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this is the urbanite XL Sennheiser's new hipper more fashionable over the ear headphone that retails for 249 and comes in a few different color options hi I'm David Carr Noy and welcome to another CNET video review this new headphone is a little bit of a departure for Sennheiser which has staked out more of an audiophile audience in the past the Beats has had such a profound impact on the market that Sennheiser's decided to come out with a headphone with a little more urban flair it seems designed to appeal to the Beats audience there's actually a smaller on your urbanite that retails for $50 less or $1.99 but I haven't gotten my hands on that one yet what I will say is that this XL model is quite comfortable and managed to passively seal out a decent amount of sound without clamping down on your head to firmly the headphones fold up into a more compact form factor and they come with a carrying pouch but it's pretty skimpy which is a little disappointing well the headphones are mostly plastic they do have metal hinges and seam sturdily built they're not Lightford over the ear model but they aren't heavy either and they're designed for both home and mobile use a detachable cable with an integrated remote and microphone is included and it will be iOS and Android friendly versions of the headphone as for the sound San Heiser says the urbanite XL delivers massive bass with the company's uncompromising audio expertise I wouldn't say it goes super deep but there's definitely a lot of bass and it's pretty tight bass that detail is also good and while this isn't the warmest headphone it's pretty forward sounding it does sound more open than a lot of closed back headphones we've tested this doesn't have the sound profile of the more balanced son Heiser momentum but we liked it overall and it's certainly worth considering if you want an exciting dynamic sounding headphone in this price range hopefully that price will come down a bit as this seems more like a $200 headphone than a $250 headphone then again beats are a little overpriced too but that doesn't stop people from buying them I'm David Carr noise thanks for watching