Performance
The bass boosted mode seems to boost more of the low - mids and lows and less of the sub-bass range that can sometimes bring serious thunder.
Not exact matches
When we switched profiles while «Thriller» was playing, we did not notice a significant difference in the sound, though Music
mode gave the song a slight
bass boost.
Game
mode goes even further with the
bass,
boosting low frequencies to a level you can feel as much as hear.
In
boosted bass mode, it's so over the top you can actually feel the drivers moving in the earcups.
Switching to enhanced
bass mode, the lows get more massive, but it does sound like the high - mids are
boosted a bit more, too.
The speaker offers three basic EQ
modes, including «pure,» aimed at a flat sound, «warm» for a thicker sound with
boosted bass, and «vivid,» which adds zip to upper midrange to push vocals and instruments like acoustic guitar forward.
You'll hear these tones when you switch among the headset's four equalization
modes, which include balanced sound, treble
boost,
bass boost and chat
boost.
Game
mode goes even further with the
bass,
boosting low frequencies to a level you can feel as much as hear.
It has six selectable sound
modes (Standard, Cinema, Clear Voice III, Cricket, Music, Game) that
boost,
bass, mid-range, or treble and for most TV, standard or Clear Voice is best.
Turbo
mode is a
bass boosted, higher volume setting that actually revs like a car engine when pressed so you know it's on, but you'll immediately hear the difference and it's just plain fun for a dance party or to get more room filling sound.
Orchestral tracks, like the opening scene in John Adams» The Gospel According to the Other Mary, likewise sounds equally crisp in both
modes, but the lower register instrumentation is brought out of the mix a bit more and given more body in the
bass -
boosted mode.
But Sony's mobile app lets you enable a «
bass boost»
mode that gives these as good of a deep growl and thumping
bass as any other truly wireless buds on the market.
On tracks that happen to have gobs of intense sub-
bass content, like The Knife's «Silent Shout,» the
Mode EQ brings plenty of deep
bass presence even in the treble - focused EQ
mode, but the sound is a more natural, less Beats - style
bass boosting.
More telling is that, even in heavier
bass mode, the earphones don't make the drums sound unnatural and booming — this is not often the case with earphones that
boost the lows heavily.
Music and call controls are present on the adjustable rubber cable and there are two sound profiles available, one signature profile and one PowerBoost
mode that amplifies
bass, stereo and EQ for when you need an extra
boost during a workout.
You can also opt to disable surround sound in stereo
mode, which includes options for
boosting bass, treble and voice.
+ Clean looks + Sub output allows adding of a subwoofer to improve
bass response + Useful audio presets + Good sound,
boosted bass in 3D
mode good for games and action movies