--- title: Sony XB950B1 Extra Bass Wireless Headphones date: 2017-12-20 09:00:02 permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2017/12/20/sony-xb950b1-extra-bass-wireless-headphones/ author: Lester Chan categories: - "Earphone, Headphone & Speaker" tags: - Amazon - around-ear - headphones - Sony - wireless headphones --- Bought the [Sony XB950B1 Extra Bass Wireless Headphones](http://www.sony.com.sg/electronics/headband-headphones/mdr-xb950b1) from [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5UVZBP/) for **US$98 (S$132)**. Its usual price is US$128 (S$173), but for Black Friday 2017, the price drops to US$98 (S$132). It previously qualifies for the free AmazonGlobal Saver Shipping and hence shipping to Singapore is free if your order is US$125 and above. In Singapore, the same headphones are selling for S$269. That is 50% more expensive! I bought it to replace my four years old [Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Headphones](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2013/12/30/audio-technica-ath-m50-headphones/) whose headband and ear cushions has disintegrated. The effort to go to Audio-Technica’s service center in Ubi and the cost of replacing it is not worth it. I heard from my friend, [Michael Cheng](http://coderkungfu.com/), who got his Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headband replaced, paid S$67 for replacing the headband. The headband cost itself is S$49 and labor cost is S$18. Since these headphones will be in my office, I don’t need a good one. But I need it to be wireless. I have started a wireless movement at my office desk. My keyboard and mouse are now all wireless, and that will be followed by my headphones. The Sony XB950B1 has a 40mm dome drive. It charges via Micro USB. A full charge of 4 hours will give you about 18 hours of audio playback. It also comes with a 1.2m headphone cable if you prefer to use it as a wired headphones. No traveling pouch is included but that is fine with me as I will be using it in the office. [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box Front](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4726/25057679928_99bf10607b_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box Front")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4726/25057679928_563c8099db_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box Front") [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box Back](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4583/38929458741_840479d2cd_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box Back")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4583/38929458741_11515b4c99_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box Back") [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4584/38929460761_fd10be3e3d_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4584/38929460761_fe987803d7_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box") [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box Open](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4527/38214292234_9befb97608_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box Open")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4527/38214292234_c908a143f0_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box Open") [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box Contents](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4552/38929458541_2d393191b6_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box Contents")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4552/38929458541_0014d22308_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Box Contents") [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Instructions](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4726/38929460281_ea37ac1cfa_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Instructions")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4726/38929460281_a62cc569b6_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Instructions") [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Instructions](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4543/38214291684_293f3729e4_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Instructions")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4543/38214291684_ea88cc5f67_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Instructions") [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Front](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4564/38929460141_955bb31931_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Front")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4564/38929460141_2c504a7209_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Front") [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Back](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4531/38214292004_a138112981_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Back")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4531/38214292004_23a2a9987c_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Back") [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Side](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4515/25057679428_14e35596d9_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Side")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4515/25057679428_1fb42463f6_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Side") [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Bottom](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4532/38929459741_faa31aa225_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Bottom")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4532/38929459741_20f72c0595_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Bottom") There is a button on the left of the headphones to enable the bass effect. Despite being a bass lover, I find that the bass is too strong when it is switched on. [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Headband](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4679/38929459391_9d13ffe761_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Headband")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4679/38929459391_f0826d190a_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Headband") [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Wearing - Front](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4731/38929459151_662b1647d8_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Wearing - Front")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4731/38929459151_cfeba421b9_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Wearing - Front") [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Wearing - Side](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4730/27152819579_a3e2390310_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Wearing - Side")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4730/27152819579_9f05d599c2_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Wearing - Side") Despite it not being noise cancellation headphones, it already blocks out a majority of the external noise due to its around-ear design. [![Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Wearing - Angle](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4534/38929458151_68756a0948_c.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Wearing - Angle")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4534/38929458151_3898731ed5_o.jpg "Sony XB950B1 Headphones - Wearing - Angle")