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October 14, 2009
Shure announces new addition to SRH line: the SRH750DJ headphones
Shure announced some new headphones in the SRH line: the SRH750DJ. As one could feasibly guess from their name, they were designed with DJs in mind. The headphones use custom 50mm drivers, which should "deliver high-output bass with extended highs," which is something no self-resepecting professional DJ should be without. The cable and ear cups are replaceable, which should extend the headphones’ longevity.
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MDR-NC500D
Sony MDR-NC500D review retrospective
The Sony MDR-NC500D headphones made us a bit sad. We thought they would’ve been a great set of mid-range, noise-cancelling headphones. They don’t have amazing noise cancelling or audio quality, but they weren’t abysmal either. They were very comfortable, came with a ton of extras, and there was even a fun little feature where you could choose your own noise-cancellation frequency curve. All in all, these headphones would be a good buy for a mainstream listener for $200-$300.
Unfortunately, these headphones cost $400. That’s more than the Bose QuietComfort 2 & 3, which are probably the NC500D’s biggest competition. At this price, the NC500D is more expensive than the already over-priced at $300 for the QC2 and $350 for the QC3. To make matters worse, the NC500D also features worse audio quality than both the QC2 and QC3, although not by any great stretch. We’re guessing Sony was trying to market the NC500D as a premium product, and was using the high price to insinuate the NC500D outclasses the QuietComfort headphones. Unfortunately, the price just makes the headphones a bad deal, which is unfortunate because they’re not bad headphones. If you want to pick these up, try to look for a really good sale.
New Headphones Cancel 99 percent Of Noise Claims Sony
Sony is certainly making some audacious claims about their new headphones: their $400 Sony MDR-NC500D headphones can block out 99% of ambient noise. Had we a monocle, it would most certainly have popped off and sank to the bottom of our tea cup. We can’t wait to get these in for testing.
An additional interesting feature is the ability to manually control the level of noise cancellation. In addition to the default, "kill all external noise" setting, there are three more mild variations.
All this cancellation is hard work, but Sony claims the MDR-NC500D headphones can still pull off 16-hour sessions without a recharge. If this isn’t enough, you can always toss in a few AA batteries, which should boost the headphones’ playback life to 28 hours.
You can read more on these at Sony’s product site.
