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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless vs Razer Barracuda Pro Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless
Razer Barracuda Pro Wireless
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TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Variants
- WH-1000XM5 (Black)
- WH-1000XM5 (Midnight Blue)
- WH-1000XM5 (Silver)
- WH-1000XM5 (Smoky Pink)
- Barracuda Pro (Black)
Our Verdict
Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless
Razer Barracuda Pro Wireless
Full comparison details regarding individual product score sets can be found in the section below
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Main Differences forNeutral Sound
Neutral Sound
Threshold
Neutral Sound
7.7
7.6
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
9.8
7.9
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
7.5
8.5
Peaks/Dips
8.1
7.5
Passive Soundstage
4.1
4.7
Frequency Response Consistency
8.0
7.1
Imaging
8.8
8.5
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.9
8.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.0
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.55 lbs
0.75 lbs
Clamping Force
0.8 lbs
1.1 lbs
Controls
7.6
8.1
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Good
Good
Feedback
Decent
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
Mute/Unmute
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
On/Off
On/Off
Talk-Through
On/Off
On/Off
Additional Controls
Voice Assistant
SmartSwitch Button
Breathability
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
Portability
6.0
5.8
Portability Picture
L
8.1" (20.5 cm)
8.3" (21.1 cm)
W
6.9" (17.6 cm)
7.4" (18.9 cm)
H
1.8" (4.5 cm)
2.0" (5.2 cm)
Volume
99.08 in³ (1,623.60 cm³)
126.55 in³ (2,073.70 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
8.0
8.5
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
Hard case
L
9.3" (23.6 cm)
9.4" (23.8 cm)
W
8.0" (20.2 cm)
8.4" (21.4 cm)
H
2.3" (5.9 cm)
2.6" (6.5 cm)
Volume
171.64 in³ (2,812.60 cm³)
202.03 in³ (3,310.60 cm³)
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
6.5
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Sound Profile
Normalization Frequency
1,350 Hz
Bass Amount
5.3 dB
-0.32 dB
Treble Amount
0.2 dB
-0.38 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
8.0
7.1
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.39 dB
0.6 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
7.5
8.5
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
5.4 dB
2.14 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
20 Hz
10 Hz
Low Bass
4.71 dB
2.55 dB
Mid Bass
5.33 dB
1.72 dB
High Bass
6.32 dB
2.62 dB
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
7.8
7.8
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
2.1 dB
2.93 dB
Low Mid
2.79 dB
0.26 dB
Mid-Mid
-0.71 dB
0.72 dB
High Mid
-0.4 dB
4.79 dB
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
9.8
7.9
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
1.43 dB
3.15 dB
Low Treble
0.49 dB
1.22 dB
Mid Treble
-0.11 dB
3.73 dB
High Treble
-5.56 dB
-4.68 dB
Peaks/Dips
8.1
7.5
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1 dB
1.65 dB
Dips
1.66 dB
1.13 dB
Imaging
8.8
8.5
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.23
0.12
Weighted Phase Mismatch
3.61
12.72
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.5
0.2
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.56
1.73
Passive Soundstage
4.1
4.7
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.68 dB
2.96 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
7.72 dB
5.79 dB
PRTF Distance
6.74 dB
7.71 dB
Openness
1.8
1.4
Acoustic Space Excitation
2.6
3.3
Virtual Soundstage
4.1
2.9
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
On/Off
No
Speaker Modeling
On/Off
Adjustable
Room Ambience
No
No
Head Tracking
No
No
Virtual Surround
360 Reality Audio
THX Spatial Audio
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.9
8.1
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.285
0.193
WHD @ 100
0.099
0.093
Test Settings
Firmware
1.1.1
1.3.3.0
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth 5.2
Wireless (Proprietary)
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 16-bit, 48kHz
Test Instrument
TP-Link BE9300 BT 5.4
EQ
Off
Default
ANC
On
On
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation - Full Range
9.4
8.6
Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph
Noise Cancelling
Yes
Yes
Overall Attenuation
-25.81 dB
-24.94 dB
Isolation Audio
Bass
-17.63 dB
-17.07 dB
Mid
-28.25 dB
-20.92 dB
Treble
-33.04 dB
-37.02 dB
Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
9.1
Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph
Airplane Noise Attenuation
-21.43 dB
Airplane Noise Isolation Audio
Office Noise Attenuation
-19.38 dB
Office Noise Isolation Audio
Street Noise Attenuation
-24.28 dB
Street Noise Isolation Audio
Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
Female Voice 1
Male Voice 1
Female Voice 2
Male Voice 2
Leakage
7.7
7.1
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
35.69 dB
38.79 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.7
7.7
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
236.29 Hz
243.22 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
3.43 dB
2.83 dB
HFE
7,240.77 Hz
6,544.63 Hz
Weighted THD
N/A
0.04
Gain
-13.92 dB
8.33 dB
Noise Handling
8.3
6.9
SpNR
7.61 dB
12.53 dB
Noise Gate
Always On
On/Off Toggle
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
8.5
7.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
8.0
6.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
8.5
8.6
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
27 hrs
34.4 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
27 hrs
34.4 hrs
Charge Time
3 hrs
3.7 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer
Audio While Charging
No
Yes
Passive Playback
Yes
No
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
App Support
8.0
8.5
App Picture
App Name
Sony Sound Connect
Razer Synapse
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
macOS
No
No
Windows
No
Yes
Equalizer
Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets
ANC Control
On/Off
Adjustable
Mic Control
No
Adjustable Level
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
Yes
No
Button Mapping
Yes
No
Surround Support
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Wired Connection
9.8
0.0
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
No
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
No
Length
4.04 ft (1.23 m)
N/A
Connector
1/8" TRS
No Wired Option
Latency - Analog
0.4 ms
N/A
Latency - USB
N/A
N/A
Recorded Latency
N/A
Recorded Latency Connection
Analog
No Wired Audio
Bluetooth Connection
8.7
8.7
Bluetooth Version
5.2
5.2
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless
Quick Pair (Android)
Yes
No
Quick Pair (iOS)
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
330.71 ft (100.80 m)
334.65 ft (102.00 m)
Latency - SBC
241 ms
113 ms
Latency - aptX
N/A
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality)
N/A
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)
N/A
N/A
Latency - LDAC
233 ms
N/A
Recorded Latency
Recorded Latency Codec
SBC
SBC
AAC Support
Yes
Yes
Wireless Connection (Dongle)
0.0
8.9
Line Of Sight Range
N/A
261.81 ft (79.80 m)
Latency - Dongle
N/A
36 ms
Recorded Latency
N/A
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio Only
No
Wired USB
No
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
Audio + Microphone
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio Only
No
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
Audio + Microphone
PS5 Analog
Audio Only
No
PS5 Wired USB
No
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
Audio + Microphone
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio Only
No
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Analog
Audio Only
No
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
3.4
Type
No Base/Dock
Wireless USB Dongle
USB Input
No
Yes
Line In
No
No
Line Out
No
No
Optical Input
No
No
RCA Input
No
No
Dock Charging
No
No
Power Supply
No Base/Dock
USB-C
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Barracuda Pro
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WH-1000XM5
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Barracuda Pro
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WH-1000XM5
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Barracuda Pro
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WH-1000XM5
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