Overview of Sennheiser PXC 550 - headphones with active noise canceling and sound model

Table of contents

• Equipment
• Appearance and ergonomics
• Connection and control
• application
• Sound
• autonomy
• Specifications
• results

Equipment

The box is even more than you may need: earphones, fabric cover, charging cable, with wire mini-jack-plug to connect via the AUX, an adapter with mini-jack 6.3 mm, two aviaperehodnik and mono output instructions.

Appearance and ergonomics

The case is made of matte black plastic with metal inserts in the frame and near the fastening bow.

Ear pads and headband pad on are made of artificial leather.

The housing is equipped with a hinge mechanism. With the help of headphones can stretch under the head of all sizes.

The gadget is quite complicated, so be prepared to carry it in a bag or backpack. In this case, the headphones securely and efficiently collected: nothing is loose, do not falter and is not deformed by bending. So you do not scratch the plastic device keys lying on the bottom of the bag, the Sennheiser included in the box cover.

by tricky headphones fit into the fabric carrying case. Will help to understand the instruction at the bottom of the cover.

comfortable headphones - they can be worn comfortably for hours.

Thus PXC 550 - closed model, the weight of which you will always feel. If you've used plugs, be sure to try on the product before buying. And if you are looking for a gadget for sports, look for something else: the closed headphones with leather ear pads do not exactly fit.

Connection and control

PXC 550 supports two types of connection: via Bluetooth, and analog cable with remote control. For Android-devices fast synchronization is available via the NFC. It also supports work with two sources at the same time: the headphones automatically reoriented to the compound in which the sound is played.

To turn a gadget you want to deploy the bowl together. By turning the device 90 degrees off. You can forget about the power button - the headphones themselves will be activated and "fall asleep."

All buttons and switches are concentrated on the right earpiece. This toggle Bluetooth, Noise Reduction mode, the two levels of intensity and preset equalizer presets. With the help of the latter can include sound settings for watching a movie or listening to speech. Also here is the battery indicator and connectors for charging and connecting the cable.

You can control playback via tapov and svayp of earphone panel. It's simple: one tap - pause, swipe forward - go to the next track, swipe up - adding volume. Full list of gestures can be found in the instructions.

PXC 550 did not receive the function "clear hearing", as in wireless sennheiser MomentumBut instead of it there was another - you can turn it on by double-tapu on the sensor. Sound from a microphone will be duplicated in headphones - you hear everything perfectly, that tells you the source, and the music will be on a break.

At Sennheiser PXC 550 is not a gesture to call your voice assistant, then associate with Siri and «Google Assistant" will not work.

application

To adjust the headphones Sennheiser has developed CapTune application for iOS- and Android-devices. In it you can select the language of the voice system prompts or completely remove them and enable automatic pause when removing headphones.

Also CapTune have EQ and effects with which you can adjust the sound by itself device. But this feature is not very useful. First, it only works with the built-in player, which does not pick up music from strimingovyh services (we checked on Apple Music), And secondly, The PXC 550 provides excellent sound and without any custom edits.

Sound

Earphones give clear and balanced sound: there is no conflict of frequency intervals and Provis, each tool is still distinguishable. Low frequency sound tight and sharp, medium - easy to read and retain a sense of space, and high - are not lost, but it does not tire the ear. You will hear the music as it was intended by the author. That is why many Sennheiser models in high esteem at the sound engineers: they clearly audible flaws information.

Also supports headphones aptX codec is responsible for playing Hi-Fi-Audio via Bluetooth. If you're used to listen to music formats without compression, PXC 550 will suit you.

Noise reduction in this model, on the one hand, considerably: when equipped headphones you will almost completely away at the sound of the outside world. On the other hand, it works unobtrusively and does not bother listening. Recall, this happens because the headphones into this mode, emit a sound wave with an amplitude of the surrounding environment, but with inverted phase. As a result, the waves collide and "eat" each other, and we hear only silence. To an active noise cancellation is not tired, the technology must be accurately calibrated and Sennheiser coped with this task with enthusiasm.

autonomy

The manufacturer claims that the headphones charge enough for 30 hours of playback. In just a few days with a device we have not yet managed to defuse the PXC 550, so believe in the word.

An important caveat: if battery sit down, listen to music via the cable will not work. Therefore, if the battery is running out, take a cable for charging.

Specifications

• Headphones Type: closed.
• emitters: dynamic.
• Frequency range: 17-23 000 Hz.
• Resistance: 490/46 om.
• The maximum sound pressure level: 110 dB SPL.
• CED: less than 0.5%.
• Noise suppression: up to 30 dB.
• Connecting to power: Bluetooth 4,2, NFC, cable.
• Support aptX: there is.
• Cable included: 1.25 meters, mini-jack-socket.
• Charging Port: microUSB.
• functions: EQ preset modes, noise reduction.
• Battery: Lithium Polymer, 700 mAh.
• autonomy: to 30 hours.
• Charging time: about 3 hours.
• Aviaperehodnik: there is.
• Adapter mini-jack / jack: there is.
• Weight: 227 grams.

results

Sennheiser PXC 550 - city headphonesIn which it is difficult to find flaws. They provide clean, powerful sound, suited for listening to music in all genres, surely crush noise underground, discreet and stylish look.

If you are looking for closed headphones, which will last a long time, and are not limited to finances, look for Sennheiser PXC 550. Price - 25 990 rubles from the manufacturer and from about 20 000 distributors.

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The author expresses his gratitude to the company Sennheiser for providing the test device.