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Sony XBA-4 / XBA-4IP

Sony XBA-4 / XBA-4IP
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alaScore 85

135 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 135 reviews of Sony XBA-4 / XBA-4IP. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones for all reviews. People are impressed by the durability and design. The comfort and usability also get good feedback, whereas the size and portability get less positive reviews. The bass quality and price get mixed reviews.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Headphones the Sony XBA-4 / XBA-4IP is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony XBA-4 / XBA-4IP

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 user reviews of Sony XBA-4 / XBA-4IP from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the treble quality and price. The comfort and usability are also mentioned favorably. There are mixed reviews on the reliability and noise isolation, while there are some negative views about the size and portability.

sound, usability, comfort, price, treble quality

portability, size

88% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sony XBA-4 / XBA-4IP

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 73 user reviews of Sony XBA-4 / XBA-4IP from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the price.

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84% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by (t3.com)

Sony XBA-4 review

 

The Sony XBA-4 prestige in-ear headphones offer premium audio at a high price

Epic armature sound ; Design ; Build quality

Price

Jul, 2012
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Expert review by (whathifi.com)

Sony XBA-4iP

 

The best Sony headphones we've heard in years

Unique design produces superb audio ; crisp and taut but terrifically weighty delivery

Can sound brash with poor recordings

Sony XBA-4iP: Sound quality So, in each earphone you have a tweeter, full-range driver and two woofers, and while that results in a rather chunky design, these are surprisingly comfortable and secure in the ears. On top of that, they sound absolutely...

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Expert review by : Stuff.tv (stuff.tv)

Sony XBA-4iP review

 

Plenty of the biggest brands are getting on board with the new balanced armatures tech this year. Brands like Sony, who recently showed off their entire 2012 headphone range – including seven in-ears that tote balanced armatures. The XBA 4iPs are the...

May, 2012
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Expert review by : Steve Guttenberg (cnet.co.uk)

Sony XBA-4 review

 

Sony claims that its new $349.99 XBA-4's sound is "optimized for audiophiles," and my anecdotal testing confirms that this is truly a great-sounding set of headphones. It features Sony's newly designed "microsized balanced armature drivers," and in...

Sony's XBA-4 in-ear headphones are the company's first to use four balanced armature drivers in each earpiece for ambient noise isolation, and they sound great.

Its high performance comes at an equally lofty price.

Sony's audiophile-grade XBA-4 in-ear headphones deliver highly refined sound, with potent bass, airy treble, and excellent noise-isolating performance.

Apr, 2012
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Expert review by : Steve Guttenberg (cnet.com)

Sony XBA-4 review

 

Sony claims that its new $349.99 XBA-4's sound is "optimized for audiophiles," and my anecdotal testing confirms that this is truly a great-sounding set of headphones. It features Sony's newly designed "microsized balanced armature drivers," and in...

Sony's XBA-4 in-ear headphones are the company's first to use four balanced armature drivers in each earpiece for ambient noise isolation, and they sound great.

Its high performance comes at an equally lofty price.

Sony's audiophile-grade XBA-4 in-ear headphones deliver highly refined sound, with potent bass, airy treble, and excellent noise-isolating performance.

Apr, 2012
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Expert review by (stuff.tv_in)

Sony XBA-4iP review

 

In-ears that are crisp, detailed, punchy and superbly exciting

If you take your music seriously, these Sonys are seriously worth the price

Mar, 2015
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Expert review by : Stephen Fenech (techguide.com.au)

Sony XBA-4IP in-ear headphone review

 

Sony knows a thing or two about producing decent audio products and they've utilised this heritage to create one of the finest in-ear headphones ever produced.

If there is a better in-ear headphone on the market than the Sony XBA-4IP then we haven’t heard them.

Apr, 2012
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony XBA-4iP

 

Good soundscape. Nice engineering Ergonomically good.

Sound leakage. slightly overbearing trebble Bulky Expensive for the quality of the sound.

Aug, 2013
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony XBA-4IP

 

Good soundscape ; Nice engineering ; Ergonomically good

Sound leakage ; slightly overbearing trebble ; Bulky ; Expensive for the quality of the sound

Jul, 2013
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Consumer review (cnet.com)

"Amazing sound. "

 

These headphones wont properly with low amp powered devices. They didn't work properly with my iPhone 3. They do work, but they wont sound very good. They will sound amazing if u use them with equipment that has a decent amplifier built in (or plug...

Quality sound.

Needs to be used with a device that has decent amplifier power.

Apr, 2014
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