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JBL Reference 510 Headphones

07 Nov, 2007, 4:47 pm IST | Siddharth Bhatia | Headphones

Performance
All plugged in, we were ready to go. I first put on the headphones noise canceling circuit solely, that is without music, to see what it can do. The noise defnintely reduces, but not to the max level. It's good for continuous sounds with more lows, as the circuit does negate those waves. After all, theoretically it is simpler if the waveform is continuous.

Speech and other material with transients cannot get eliminated, though they do get filtered. Another thing that causes it to lose a half mark is noise (ironic or what?) The circuit is a bit noisy, and if you are unfortunate enough to have discerning ears, it will irritate you.

When the music is on, however, it’s a different story. That’s when JBL gets down to what it does best: produce sound. The spectrum is nice and present, with high clarity levels in the vocals and mid intensive instruments. Bass and its related thump is there too aplenty. When the circuit is switched on, the sound remains pretty much the same, which is another plus point.

Conclusion
If you are looking at using these for music they can be very good. But if noise removal is your prime obsession, they are not likely to prove as useful. So it’s a bit of a Catch 22. At Rs 7,950, these headphones are priced quite competitively, and are definitely cheaper than the other brands mentioned in this article.

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