A number of months in the past I reviewed Sony’s entry-level CH-720N noise-canceling headphones. They’re fairly good, however if you cannot afford them — they listing for $150 — the corporate’s new finances on-ear CH-520 headphones are an intriguing possibility, as they’re on sale once more for $38. That is 37% lower than their listing worth of $60 and matches the CH-520’s lowest worth so far.
As I’ve mentioned earlier than, I initially had low expectations for the CH-520s. They appear and feel a bit low cost, lack noise canceling and are fairly no-frills. Nevertheless, it seems they provide good sound for his or her worth, are light-weight and fairly snug for on-ear headphones, and still have glorious battery life (they’re rated for as much as 50 hours at reasonable quantity ranges). Moreover, they’re outfitted with multipoint Bluetooth pairing, so you may pair them with two units concurrently (resembling a smartphone and laptop) and simply swap audio between these units. Voice-calling efficiency is first rate, although less than the extent of what you get with the CH-720N.
Be aware that there is not any wired possibility — these are wi-fi Bluetooth-only headphones. The CH-520s provide general balanced sound with first rate readability. The bass has some punch to it however does not pack a wallop, and you are not going to get fairly as vast a soundstage as you get from Sony’s costlier over-ear headphones. However these positively sound higher than Sony’s earlier entry-level on-ear headphones, and so they sound higher than I believed they might.
I attempted the white colour however in addition they are available blue and black (alas, no protecting carrying pouch is included). It is also price noting that they hyperlink with Sony’s Headphones Join app for iOS and Android, which permits for upgrading the firmware and accessing an equalizer to tweak the sound, in addition to activate multipoint Bluetooth pairing.
The CH-520 headphones are snug for on-ear ‘telephones.
