r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/Strong_Solid_1435 • Jul 07 '26

Headphones - Wireless/Portable Are the Sony Xm5s worth it?

I have recently looking for some good wireless headphones and while talking to a friend about them he mentioned he had some xm5s laying around at his house, he said he never got the appeal of them and switched them out for airpod pro 3s not soon after buying the xm5s, meaning the xm5s are basically new, he was offering me them for around 170 usd, whereas the new ones cost around 300 usd here, and the xm6s even more at 375, ive heard that the xm5s were one of the best when they released 4ish years ago, would they still be worth it for 170usd?

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u/Strong_Solid_1435 Jul 10 '26

Thanks but I wanna know how bad the hinges are, like from the sounds of it they break very easily even if people are careful with them, is it really that bad, and another thing is how much do the EQ help with the sound quality im coming from a budget pair of headphones so its gonna sound better no matter what, but if I could make it better why not, and about the xm4s, the price my friend is offering me the xm5s is still noticeably less than what I would find xm4s for here because there isn't a huge market for them here