As the successor of the MDR-450AP, Sony's MDR-XB550AP has not changed much overall. It still adopts the design of 30mm driver unit, EXTRA BASS diaphragm, and half ear muffs, with a younger overall style. In fact, the MDR-XB550AP has made small adjustments in appearance and design to make it more Sony Design on the premise of ensuring sound quality.

The MDR-XB550AP is packed in a square box. After opening the package, except for the MDR-XB550AP headset, there are only instructions and warranty cards in the package, and there are not too many complimentary items.

The MDR-XB550AP belongs to Sony's entry-level headset. It still maintains the price of 450AP, which is only 349 yuan. However, we are still surprised to see that some high-end Sony headsets are equipped with designs, such as metal head beams and high air tightness ear pads. A friend who knows about Sony earphones may find that the MDR-XB550AP is very similar to the MDR-1000X outside the earmuff.

The MDR-XB550AP is mainly aimed at young users, and it still maintains the color matching of 450AP. There are five colors in total: red, green, black, blue, and light gray white. This time, we shot light gray white. Here is a detail. No matter which color is used for the MDR-XB550AP, except for the metal headgear, their colors are all unified as the theme color. The red MDR-XB550AP includes flexible ear pads, wire materials, and cotton pads on the top of the headgear. All of them are red. Sony has not caused the headset to mix and match in two colors because of saving material costs. Although the shell of the earphone is not made of metal, the matt treatment of its surface and the overall and unified color matching do not make us feel the cheap feeling of the 300 yuan earphone.

In terms of wire rod, it adopts noodle style shape, with its own rotating shaft design. Wire rod will not roll, and can be easily stored and carried. As an entry-level headset, most users will use mobile phones together. Considering this, Sony The MDR-XB550AP is also equipped with headset and smart handsfree call functions, which is very suitable for users who use mobile phones to listen to music.

In terms of sense of hearing, Like the 450AP, the MDR-XB550AP focuses on improving the sense of volume at low frequencies. because Both of them have the same choice of driving unit and diaphragm, so the actual sound generation effect will be close. As an entry-level headphone, most manufacturers will pay attention to the improvement of low frequency, because among the three frequencies, low frequency improvement is the easiest to feel, while most manufacturers only improve the sense of low frequency, The 550AP is an overall improvement in low frequency. Although the sense of low frequency is not too great, it can dive deep enough and has flexibility. These two points make the whole sense of low frequency atmosphere better than that of earphones at the same price.

As an entry-level headphone, the MDR-XB550AP is very comfortable, light and simple The right earmuff design allows it to match any scene and access any occasion without any violation. For entry-level earphones, the sense of hearing is on the one hand, and the appearance design is on the other hand. These two aspects determine the overall quality of earphones. Compared with the appearance design, the bottleneck in the sense of hearing of earphones worth several hundred yuan is very obvious. Therefore, at this price, we tend not to pay too much attention to the sense of hearing, but focus on other parts, such as its design, shape, wire material Logo、 Whether it supports phone remote control, headset, etc. After 450AP, Sony clearly knows what users need more at this price, while MDR-XB550AP tries to give them to users within the cost range.

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