What Hi Fi Sound and Vision 25 AUG 2009

Sony MDR-XB500

£ 60 1
*

Nowhere near good enough, even for £60

Write your own review
  • For

    Good looking

  • Against

    Everything bar looks

We’re always suspicious of anything that advertises ‘extra deep bass’, and in the case of Sony’s MDR-XB500 over-ear headphones, this proves to be well-founded.

These cans boast comfortable vinyl earpieces and build quality seems good.

But plug them in and it all changes. Any kind of subtlety in the music vanishes under the thick morass of sound.

The tonal balance is swamped by a fat bass, while a strident treble and rough midrange lurks in the background. Buy some iGrados instead and save £20 in the process.

See all our headphone reviews

 

 

Back to top whathifi.com Internal

What Hi Fi Sound and Vision

The world's No. 1 home entertainment buyers guide online

Join the Club

Latest Issue