Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

Because it is an overthear earpiece an not ontheear you really cant hear anyone trying to talk to you

Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

You can tell there is a voice from the outside but it is unintelligible

Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

The signal is crystal clear even walking around the house

Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

Take some of the reviews people have posted about these with a large grain of salt i discovered after reading every electronicpc mag review like cnet and sites like wirecutter that a lot of folks are pretty ignorant about tech details or make them sound more complicated to use than they are

Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

I tried sony cans from costco and best buy and ordered several more significantly expensive pairs of sh and didnt like them as much as the rs 170

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Sony and others dont compete

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Even new theyre not quite 190 which i would spend if i had to buy another pair after hearing how insane they sound

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The bass boostsurround sound functions to me were very noticeable accurate and added a critical extra dimension of sound with no distortion especially when watching action flicks i would watch a 5 minute action sequence with them off and on to observe the difference and that was a deal maker for me and why i didnt go with the also discontinued sh 160 although they were slightly over 100 as they lack those functions