Yeah the black ones look far better. I've made my decision and I'll take the black ones since the bass is the same. Thanks for your help I would've still been pondering. I really like this website when I earn I'll be using this place a lot more

I see, some of their music is quite earthy in that it uses lower frequencies and feels at times to incorporate bass. One last question before I make up my mind. What is the difference between these two xb500s in terms of bass etc... I only ask since the latter looks far nicer ...

I understand what you're saying, a lower volume means less leakage. I've never tried them on since there not really available in shops to try on but I am getting swayed towards buying them with all the positive reviews. My last question is that will they be able to produce decent quality for...

I see I'll avoid it then, it is more expensive than the XB-500 anyways. My budget is really low so I know what you mean. I find the koss portapro's ok but sometimes feel they aren't offering me everything the song has, is the leak rally bad on the sonys or exaggerated? I work in a quiet...

Thanks for the reply. I've checked out the Philips but reviews say it's build quality isn't fantastic in that it's flimsy.

Hello there I've been lurking the forums and haven't found the answer I need so made an account to make a thread. I'm a student on a budget of under $100/£60-70 max. Low but I'm not even in uni yet. I need headphones that provide the bass for songs such as cherry cherry boom boom -one and...