Sony MDR-XB500 Headphones reviews
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Most helpful reviewshtet, london Audiophile
- Good points:
- good sound quality, reasonable design
- Bad points:
- gets hot if you wear it for a long time, people around you can hear what you are listening to
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Review date: 25 Apr 2010
Kate, Hertfordshire Audiophile
- Good points:
- Bass is incredible, but there is detail, too. I feel as if I am listening to real 'life-size' hi- fi, and not through headphones at all. The soundstage is broad and spacious.They are wildly comfy, too! Love the flat cord. In short, they are the best headphones I own.
- Bad points:
- A little loss of detail is about it. It's a small price to pay for the full, rounded sound.
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Review date: 24 Apr 2010
Bruce, Shifnal Music lover
- Good points:
- the bass is so clear, its unreal. the pads are so comfy and your ears are so snug in them, its a beautiful design.
- Bad points:
- after having this product for a short time, i noticed that whistle watching a movie, the right speaker was crackling, so was from too much bass, my fault really, but i do need to get them replaced but i just cant afford it yet.
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Review date: 16 Apr 2010
Confirmed purchaser Music lover
- Good points:
- Very comfortable, stylish
- Bad points:
- Can be a bit too 'bassy' for normal music.
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Confirmed purchase: 05 Jun 2011
Ashley, Milton Keynes Audiophile
- Good points:
- Wow... Extra bass? Hell yeah! The bass is crystal clear. These headphones can also go up to stupid loud levels with out any signs of distortion! I love to use the headphones with my ipod. When the acoustic equalizer is set, thats when the magic happens! The highs and lows are incredible! I compared these to DR Dre. And the Sonys sound much better and feel more expensive! My friends adore them! I am a budding audiophile, and my opinion is; If you're looking for headphones, but dont care how big they are, then get these! You will not regret it! If Dr Dres are £170? then these sound like £300!
- Bad points:
- This is being really critical. I would like the headphones to have a detacthable cable. I feel safer with detacthable cable, I've caught it many times, and i wouldnt like the cable to break!
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Confirmed purchase: 04 Mar 2011
Confirmed purchaser Music lover
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Confirmed purchase: 01 Apr 2010
Product Features
| Type of headphone | Ear-clip |
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| Wireless or wired | Wired |
| Stereo or Surround sound | Stereo |
| Cord Length (mm) | 1200 |
| Weight (g) | 185 |
| Impedance (Ohms) | 40 |
Also known as: SonyMDRXB500, MDR-XB500
Manufacturer's Description
EXTRA BASS headphones with large 40mm driver unit. Tightly sealed acoustics, flat cord, thick luxury earpads.
Crank up the bass
Love R&B, hip hop, dub, drum n’ bass, reggae? XB Series bass-heavy headphones deliver our deepest, fattest sound quality yet. Choose from luxury thick earpad cushions or our comfort-fit angled earbud design, to take you on a rich, deep audio adventure.
Feel the bass line
The high power extra-large XB Neodymium driver unit fills your ears with deep bass, bringing you closer to the club music you love. Delivering a wider frequency response to your ears, you’ll experience rich low frequencies, dynamic vocals and clear treble at any volume.
Good vibrations
Experience premium sound quality, with no unwanted vibrations. Selected headphones feature a rigid aluminium or magnesium housing that helps to prevent redundant vibrations, giving a smoother bass response and clear mid-high range sound.
Unbeatable comfort
Experience maximum comfort and minimum sound leakage with our thick luxury flat headband style urethane ear-cushions. Designed to sit softly yet snugly on your ears for long periods, they’re ideal for frequent travellers looking for true Hi-Fi quality audio reproduction.
Total portability
Making your headphones extra easy to carry when you’re not listening to music, the supplied carry case also keeps them safe and protected. So when you’re done listening, just slot them safely into the case and sling them in your bag until next time.
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With some phone, the output in headphone very, for example, the iPhone give a bigger power output than a Sony Ericsson, so if I use these headphone on a Sony Ericsson, would I have to put the volume on max just so I can hear something?
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At the moment I use this with my dell streak which has the worst out put of almost any phone out there and the bass 500 does not hold back although I would say that it is in the zone with a nokia or with the iphone and for a base head like me I tend to keep the volume lower than full.
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How large are these headphones? I'm looking for a pair that will give me great sound quality, good isolation and good bass, but I also want them to be stylish. Hence I want them to be large (but I'm 17 and a girl, wouldn't want them to look ridiculous). And do they fit around your neck? As I wouldn't want to always have to have a bag to put them in.
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I'd recommend them because they look stylish and fit around your years quite well, they are also the most comfortable pair of headphone I have owned alongside the other mdr-xb’s.
The bass on these headsets are exceptionally good and so are mids but the highs are not the best nor the worst, if you really want these then I recommend you get the mdr-xb 750 instead caus they only cost a bit more but are much better.
all in all the 500’s and 750’s are the Best headsets for the asking price.
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mdr-xb 700 not the mdr-xb 750 i just checked
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If you are watching a movie with these headphones, does the bass overpower the treble or speech in the movie?
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No not really but this wasent built with movie's in mind, good with music ok with movies
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Jason, London
Score 7.0/10Confirmed purchase: 28 May 2010