Sennheiser MX500 Lightweight In-Ear Headphone (Blue) with Carrying Case

by Sennheiser

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 1 x 3 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004Z0BO
• Item model number: MX500
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (171 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 29, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Sennheiser MX-500 In-Ear Headphones are a simple, lightweight solution for your portable music needs. The metallic blue color gives these headphones a stylish look. Volume control is provided right on the cable, and a wind-up case makes it easy to wrap up the MX-500 for storage.

Product Description

MODEL- MX500 VENDOR- SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC FEATURES- MX500 Earbuds- Cool metallic blue Lightweight in-ear system headphones for listening on the move. Superior quality for your MP3 player portable CD player or any other mobile audio source. An ideal choice for everybody who wants to enjoy their favorite hits on the move. * Superior sound reproduction * Volume control built into the cable * With convenient windup-case -- SPECIFICATIONs -- CONNECTOR - 3.5 mm mini-stereo with 1/4" adapter HEADPHONES - Transducer Principle: Dynamic open Frequency Response : 18

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Customer Reviews

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110 of 124 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clean on strings, acoustic instruments, & Classical music., April 3, 2004

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Eagle Eyes (Grants Pass, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sennheiser MX500 Lightweight In-Ear Headphone (Blue) with Carrying Case (Electronics)

I read several reviews on the MX-500's and thought not to buy them initially. I'm using them with the Sangean DT-210V radio, which a great unit, with great selectivity and PLL tuning. Not to mention it also has a built in speaker that sounds great for "in bed" listening. In any event, I purchased the Sennheisers for the notable name, and am very happy that I did. I will say that without any "bass boost" they tend to be too flat initially, but not at all with acoustical string instruments or Classical music. I think some of the negative reviews previously are due to the fact that so many people now adays think that if your sound doesn't go "boom", that there's something missing. Well there isn't. Many audiophiles will tell you, that in order to properly test any speaker "objectively", that it's best to hear a jazz or string quartet on a quality recording only. This way, their instruments will either sound "natural" or not, and there is no room for "colorization" and the ambiguity in sound created by electronic sounds. Suite yourself, but for $17, these are much cleaner that the stock headphones with the Sangean DT-210V, and also any cheap Sony models. For a good, albeit "unusual" reference recording, I recommend "Book of Roses" by Andreas Vollenweider. He's a harp player from Switzerland, and this album sounds like something out of the Hobbit. But it's chock full of acoustic instruments and very involved natural "sound stages". I've used it as my reference for years. To summarize, if you have a "mature" ear, love natural strings, and classical music. I think you'll be very happy with the MX-500's. Not to mention, that talk radio never sounded so good as well. I say go for it.
It's quite a fair shake, and easy to wear for "pillow" listening at night. I also very highly recommend the Sangean DT-210V, as a great "headset" radio, that just happens to have a handy build in speaker, that's clean. P.S. I also have a Drake R-8. Nice to see another "radio head" out here. I'm also into amateur radio, so I speak from a slightly advantaged experience. So.. "humbly" I recommend the MX-500's, yet specifically for the above mentioned listening preferences to be most accurate of my review. Enjoy.

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sennheiser MX500 vs MX450 & MX550, April 26, 2006

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Dimitris (Greece) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sennheiser MX500 Lightweight In-Ear Headphone (Blue) with Carrying Case (Electronics)

Here's my impressions of the Sennheiser MX500.
I own a Sony NW-HD3 mp3 player for quite some time now and from the beginning wanted to replace the bundled Sony earbuds with something better.
So I've bought from one to the next the following Sennheiser earbuds:1)MX350 (sucks bigtime!) 2)MX450, after burning them in I thought that they must be on of the loudest and fun to listen to pairs on the market.The high frequencies are very accurate and strong to the point that cover many times midrange response(bad thing that I realised later when bought the MX500).Midrange is from average to good though a bit harsh.Bass
is not the strong point of this pair but isn't absent as others say.Fit and wearing comfort is excellent.Quality is average compared to other Sennheiser earbuds,that was the reason that after the right driver unit died,I bought the next pair.The 3)MX550
is the MX450 with a volume control slider.After crashing that one I wanted to try the MX400 since I don't need the volume
control slider of the MX500 but it wasn't available in a store neer me,I thought of getting the hyped PX100 but did't try it
at the end cause I wanted something more descreet since I use my mp3 all the time when I move around the city.So I got the 4)MX500 it's bass and midrange response is far more accurate and warm than that on the MX450 & MX550 pairs while it's high frequencies could be described by fairly the same accuracy but not so emfasised as to the MX450 and MX550,which is a good thing cause it allows you to enjoy sounds in the low end and midrange spectrum just as good.The bass is much more present here though the difference between that on the MX450 & MX550
isn't huge as others say,it's noticable.The MX500 can't get so loud as the MX450 & MX550 due to its 32 Ohm resistance compared to 16 Ohm in MX450&550.Fit and wearing comfort is inferior to the MX450 & MX550 cause though
they have the same diameter the profile of the MX450 & MX550 is thiner thus allowing better fit.Build quality of the MX500 is much better though than that found on both MX450 & MX550.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff, October 5, 2004

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G. Beeler (????) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sennheiser MX500 Lightweight In-Ear Headphone (Blue) with Carrying Case (Electronics)

Being an audio engineer I am quite picky about the sound products that I purchase. For the most part these guys have past the test. Young people listen to rap and R&B now. When the music is mixed and mastered there is a great emphasis on lower end. Point being, if you are in to rap and R&B and the like then these are not the best phones for you. I did a side by side comparison with the I-pod phones and the I-pod won hands down in bass. These I-pod phones are "hyped" in the bottom end but do not have the clarity of the Sennheiser MX-500s. The Sennheiser MX-500 do not color the sound like other headphones, they just give you a crisp natural image of the sound. If you need more bass, you can always use the bass boost on your cd player. In my humble opinion, I would suggest the Sennheiser MX-500s because they are much clearer sounding overall and you can't beat the price.