Review: Sennheiser Urbanite XL Headphones- Sophisticated Design, Impeccable Build Quality
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Sennheiser impressed last year with the high end Momentum headphones, and now they're positioning the Urbanite line as their mid-range audio experience. A unique blend of modern design and incredible build quality, do these cans have what it takes to stand up to more established "FashionPhones" brands? Let's take a listen!
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Dude, you really rock. I never watched better paced and flawless review. Subscribed.
+interceptorm5 Glad you enjoyed! I had a lot of fun with these headphones. I can ALWAYS use more help sharing :-)
Nice to see consumer-type headphones reviewed by an audio pro. Those cans look and may sound beautiful, but man, that mic... it sounds amazing! I guess you can't expect less from Sennheiser. Thanks Juan Carlos.
My perspective is TOTALLY skewed on cans, as I'm still likely to reach for a pair HD25's, but these consumer solutions are getting really good. Now when we pay more for a little "fashion", at least it means we're getting build quality like this.
And that Mic man! I was shocked last year at CES when I tried out the Momentum. You're just not really ever going to find a company that can build a better mic.
Here's a video I shot with a V-Moda headset from the CES2013 show floor - th-cam.com/video/NwYE6u5O-V4/w-d-xo.html
And here's a video I shot using the Momentum - th-cam.com/video/qXpM10frh8w/w-d-xo.html
Insane.
Great video. I know my topic is off here but i really want to share something with you sir. I just got the lumia denim update for my lumia 1520. Man,it is awesome. Everything is improve about the camera. The speed when you press the camera button from the lock screen and go into the camera is fast. The 4k video is just amazing. Hope you do the video about this update soon. Thanks
AUGH! I WANT DENIM SO BAD!!!
I looooved this reviuew and enjoyed it so much! You are a very cool and on-topic non-bs audio guy. After Tyle from Inner Fidelity went retired, Im gonna have to rely on your reviews :) Thanks mate :)
I'm trying to get back into more headphone reviews. Stay tuned :-)
Nice video Juan! Was looking at getting these a few months ago, decided for something cheaper, your video is making me wanna save up for those! The headphones I have though (which just broke due to a hard drop) were the Bluedio T2S $20-30 depending on where you find them. I think you should give them a try, especially since they're so cheap. I was really rough on them honestly, they were well built. Nice vid again, looking forward to more!
Glad you enjoyed the review. I think these cans might handle some rough use a _BIT_ better.
I'll check out those Bluedio. I don't want to exclusively review expensive stuff. Finding a great inexpensive gem is REALLY satisfying.
Yeah, they were satisfying for two months, but I think I just need more durable iem's or save up for those. (Sorry, I'm a tech geek [really] but I'm still 14 and have a minimum pay wage of $5 a week, so the urbanites aren't coming for a long while, maybe after report cards. :) ) JuanBagnell
Gotcha. Put a little cash away, shouldn't take too long to save up for something good :-)
2:19 " I was jamming skin into the Urbanites" Sorry I had too... Nice video tho bought these cuz of you. Subed
+ProjectRED LOL!
I don't know why I never saw this review, after searching a lots of reviews of that headphones. Sadly my first pair are broken, but when is visit the Sennheisers stockist from my country and I found the "nation" version at $50 was like shut up and take my money. (I was thinking to buy a momentum 2.0 at $250 but that price was more than excellent).
Whoa! You got Urbanites for $50?
@@SomeGadgetGuy Yes I got it a that Price, the stockist said me that they had a discount on the urbanite line they were at $100 but I saw the nation and they said me that it had more discount, because they were the ones in the showcase of course I bought it without thinking twice xD.
GREAT buy! I'm jealous LOL.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A HEADPHONE MICROPHONE SOUNDS SO INSANELY GOOD HOW. *runs to Amazon.com* *continues screaming at the screen* HOW.
+Fryda Wolff your profile pic explains ur entire comment XD
You really have a great reviewing style :)
Glad you enjoyed! I can always use more help sharing if you know others who might also like my vids :-)
This was an awesome video! And the price on these things are very reasonable!
Glad you enjoyed it. No joke dude, I saw that street price. Absolutely NAILS the experience at the right cost in the market.
2:18 Lucky you, I got my hands pinched so hard I almost threw them to the wall.
I've had the Beats Solo 2 for a week or so and i was impressed with the sound quality and bass. But they are not wireless, neither are these though. I am really going for wireless and it's not gonna be between Urbanite XL Wireless versus Solo 2 wireless. I hope to see a review of Ubranite XL Wireless here. And they only are a little bit more than the wired ones.
Music i listen to it....Michael Jackson, singer/songwriter, hiphop, some Rock. So i really do love a powerful BUT not killing bass and just great sound quality.
I hope to get to the Urbanite Wireless, but I've got the Momentum Wireless up next to review.
Dang great review man
I just got mine today at frys electronic 94$ open box
I love it really good headset
Nice buy!
great review as always sir...
Glad you enjoyed it :-)
Great review! I'm in the market and wondering if you have any thoughts on how they compare to the Bose QC25. I can't find a review on TH-cam for these two. Also, for someone that's planning to watch movies and listen to some Rock music are these a good fit. Thanks for the great review & keep up the great work!
Kulet James I think they're a very solid offering for multimedia. Not the punchiest for movie sound design, but solid overall performance. As for the Bose, I wish I could weigh in, but I've never held on to a pair of Bose long enough to give them a proper review. Sorry.
JuanBagnell Thanks for the feedback!
Kulet James
You're very welcome. Happy hunting :-)
It's kinda weird that this thing's in-line mic sounds way better than those of headsets you've reviewed later (g4me zero and cloud2) =/
missing your headphones/headsets reviews btw
+pinkpanda This one punched WELL above it's price tag. I was a little disappointed in G4ME ZERO.
Yep, I agree with you. This inconsistency dissaponts me, I mean some of their products feel well worthy of their pricetag and even more while some others do not at all. For me, it looks like they simply don't consider gamers to be picky and experienced customers. Not to say they're completely wrong, but most of gaming headsets pricing is way higher than it should be (and it's true not only for Sennheiser).
pinkpanda
You'll see that a lot in audio in general. Mics are priced the same way where some "consumer" solutions are more expensive than nicer "pro" equipment.
Fantastic review! But I have just one question. I already own a pair of V-Moda M100s, is there still a reason to get these? For some reason I really want to get them but there doesn't really seem to be a point in doing so.
You know. Unless you want a collection of different headphones, I'm going to say no for now. The V-Moda have a slightly more exaggerated EQ, though I don't find it egregiously over-saturated, and while I like the build of the Sennys better, the V-Moda modular cable system is kinda fun.
Your videos are very good. Your voice is really good and the content is great. But I think to get more views you need to fancy up a little the set up. Not the cameras, but where you do your reviews. To get a more professional look. I really like your channel. Iwish I could help.
Whelp this is my real working and recording home office, so it's going to have to stay a bit more "raw" for now. Glad you enjoy my vids!
this audio is super crystal clear ! difficult to find ..
It's a great a little mic. I was really impressed.
Try listening to The Dark Side of the Moon on these headphones :P :P :P
Hey got these headphones but it seems that skype and other things dont detect the microphone, help?
because their shit
Nice review man. Question for ya though, is there an easy way to get to use the mic on a PC with the corded version? Noticed you said you're using your audio recorder and not specifically your PC. If there isn't I'd probably pick up the wireless versions of them, and am wondering if you could recommend the best bang:buck to a Bluetooth receiver/adapter to get the best quality, don't want to throw too much money at it, after all.
Cheers.
Depends on your PC. If it has a combo headphone/mic jack like a phone then you'll be fine. If you use separate headphone and mic jacks then you just need a Y adapter splitter like this - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058DOWH6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0058DOWH6&linkCode=as2&tag=theramofsomau-20&linkId=AOSXK3CJDJRSECJJ
Probably be a LOT cheaper than going bluetooth and also buying a BT transmitter if your computer doesn't have it built in.
JuanBagnell right on thanks a bunch man, wasn't sure if a cable like that would do the trick. I might still go with the BT version because I use an extension cable most of the time as it is. Any recommendations on USB receivers then or no idea?
Oh yeah, my splitter worked a trick on connecting the headphones to my recorder. Super easy.
As for a BT receiver, I haven't bought one in a REALLY long time, but the last one I grabbed was a D-Link, and I had good experiences there.
I've also been happy with my IOGEAR kit of late, but I haven't used their BT adapter. Looks really solid for the price though www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007GFX0PY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007GFX0PY&linkCode=as2&tag=theramofsomau-20&linkId=KSSUN34GF2YWAMMT
JuanBagnell You've been ridiculously helpful man, but just one last question that just came to mind. With the wired version (or wireless I suppose) do the touch controls work well on PC, and any idea if there play/pause control can be set to mute or unmute audio on PC? You've honestly been more helpful than their support was for me.
So I don't think any wired controls (from any headset) work on PC, so that might be a good reason to to use BT? Windows 8 responds well to my other BT headphones' controls.
Happy to help bud. Of course I can ALWAYS use more help sharing these vids?
I have those, and sound great specially concerts, bass yeah, with my dragonfly. Of course not specially acoustic.
Man I miss those cans. I really enjoyed reviewing them.
JuanBagnell they are cheaper now. I would like to know wich are better than these in the same direction, i mean bass and more definition and soundstage and versatility
are they good for games? Im choosing between theese and hyperx cloud core (heared they are also good for music)
tangum just get HD 598 SR. Theres no reason to get the Urbanite
Are they different from the momentum in term of sound?
yes, i find these better for supressed gunfire as these are bassier, the momentums are better in higher pitch sounds, the s's sound nice on this but they are amazing on the momentum. For gaming i prefer these over the momentums.the S is not bad on these but you could find it better on momentums
WeedDuck and wich would be better than urbanite xl? I have these and wonder whats the next step, with same bass for example but more soundstage and space. Maybe some HD 500 series?
abrahan neyra urbanites are really good for bass. If you want a bigger sound stage HD 6xx are the best
Don't have them, I spent not too long with then but I did test them.
would you recommend the on ear sennheiser momentum over these?
for sure
Zachary Thompson no
Baron von Hindenei what about momentun 2 over ear, i am quite interested on those. Specially on definition and naturality.
3:33 I just use the wire as a sign.
Damn. 😓
I've been an ATH-M50 user for about 4y.
I've been chasing a better pair, or something that can heavily compete with them as I'm getting bored of the style, and well... the cuffs are sorta fading.
Do you have any recs? I'm not sure What to go after now.
It honestly depends on whether you want to simply replace them or move up the food chain.
JuanBagnell Fully replace, but I want the same remainder of quality or a bit more, all in a close knit price range.
And that price range would be?
+masswhite actully...go to head fi and see what pl are saying about the Somic MH463... and its half the price of your ath m50
What about the athm-50s?
Damn sexy pair of cans. I just haven't spent much time with them. I've only really been on Senny hd25's, sony mdr-7506, and recently some Noble IEM. I'm reaching out to AT, AKG, and Shure to do a few more consumer and pro gear reviews though.
Does there headphones work for pc?
BaconNatorTheAce Yup! It's how I did some of my listening tests.
JuanBagnell Thanks,i bought there 2 days ago, they are comming tomorrow, so i was was just wondering if they did, becuase im going to mainly use then for gaming :)
BaconNatorTheAce
Congrats on your new headphones! These are still some of my faves for build quality and design. Gorgeous cans.
JuanBagnell Thank you for the quick response and good video aswell!!
BaconNatorTheAce
You're very welcome, and I can ALWAYS use more help sharing these vids :-)
Are these made in Germany or China?
china
60 fps seems kind of strange watching
maybe i am just not use to it
I'm shooting these videos and HFR still weirds me out, but it's SO much better for showing device performance. If something lags or stutters it's CLEAR as day.
isnt HFR only something like 45 or 48 fps? read a wiki on the hobbit movie recently where HFR was mentioned.
but never the less it has an appeal but just somewhat strange
I just use HFR as it's the most efficient way to type "faster than 30 frames per second", or generically "high frame rate" not what cinema dictates as a standard.
ok just was wondering... as i have seen it recently so it kind of stuck in my mind
something of topic, you have plans on reviewing the Bowers & Wilkins P5 mark2? i have the original and was wondering if its worth updating... i have seen hifiman review them, but i dont trust his opinion, as he seems to like everything xD
I'm wanting to get my hands on them yeah, but it might be a while before I can spend some time them.
the lack of bass in these is amazing. so disappointed