Sony is a Japanese conglomerate founded in the 1950s that now produces all sorts of electronics. These days Sony is known for PlayStation game consoles, smartphones, televisions, and much more, but the origins of Sony are heavily in audio equipment. In fact, even the name Sony comes from the Latin word “sonus” meaning sound or sonic. It is thus no surprise that some of the most prized Sony products are headphones.

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The Sony WH-1000XM5 is the latest iteration of Sony’s supremely popular wireless headphones that support active noise cancelation. This latest generation offers the best-yet noise cancelation features with two processors and eight microphones recording and processing ambient sounds. The headphones come with the company’s Auto NC Optimizer feature, which automatically reacts to the user’s surroundings and adjusts the filtering according to the ambient conditions.

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