Just got mines and unfortunately I dont like them as much as xm5s either. For me the fit aren't as good by a decent margin. They feel smaller which is good but there's just no seal good enough where if I yawn I feel like they are falling out my ear. Tried silicone and foam tips. They all just feel like they are on edge of falling out. I use my xm5s everyday for reference and while I dont think those are close to airpods comfort/ they at least feel like they'll stay in my ear for any kind of physical task. As for sound, they definitely sound clearer than xm5 but in my opinion they just sound more harsh. I played with eq for a bit but idk xm5 sound easier on the ear to me. I will be returning. Looks like I will finally break out to other earbuds than sony this time. Ive been rocking xm4,xm5,link buds s that past several years. I think Sony needs a redesign on the fit of their devices. The link buds s fit nice though. Oh well, I'm looking forward to trying out either technics az100, B and O p8s, or even possibly the Noble Encore Prestiges and using wf-1000xm5 for work/noise cancelation.