Over-Ear
Beyerdynamic AVENTHO 300
Not yet scored
$400
Full review dataBeyerdynamic AVENTHO 300 vs Sony WH-1000XM5: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Beyerdynamic AVENTHO 300 vs Sony WH-1000XM5, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
Sony WH-1000XM5
87Outstanding
$250
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Sony WH-1000XM5 leads on 7 of 7 measures.
- Beyerdynamic AVENTHO 300
- Sony WH-1000XM5
HearWiki score
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87
Sound
-
8.0
Noise cancelling
-
9.0
Battery
-
8.0
Calls
-
7.0
Value
-
7.0
Price (USD)
$400
$250
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
New platform
Beyerdynamic AVENTHO 300 (2024) against Sony WH-1000XM5 (2022). The Beyerdynamic AVENTHO 300 is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 5.4 against 5.2 and Top codec aptX Lossless against LDAC.
- AVENTHO 30020242 yr newer
- WH-1000XM52022
What differsAVENTHO 300WH-1000XM5
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- 5.2
- Top codec
- aptX Lossless
- LDAC
Platform
Level on: ANC type, Multipoint pairing, USB-C, Wear detection, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
AVENTHO 300WH-1000XM5
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $400
- $250
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 87
- Released
- 2024
- 2022
- Driver
- 45 mm dynamic
- 30 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 45 mm
- 30 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 5 Hz - 22 kHz
- 4 Hz - 40 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 48 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 102 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- 5.2
- Codecs
- AAC, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
- SBC, AAC, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Wireless range
- 15 m
- 10 m
- Battery life
- -
- 30 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 50 h
- -
- Full charge time
- -
- 210 min
- Quick charge
- -
- 3 min → 1 h
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- adaptive
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- -
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- Yes
- Wear detection
- Yes
- Yes
- Controls
- touch
- touch
- Voice assistant
- Google Assistant, Siri
- Alexa, Google Assistant
- Weight
- 319 g
- 250 g
- Water resistance
- -
- none
- Foldable
- Yes
- No
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Model code
- 1000971
- -
- Microphones
- -
- 8
What reviewers said
Beyerdynamic AVENTHO 300
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
Sony WH-1000XM5
The Sony WH-1000XM5 is a premium over-ear wireless headphone built for immersive listening, featuring top-tier active noise cancellation and support for high-resolution audio via LDAC. With a lightweight frame and up to 40 hours of playback, it's designed for long, comfortable sessions, though it lacks water resistance and a foldable design.
- Pro:Excellent noise cancellation
- Pro:Long 40-hour battery life
- Pro:High-resolution LDAC support
- Con:No water resistance
- Con:Non-foldable design
- Con:Premium price point
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