Sony WH-CH520 Wireless: An Honest Review

Sony has released the WH-CH520, a pair of on-ear wireless headphones with a reasonable price tag and a long battery life of 50 hours. New features and improved battery life set the WH-CH520 apart from its predecessor. These include Sony’s Digital Sound Enhancement Engine Ultimate (DSEE Ultimate), which converts compressed music files into something approaching high-resolution sound.

The Sony WH-CH520 can play music for up to 50 hours on a single charge, and a 3-minute charge gives you enough power for 1.5 hours of listening time. It also allows for multipoint connections, so you can easily swap between two devices. The headphones feature three buttons that can be used to adjust the volume, play and pause music, and activate digital assistants like Siri or Google Now.

Sony WH-CH520 Wireless Specifications

PROS

1. Well Balanced Sound
2. High Functional Audio
3. Multi Point Pairing Bluetooth
4. Long Lasting Battery

CONS

1. There Is No 3.5mm Jack System
2. One Ear Design Is Not Preferred

Bass

You may have a good time jamming to electronic or dance music since the bass provides a solid foundation for the track while still being under control. While less information is preserved in the mids compared to more expensive models, they can nevertheless allow vocalists to breathe and dense instrument mixes to shine. And trebles soar out of the midrange hole with enough headroom to spare.

Storage for electricity

The higher-priced wireless headphones on our list have a wider dynamic range, deeper bass, and crisper highs than their less-expensive counterparts. Ultimately, the sound is not as open and spacious as it would be with higher-quality headphones, but for the price, I am satisfied. Sony’s Headphones app makes it possible to adjust the equalization, which is more effective than in the vast majority of headphones I’ve used, both cheap and costly.

Controls

These headphones come with sufficient buttons. When you switch them on, they tell you the battery life and volume level and provide good tactile feedback when you reach the maximum or minimum volume. But despite the indicator protrusions, distinguishing between buttons is not always easy.

Powered-Up Time

With the CH520, you can quickly switch between your phone and laptop for a video call, for example, because it supports Bluetooth multi-point pairing. Their connectivity and dependability both worked fine for me. Sony’s claim of a 50-hour battery life is the frosting on the cake, and in my experience, that seems about accurate; however, they do not auto-pause when you remove them, and they stay on for a long time when not in use, so if you’re not cautious you may accidentally run them down.

They include a short USB-C to USB-A connection for charging and connect to a wall charger via USB-C. Most people won’t notice that these cans don’t have a 3.5mm jack, but keep that in mind if you’re searching for a pair to use on a plane.

Price

With the CH520, you can quickly switch between your phone and laptop for a video call, for example, because it supports Bluetooth multi-point pairing. Their connectivity and dependability both worked fine for me.

Sony’s claim of a 50-hour battery life is the frosting on the cake, and in my experience, that seems about accurate; however, they do not auto-pause when you remove them, and they stay on for a long time when not in use, so if you’re not cautious you may accidentally run them down. They include a short USB-C to USB-A connection for charging and connect to a wall charger via USB-C. Most people won’t notice that these cans don’t have a 3.5mm jack, but keep that in mind if you’re searching for a pair to use on a plane.

Put quality first

The headphones are of adequate quality. Their plastic casing houses foam earpads and a headband coated with synthetic leather. They’re an improvement over the Sony WH-CH510 Wireless, but they don’t feel as sturdy as the Jabra Evolve2 65 Wireless.

Style

These on-ear headphones are minimal and stylish. The yokes meet the ear cups at a right angle, and the headband bears the manufacturer’s small, inconspicuous emblem on one side. They come in four solid colors: black, white, beige, and blue.

Comfort

These cans offer acceptable comfort for extended use. They don’t make your head feel too constricted and are surprisingly light. The headband and ear cups are soft and cushioned for maximum comfort. However, you’ll need to make some adjustments to acquire a comfortable fit on your ears because of their on-ear design and the relatively small size of the ear cups.

Anti-Noise Devices

The Sony WH-CH520 does a poor job of blocking off background noise. The on-ear design and lack of active noise cancellation (ANC) mean they don’t effectively seal off your ears from outside sounds. Therefore, they do not isolate you from low- and high-frequency noise, such as the rumble of a bus engine, and barely isolate you from mid- and high-frequency noise, such as background conversation. They aren’t as good at blocking low-frequency noise, like the buzz of fluorescent light, but they’re great at blocking high-frequency noise.