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hey everyone Jimmy with Jim to review room itesm Sennheiser's traveling pair of headphones the PXE size 50s several months back and they feature the same active noise canceling technology in this pair of headphones that I'm reviewing today these are these Sennheiser's 4.50 bt n Z's that said has it sent over for review and I'm just going to call them before 50s in this video for simplicity sake but the biggest reason why I'm interested in this pair it for goes some of the extra features that some may not want or need and because of that it's 50% cheaper than their flagship again the PXE 550's yeah it's also cheaper than some of the competitors out there so of course we'll see if the sound is good at all or if the active noise-cancelling will perform as good as the competition out there as always I'll place my Amazon affiliate links in the video description below click on my links and they'll give you the most updated prices in real time so without further ado my channels here to help you make a purchase decision welcome everyone to jim's review of the physical features first the headphones are all plastic and not cheap feeling plastic either they are well-made they don't rattle or feel finicky they've been a confident product to test now to admit I wish the inner band itself where it does adjust with metal or at least where the hinges are or metal as well for peace of mind and long-term durability of course only time will tell the headband up top is very thin without too much padding but I'm discussing my comfort in detail later but going over the ear cups they do fold in for stowing and fits neatly into the provided carrying case there's no structural protection it's not rigid which is fine for most people but surely it does protect from scratches nicks and bumps when you do throw them into your bag now getting back to the ear cups again looking at the controls the right ear cup has your power on and off a very smooth multifunction switches right below that that allows you to skip and go back on your music that same button is also used to answer phone calls as well and when testing this in public my voice does come across clear however light to moderate background noises are still picked up by the person on the other end continue with the physical buttons a vine rocker is next and if you press up and down at the same time this turns on or off the active noise-cancelling when you're using these headphones wirelessly a tune F millimeter port is offered for physical connections not a three and a half millimeters and just be aware of that and fan Howser does provide a locking wired cord so you can't accidentally yank this out of the headphones which is great last a microUSB port is offered to charge a headphones battery life is claimed to be up to 25 hours on the retail box but that would agency off with a and T on Sennheiser is expecting 19 hours worth of use now i also attempted to connect these to my pcs at home both of them here and maybe this is just me but both times they do charge my headphones I didn't see any drivers being installed or any option to offer music playback through USB which would have been a seriously great feature you'll also having them connected via bluetooth of course to my phone here and attempting to plug them into my laptop to charge my listen to them once the USB plug goes in the headphones unfortunately turns off you can't listen to them and charge them at the same time now the only other feature that is included with the 450s is NFC or near field communication for streamlined pairing with your NFC device just simply hold it on the NFC logo and the Bluetooth connection establishes now regarding signal strength Bluetooth technology to be honest with you is really great these days with all devices with the 450s I can walk upstairs walk anywhere and basically in my house and the connection never cuts out and at the connection goes through several walls and at times these first floor ceiling now moving on to comfort one day of testing or the first day of testing I did feel as though they clamped too tight at the jawline and wears batik did somewhat set in it wasn't until day two and day three and um that's when I felt more activated with the headphones and then I could wear them for extended periods of time and wouldn't have an issue at all now the weight on these are quite impressive coming in nearly identical to the PXE 550's and my very comfortable both QC 35 and because of how lightweight they are many will 9450 to be a good level of comfort though those with a bit more of a sensitive head the clamping force that we draw line is a bit more firm than the competition and I mentioned earlier about that thin headband up top I do notice I slight way down at the crown of the head after wearing these for again extended periods of time now jumping into the active noise-cancelling performance I went back into the city and Tesla's outdoors every local coffee shop essentially Starbucks and various other environments while I was there the active noise-cancelling performs practically identical to the PXE 550's which again are sennheiser flagship anc headphones and just like the PXE 550 you don't get much if any of that air cabin pressure feeling when you turn on the AMC unlikely both QC 35 release only 1000 acts and those with more sensitive ears - of course value that over the competition and with that being said I felt indeed the 450 did block out a decent amount of noise but same with the PXE 550's voices around the coffee-shop the background music in the same coffee shop or slightly silenced and the flagship headphones did do better but if you're comparing prices apples apples the Sennheiser 450 then blackout as much noise as the JBL Everest elite 700 and appearance big headphones just to name some competitors out there last but not least jumping into audio performance Sennheiser provides very balanced audio characteristics accurate and clean is what you're going to get with these now base is neutral and not altered or bass boosted the mids are equal with other frequencies and not being bright or recessed either however I do wish there was a bit more resolution or detail in the mid-range though to get a more vibrant experience you can say but for most average consumers I am confident you guys will surely be fine the highs does have roll-off and it plays it quite safe but because it doesn't come anywhere close to being tinny and sharp which is good the 450s are very easy to listen to there's no listening fatigue whatsoever now those who are not big unnatural or neutral sound characteristics may find them not as colorful as they would have light it's simply a matter of preference now I do wish they were a bit louder though as I can listen to these at full volume for some songs and other tracks I'm usually around 80 85 even at times nine percent volume levels now the sound stage is there and it is moderate be open you can hear some audio in different directions but it did perform more of a mid tier mid-level experience so as we're sound looking at higher bottoms these do slightly leak and it is audible in very quiet environments so overall the 450s at its current price point I believe they are good they are cheaper than a lot of the competitors out there now granted there's no extra bells and whistles like touch controls and being on and sound profiles and being upfront JBL average lead 700 and pair of Zeke's to name a few that I'm familiar with for a few dollars more yes you can get those extra features on them but honestly if you don't need them why spend the extra money the 450s already gives you clean and accurate audio great battery life and equivalent noise canceling performance as they - recently mentioned competitors if you're in this price range if you're concerned about money seriously look into the Sennheiser 450 s for sure so this review will help you in some way be sure to LIKE and subscribe if you 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