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Is it just me or does the AirPods Pro 2 have better ANC than WH-1000XM5? (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by Embarrassed_Cycle701@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community
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I’ve been daily driving the AirPods Pro 2 and thought I could get an upgrade. So I got the WH-1000XM5s, hoping for a better anc experience and audio quality. Ik audio is subjective and all but what I’ve found is that the AirPods have very noticeable better anc than the xm5s, leaving me very confused cuz I thought the xm5s will have much better anc given its size and it’s overhead nature. Also I’m using an iPhone so could that be the reason that I find xm5s r not significantly better than the AirPods in terms of audio quality? The xm5s sounds more mushed and has less clarity in the high freq zones

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[–] LoaferDan@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

According to Rtings, the Airpods cancel bass and low-mid frequencies much better than the XM5. The XM5 blocks higher frequencies better, although that's mostly from the physical design of the headphones, not so much the noise cancelling tech. So yup, the Airpods do actually have better noise cancelling.