Sony WH-1000XM5
by Alex Rivera
The headphones that quietly ended the debate. The noise cancelling doesn't just mute the world, it deletes it — a crying baby on a redeye becomes a rumor. Featherlight on the skull after eight-hour days, and the call quality finally stopped making me sound like I was broadcasting from a wind tunnel. They unceremoniously evicted my AirPods Max from the daily bag and I haven't looked back.
9.2/10