Sony WF-1000XM5

The score adds up these parts. Each part has a weight. A part counts as the average of its sources, pulled toward 80 when there are few sources.

1. Sound

   40% weightcounts as 84.9

   Average of 2 sources: 87.3

   • What Hi-Fi? sound 5/5
   • SoundGuys MDAQS sound 4.9/5

2. Experts

   35% weightcounts as 86.9

   Average of 4 sources: 88.6

   • What Hi-Fi? 5/5 stars
   • SoundGuys 8.3/10
   • billiger.de press avg 4.8/5 (6 tests)
   • Stuff 5/5

3. Users

   25% weightcounts as 75.1

   Average of 2 sources: 72.7

   • SoundGuys readers 7.7/10
   • billiger.de buyers 3.9/5 (777)

Solid: 8 ratings.

80 is the field average. A part counts as 80 + (average − 80) × N ÷ (N + 1), where N is its number of sources. One source counts half of the gap from 80. No sources count as 80.