Sony WH-1000XM5 review: Familiar package lifted by evolved sound experience

The WH-1000XM5 is the fifth iteration of Sony's flagship wireless headphones and competes at the top-end of the spectrum with the Bose 700 and the Apple AirPods Max

If the smartphone is the centre of our universe these days, then a pair of wireless headphones (or earphones) is the satellite we can’t do without. It is so central to using a smartphone now that most phones now don’t have the 3.5 mm headphone jack. Companies now expect you to invest in a pair of wireless headphones on your own, and they are now fairly cheap to get hold of. One can probably get a pair for just Rs 500, and that too with a decent battery backup.

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