Sony XB950B1 wireless headphones review

18 June 2017
We test Sony’s newest EXTRA BASS series of headphones.

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CM3, 19 Jun 2017Dude what? Did you use replica sennheisers? They are the mo... more Regardless whether or not the review personal happen to be audiophile's or not does not matter.

    Bebe Rexha, 19 Jun 2017It wasn't a comparison of the singers, but if you take it, ... more ;-)

      Spike1, 19 Jun 2017Weird. What do you think are the best headphones whether ea... more Good question. I like both personally.

        Weird. What do you think are the best headphones whether earphones or headphones that you can buy regardless of money?

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          • TO GSMARENA REVIEWER
          • Sbj
          • 19 Jun 2017

          Dear reviewer, If you were reviewing any heapdones on any android/apple device with built in player I highly recommend to test them with Poweramp player, there is NO better player out there, it has some magick inside and super modifications to your audio edit taste :) I would love to see those Sony heapdones on fixed review of my suggestion, you will change your mind, plus I cant find any similiar player for pc, except dolby mods which aint good as Poweramp:)

            CM3, 19 Jun 2017If you like bass stay away from Sennheiser. They are for au... moreIm not a basshead but i like the sub bass lingering on any song, it gives the fullest experience...I have the dt770 pr0 80 ohms coupled with Fiio E10 amp, Want to try something new and better, do you have any suggestions?

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              • pt020
              • ncr
              • 19 Jun 2017

              Sony MDR-XB950 ... B1?
              What is the difference with the 3 years old Sony MDR-XB950...BT (bluetooth)?

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                • Anonymous
                • a02
                • 19 Jun 2017

                Anonymous, 19 Jun 2017Listenening hip hop is obvious more tasteless than listenin... moreSays who ?

                  CM3, 19 Jun 2017People like Eminem and Tupac are HipHop gods. You really ca... moreIt wasn't a comparison of the singers, but if you take it, then you get it.

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                    • CM3
                    • X{v
                    • 19 Jun 2017

                    Bebe Rexha, 19 Jun 2017And my music teacher used to tell me that music genre is a ... morePeople like Eminem and Tupac are HipHop gods. You really can't compare them with other hiphop artists.

                    I am mostly a metalhead btw.

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                      • CM3
                      • X{v
                      • 19 Jun 2017

                      Josephkarthic, 19 Jun 2017 I bought a sony bluetooth headphone , no sub bass then bou... moreIf you like bass stay away from Sennheiser. They are for audiophiles and professionals. Not bassheads.

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                        • CM3
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                        • 19 Jun 2017

                        Sandeep, 19 Jun 2017I've stopped reading this review just two lines into it, co... moreDude what? Did you use replica sennheisers? They are the most neutral sounding audio products out there. Sony is bass heavy.

                        And according to you every single professional out there don't know what sound is.

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                          • CM3
                          • X{v
                          • 19 Jun 2017

                          Anonymous, 19 Jun 2017Beats EP is the cheapest model ever made by beats. Try beat... moreDude. Sennheiser is the worlds first company dedicated to audiophiles and professionals. They have awesome earphones and headphones for every price range starting from 50USD all the way up to 50000USD (the 50000 one is called ORPHEUS and it is currently the worlds best). Crap like beats don't come close.

                          And yes I did try the beats studio wireless in a shop - really liked the design and convenience of it (I'm a huge Sennheiser fan, but I'll say this, their designs aren't that good when it comes to looks and convenience) and even considered buying it. But the excessive bass killed it. It felt like my ears were getting strangled. After some googling I found out that they can only go from 20Hz-20000KHz, my HD439s can do 17Hz-22000KHz. Thats outside the human audible range, but, it's a proven fact, the sound of headphones can improve till the frequencies are double the audible range as that gives the sound some wiggle room. I put it in a crude way, just google it to know better.

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                            • AnonD-668131
                            • nxi
                            • 19 Jun 2017

                            Maybe if they sell it with XZ for...1$/€ xD Sorry but if you care about sound you choose some mid/high stuff from AKG, Audio-Technica, Sennheiser.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • NHr
                              • 19 Jun 2017

                              Bebe Rexha, 19 Jun 2017Well, I thought taste is a matter of someone's preference. ... moreWell, now you know :)

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                                • Sandeep
                                • XQa
                                • 19 Jun 2017

                                AnonD-238991, 19 Jun 2017this review sounds like it is coming from an inexperienced ... moreExactly what in my mind...
                                I guess this author just listens to music from a phones loud speaker.... LOL....

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                                  • Sandeep
                                  • XQa
                                  • 19 Jun 2017

                                  I've stopped reading this review just two lines into it, coz of the condescending tone of the author whom I doubt even a audiophile.

                                  I've MDRXB950AP which have good bass and good highs and lows, and I've also tried these at a mall and they sound extremely well.

                                  People who don't know music will look elsewhere like senheizer or beats, because all they want is loud music pumping through ears.
                                  What is music without BASS.. and sony always know how I'mportant BASS is
                                  Sony is pioneer in sound engineering
                                  In my opinion next comes BOSE, especially in Sound systems


                                  I hope gsmarena stops hating SONY......
                                  I don't know why they do that

                                    Anonymous, 19 Jun 2017Listenening hip hop is obvious more tasteless than listenin... moreAnd my music teacher used to tell me that music genre is a preference of an individual.

                                    If hip hop is more tasteless than rock or classical, then I'm wondering why are music artists still compose and sing those songs.

                                    If rap is less tastier than country, Idk why people love Eminem and listen to his raps still.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • mTw
                                      • 19 Jun 2017

                                      Bebe Rexha, 19 Jun 2017Well, I thought taste is a matter of someone's preference. ... moreListenening hip hop is obvious more tasteless than listening rock or classical

                                        Anonymous, 19 Jun 2017"People with better taste in sound will have to look elsewh... moreWell, I thought taste is a matter of someone's preference.
                                        Never knew that Subject A's taste can be better than Subject B's taste. Cool