Monday, December 12, 2011

Sony Mdr-Xd200 - Custom Headphones Review

By Lilly Gonzales


Quickly delivered, easy to set-up, light weight, comfortable, sound fantastic, and seem well built. I only wish I could sync them directly with my iPhone 3GS.

They also make my head a tad warm, but I honestly think that's to be expected. Bottom line, I'm able to listen to the TV later at night as loud as I want without disturbing the rest of the family. The controls (volume up, volume down, and balance) are small and right next to one another, and I can't imagine trying to use them with the phones on. It's very easy to hit the wrong button. One other complaint, both the base unit and the headphones automatically shut off when the headphones are being recharged. Then both must be turned back on to use the headphones. It is sufficient for my needs. Lastly, the 180's are as comfortable to wear as the 130's. I have not heard any interference or distortion due to it being wireless. These are the best wireless headphones ever.

Control buttons are very close together and when first using them, you tend to push the wrong ones quite a bit. I consider this a minor inconvenience since after a bit of practice you can determine which buttons you want to use/adjust by feel. They do not dwell on the surround sound capability. But, I have found the surround sound to be incredible. I called Sennheiser customer service and they said to continue to use them and this would correct itself and if not to get back to them. They were easy to contact and their response was correct. They are extremely comfortable. The fit is snug on an average size head, and with the over-the-ear style of these, they have no pressure at all on your ears. If you're going out jogging for miles, don't take anything for granted. Take in mind the open design though; if you're in the same room as someone who's planning on sleeping, you can't turn these up too high. These are good headphones. The sound quality isn't the best, for example, my Sennheiser HD 25-1 II headphones sound a bit better, but these are more comfortable and they're open, and they're wireless.

The sound is excellent. The controllers are much better indexed than those on the 140.

Don't get me wrong, the RS 190s are great if you're primary interested in listening to music but if you're looking for home theater quality sound for movies or games, then look no further. The RS 180 are prefect for that purpose.

The two wireless signals seem to work just fine at the same time. I'd rate these A- (4.5 out of 5) as far as wireless headphones go, and probably B+ (4 out of 5) out of any kind of headphone out there.




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