When people talk about the best headphones, there’s a fairly large chance they’re talking about Sony’s WH-1000XM5 and have been doing so for a couple of years at this point. These long-enduring headphones, still perceived as being at the top of the game, are ripe for good discounts. Take this deal on the WH-1000XM5, going on amid the Best Buy Tech Fest, which puts the headphones down to $300 from $400. If you can manage to buy the Sony WH-1000XM5 before the deal ends (Tech Fest ends on August 25, but there’s no word if this deal will end at the same time) you’ll save $100. All you need to do is tap the button below. However, if you want more info keep reading for our take.
Sony’s WH-1000XM5 have topped our list of the best headphones overall, and the XM4 model did before them. They’re just that good. Truth be told, they’re powering this very article, with their powerful ANC kicking in between tracks to block out the fan no more than two feet from me. And while, nowadays, they’ve hit a “mere” second place on our list of the best noise-canceling headphones, there comes a point where the need to improve is like splitting hairs. ANC aside, the WH-1000XM5 make navigating the world easy and customizable to your whims. Where I do a quick double-tap and palm-on to the right earcup to pause and engage with the world, you may enjoy an automatic aware mode on speech or variable noise-cancellation levels as you walk.
Should your focus in headphones be more about the sounds they produce rather than the sounds they block out, be sure to check out our Sony WH-1000XM5 review. You’ll get a rundown of the EQ as well as the surprisingly intense quality despite having smaller drivers when comparing the XM5 and XM4. Sony’s WH-1000XM5 are also exceptional for call quality, giving clear messages even from noisy environments.
The Sony WH-1000XM5 remain the headphones to get, and this opportunity to get them for $300 instead of $400 (saving you $100) shouldn’t be missed if you’re interested in having a pair of your own. However, if you’re still wanting to browse around, be sure to check out our larger collection of headphone deals.
Instagram is making its way to yet another screen, and this time, Apple TV is getting a taste of the Reels rabbit hole. The company has launched a dedicated Instagram app for Apple TV, bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows to the big screen. So, if watching one quick clip on a phone somehow turns into an hour of scrolling, there's now a much larger screen for that.
Instagram brings Reels and more to Apple TV
Audio-Technica, a brand well known for making some of the best studio and professional headphones on the market, has just come out with the ATH-AWX7000, which the company itself claims to be its "finest headphones ever." The new flagship closed-back headphone has debuted at an eye-watering price of $3,799. It combines hand-finished Japanese woodwork with a newly developed 58mm driver.
The earcups are made from Kiso cypress, a prized wood historically used for Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Each housing is finished by hand with traditional Echizen lacquer, which brings out the grain and is expected to darken over time. The frame and sliders are finished in a deep navy kachi-iro shade traditionally associated with samurai.
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