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.