JBL 510 Noise Cancelling vs Sennheiser PMX 100 Headphone Review

The Sennheiser PMX 100 is a redesign of the popular PX 100. It has the same sound quality as the PX 100 but this time you wear it behind the neck and is not foldable. There is no adjustment available but its flexible headband will do the fitting depending on the size of you head.



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The JBL 510 is equipped with active noise cancelling feature that helps to block outside noise. Based on my observation, it really blocks some outside noise especially the low frequency part, it doesnt completely seperate you from the outside world except if you turn the volume loud enough. But there's a problem, the headphone produces artifacts on high volumes if the noise canceling is turned on. Also, Its noise canceling feature is sensitive to bumps and shakes, when riding a vehicle whether on a car, train, or a bus, you will hear a lot of cracklings and static sound.





Design:

The pmx 100 looks light (it really is) and sporty but it also looks cheap and easy to break. the foam it uses to cover the speaker can be easily removed that sometimes it gets accidentally removed by just wearing it. the 510 has a tougher build compared to the senn pmx100 plus the earfoam is covered w/ leather and is very hard to remove. Winner: JBL 510

Comfort:

The 510 is not too comfortable on the ears. the headband is pressing my ears towards my skull, i feel a slight pain on my ears after using it for too long. Plus, its noise cancelling switch is a nuisance, clipping it to my waist limits some of my movements. The senn pmx 100 on the otherhand is very comfortable, the headband is flexible and the ear foam is comfortable to the ears compared to the leather covered foam of the jbl 510. The pmx 100 is very light that you wont really feel wearing it. the pmx 100 doesnt gave me any discomfort after hours of use. The only thing I dont like is its very long cable (1.5m), not really good for portable use except if you are very tall. Winner: Sennheiser PMX 100

Sound quality:

The 510 has the better overall sound quality than the pmx 100 especially on the bass area, Ive tried different music genre and i keep on switching between these 2 headphones for every song and for me the jbl 510 really stands out. Winner: JBL 510

Conclusion:

In my case I end up using my PMX 100 on outdoors more than the JBL 510 because of its comfort and ease of use. I dont really mind the difference in sound quality coz its not really noticeable anyway. The noise cancelling feature of the 510 for me is useless, If you're planning to get a JBL 510 get the 410 instead which is the same as the 510 minus the noise cancelling switch.

Things I Dont Like on My Apple Iphone 3G 16Gb

The Apple Iphone 3G is a great phone but there are a lot of things it lacks that prevents it to become the ultimate phone. Here are some of them:

- Sometimes, the text messages you sent and received doesnt display the transaction time, this is really not a biggie but transaction times might come in handy.

- No message forwarding. Its really disappointing that the Iphone, one of the most hyped products in history doesnt have this very basic feature. Yes its possible to obtain this feature on the Iphone but you have to jailbreak it, not an easy task for non techie users.

- Cant insert contact numbers on SMS. Its a real hassle that you have to exit SMS and copy the contact number to a piece of paper just to insert it to SMS. Most cheap basic phones have this feature why wont they put this on the Iphone?

- You cant rotate the screen while viewing your message on the email viewer. Sometimes you receive wide email messages with pictures and its a shame that you cant view it in widescreen mode on your Iphone.

- Short battery life. This is really subjective. If you gonna use the Iphone as a basic phone with a bit of music listening the battery lasts up to 2 days which is fine for me. But if you game and view movies/clips a lot the battery wont last a day. This is one of the reasons why the Iphone wont top the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP as a portable gaming device.

- Old Ipod accessories wont work. Even the most basic accessories like wall charger and car FM transmitter wont work. You have to spend again just to get these basic accessories you got from your Ipod to your Iphone.

- You cant edit your playlist on the go. These feature might come in handy, most Nokia phones have these feature why cant they put these on the Iphone?

- No search function. The 5.5 and later versions of the Ipod have this feature. I wonder why wont they put it on the Iphone.

- In Youtube, the screen will automatically close without prompting you after watching a video. If you want to view that video again, you have to reload that video again and wait for it again to finish.

- No sound and video recorder. These are some of the basic features you'll find on a phone these days yet you wont find these on the Iphone. You can install these but with a seperate purchase or by jailbreaking your Iphone.

- Animated .gifs wont move. The Iphone is the first colored phone Ive ever encountered that doesnt animate an animated .gif, it will only show the first frame. Even the cheapest phone you'll get this generation has these feature.

- No video call, one of the basic feature of a 3G phone. I think this is the first 3G phone that doesnt have this feature.

- Bluetooth, I think the Iphone has the most useless implementation of bluetooth in a cellular phone. Its bluetooth is only used for bluetooth headsets and you cant even pair a stereo bluetooth headset with it!

I think there are still some of them, Ill update this whenever I find some. Its a shame that you spend a lot for a phone yet they cant give you these very basic features they can really put on the Iphone. I hope they will implement these features on their next update. Thanks for reading!