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  Yannis_Kondos

  2024-03-12

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  This review is about the colour: Black

  Very good music playback quality for in-ear headphones, considering their price of course.

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  Tomas_rosemax

  2024-02-13
  This review is about the colour: Black

  Good headphones, good bass, flat cable, the sound is good but not the best there is for €20, I believe they are worth more, not €7.10

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  Orfeas Lampropoulos

  2023-12-07

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  This review is about the colour: Black

  As it has been written before, they have good bass and nice design. They appear relatively poetic. The sound during music playback is not something amazing, but simply good. For the money I bought them (22€), I consider them worth their money.

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  Νικηφόρος Τσακι Δρόσος

  2023-10-18

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  This review is about the colour: Black

  I can summarize it in one sentence: it's like having two subwoofers stuck in your ears.

  I bought these headphones because the two pairs that have really satisfied me until now are no longer available in Greece (Xiaomi Mi In-Ear Pro and UiiSii T6 In-ear). In other words, I play in the 20-25€ category with a 3.5mm plug. I'm not crazy about sound, I just want good quality and strong volume in my ear. So, after a little research, I decided to give Sony a chance. Well-known brand, I thought, what could go wrong? Oh boy, was I wrong.

  The MDR-XB55AP is perhaps the worst I have tried in headphones that don't cost a fortune. They look like market headphones, but with significantly better bass. But to make it easier, I will do the classic pros/cons:

  Pros:
  * Excellent bass, with depth.
  * They come with a convenient carrying case.
  * They come in various colors.

  Cons:
  * Their build quality is significantly lower than other headphones I have tried in this price range (most of which were even cheaper).
  * They don't have volume control (again, something that headphones in the same or lower price range have).
  * The microphone is decent, but the noise canceling is almost non-existent.
  * They are one of the few headphones that I can't fit comfortably in my ear. I have tried all four ear tips and still, my right ear hurts after about 20 minutes of use. In fact, I now have a small wound where the plastic touches (where the ear tip ends and the headphone begins). I don't even know if it's a good idea to continue using them.
  * The bass is fantastic, but all the other frequencies are really poor. For the first time in my life, I spend so much time on the equalizer (after trying all the preset profiles and none of them worked for me) and the result is barely acceptable.
  * Additionally (and for me, the biggest drawback), the final sound is flat. The "secondary" voices are completely lost and in some songs, I literally hear them from memory (e.g. Feint - Time Bomb). We're talking about a final result that I would expect from headphones that cost 3€ at a fair, not 30€ from Sony.
  * And to top it off, their volume is one or two steps lower than headphones in this price range. Once again, we're talking about a feature that you would expect to find in 3€ headphones, not 30€ ones.

  In summary, not only would I not buy them again, but I'm thinking about how to send them back and get something else. But since I don't see that happening (they're not technically defective), I guess I'll just cry over my money and go buy something else. Shame on you, Sony.

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  Mike_123_k

  2023-07-12

  I already have a pair for 6 months and I just ordered a second one. The headphones have amazing bass and very clear sound. It would be perfect if they had an ear hook because when it doesn't fit perfectly, it loses its bass.

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  Aggelos Sideris

  2023-07-11
  This review is about the colour: Black

  In general, they are good, but they are not worth 25€.... Maybe 15-20€, not more. Other than that, I don't have any particular complaints, except for the microphone and the fact that the left earphone stopped working after about 2.5 months... I will buy them again, because it depends on the "batch" you get...

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  1523728993

  2023-06-20

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  This review is about the colour: Black

  To write that the sound they produce is excellent.
  Unfortunately for me, I bought the headphones to listen to music and not to talk.
  When I saw in the photo the controller that exists along the cable, I believed that they have the ability to adjust the volume of the sound, which was desired for me.
  But alas... it was just a pause function.
  My responsibility, that does not change at all their very good quality...

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  JamesKl

  2022-07-20

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  This review is about the colour: Black

  I have had them for a few months now and I believe they could have better sound quality. Coming from AKG headphones of a similar price, I can say that those had better sound, more functions from their buttons, and were not as confusing. These specific Sony headphones have satisfactory sound with extra bass for music (as I said, it's not perfect), very good sound for calls (you can hear them and they can hear you clearly), they are comfortable for extended periods of time (so far I haven't taken them off because my ears hurt), and lastly, good build quality.

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  hlias.anastasakos

  2022-04-17

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  This review is about the colour: Black

  I believe that it is better than 15€ headphones for music playback. It is a luxury to have so many accessories and the build quality seems good. I hope they will withstand the test of time.

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  Panos_Pallas29

  2022-03-30

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  This review is about the colour: Black

  I had previously purchased the MDRXB50AP and had them for 3 years with only a problem in the first year where the speaker stopped working. So, buying the 55AP, I have to say that it is true that the sound is louder compared to the previous ones, as that is supposed to be their only difference. HOWEVER, I have to say that the material quality is much lower, from the easily loose connector to the cable, and the cuts are also more rough compared to the 50AP. Now, time will tell their durability, but with such poor plastic quality in the connector and cable, I don't expect much. **Important** the color has absolutely no relation to the photos that advertise it

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  Yako_Fotia

  2024-07-14
  This review is about the colour: Black

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  jim.diakatos.7

  2024-06-18

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  This review is about the colour: Black

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• 5

  dim_kyriatzis

  2023-12-05

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  This review is about the colour: Black

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  andreas tzanos

  2023-04-10

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