The Sony WH-1000XM5 are some of our favourite headphones right now, and at 35% off this Black Friday, there has rarely been a better time to buy them.
Head to Amazon today to take the XM5s home for just £245 and save £134 for a limited time only. Considering the headphones would usually cost you £379, this is a brilliant opportunity to nab them for less ahead of Christmas.

According to price tracking tool Keepa, there’s only one other time the headphones have dropped this low in price and that was only for a very brief window in January. Don’t miss this latest opportunity to save on the WH-1000XM5.
For our US readers, the headphones have also seen a price drop to $298 on Amazon.
Is the Sony WH-1000XM5 worth buying?


No longer the best for ANC but still a top quality wireless over-ear pair
Pros
- Musical, rich audio performance
- Impressively natural-sounding noise cancellation
- Great Ambient Mode
- Good call quality
Cons
- Non-foldable design
- Choppy wireless connection in busy areas
- Beaten for noise-cancellation
The WH-1000XM5 are Sony’s current flagship over-ear headphones released in 2022.
The XM5s offer a rich, musical audio performance, clean noise cancellation, a superb Ambient Mode and great call quality. They’re also lightweight and comfortable on the head, while the 30-hour battery life and fast charging will keep you listening for hours on end.
If you haven’t upgraded your headphones in a few years, this wireless, noise-cancelling pair is the perfect upgrade at a great price.
“The Sony WH-1000XM5 remain the best sounding headphones at their price, their balanced sound is adaptable to any genre, and in some ways they extend their lead a little further with their relentless consistency of how music is delivered”, wrote TV & Audio editor Kob Monney.
If you want to find out more, make sure you take a look at our comprehensive Sony WH-1000XM5 review.
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