Sennheiser PXC 550-II
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Product Overview
Sennheiser PXC 550-II wireless headphones are upgrades over the first generation with Bluetooth 5.0 and AAC codec support. With a new Anti-Wind ANC setting, PXC 550-II adjusts the settings of its adaptive noise cancellation to suppress ambient noise on the fly automatically.
It also features a button to access voice assistants.
Ratings
What we found
Pros
- Excellent noise cancellation
- Excellent battery life
- Strong audio performance
- Built-in Amazon Alexa support
Cons
- Alexa compatibility is less compelling than with Bose
What external reviewers found
External score 67%
Pros
- Excellent audio performance
- Decent build quality
- Great noise isolation performance
- Good battery life
Cons
- Poor treble reproduction
- No wireless charging
- Not for everyone
- Noise cancelling could be better
- Lack of bass and low-mid weight
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Specifications
External Reviews
pcmag[1]
Reviewer score 85% (normalized by Neofiliac)Each earcup houses dynamic 32mm drivers delivering a frequency range of 17Hz to 23kHz. Using the Voice Memos app on an iPhone 8, we could understand every word we recorded. There's an excellent balance here between the lows and highs, but the sound signature is definitely more sculpted than flat.
Pros
- Excellent audio performance
- Excellent noise cancellation
- Good battery life
Cons
- Slightly sculpted sound signature
rtings[2]
Reviewer score 45% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Sennheiser PXC 550-II are good over-ear headphones for sports use. They're comfortable and feel quite stable on the head, meaning they likely won't move or fall off during jogs or light work-outs. Their ANC performance is also great and does an effective job of blocking out the engine noise on a plane or bus. While their bass and mid ranges are excellently well-balanced, unfortunately, their treble isn't.
Pros
- Well-padded design
- Comfortable and stable on the head
- Very good battery life
- Great noise isolation performance
Cons
- Very poor soundstage reproduction
- Poor treble reproduction
techradar[3]
Reviewer score 80% (normalized by Neofiliac)Sennheiser PXC 550-IIs have a 32mm full-range driver in the left earcup. Can be used in conjunction with Smart Control app. for phone calls, voice control and active noise-cancelation. The presentation is broad, well defined and reasonably three-dimensional. No nuance is too subtle or fleeting to escape the Senheisers' attention – and it's integrated into the overall sonic picture.
Pros
- Impressive noise-cancelling
- Decent build quality
- Smart Control app
Cons
- Not for everyone
tomsguide[4]
Reviewer score 58% (normalized by Neofiliac)The PXC 550-II Wireless Headphones are Sennheiser's latest active noise-cancelling headphones. The headphones are set to arrive sometime in October and retail for a whopping $350. The ANC switch has three modes: off, medium and high. The earcups and the fit felt rather comfortable.
Pros
- Comfortable fit
- Good noise cancelling
- Good battery life
Cons
- Noise cancelling could be better
- No wireless charging
trustedreviews[5]
Reviewer score 68% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless sound clean and clear. Bass is deep and assured, but doesn’t display the weight of the flagship Momentum pair. The battery on these headphones lasts for up to 20 hours used wirelessly, or 30 hours when you plug in the cable. Charging is fairly slow, however.
Pros
- Powerful bass and rich mid-range
- Good noise cancellation
- Good battery life
Cons
- Lack of bass and low-mid weight
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