Sony WF-1000XM5
Sony's flagship noise canceling wireless earbuds have pretty much everything you could hope for thanks to the latest Sony V2 audio processor that enables powerful Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity, stronger sound and even better active noise cancelation. There's an updated Headphones Connect app too, offering stronger customization and adaptive sound features.
For
- Outstanding sound quality
- Strong noise cancelation
- Exceptional functionality
- Excellent level of control
Against
- Smaller earbud size affects eartip seal and fit
- Battery life remains the same as predecessor
- Flaky 360 Reality Audio personalization set up
Jabra Elite 10
Jabra has stuffed as many upscale features as it could into a luxe design, including double the active noise cancelation, spatial audio with Dolby head tracking, seamless Bluetooth multipoint, and several settings that enhance usability on multiple ends. Not quite everything hits the mark, but even so the Elite 10 stand out as one of the best earbuds you can buy.
For
- Rich, dynamic, customizable sound
- Powerful ANC
- Superior head tracking
- Jabra’s most luxe design since the Elite Active 75t
- Steady battery life
Against
- Unreliable call quality
- Spatial audio needs work
- No aptX codec support
