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Sony MDR-EX510 Review – Comparison with the Sony MDR-EX500

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Pros: J Shape cable design, mids, look/design, accessories, price
Cons: Isolation, not as much mid-bass as the EX500’s

Packaging & Accessories: 9/10
Build Quality: 8.5/10
Design & Look: 9/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 8/10
Isolation: 7/10
Comfort: 9/10
Audio Quality: 8/10
Value: 10/10
My final Rating: 9/10

Purchase Date: August 2009
Purchase Price: £40

My work colleague bought the EX510’s after my recommendation. I had previously owned the EX500’s and found them in being one of the best sub £50 earphones – So I logically thought, that the EX510’s were going to be the same. These EX510’s cost 50€, which is around £40. So, they do still remain sub £50, but the question is, do they match the EX500’s and their legacy?

Let’s get into the review and find out!

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Sony MDR-XB700 – Review – My old favourite set of headphones

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Pros: Bass, comfort, price, wire, design
Cons: Mids, highs, size

Packaging & Accessories: 7/10
Build Quality: 10/10
Design & Look: 8/10
Isolation: 8/10
Comfort: 9/10
Audio Quality: 7/10
Value: 10/10
My final Rating: 10/10

Purchase Date: August 2009
Purchase Price: £70

The XB700’s were one of my favourite headphones. I owned them for 2 years+ and there wasn’t a single fault in them, not even a scratch. They are bass-heavy headphones, at such an affordable price, you really can’t go wrong.

I eventually sold them, as I “upgraded” to the Denon AH-D2000’s.

I will go through each of the categories, and hopefully give you a full review of these amazing headphones!

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Sennheiser CX 400-II Review

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Pros: Bass, price, accessories, isolation, design, comfortable
Cons: Mids, Build quality

Packaging & Accessories: 9/10
Build Quality: 7/10
Design & Look: 9/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 7/10
Isolation: 9/10
Comfort: 10/10
Audio Quality: 7/10
Value: 10/10
My final Rating: 9/10

Purchase Date: October 2011
Purchase Price: £18

Bought these for my friend, for his birthday. I was looking at earphones in the under £25 category, which were good but also were discrete where he could potentially sleep on them.

Pros and Cons are very similar if not identical to their older brothers the CX500’s

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DigiZoid ZO2 Headphone Amplifier Review & Overview – A Bass Lover’s Delight

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Pros: Ultra portable, amazing bass contour settings, adds to the fullness of the SQ
Cons: Doesn’t drive well, fairly expensive, not as “clean” sounding as other amps out there

Packaging & Accessories: 7/10
Build Quality: 9/10
Design & Look: 9/10
Audio Quality: 9/10
Portability: 10/10
EMI (Interference with mobiles etc): 9/10 (higher rating means lower EMI)
Transparency (Plays same sound as source): 6/10 (higher rating means it’s close to the source)
Battery life: 8/10
Hissing: 8/10 (higher rating means lower hissing)
Value: 8/10
My final Rating: 10/10

Purchase Date: February 2012
Purchase Price: £72

ZO2 contents

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Future Sonics Atrio M5 with MG7 Driver – Review & Overview – The “Sub-Bass Kings”

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Pros: Excellent sub-bass, lightweight, highs, isolation, assortment of tips
Cons: Design, look, microphonics, soundstage

Packaging & Accessories: 8/10
Build Quality: 7/10
Design & Look: 6/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 8/10
Isolation: 9/10
Comfort: 10/10
Audio Quality: 8.5/10
Value: 8/10 (If bought new) – 10/10 (at a discounted price)
My final Rating: 8.5/10

Purchase Date: February 2012
Purchase Price: £60

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