Sony WH-XB700 EXTRA BASS Wireless On-Ear Headphones (Black)

If you want bass heavy headphones, chances are you would have to look no further than Sony’s line-up of headphones. Having said that, Sony has made a subtle shift towards a more balanced sound signature, at least for its premium headphones, over the past few months.

Though it’s certainly not the cleanest sound I’ve heard at around 100 bucks, it is an ideal bass-head’s headphone at this price point. And perhaps, even those with more moderate tastes will still appreciate the warmth offered by the low frequencies.

The XB series of headphones from Sony have always been quite popular in India. With their emphasis on bass, the headphones fit the profile of the Indian listener, at least the majority anyway. The WH-XB700 is the newest in that range.

The Sony WH-XB700 Extra Bass Wireless are okay on-ear headphones. They have a very dark sound profile which wil...

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  Decently comfortable on-ear fit., Good and easy to use controls., Good battery life.

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  Dark sound profile., Sub-par isolation performance., Plasticky and fragile build quality.

I listen to a lot of music, averaging over 50 hours of music a week and that’s on top of the 8+ hours of podcasts I listen to. So I was really interested in seeing Sony’s WH-XB700 headphones when they were on offer to our team for review.

Sony WH-XB700 is priced at Rs 8,990. Sony claims to offer up to 30 hours of battery life. It is compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Sony has been doing a good job with its wireless Bluetooth headphones off late, with the WH-1000XM3 being the best noise canceling over-the-ear...

I use headphones a lot and sometimes it’s head to get that balance between sound, comfort and ease of use, particularly in setting up Bluetooth which sometimes can be trickier than you think.

I have these headphones now for a couple of weeks and have found them to be excellent. To get started with them you need to download the Sony connect app but once you do the procedure is very easy. I do like the quality of the feel of these headphones and the comfort of the ear pads.

.I am more than happy with the headphones.The design is very clean ,ultra light,plenty of padding no digging in the ears,easy to pair with my phone. Simple to use .I like that you can change the levels of base as I like music with a deeper base.