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If Detroit Lions fans didn’t have enough to be excited about this season, Sony just gave their popular WH-1000XM5 headphones a Motor City makeover for the holidays. The limited-edition release follows last years partnership announcement, which made the electronic brand the NFL’s official headset partner.
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The collection kicks off with a Detroit Lions colorway, which features the team’s iconic charging lion logo adorned on an all-silver XM5 headphone. The limited-edition collab is available to shop today, exclusively on Sony’s website. They retail for $400, with an initial flash sale price of $330.
Sony x NFL WH-1000XM5 Detroit Lions Headphones
If you’re not a Lions fan, Sony has more NFL-inspired headphones dropping later this month. Sony will also debut a Buffalo Bills edition on December 8 and a Houston Texans edition on December 11. Similar to the Lions version, each XM5 headphone will feature each team’s logo on an all-silver device and deliver Sony’s signature noise cancellation, immersive sound, and up to 30 hours of battery life.
Sony opted to use the XM5 headphones instead of their newer XM6 model. However, the slightly older model still delivers an impressive audio experience with industry-leading active noise-cancellation.
As for the on-going NFL x Sony partnership, the company released official coaches headsets taking advantage of Sony’s signature noise-canceling technology and fine-tuned it to withstand the loud atmosphere of a football game. The headsets’ microphones are tuned to isolate the coach’s voice from the noise of the crowd, and Sony says they tested the headphones with real crowd noises of over 100 decibels to optimize noise-canceling performance.
To shop the latest Sony x NFL limited-edition headphones, head over to the brand’s site here. As the other team colorways go live, check back here for further shopping updates.
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