The Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones have one of the most revered family trees in modern audio history. Following two best-in-class over-ear noise cancelling predecessors, the WH-1000XM5 land with a level of anticipation that is unusual in the world of personal audio.<br /><br />TechRadar deservedly awarded the Sony WH-1000XM3 and Sony WH-1000XM4 top marks in their respective reviews, and so the expectation is that the WH-1000XM5 will follow in those perfect audio footsteps.<br /><br />In terms of specs and performance, they mostly do follow in their predecessors' footsteps (a little too closely) but in terms of design, the Sony WH-1000XM5 cans represent the biggest departure that the line has seen since its conception. But are the differences in design enough to raise the already-high bar Sony has set for itself? <br /><br />Still the best headphones in the world thanks to their class-leading noise-canceling features and well-balanced audio, a steeper price point and similar functionality to earlier models make the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones an ever-so-slightly tougher sell than before.<br /><br />Read more - TechRadar.com/reviews<br /><br />#Sony #WH-1000XM5 #BestHeadphones
