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ANC COMPARISON - These are the two very best ANC earbuds
Airplane - 65.2dB vs 60.1dB
Crowded room - sony wins slightly
High voice test - sony wins by a lot
Silent environment - artifacts in left bud

Transparency - Bose is much better.
Bose has decibel limiter as well

MIC TEST
Test results

DESIGN
Wireless charging on Sony, not Bose
Bose has swipe controls
Size
Both are IPX4
Both have two colors
Can buy more ear tips, or a new case on the site


SOUND
LDAC vs aptX Adaptive - check to see what your phone can do

Sony has big bass, full sound, but a tad aggressive unless you go into the EQ and switch to vocal mode or manually adjust. Or if you just listen to other genres
Sony has extremely capable bass - bass heads will love these, but you can also EQ them to reduce that
Sony has “clearbass” boost feature

Sony has less prominent highs, like anything above 5000hz or so sounds less pronounced, which people often describe as “closed” and lends to less perceived clarity

This is pretty mild

Bose has more hihat detail while Sony hihats can be a bit eclipsed by basslines

Bose has a lot of detail and lots of attack on snares
Keep in mind, I lifted treble and dropped bass on Bose. By default, Bose bass is way too inflated

Bose has weird artifacts in the left earbud when nothing is playing

With the right EQ, Sony has a more natural sound

If you listen to The War On Drugs, this is often a big challenge for earbuds. Both sound great here! I personally like how the XM5’s sound here


BATTERY
Bose battery = 6/24hrs WITH ANC - 4/16 with immersive
Sony battery = 8/24 hrs WITH ANC

FIT AND COMFORT
Bose stays in comfortably when I am sitting and I get less ear fatigue
For activities, Bose falls out when I look down (left ear only)
Sony eartips explode
Sony takes more effort to put in ears (e.g. phone ringing)


SOUND



RANGE


FEATURES
Both have mono mode
Both have spatial audio
Both have mono mode

Sony has:
Personalization in the app - scan your ear - I never use this
LE audio (low latency for gaming)
8/24 hrs WITH ANC!
3 min charge = 60 min listening
Multipoint connectivity!!!!
Speak to chat
Quick listen (tap feature)

Bose calibrates when put in ears
Bose has “modes” in the app
Both have a lot in the apps, but Bose has a simpler app with less feature creep
Both have in ear detection



PRICE
Both are $299