air dehumidifier turned on while I am working in the same room.
you must talk about the ambient mode.The problem I and apparently others are having is that the headphones randomly and variably decide to reduce ANC to a low mode despite significant outside ambient noise. If the ANC is engaged at full, noise canceling seems comparable and possibly measures as superior to the prior 1000XM models, but when it ramps down the ANC is quite weak.
LOLyou must talk about the ambient mode.
if you do just the anc - it is always 100%