r/positive
My XM5 still last longer than the datasheet specs them to after almost 3 years and around 1000h of listening.
What one Redditor said
“This XM6 has an horrible hole right there. I haven't heard a single wireless Sony headphone recently that I could even say decent things about without EQ so I am not surprised. I have tried the WH-100”
What Reddit thinks
Pros
5- +Long battery life
- +Most comfortable to wear
- +Sounded really good out of the box
- +Sounded even better after eq adjustment
- +Has bass
Cons
4- −Look huge
- −Horrible hole in sound
- −Sounded pretty bad without eq
- −Iphone app issues
Reddit reviews
+ 2~ 0− 1
r/positive
This XM6 has an horrible hole right there. I haven't heard a single wireless Sony headphone recently that I could even say decent things about without EQ so I am not surprised. I have tried the WH-100
r/negative
when I get back to my only tws iem sony wf-c500 I feel like they have bass which I like but in overall- mids, hights are horrible even with my best eq
Specifications
- Driver
- 8.4mm Dynamic
- Noise Cancelling
- Yes (Adaptive)
- Battery Life
- 8h (24h with case)
- Weight
- 5.9g per bud
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Water Resistance
- IPX4
- Codec Support
- LDAC, AAC, SBC
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