I got a pair of these for Xmas and I\u2019ve used them quite a lot, so it\u2019s well past time for a review.<\/p>\n
First, why Senn MX75<\/a>s? Well, I know earbuds aren\u2019t really the best choice in terms of sound quality, but I find that the convenience factor is sometimes too much to overcome. So, for couple years, every time I headed to the gym or out do do work in the yard, I had my Sony E888s<\/a> in my ears. The E888s are excellent earbuds (you know, for earbuds), but my pair were literally falling apart. Not the foamies\u2014I have a small stockpile of replacement foamies\u2014but the actual housings are starting to come apart. I don\u2019t think they\u2019re designed to handle sweat.<\/p>\n The MX75s are \u201csport\u201d earbuds and are supposedly designed explicitly to handle this kind of thing. So how are they?<\/p>\n Comfort<\/strong> Convenience<\/strong> Sound Quality<\/strong> So, how do they stack up against my long-time earbuds of choice, the E888s? Here, they\u2019re not quite as good\u2014but they\u2019re closer than I expected. The E888s have a small advantage on the highs\u2014a bit more sparkle, as it were\u2014and the bass is better-defined on the E888s. The mids on the two are very comparable. Again, I\u2019d give the edge to the E888s, but again, the margin is smaller than I would have guessed beforehand. The E888s are better\u2014noticeably\u2014but the MX75s are at least playing in, well, certainly not the same ballpark, but at least one that\u2019s vaguely nearby. <\/p>\n If nothing else, the MX75s are certainly good workout earbuds for $35 (that\u2019s the current U.S. price on Amazon). <\/p>\n Yes, I miss the improved sound quality of the E888s, but I have to say, in the gym, I miss it less than I might have thought. I guess that may be in part because I watch more movies now (hooray for video out on the iPod) and spend less time just listening to music. That is, I don\u2019t listen to these buds under the most demanding conditions\u2014which is really the whole point of earbuds in the first place. If I\u2019m listening critically in a quiet environment, I\u2019m going to be listening to speakers or full-sized cans anyway. For sweat-heavy on-the-go places for under $40, the MX75s certainly fit the bill for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I got a pair of these for Xmas and I\u2019ve used them quite a lot, so it\u2019s well past time for a review. First, why Senn MX75s? Well, I know earbuds aren\u2019t really the best choice in terms of sound quality, but I find that the convenience factor is sometimes too much to overcome. So, … Continue reading Mini-review: Sennheiser MX75<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe differences between different ear buds are not, in my experience, as big as the differences in comfort between different full-size headphones. That said, there are differences. The MX75s have this interesting thing they call \u201ctwist-and-fit;\u201d basically, there\u2019s an extension above where the bud goes in your ear canal. This seems weird at first, but it\u2019s actually great\u2014it really does hold the bud in place, which is particularly important when doing something active. The MX75s come with different size outer rings on the buds as well as two different sizes for the twist-and-fit pads, so these should work well for a range of ear sizes.<\/p>\n
\nThe cable is extra sturdy and somewhat stiff. It comes with a little rubberish semi-rigid plastic pouch for storage. Frankly, I\u2019d much prefer a winder like the one that came with the older MX400s<\/a>. <\/p>\n
\nThis is, of course, the main concern, and I\u2019ll admit that I was a actually a bit surprised here. I didn\u2019t expect much from these; basically, I was expecting these to be sweat-proof MX400s. Happily, they\u2019re better than that. They have both more and clearer bass than the MX400s. Now, they\u2019re still earbuds, so there\u2019s a limit to bass, but these have pretty decent bass performance for earbuds on that score. The highs are also cleaner than the MX400s. Mids are also improved; definitely less murky than the MX400s. That is, the MX75s are better across-the-board than the MX400s. That\u2019s as it should be, since these are more expensive. <\/p>\n
![MX400s<\/a>. <\/p>\nSound Quality<\/strong>\nThis is, of course, the main concern, and I\u2019ll admit that I was a actually a bit surprised here. I didn\u2019t expect much from these; basically, I was expecting these to be sweat-proof MX400s. Happily, they\u2019re better than that. They have both more and clearer bass than the MX400s. Now, they\u2019re still earbuds, so there\u2019s a limit to bass, but these have pretty decent bass performance for earbuds on that score. The highs are also cleaner than the MX400s. Mids are also improved; definitely less murky than the MX400s. That is, the MX75s are better across-the-board than the MX400s. That\u2019s as it should be, since these are more expensive. <\/p>\nSo, how do they stack up against my long-time earbuds of choice, the E888s? Here, they\u2019re not quite as good\u2014but they\u2019re closer than I expected. The E888s have a small advantage on the highs\u2014a bit more sparkle, as it were\u2014and the bass is better-defined on the E888s. The mids on the two are very comparable. Again, I\u2019d give the edge to the E888s, but again, the margin is smaller than I would have guessed beforehand. The E888s are better\u2014noticeably\u2014but the MX75s are at least playing in, well, certainly not the same ballpark, but at least one that\u2019s vaguely nearby. <\/p>\nIf nothing else, the MX75s are certainly good workout earbuds for $35 (that\u2019s the current U.S. price on Amazon). <\/p>\nYes, I miss the improved sound quality of the E888s, but I have to say, in the gym, I miss it less than I might have thought. I guess that may be in part because I watch more movies now (hooray for video out on the iPod) and spend less time just listening to music. That is, I don\u2019t listen to these buds under the most demanding conditions\u2014which is really the whole point of earbuds in the first place. If I\u2019m listening critically in a quiet environment, I\u2019m going to be listening to speakers or full-sized cans anyway. For sweat-heavy on-the-go places for under $40, the MX75s certainly fit the bill for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I got a pair of these for Xmas and I\u2019ve used them quite a lot, so it\u2019s well past time for a review. First, why Senn MX75s? Well, I know earbuds aren\u2019t really the best choice in terms of sound quality, but I find that the convenience factor is sometimes too much to overcome. So, … Continue reading Mini-review: Sennheiser MX75<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41VRY6Y6CYL._SS500_.jpg\"){kind=link}