All about that bass, 'bout that bass.
Squishy squishy. Like memory foam. Hi folks!
So today I'm going to be reviewing the Sony MDR XB 550 headphones. I've been using a
really crappy, cheap set of headphones
and they're certainly not cutting it.
So since I've been doing a bit of
recording on GarageBand, I figured I
should invest in a proper, decent set of
headphones. Plus they're just good for
everyday use, right? So I've already
unboxed them. I chose the blue colour.
At the particular Walmart that I went to
they had blue and red. I'm sure they come
in other colours like black, grey, and
white. They've got a nice swivel on each
end which is super nice. They extend
decently far but I've got a fairly small
head so I'm gonna leave it on the
smaller one. Labeled left and right.
So I'm just gonna go ahead and plug my
headphones into my iPhone dongle.
Into the phone and we're gonna check out
how this sounds. My favourite artist
ever Ben Platt. Wow!
It's like I'm inside of the instruments!
Whoa! That extra bass is really...actually
really nice! I didn't think I was an
'extra bass' kind of person but it's like
I'm in a whole separate world. I've never
had actually decent headphones and this
is making such a difference! So right
away, these are phenomenal quality. I
didn't really have much of a gauge for
what a good headphone set is and what
isn't, so basically I just asked the
salesperson "What's the best set of
headphones for audio recording?" under a
certain price level and they suggested
these. They retail for about $60 Canadian
plus tax. I chose to opt into the
two-year warranty plan. You just have to
register them online and it was $10 for
a two-year warranty plan that covers
basically any damage or issues and I
think it was worth it. When I consider
the amount of use I'm gonna get out of these for 10 extra dollars, it's a pretty...
pretty good deal to ensure that you can
get to get them replaced if anything
goes wrong. So all in all, with the base
price and the warranty and tax, it came
to $80 Canadian which is a great deal.
Hopefully I will continue to use them
for a long time.
What's great is that it has the button
here to answer phone calls and you can
change the song or skip the song. I'm
assuming there's a play and pause option as well.
Let's see here 30 millimetre driver unit.
Basically Greek to me. I did a bit of
reading on that and...eh...meh...if it sounds
good,
it sounds good - that's how I measure the
quality of the headphone. Bass booster, of
course. All about the bass, 'bout that
bass.
It says, provides an acoustically tight
seal for superior sound isolation, deep
bass sound and tight bass response. 30
millimetre blah blah blah...direct sound
delivering ear pad with soft cushion. It
is quite soft. Squishy squishy. Like memory foam. The cable length is about 1.2
meters or 47 and a quarter inches so
it's a decent length. You could maybe do
jump rope with it if you're a small
child or a munchkin. L-shaped
gold-plated hardware.
I hear gold-plated is the way to go
these days. I don't know, sounds fancy.
Yeah so all in all, first impressions: I'm
super impressed with them. They're
aesthetically nice. I tend to wear a lot
of navy anyway so I guess that'll match
my outfits 'cuz ya know, that's
important. Yeah I'm super pleased with
them. I would recommend them at this
point. Gets a thumbs up for me. Thanks
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