{"id":3778,"date":"2025-09-22T17:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=3778"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:47:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T09:47:54","slug":"i-cant-wait-to-buy-sonys-wh-1000xm6-headphones-but-they-need-an-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/blogs\/archives\/3778","title":{"rendered":"I can&#8217;t wait to buy Sony&#8217;s WH-1000XM5 headphones \u2014 but they need an upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sony makes some of the best headphones on the market, and the WH-1000XM5 is the best of them. Stylish, comfortable, and packed with tons of great features, the XM5 is undoubtedly amazing\u2014but I think they\u2019re not perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some headphones, like the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro, even come with removable&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/headphones-battery\/Sony\/723741\/1745202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones Battery<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and dedicated charging ports built into the audio receiver. I doubt Sony will go this route with its upcoming XM6 headphones, but it\u2019s an interesting choice\u2014especially given the leaked patent application for removable ear cups. Personally, I\u2019d prefer Sony to go the route most of the best wireless headphones have taken, like the Nothing Ear, which can be simply placed on a wireless charging pad and completely forgotten about. But Sony could also take a more sophisticated approach and utilize a wireless charging pad with a precise placement on one of the ear cups. This is best exemplified by the Marshal Major V headphones, which can be wirelessly charged on a Qi-enabled<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/headphones-battery\/Sony\/723741\/1745202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones Battery<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>charging pad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Sony chooses to go that route, the XM6 should also try to copy the Major V\u2019s battery protection mode, which, as we said in our review, \u201cextends playback time by limiting charging speed (to no more than 90%), thereby extending the life of the WH-1000XM5 headphone battery\u201d. Convenience is key. I love my Sony XM5 headphones, but (call me lazy if you will) I\u2019ve grown tired of having to remember to plug them in when the<strong><u><a href=\"http:\/\/sony%20wh-1000xm5%20headphones%20battery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WH-1000XM5 headphone battery<\/a><\/u><\/strong>is running low. I often forget that I hear the dreaded \u201clow battery\u201d alarm, calm and indifferent, when I\u2019m at the gym or halfway to the office. Ten minutes later, it\u2019s dead. I imagine I\u2019m not the only one who says I\u2019ve grown tired of constantly fiddling with wires and chargers. After all, it\u2019s 2025, shouldn\u2019t these things be gone by now? I know this isn\u2019t common among on-ear headphones, but Sony\u2019s WF-1000XM5 headphones have wireless charging, so it\u2019s nothing new for the brand. 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