{"id":141157,"date":"2022-01-27T15:53:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T15:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=141157"},"modified":"2023-10-18T07:05:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:05:26","slug":"sony-wh-xb910n-review-boom-goes-the-dynamite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/headphones\/sony-wh-xb910n-review-boom-goes-the-dynamite\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony WH-XB910N : Boom goes the dynamite!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sony WH-XB910N\u00a0is a bass-focused headset that uses EXTRA BASS technology.\u00a0This is fully revealed, so if for you “bass is life” – please continue reading.<\/p>\n

Appearance and materials<\/h3>\n

Headphones look good.\u00a0We can say that this is a classic, without excess.\u00a0As a classic suit – always fits.\u00a0Made of black plastic, which does not tend to collect fingerprints and feels good.\u00a0The same applies to the materials of ear cushions – a quality substitute for leather.\u00a0Nothing creaks, does not backlash.\u00a0They sit voluminously on the head, there is a certain “Cheburashka effect”, not that they are not suitable for portable use, but\u00a0full-size headphones\u00a0are always a compromise.<\/p>\n

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The bass is voluminous, thick and very rhythmic.\u00a0The sound at low frequencies is bodily, without unnecessary fuss.\u00a0Bass reproduction is clear, rich.\u00a0The beats of the drums are great, and the guitars have a deep sound.<\/p>\n

What about the sound?<\/h3>\n

The midrange sounds clear, but slightly pressed down to the low frequency range.\u00a0At the same time, the midrange has a good sound saturation, physicality and play bright.\u00a0Medium volume playback.\u00a0They sound at medium speed, in places slowly.\u00a0In tracks, where they are additionally accentuated – generally cool.<\/p>\n

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The high frequencies are noticeably pressed down, so they do not sound very loud.\u00a0The playback is intense, it feels like the sound has depth.\u00a0They play well.\u00a0The sound is not distorted, clear, no “sawing” effect.<\/p>\n

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The imaginary scene\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0is large and has a great placement of instruments in space.\u00a0The tools are well located and you can easily feel where and what is.\u00a0Very nice.<\/p>\n

The detail\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0deserves special praise – you can disassemble almost all the tools, even those that the weather does not.\u00a0The sound is “awaited”, it’s really good to hear the sound of all the instruments, where they start playing and where they end – it’s cool.\u00a0The only caveat – where there is a lot of bass – it can overshadow all other sounds, and in this case the detail is somewhat reduced.\u00a0Headphones have a clear “musical” and emotionally colored character, and this is not the best option for monitoring, despite the detail.<\/p>\n

In terms of music styles<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0– Sony WH-XB910N are well suited for rock, jazz and electronics.<\/p>\n

Without the use of Headphones presets, the vocals sound good, but be sure to consider the following:<\/p>\n

a) since the headphones are focused on the woofer, it often seems that the vocals play quietly and you want to increase the volume, although for other sound parameters of appropriate volume.\u00a0In general, headphones lower the pitch of the vocals;<\/p>\n

b) headphones interfere with the speed of the vocals, and this can be heard in songs where the vocals are low and slow – it is artificially slowed down, which attracts attention.\u00a0If you remember cassette players – then when the batteries sat down, the music started to play slower.\u00a0It’s the same with vocals.\u00a0But in tracks with vocals of medium speed and above, it does not play a personal role and sounds unusual.\u00a0Maybe it’s “not a bug, but a feature” \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

If you adjust the headphones via “Headphones” – these effects almost (80%) disappear.\u00a0Be sure to adjust the headphones!)<\/p>\n

Sound through the cable<\/h3>\n

It has the same character as written above.\u00a0The only difference is that the sound becomes deeper and more pronounced.\u00a0But in general, there is no critical change, so the headphones sound good in any case and the wire can be safely hidden in a box.<\/p>\n

Sound insulation<\/h3>\n

The noise in the headphones is good – in the apartment of other people can not be heard, music can be heard) Sometimes when sharp turns make extraneous sounds, but nothing critical.\u00a0Everything works well again, at the level of “turned on and forgot”.\u00a0It is also worth mentioning the passive sound insulation – they are also good here, so the need to turn on the noise canceler is not always.\u00a0On the street, the noise level, as in most models, best blocks low-frequency noise, which is quite enough.\u00a0Still not the quality of the flagship\u00a0Sony WH-1000XM4\u00a0, but the trend is positive.<\/p>\n

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Other points<\/h3>\n

The headphones hold the charge well.\u00a0Type-c (pleases) is used for charging.\u00a0It is possible to listen to them through a wired connection, which is cool.\u00a0On board are all modern codecs: aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, SBC, AAC.\u00a0Touch control was also delivered.\u00a0Implemented interestingly, but you need to get used to it.\u00a0Strange point – the physical keys are on the left bowl of the headphones, and the touch controls – on the right.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n

Sony WH-XB910N leave a very pleasant impression. “Out of the box” does not reveal the sound, so be sure to spend 5 – 10 minutes and adjust them to yourself – and you get a great experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sony WH-XB910N\u00a0is a bass-focused headset that uses EXTRA BASS technology.\u00a0This is fully revealed, so if for you “bass is life” – please continue reading. Appearance and materials Headphones look good.\u00a0We can say that this is a classic, without excess.\u00a0As a classic suit – always fits.\u00a0Made of black plastic, which does not tend to collect […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":141160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[640],"tags":[778],"class_list":{"0":"post-141157","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headphones","8":"tag-reviews"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}