Yinke Case for Sony WH-CH520 /WH-CH510/ JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Bluetooth Headphones, Protective Cover Travel Storage Bag(Grey)

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A five star rating is 2020 minutes or more, and similarly 1540 minutes for four stars, 1060 minutes for three stars and 580 minutes for two stars. Unlike many of the higher-end models of Sony headphones, there is no wired option for listening here. Next to the controls and microphone is the sole port for USB-C charging (audio over USB isn’t supported from what we tested). Each of the five members of our professional listening panel, who have a range of ages and ear sizes, gives a rating for how comfortable they find the headphones to wear, and we take an average.

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The fact that these Sony WH-CH510 headphones are in the on-ear format means you won’t quite get the audio quality that over-ear competitors offer. And, if you’re in a pinch, you can top up 90 minutes worth of juice from just 10 minutes of charging from flat. As good as the Sony WH-CH510 is on paper, you should probably save your money for something slightly better—or at least something more controllable. It's particularly important to choose headphones with a good acoustic seal for travelling, to avoid annoying your fellow passengers.This also means that there are no firmware updates coming for these headphones, no way to factory reset them, and no new features coming like they sometimes do on other headphones. The Sony WH-CH510 works absolutely fine as an inexpensive pair of on-ears, but like lots of other cheap headphones: it comes with a number of foibles. You can hear this for yourself in the samples below, but the office and windy samples are really rough. The volume buttons pull double duty, handling track forward/track back—just hold the up (forward) or down (back) button until you hear a chime to move tracks—but that can lead to some early mixups.

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On the back of the right ear cup, there’s a physical button cluster that contains a power/multifunction button, as well as volume up and volume down buttons.We’re disproportionately excited to see a budget product adopt this future-proofed port instead of micro USB. The world of cheap on-ear headphones is vast and largely disappointing, but Sony has long been a stalwart purveyor of the most popular options in this segment. While the sub-bass isn’t going to wow you, the Sony WH-CH510 really doesn’t have any super noticeable deficiencies that aren’t a normal feature of on-ear headphones. If our Sony WH-CH510 review has you considering other options, here are three more wireless headphones worth checking out. Most ANC headphones have pretty good ambient-aware options on them, but the main advantage those cans have over the Sony WH-CH510 is that you can turn the feature off.

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You’ll find most genres perform well here, although tracks that already have low mids and bumped treble might get uncomfortably exaggerated. As expected of inexpensive headphones, the Sony WH-CH510 has a very basic foam and soft coating for ear pads. The recent true wireless earbuds are a little weird, but very good at doing one thing that isn’t the most popular feature out there. Apart from the Sony logo on both cups, the only other flourish is a simple diamond grid texture covering most of its exterior. There’s no equalizer or any other feature to change the sound either—so if you want to tweak the sound, you’ll have to do it with your source device.Our battery tests are run with constant playback of real music, peaking at 75dB(SPL), a good listening level. The Sony WH-CH510 have solid audio, great battery life, and Bluetooth connectivity, meaning they offer excellent bang for your buck.

XANAD Carrying Case for Sony WH-CH520 / WH-CH510 Wireless

For a control interface, the Sony WH-CH510 have a Spartan array of three large buttons that are easy to locate, differentiate and interact with.For wired pairs, the focus is on the strength of the joint between the headphones and the cable, as this is where many cheaper wired headphones fail.