amazon Sony WI-SP500 reviews
Design
The headset has a wireless design, but has a necklace that connects the two ears together. This design has the advantage of eliminating latency to the source, as well as increasing stability between the two. Made for people who exercise, the SP500 also has the same IPX4 waterproof standard as its two seniors.
All electronic components are integrated into one ear piece, so this part is quite big, but also made of lightweight plastic and does not create much pressure on the ear when worn. Here we have the power button, adjust the volume and the song and the micro USB charging port. The headset also has an integrated NFC, which makes it a slow connection to smartphones that support this technology.
As mentioned, these earphones are designed in the form of earbuds should be worn at the ears of the ears rather than the ear canal. This design is not as popular as before, because of its poorer sound quality than the in-ear, and the SP500N is no exception. If used indoors, the headphones are still enough to block some minor distractions, but if you listen in the street, you can still hear all of the outside horn.
Specifications
– 0.53 “Dynamic Speaker Films
– Frequency response: 20Hz – 20kHz
– IPX4 water resistant
– Duration of music: 8 hours
– NFC fast connection standard
– Weight: 17.8g
Realistic assessment
Although the SP500 design is different from the two higher-level products, but due to the same product line, Sony also try to have these pairs of sound quality equal. As usual, these headphones have a slightly darker, more subdued sound and a slight emphasis on bass.
Earbuds tend to have lighter bass than the In-ear, because the design is not sealed and the bass has been consumed a lot on the way, so Sony also increased the amount of this band to ‘compensate’. The bass volume is quite plentiful, spread out to sub-bass and mid-bass should not stick to each other. Compared to the SP600N, the SP500N’s bass seems to be slower, so it bounces faster for a little longer. Depending on the music of each person that is advantage or weakness.
I like the SP500 in particular and the pair of earbuds in general is the middle band, usually do not go against the in-ear so it feels laid back, more comfortable. Like the overall sound, the voice of the SP500 singer is clearly dark, slightly back into the background music so not ‘bold’. Try with Sarah McLachlan’s Answer song, a pretty female vocalist with a bit of airy feel. The SP500N is a high-mid, because the singer’s voice is backward, so when the height is not as sharp as the SP600N.
The weakness of the SP500 is also the overall weakness of Sony’s new pair of wireless headsets, the treble strips. Treble is not much, as well as roll-off soon so not leave much impressed with the listener. Trying on Kendrick Lamar’s All the Stars, the hi-hat sound does not sink, but it seems dark to hit the highest frequencies.
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Summary
Sony WI-SP500 is a ‘strange’ product, as it is a pair of wireless earbuds, but very familiar “because of the integration of new technologies and sound characteristics of the Sony WI. Whether the SP500 is worth the money or not depends on the use of the user, because of the earbud design that these headphones are not good noise resistance, so difficult to use in noisy places.
Advantages
– Complete waterproof IPX4
– Stable connection, low latency
– Wear comfortable compared to other earbuds
– NFC connection is fast
– Strong sound
Defect
– Noise-proof earbud design
– Less treble