I just tried it. It sounds really good. I’ve spent hours tweaking it and I couldn’t get it right so your video was so helpful. Also, is the difference in soundstage between the two headphones after using your suggested EQ very noticeable?
Why didn’t you post the frequency response charts before/after? You only showed us the before, I would’ve liked to see how close it matched up when retested
Hi Aaron! Greetings from The Philippines. Bought this headphones few days ago after I watched your review. All of the observation you have for this headphones is on point. By the way, I already tried your settings and yes it is really sounded like XM4! I just pushed the bass to ULT 1 to give it some kick and it’s heaven. 😌
Hello brother I am G.A.Apurvan. With Sound quality and comfort along with good eq band and transparency as the most important features ,Can you suggest the best choice in range $150-$250?
bro is it worth to buy xm5 right now ( price is 300 dollar ) ? i have 9 hour travel on plane and i need good noise cancelling headphone and if no , what headphone do you recommend for good sound quality and noise cancelling
A high-end set of cans that requires an app to work should have nothing less than a 10 band EQ - Sony are being so cheap with their app support it's an embarrassment to the audiophiles out there who appreciate good sound. I own a pair of the original Sony MDR-XB700 extra bass cans. Listening to them is like having 12 inch woofers strapped to your head - that's how damn good a proper 50mm driver is, not 40mm and not 30mm. It's a crying shame the folks at Sony have gone down the road where taking away features and support ruins the listening experience. My downside with the XB700 is that it ain't portable being large and doesn't fold. But they are great for home use. I will be shopping some Audio Technica WP900 cans for on-the-go use and maybe add a headphone DAC since these do the 4.4mm jack for better sound. You should review these cans if you get the chance 👍👍
I finally got around to trying all in sequence in a store. I even tried playing a bit with the equalizers. I'm essentially looking to replace a broken pair of M3s, and I'm a bit sad to have reached the conclusion that the XM4 is still the best overall NC headphones from Sony. But it's really not an easy choice, as the tradeoffs are many. The M5s have superior NC. On release, the adaptive NC seemed unreliable and annoying, but it seems to me that this issue has now been fixed? However, they are too large (for my head, at least) on the smallest setting, and just slide off way too easily. They are by far the most comfortable to wear. Soft cushioning and don't put any pressure on my ears. But the sound... Is just a lot better on the M4, to my ears. The carrying case is huge. The M4s just hands down have the best sound, in my opinion, and this is after playing around with the equalizer a lot on each of the three devices. The clamping force is okay for me, but can still slide off if I lie down while wearing them. As mentioned, the Noise-cancellation is not as great as the M5s, so that's a huge minus. They sadly touch my ears ever so slightly, which becomes irritating over time. The Ult Wears seem and feel much cheaper than the M4s at close to a similar price-point. I really didn't like the sound, even after my best efforts fixing it with the equalizer. The sound is just too muddy. The earcups are nice and spacious, and I think the clamping force is probably okay, but the much worse cushioning material annoys me a bit. The noise cancelling is pretty good. Not too different from the M4s, in my opinion. Perhaps slightly better? So the M5s are way more expensive, have a much larger carrying case, slide off my head, and have a worse sound profile than the M4s. The M4s have subpar noise-cancelling ability, and the earcups put pressure on my ears. The ULT Wears have a much worse sound than the other two to me. All of this is to say, I desperately need Sony to get on with it and release the M6, which I hope will adopt the design and sound profile of the M4s, with better NC and and slightly roomier earcups. It really isn't much that Sony would have to change to satisfy my needs. Anyone else feel the same?
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Your video helped a lot. Very transparent. Thanks
Can you make the XM4 sound similar to the XM5?
I made the choice and bought the ULT WEAR they sound so good
Thanks a lot... The sound is way better with this setting...
Appreciated man💪🏽
I just tried it. It sounds really good. I’ve spent hours tweaking it and I couldn’t get it right so your video was so helpful.
Also, is the difference in soundstage between the two headphones after using your suggested EQ very noticeable?
Why didn’t you post the frequency response charts before/after? You only showed us the before, I would’ve liked to see how close it matched up when retested
Would be a good follow up video to show that
This man is a god sent. Great work
Thank yoh for this!
Could you please make a comparison between ULT wear and XB910N? And what is the different between extra bass and ult? Thank you
Hi Aaron! Greetings from The Philippines. Bought this headphones few days ago after I watched your review. All of the observation you have for this headphones is on point.
By the way, I already tried your settings and yes it is really sounded like XM4! I just pushed the bass to ULT 1 to give it some kick and it’s heaven. 😌
Excellent 😁
Hi thank you for this video and your answers we hope you to review for us the new nothing ear and nothing ear a thank you
Aaron Thanks for posting this video
No problem
You deserve a subscribe. Thanks man.
Thanks for the sub!
Aaron please tell us which app is the best to listen to music and what kind audio is wider sound stage
Wow, now... This is awesome.
I lack knowledge and know how, to attempt anything like this.
Thanks so much for sharing this knowledge!
Glad it was helpful!
Yo m8, make a video of the new Sony Gaming headphones and earphones!
Hello brother I am G.A.Apurvan. With Sound quality and comfort along with good eq band and transparency as the most important features ,Can you suggest the best choice in range $150-$250?
Aarón hi, which ones have better ANC, the últ wear or the XM4?
Man.. XM5 setting is awesome. What a difference between the default one and that setting. Love it. Thanks ❤
No problem 👍
got my ult wear yesterday, all good then the xm5 eq makes it sound even better!
Are the XM5 headphones suitable for gaming?
bro is it worth to buy xm5 right now ( price is 300 dollar ) ? i have 9 hour travel on plane and i need good noise cancelling headphone and if no , what headphone do you recommend for good sound quality and noise cancelling
I use wavelet and my xm5 sound way better and I can also use the headphones connect app at the same time on my pixel 6
could you compare it to Sonic Lamb bro?
Hi, would you like to try these settings?
400k = 0
1k = 3
2,5k = 3
6,3k = 5
16k = 8
Bass control = Off
Clear bass = 7
I wonder, if these inherited that 'squeak' noise of WH4.
A high-end set of cans that requires an app to work should have nothing less than a 10 band EQ - Sony are being so cheap with their app support it's an embarrassment to the audiophiles out there who appreciate good sound.
I own a pair of the original Sony MDR-XB700 extra bass cans. Listening to them is like having 12 inch woofers strapped to your head - that's how damn good a proper 50mm driver is, not 40mm and not 30mm. It's a crying shame the folks at Sony have gone down the road where taking away features and support ruins the listening experience.
My downside with the XB700 is that it ain't portable being large and doesn't fold. But they are great for home use. I will be shopping some Audio Technica WP900 cans for on-the-go use and maybe add a headphone DAC since these do the 4.4mm jack for better sound. You should review these cans if you get the chance 👍👍
Hi! How well do they compare to the slightly older, Bose QC45?
Based on my time with the Q45, ULT Wear’s actually better ANC and it sounds more enjoyable.
@@aaronloudnwireless Oh I see
How about buying Sennheiser accentum plus instead of sony ult if clear audio is an priority 😅
Because people are trying to make Xtra basd headphones to sound like reference headphones
Now i'm more confuse on should i buy xm4 or ult wear. Any suggestion?
Save a bit more, and go with xm5
In my country, ult is half the price of xm5, and 20% less than xm4, tough choice..
Exactly! Which one did you choose ?
Being able to set EQ internally on headphones is awesome. there is no need to use toilet paper or random pads anymore 😂
I don't get it ... aren't 40khz imperceptible for the human hearing, i thought we could only hear max of 20khz.
Or is it just sony's marketing?
Almost imperceptible. More in the realm of 'feeling' the sound instead of hearing
I finally got around to trying all in sequence in a store. I even tried playing a bit with the equalizers.
I'm essentially looking to replace a broken pair of M3s, and I'm a bit sad to have reached the conclusion that the XM4 is still the best overall NC headphones from Sony. But it's really not an easy choice, as the tradeoffs are many.
The M5s have superior NC. On release, the adaptive NC seemed unreliable and annoying, but it seems to me that this issue has now been fixed? However, they are too large (for my head, at least) on the smallest setting, and just slide off way too easily. They are by far the most comfortable to wear. Soft cushioning and don't put any pressure on my ears. But the sound... Is just a lot better on the M4, to my ears. The carrying case is huge.
The M4s just hands down have the best sound, in my opinion, and this is after playing around with the equalizer a lot on each of the three devices. The clamping force is okay for me, but can still slide off if I lie down while wearing them. As mentioned, the Noise-cancellation is not as great as the M5s, so that's a huge minus. They sadly touch my ears ever so slightly, which becomes irritating over time.
The Ult Wears seem and feel much cheaper than the M4s at close to a similar price-point. I really didn't like the sound, even after my best efforts fixing it with the equalizer. The sound is just too muddy. The earcups are nice and spacious, and I think the clamping force is probably okay, but the much worse cushioning material annoys me a bit. The noise cancelling is pretty good. Not too different from the M4s, in my opinion. Perhaps slightly better?
So the M5s are way more expensive, have a much larger carrying case, slide off my head, and have a worse sound profile than the M4s.
The M4s have subpar noise-cancelling ability, and the earcups put pressure on my ears.
The ULT Wears have a much worse sound than the other two to me.
All of this is to say, I desperately need Sony to get on with it and release the M6, which I hope will adopt the design and sound profile of the M4s, with better NC and and slightly roomier earcups. It really isn't much that Sony would have to change to satisfy my needs.
Anyone else feel the same?