Sony - WH-XB700

I was looking for Sony wh- xb700 and I cross checked the price among all the E commerce websites in India. One of them is headphone zone. This was the first time I visited on this website. The website UI is clean and intuitive. The best part is that headphone zone offers you the most competitive price among the all. I would recommend headphone zone to all the audiophiles.

So after seeing lots of amazing reviews I ordered this headphone, when I recieved it and heard it, it was very less than my expectations and also was not anywhere near what I had seen in reviews. It sounded like normal 1k-2k range headphone, nothing premium, bass was also very negligible nothing like you would expect from a 8k headphone that comes with label "Xtra Bass". I understood something is wrong, but in order to replace it I didn't had a valid issue as per their rules, so I used one issue which is actually by design to file replacement, the issue was that with wire, the control buttons on headphone don't work (This is by design, but this is a big con of this headphone), so they accepted the replacement request, and after their 2-3 days verification of issue, they agreed with sending me a new headphone, I was happy and hoping this one to be as per the expectations. I opened it and as I connected I received a firmware update via Sony's headphone connect app, the firmware update is really slow, but it was worth, I started listening to music and this time it had the bass that expected, not out of box, but I had to increase clear bass to 5-10 to feel it, after 2-3 hours playback, the burnin worked up the headphone and I was not even able to handle the bass at level 10, now I keep bass to 0, infact I use headphone with 0 customisations with aptx and it sounds amazing, also with my iPad it sounds amazing with AAC, it met my expectations the 2nd time. I hope you get right product the first time.

The cons that I found:-
1. Control buttons don't work with wire
2. If you enable any additional configuration from app like clear bass level, dsee, 360° virtual sound etc, it will switch to SBC codec which prioritieses stable connection over better quality, this happens both on android and iOS, it won't use aptx or aac. So basically you can't have high quality codec and these sound enhancement enabled at the same time.
3. Build quality is decent but not great, some part of the build is good, like wire provided is good, cushions are good, the main body with matte finish is good, but the clothing over the speakers are very cheap, like mosquito net, also the inner grill body of cups are cheap quality plastic.
4. Battery levels have very bad intervals, like after 100% it only decrease directly to 70% and then directly to 50% and then directly to 20%, there aren't any mid battery levels.
3. It would have been great to have multipoint connection support, since I have multiple devices, if I want to switch devices, I need to disconnect with one to connect with other. I have few BT speakers and headphones that can remain connected to multiple devices at the same time, would love sony add it to earphones in this range.

Pros of the headphone:-

1. Battery backup is amazing, I get around 28hrs of battery backup easily, need to charge once in a week.
2. Sound quality is really good, give it some time like atleast 4-5hrs of burn-in.
3. It is pretty light and comfortable
4. Charging is pretty fast and I am able to charge with my OnePlus's charger

The product is really cool
Looks cool and works great
Especially with the app

This is an awesome headphone and gives a wow experience every time I wear it and music is really pumping with the bass making you enjoy anything that you hear. So far it has given me a good experience and it becomes enjoying to take calls as noice cancellation works it's charm and gives a pleasant experience. Thanks to the team Headphone zone for getting me this headphone even in lockdown situation. 👍

The sound is good but build quality is disappointing. Its 90% plastic and not the durable kind. It's creaky and slider is already loose and the cushions are puffing within just 3 months of light use. I doubt if it's even genuine at this point.

I have purchased Sony - WH-XB700 with Rupees 9000.00.
But the quality is very poor compare to money. My money wasted.
Looks like duplicate.

First purchase from HZ and i am very happy, got the product within 40 hours of ordering also the pricing was very competitive comparing to other sites, Thank you

I would say, It's a nice package you could get in this price range and demanding for noise cancellation in this budget is kinda too much. I get a fantastic experience in movies but it somewhere lacks a bit of SONY 'XB' signature in musics. Don't expect them to be as loud as sony mdr xb earphones as there's no comparison between two but overall they are good not only acceptable but lovable due to the sound quality. Battery is as they say lasts about 30 hrs mine arrived many days ago still only charged them once. Comfortable over ears no pain or strain even if you use them for many hours straight. I would recommend this if you are ready to compromise a bit with loudness and want a nice quality music. Delivery was also earlier than what was shown to me in expected date of delivery. Let's buy this and make your lockdown days better.

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