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Pros & Cons
Pros
This headphone is a perfect all-rounder. The price for what you get is fantastic. These are worth the bucks.
The straps are lightweight, seem to be the perfect length. I normally use comply foam tips for my iems, but the rubber tips on the h500a are pretty comfortable. Very lightweight and comfortable to wear.
Sony always makes good stuff but these earbuds surpasses a lot of it's competitors. All levels blend together and play with a clarity that we should expect from a set of pricey earbud. After that, the buds fit perfectly in my ears. These buds are unde... Read More
Bass is impressively crisp and substantial for such tiny in-ear buds. The bass is so clear and punchy. The mids are very bright and highs are crispy. The sonys easily have more bass and better sounding midbass.
Headphones allow you to still hear your surroundings, so a car, cyclist, or another runner don’t sneak up on you. Go pretty far inside your ears - this contributes to the great sound quality and isolation.
Cons
This sounds no better than skullcandy. Its just loud. Terrible fit. Mediocre sound. Annoying hiss ever-present.
Highlights
Quality
At less than 70 the sound quality is surprisingly good
Apple music’s sound quality is more than good enough for most people and i figure most people will be using the h500a with thei... Read More
And the microphone quality isnt that good either
But while they come out with flying colors in terms of the scientificallymeasurable range of sound the actual quality of the so... Read More
Packaging/appearance
Packaging is impressive and conducive to gift giving occasions
Competitiveness
Sony always makes good stuff but these earbuds surpasses a lot of its competitors
The soundstage probably isnt as big as the more expensive iems but i do feel like these are damn good for sub 100
And it doesnt work with sonys sound enhancements for some reason
I’ve had iems that cost more than twice as much that sounded half as good
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good, quality, bass, great and comfortable. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is high deception involved.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 45.9% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 69 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 20 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Another thing is that these dont get too loud for those who like their music loud
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And it doesnt work with sonys sound enhancements for some reason
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So it kinda makes the comparison pretty fair
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
At low to mid volumes it lacks clarity in highs
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
One thing that i was disappointed with is the high res certification
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I dont really get what it does
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I mean i have some 24 bit 96khz flac files but i didnt notice any difference when played the same songs on apple music or spotify
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But the cord quality isnt great
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