Sony A300 and ZX700 Walkmans Receive Android 13 Update
Some great news for A300 and ZX700 owners, the Android 13 OS update has finally dropped for the Walkman models.Read More
Sony WH-CH720N Teardown by 52Audio
The WH-CH720N is a solid headset, offering good noise cancellation, sound quality and if you can find it, a good price. Let us look at the t...Read More
Sony Black Friday Deals 2023
We are at that time of the year again where some nice deals can be found for a new set of headphones or earbuds from Sony.Read More
Sony LinkBuds S and LinkBuds Firmware updates
Both of the LinkBuds models received a firmware update today. The LinkBuds to version 4.0.1 and the LinkBuds S to version 4.0.0.Read More
Sony WH-1000XM5 Firmware Update Version 2.1.0
Sony has dropped a few firmware updates today, and the WH-1000XM5 is part of that list. The changes are not anything major, and do not incl...Read More
Sony WF-1000XM5 Firmware Update, version 3.0.1
Sony has released a new firmware update for the WF-1000XM5. There are not many changes but if you are lucky to own an Xperia 1V or 5V, you c...Read More
Sony WF-1000XM5 Teardown by 52Audio
We had to wait a while before 52Audio performed a teardown of the WH-1000XM5, but thankfully we did not have to wait that long with the new ...Read More
PULSE Explore Wireless Earbuds Bluetooth Certification
Sony's PlayStation earbuds have passed through Bluetooth certification a few days ago, along with the larger wireless headset. While it ...Read More
Qualcomm S7 Pro Sound Platform
Last week Qualcomm announced a few new chipsets for wireless audio devices. In this post I will only cover the S7 Pro, as it is the most int...Read More
Sony INZONE Buds FCC Teardown
I am sure many of the blog's visitors noticed I did not cover the new INZONE release. This was mostly because any posts I made would hav...Read More
Sony YY2981 appers on the FCC, most likley the WH-XB920N (update)
A new Sony wireless headset has appeared on the FCC, described as a "Wireless Noise Cancelling Stereo Headset", so we are probably...Read More
Sony NW-A300 and NW-ZX700 Walkmans to Receive Android 13 Upgrade?
The previous NW-A100 and NW-ZX500 Walkmans never received any Android updates, only security patches. Whether this was related to the SoC is...Read More
Sony WH-1000XM5 Teardown by 52Audio
We finally have a full teardown of the Sony WH-1000XM5 from 52Audio.com, you can find the full teardown here . While this is not a full dism...Read More
Sony WF-1000XM5 discounted on Amazon
Sony's new WF-1000XM5 flagship earbuds are discounted around 17-19% on Amazon right now. I suspect this is a back to school deal. Althou...Read More
Sony V2 Integrated Processor: A deeper look
With the new WF-1000XM5, Sony has moved to a new processor, the V2, upgrading from the V1 in the WF-1000XM4. My question is why and how are ...Read More
Firmware Update to Version 1.02.00 for NW-ZX700/NW-A300 series
Sony has released a firmware update for both the NW-A300 and NW-ZX700 Walkmans. The new firmware version is 1.02.00. Read More
Sony Unveils the New WF-1000XM5
With the WF-1000XM5 finally revealed, I wanted to create an in-depth analysis of the design, features and do a comparison with the ...Read More
Sony WH-1000XM5 Firmware update version 2.0.2
The WH-1000XM5 firmware has been updated to version 2.0.0. The update finally brings LDAC support during multipoint use. Here are all the c...Read More
Sony WF-C700N Firmware Update, version 2.0.0
The WF-C700N multipoint firmware is finally here, Sony said Summer 2023, and it looks like they got out pretty quickly. I will be updating ...Read More
Sony WF-1000XM5 Firmware Update, version 2.0.1
A firmware update has been released for the newly released WF-1000XM5. I am not sure any user has one yet, but they have shipped I believe. ...Read More
Sony WF-1000M5 teased by Sony (Update 4)
We finally have a teaser for Sony's WF-1000XM5. The design matches the leaks, the matte touch panel and glossy body is visible in the te...Read More
Sony YY2977 and YY2980 appear on Bluetooth SIG, are these the Playstation Earbuds? (Update 3)
Back in May Sony teased their upcoming PlayStation wireless earbuds, and since then things have been a bit quiet. But the earbuds may have j...Read More
Two More Sony WF-1000XM4 Battery Failures
It looks like we have two more battery failures in the Sony WF-1000XM4. Two users posted photos of what appears to be coin cell battery fail...Read More
Sony Amazon Prime Day Deals
Prime days are here and there are some good deals to be found. But I think in previous years, the discounts have been better. So time to see...Read More
Sony WF-1000XM4 firmware update, version 2.0.1
Even though the WF-1000XM5 release coming soon, Sony is still updating the WF-1000XM4. A new firmware has been released, version 2.0.1.Read More
Where is the Sony WF-1000XM5? (Update 3)
> First of, welcome back everyone, this past week has been quite stressful. I would like to thank everyone for the positive support, much...Read More
Sony LinkkBuds S LE Audio Battery Life
For any lucky owners of a Sony LinkBuds S and an LE capable Xperia, you are able to try out the new LC3 codec. LE Audio and LC3 is supposed ...Read More
Fake Sony WH-1000XM5 appearing on Chinese Online Marketplaces
It was bound to happen, a fake version of Sony's WH-1000XM5 has appeared online. Thanks to user speteypaaaablo on reddit for finding t...Read More
Sony WF-1000XM5 Leaked, Announcement soon? (Update 8)
I know a lot of people are waiting for the new WF-1000XM5, and your wait might soon be over according to a comment on the blog. An anonymous...Read More
Sony LinkBuds S LE Audio Firmware released
With 3 weeks until Spring 2023 ends, Sony has released their promised LE Audio firmware update for their LinkBuds S.Read More
Sony teases PlayStation Wireless Earbuds
This past week Sony held a PlayStation Showcase event, where Sony teased a new set of PlayStation branded wireless earbuds. This was a rumou...Read More
Sony YY2976 and YY2979, two mystery devices (Update 5)
Two new Sony model codes have appeared, YY2976 and YY2979. Not much is revealed in the certification, except the place of manufacture, Vietn...Read More
Sony WH-1000XM5 and LinkBuds S LE Audio Update coming soon?
Both the Sony WH-1000XM5 and LinkBuds S have been re-certified on Bluetooth SIG. This time with the Isochronous Adaptation Layer which is re...Read More
Sony Audio Event May 8th (update)
Sony Electronics has put a link to an upcoming event in 10 days time. The video title, "The stage is set, the sound is waiting", d...Read More
Sony NW-A300 Walkman FCC Teardown
The Sony NW-A300 internal documents have been available to download for a while but 2 of the files were not loading, so I decided to wait. N...Read More
Sony WF-C700N FCC Teardown
Last week's announcement and release of the Sony WF-C700N, means that the external and internal photos on the FCC no longer need to be...Read More
Comparison: Sony WF-C700N, WF-C500, LinkBuds S
For those wondering how the new WF-C700N compares with the WF-C500 and LinkBuds S, I have created a size guide and a comparison of specifica...Read More
Introducing the New Sony WF-C700N (update)
After my earlier posts ( 1 , 2 ) and the recent leaks, Sony has finally announced the new WF-C700N. My initial prediction of a late Spr...Read More
Firmware Update to version 1.01.04 for NW-ZX700/NW-A300 series
It appears Sony has addressed the 10db drop in the low end for the A-Series with a firmware update. In addition both models also get the new...Read More
Sony WF-1000XM5 passes through Bluetooth Certification (Update 4)
The new WF-1000XM5 has finally appeared on Bluetooth SIG. The device will support Bluetooth 5.3 and should support LE Audio, since the Isoch...Read More
Sony WH-CH520 FCC Teardown
I do not expect 52Audio to do a teardown of the Sony WH-CH520, so we are only left with the FCC photos. The WH-CH520 is Sony's affordabl...Read More
New Sony Monitor Headphones Coming?
Back in January 2021 at CES , Sony during their pres conference showed a video where an unknown headset made an appearance. While I was neve...Read More
Sony WF-1000XM5 design leaked
This leak might be a bit later than the WF-1000XM4 leak from 2 years ago , but better late than never. The photos are from a certification b...Read More
Another Sony WF-1000XM4 battery failure
In my previous post, I used the word exploded and I will admit it was the wrong term, failure might be a better term in the previous case , ...Read More
Sony YY2968 will be called the WF-C700N
Thanks to to an import filing, we can confirm the name of the WF-C500 successor, it will be called the WF-C700N.Read More
Sony WF-1000XM4 firmware update, version 2.0.0
Sony has finally released the Multipoint firmware update for the Sony WF-1000XM4. The version is now 2.0.0 and has been released in all regi...Read More
The Sony WF-1000XM5 just passed thru the FCC
For those finally waiting for the Sony WF-1000XM5 earbuds, well you will need to wait a bit longer, but they have finally appeared on the FC...Read More
Sony WF-1000XM4 explodes while charging
File this into the unconfirmed folder for the time being since I am waiting for the original user to post more photos in their post. In a po...Read More
Certain Sony NW-A300 Walkman users experiencing 10dB drop in Low End (Update)
This issue was first mentioned by emilsoft on Head-Fi , (please correct me if I am wrong) a few days ago. They reported that their NW-A306 W...Read More
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