Reviews for JBL Reference 510 Headphone

Nice Noise Canceling Headphones

Strengths: Good value

Weakness: No volume control, the plastic noise control device looks cheap

I just bought it two weeks ago for my ipod. So far, for the $50 bucks noise canceling headphone, it's not too bad. The sound quality is just so so, not good as my ipod earphone. It's small enough to put it in your pocket when fold it. The headphone looks great, but the noise control device looks cheap.

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They Work, But You Get What You Pay For

Strengths: -Full base response -Noticeable noise cancelling effect -Comfortable fit

Weakness: -Base tends to overpower treble -Headphone adjustment has "cheap" feel -"Two part" design

As a frequent business traveler, I've been considering purchase of noise cancelling headphones for some time. This past holiday season I stumbled across the JBL Reference 510 online for around $50 (much less than the $300+ I'd have to shell out for a pair Bose noise cancellers). With this in mind, I decided to give the JBL solution a shot. As I opened the box, I was immediately a little disappointed with two design features. First, the construction of the adjustment mechanism feels cheap (once adjusted, the headphones are quite comfortable). In addition, I was surprised to find that the noise cancelling feature is not integrated into the headset itself. The there is a small black component that houses the battery and produces the noise cancelling signal. Not a big deal, but it makes using the head phones a little less convenient.

On the sound side, this product delivers strong base, but is a little weak on treble. As a result most music sounds slightly muffled (with or without the noise cancelling effect turned on). The noise cancelling does make a noticealb difference when it comes to diminishing or eliminating low frequency ambient noise. The effect is less noticeable in cancelling high frequency noise. Overall it's not a bad entry-level product, but once I decide I'm okay with spending $300-$400 on a set of headphones, I'll be replacing them with a higher end product. Until then I'll be fine knowing I got what I paid for and it's good enough for now.

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JBL Reference 510

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