Sennheiser MX500 Lightweight In-Ear Headphone (Blue) with Carrying Case
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Customer Review: Excellent value but sound quality disappointing
Summary: 3 Stars
Perhaps I placed too much hope on these headphones from reading the rave customer reviews but the earbuds were disappointing. The Good Stuff:
1. Cord length (not too short or long)
2. Delivers good enough surround sound for earbuds
3. Volume control on cord (especially if you have your player away from your immediate person in backpack or purse)
4. Decent bass
5. Price (can't be beat!)
The Bad Stuff:
1. Music tends to sound a little muddled
2. Fit (keeps falling out of my ears)
3. Wish it had a gold plated stereo plug
4. Feels a bit plasticky
5. Does not block out enough external noise (I have to turn my music way up in public areas or on public transportation)
Overall, these are good stopover headphones as I make my way (and save up cash) towards earbuds like the Shure E2c or the Etys ER-6.
Customer Review: A good earphone without enough bass
Summary: 4 Stars
Well, I am not a bass friend but I would like to get more bass from this ear.
IMHO, this earphone is over-rated. This is a very popular and good earphone and it get a broad recognized. I am a music friend who writes electronic equipments test report. I deal with many music players and earbuds. This earphone is good for those people who enjoy pure music. If you love R&B and Rap... A Sony one with close price would be your choice.
This earphone is also getting a high recognition in some Chinese forums (I'm from China so I know it), but I guess it is just a good choice due to its cheaper price and acceptable quality. Generally if you good for price and you do not care much about bass, this would be a good choice.
I am buying another MX-400 from Sennheiser and I will let you guys know how I think about that one later on.
Customer Review: Great value - Served the purpose well
Summary: 3 Stars
I am not a headphone buff. I needed a replacement pair of earbuds for my iPod mini and didn't want to spend a lot of money. After researching, I found these to be the best buy, and I haven't been disappointed. They are better than the original iPod mini headphones (Apple wanted $40 for those!). Are they heavy on bass? Probably not as heavy as some would like, but to me they're good enough, and the audio is quite good. I like the volume control on the cord. Yes, the cord is short for those wanting to jog or exercise, but for me, I'm sitting at work with them on and the length is fine. The only complaint I have is that the buds are a touch on the large side. I have pretty big ears, and I find that these do occasionally fall out with a lot of movement. So if you're an active person when wearing earbuds, these may not be for you.Customer Review: Compared to other earbuds for the price, these compete well.
Summary: 3 Stars
This review is for the Sennheiser MX-500 Stereo In-Ear Headphones (Blue) when used with a Dell laptop (Crystal WDM Audio). I disagree with a lot of folks who have compared these decent earbuds with dis-similar products. I did a comparison with a pair of Panasonic RP-HC50 earbuds my pal had and the Sennheiser won.
PROS: Frequency response is excellent (18Hz-25000Hz) for a variety of music. There is no manipulation to the sound and you hear the original notes with the same treble and bass.
CONS: Bass could have been a little more improved. Some distortion in lower frequency ranges, but only noticeable in very clear (and high bitrate) audio files. Higher frequencies tend to produce a slight hiss, again mostly noted in high bit-rate audio files.
Overall good buds at a slight premium (20%).
Customer Review: Ow
Summary: 3 Stars
Maybe it's just me, but this is the second pair of earbuds I have ever owned and so far, I am 0 and 2 for comfortable earphones. The first ones I had were the iPod earphones. I was hoping these Sennheiser could replace them. Unfortunately, just like the iPod earphones, these hurt my ears after about 20 minutes or so of listening. I tried different ways of placing them in my ears, too... Softly, resting gently in my ears to pushing them in snug. And different variations on those in different positions.
So, I have given up on earphones.
The quality of these earphones, however, is amazing. The sound that comes out of them is fantastic. If you are someone who has larger ears or something and won't get hurt by them, you should definitely get these for their audio quality.