Who Here has had a guilty pleasure of waning for the constant feeling for more Bass from Headphones easily driven from an Ipod or CD Player without the need for a Headphone DAC or Amp?
or wanted headphones that looked original, fresh, and cool/ innovative looking?
or just wanted to stand out among people who never seen your kind of headphones in person?(except Skullcandy, beats, and those other maintstream public trash..)
Well i own a pair of Sony XB500's which i've been granted from a few weeks and i am impressed, though i loved the balanced sound of my Sennheiser HD201, which had nice bass, but only came around occasionally in particular songs of my library (dubstep, Drum N Bass, Electroswing, Alternative, Rock(no, not metal).
but the bass in these XB500's are serious, impactful, heavy.
of course, there are cons. Drowny feeling, recessed highs(from the abundance of lows), 50/50 mids, and of course. the heavy Lows.
seriously, when Sony says XB(eXtra Bass) they seriously mean it for this reason.
since the abundance of bass, there is the good amount of isolation.
the 40mm drivers(50mm drivers for {XB700} 70mm drivers for {XB1000}) and earpads make for a nice Circumaural around the ear seal. and provide a TON of comfort.
for 50-80$(XB500)
100-150$(XB700)
150-250(XB1000)
the XB500 makes for a good affordable can for you're Bass cravings.
forget it, these headphones may be better than the Mainstream Consumer cans like: Beats, Skullcandies, and Bose.
because Sony is up there with the status of Koss, Panasonic, etc.
Tell more about you're thoughts on your pair of Sony XB's, your view of how they sound.
feel free to express them in any way you think of them.
