The previous generation of Sony’s wireless headphones, the excellent WH-1000XM5<\/a>, are available for as low as $248 for Cyber Monday<\/a>. That’s nearly equal to the record low the headphones hit on Prime Day<\/a>, and $152 off their normal $400 price. Sony’s flagship noise-canceling headphones are now the WH-1000XM6<\/a>, but if you’re on a budget, you’ll still get a fantastic audio experience from the older model, especially at this heavily discounted price.<\/p>\n Sony<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n We awarded the WH-1000XM5 a score of 95 in our 2022 review<\/a>, praising the supremely comfortable redesign, sound quality and powerful ANC. Battery life is also very respectable at 30 hours. We found the punchy bass an improvement over their predecessors, and the overall sound deeper and more immersive than the M4 headphones. As for noise-canceling, Sony\u2019s decision to double the number of microphones and processors used for ANC means an improvement in blocking higher frequency sounds, such as human voices. They aren\u2019t entirely <\/em>baby scream-proof, but then few headphones are.<\/p>\n![\"Image](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/UZDzzEKpifbvwOshZijtkw--~B\/Zmk9c3RyaW07aD03MjA7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u\/https:\/\/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2025-11\/98c52a80-c08f-11f0-b5ff-dcbcd2e39818\")