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Sony MDR-SA5000

68 reviews

May, 2024

Positive
sound (55)
comfort (26)
portability (21)
usability (20)
bass quality (17)

Negative
reliability (9)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 68 reviews of Sony MDR-SA5000. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the usability and portability. The bass quality and comfort also get good reviews. There are some critical comments about the reliability. There are some mixed reviews about the price.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Headphones the Sony MDR-SA5000 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 74/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sony MDR-SA5000

alaTest has collected and analyzed 47 user reviews of Sony MDR-SA5000 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the durability and usability. The portability and comfort are also appreciated, but reviews about the bass quality and price are different. Some have doubts about the reliability.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Consumer review (newegg.com)

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REMEMBER I BOUGHT 'MDR SA3000' They are a step down but if you look at Sony's website you'll see there is only cosmetic differences and slightly AND I MEAN SLIGHTLY range differences. This was a TERRIFIC buy for me. JUST REMEMBER TO BREAK THEM IN!!

Just to be clear, I own the model down from these. MDR-SA3000 The only difference between them is leather ear pads and 10,002 khz. I can assure you they are the same. Amazing quality, clean crisp sounds even under 4 songs playing at once on a loud...

YOU HAVE TO BREAK THEM IN. The transducers NEED to be broken in. When you first use the headphones you think, "Oh no, I just spent a lot load of money on poor quality headphones." NOT THE CASE. After leaving them on a machine (PC iTunes) for about 30...

Dec, 2009

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