• Industry-leading noise cancellation optimized to you¹
• Magnificent Sound, engineered to perfection
• Crystal clear hands-free calling
• Up to 30-hour battery life with quick charging (3 min charge for 3 hours of playback)²
• Ultra-comfortable, lightweight design with soft fit leather
• Multipoint connection allows you to quickly switch between devices
• Redesigned collapsible case made for easy storage in a bag
• WH-1000XM5 headphones feature intuitive touch control settings
• For everyday convenience, just Speak-to-Chat and Quick Attention mode stop your music and let in ambient sound
• Instant pause. Instant play.
• Quick Access feature allows you to configure your wireless headphones to Spotify, Amazon or Endel without using your phone,^5,10 with just 2-3 taps.

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Industry-leading noise Cancellation¹

Extraordinary sound quality

Crystal clear call quality

All day listening for the day ahead

Our best noise canceling technology gets even better.

Awe-inspiring audio quality delievered directly to you.

With Precise Voice Pickup Technology your calls come in crystal clear.

Ultra-comfortable, lightweight design made for all day listening.

WH-1000XM5

YOUR WORLD. NOTHING ELSE.

The WH-1000XM5 headphones rewrite the rules for distraction-free listening. 2 processors control 8 microphones for unprecedented noise cancellation and exceptional call quality. With a newly developed driver, DSEE – Extreme and Hi-Res audio support the WH-1000XM5 headphones provide awe-inspiring audio quality.¹

Industry-leading noise cancellation¹

From airplane noise to people’s voices, our WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones with 8 microphones for noise cancellation keep out more high and mid frequency sounds than ever. And with the new Auto NC Optimizer, noise canceling is automatically optimized based on your wearing conditions and environment.

Seamless music and audio notifications

Auto Play delivers music and audio notifications when you need them.¹⁴ Music plays at your preferred time, such as when you’re putting your headphones on or starting to walk for a break, uplifting your mood effortlessly. Audio notification reminds you of all your important events, so your phone can stay safely in your pocket. Link with Spotify, Endel and music apps and get your favorite music and relaxing soundscapes.¹⁵

High-Resolution Audio with and without wires

The WH-1000XM5 supports High-Resolution Audio and High-Resolution Audio Wireless, thanks to LDAC, our industry-adopted audio coding technology. LDAC transmits approximately three times more data² than conventional Bluetooth® audio for exceptional High-Resolution Audio quality.⁵

Real-time restoration of all your compressed files

Using Edge-AI (Artificial Intelligence), DSEE Extreme™ upscales compressed digital music files in real time. Dynamically recognising instrumentation, musical genres and individual elements of each song, it restores high range sound lost in compression.⁶

Incomparable noise processing

Specially developed by Sony, the Integrated Processor V1 unlocks the full potential of our HD Noise Canceling Processor QN1. This unique combination of technology controls 8 microphones to deliver unprecedent noise canceling quality.

Magnificent sound, engineered to perfection

The light and rigid precision-engineered driver unit improves high frequency sensitivity for more natural sound quality. Sony unique technologies include a premium lead-free solder containing gold for excellent conductivity, Fine Sound Resistor for even power distribution, and optimized circuitry for an improved signal-to-noise ratio to ensure clear, consistent sound.

Crystal Clear hands-free calling

With Precise Voice Pickup Technology and advanced audio signal processing, the person on the other end of the call will hear your voice clearly, even when you are in noisy situations. Our noise reduction algorithm was developed with AI machine learning using more than 500 million voice samples to suppress ambient noise and extract your voice clearly in a wide range of environments.

Speak-to-Chat

As soon as you start a conversation, Speak-to-Chat automatically stops your music and lets in ambient sound – handy if you want to keep your headphones on or talk hands-free. This smart feature uses microphones built into your headphones and advanced audio signal processing to recognise and react to your voice. Once your chat is over, your music starts playing again automatically.³

A new sound experience for AR gaming

If you’re looking for new entertainment options beyond music and movies, the WH-1000XM5 uses new sensors and spatial sound technology to deliver immersive sound for Augmented Reality games like "Ingress" from Niantic^11,12. When playing "Ingress" with the WH-1000XM5, sensor and spatial sound technologies deliver a new experience: using head tracking, the sound is conveyed from different directions to line up perfectly with the action on the screen.

Instant pause. Instant play.

Control with your voice

Just take the headphones off and the music stops – a capacitive sensor knows when you are wearing them. It also helps improve detection accuracy and design. Put the headphones back on and the music starts again.

Just say “OK Google” or “Alexa” to activate your preferred voice assistant. Enjoy entertainment, connect with friends, get information, listen to music and notifications, set reminders, and more. You can even control your headphones’ features like noise cancellation with your voice listen to and interact with emails in Microsoft Outlook and join Microsoft Teams meetings using Google Assistant or Siri.⁸

Quick access to your favorite music & soundscapes

With Quick Access you’re just 2-3 taps away to your favorite songs or soundscapes. This feature allows you to configure your wireless earbuds on Spotify, Amazon or Endel without using your phone.^5,10

Quick Access

With the Quick Access feature by Sony, you’re just 2-3 taps away to your favorite songs or soundscapes on Spotify, Amazon Music & Endel, all without using your phone.

Multipoint Connection

For total convenience, these Bluetooth® headphones can be paired with two Bluetooth devices at the same time.⁹ So when a call comes in, your headphones know which device is ringing and connects to the right one automatically. You’ll also be able to quickly switch your headphones to either of the two devices at the touch of a button.

Fast Pair

Easy pairing with your computer

The WH-1000XM5 supports Google’s helpful new Fast Pair feature.¹¹ It lets you easily locate where you left your headphones by tone sound or checking their last known location in Google’s Find My Device app on your smartphone.

Swift Pair makes it quick and easy to pair your headphones with your Windows 11 or Windows 10 laptop, desktop PC or tablet. Pop-up pairing guidance appears on nearby Windows 11 or Windows 10 devices when pairing mode is selected.¹¹

All day comfort with an elegant design

These lightweight headphones are beautifully finished in newly developed soft fit leather. This material fits snugly around the head with less pressure on the ears while keeping out external sounds. Our elegant design with stepless slider, seamless swivel and hanger, and silent joints, makes WH-1000XM5 a pleasure to wear.

All day power and quick charging

With up to 30 hours of battery life, you’ll have enough power even for long trips. If you need to charge in a hurry, you can get 3 hours worth of charge after just 3 minutes with an additional USB-PD compatible AC adapter.^10,2

Collapsible case saves space

Carry your headphones effortlessly in the redesigned case.

Better for the environment

There’s no plastic in the WH-1000XM5 packaging, which is designed based on low toxicity design principles and a ‘Made to be Remade’ philosophy that’s more socially responsible. 99% of paper packaging, other than labels, is produced using recycled and sustainable materials developed specially for Sony. WH-1000XM5 also uses recycled plastic materials from automobile parts.

Accessibility

We believe technology should make the world more interactive, more creative, more entertaining, and more inclusive. By incorporating human-centric, inclusive design into our audio products, we deliver our Kando experience to all our users, regardless of age, ability or environment.

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