The Sony XB1000.

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[@DumbdogsWin]

I'm fully convinced that Sony uses a password generator to name their products

[@kennorcott7074]

That makes the most sense out of any explanation I’ve heard

[@SorridoSnake]

We’re lucky they haven’t started using ampersands, at signs, and dollar signs yet

[@mattwright6864]

Wouldn't surprise me 🤣

[@Alectron8]

"your password must include: numbers, letters, special characters, at least 15 digits, the name of your first born child, the batman symbol"

[@r2d2gobrrrrrrr12]

Yes

[@seraaron]

Wow, being reminded that Sony also makes playstations suddenly makes me really glad that they gave it an actual name, instead of being called the 'SCPH-1000 Entertainment System' or something ridiculous!

[@wibs0n68]

Well the Bios are written like that (ps1 and ps2) SCPH are ps2 bios

[@seraaron]

@@wibs0n68 yeah I looked up a few ps1 components to make the joke make sense ;)

[@pvshka]

@@wibs0n68 I'm pretty sure SCPH-1001 is PS1 BIOS

[@maismade6013]

Well when you do think about it, PlayStation is the most barebones businessman name you can think up for a gaming system. At least it was a good console

[@JVSkellington]

They just took the " Nintendo Play Station" they were making with Nintendo and removed the spacing.

[@TheOriginalBruh]

Forgot about the crushers and as soon as they started playing I just laughed my ass off 🤣. They truly are insane, hope I can try a pair one day, just for shits and giggles.

[@LuckyLego]

Tried a pair in walmart a couple months back and if you like bass they will blow your minds. It is really a enjoyable experience and i hope to buy a pair one day.

[@foxytechni1951]

They're cool headphones actually.

[@GamingPsychologist]

I own a pair. There so fun to have, and if you want to listen to music instead of laugh at it you can turn the bass slider down XD. They're great for gaming, that extra base is awesome for car sounds and gunshots when you want to feel like you're in an action movie.

[@xPandamon]

Yeah they're funny but not neccesarily well sounding

[@LucZeroSix]

I've actually had my pair since they launched like 5 years ago lmao and they've never stopped being my main pair of headphones! Bearing in mind I'm a sound design student so I have plenty of headphones but they are truly fun and great headphones for just enjoying music :)

[@deoyx]

I knew what was coming with the Skullcandys but it still had me laughing hard enough to cry. I can't get enough of those stupid headphones being recorded on the freakish ears on a stand

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

IKR? My lungs: obliterated.

[@noeldoesstuff]

i'm wearing crap petrol station headphones that don't even swivel that i've had for like 3 years and it hurt my ears

[@firestorm117]

It's hillarious listening to them through my SR860s

[@bigbingus2234]

The shock of the sound example swapping to the sonys made me laugh way harder than it should have

[@ShippoHsu]

BOOM BOOM BOOM

[@ShippoHsu]

@Rinda Foty you stinky jerks And YouChoob chose to do nothing about it

[@woodsy900]

ahahahah I thought I was the only one! MY GOD even through these junk iphone earbuds hahahaha

[@AB0BA_69]

I knew SkullCandy was trash, but I didn't realize how MUCH trash they are. Wow

[@otavio30]

"Dun duru dun du dum du duun~ Dun duru *BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM* "

[@rikkoningen3992]

Note on the skullcandy pair, recently repaired my sister's pair. The bass motor things touch some of the cabling inside. This EATS UP the cables entirely. Had to resolder half the things. Why is there like 10 cables inside in a rats nest? Why are they not organized? I don't know, but it puts a real limit on lifespan of the things.

[@RescueRacoon96]

I’ve owned a older generation of Crushers, these bastards just died after two months. Got a replacement, they were dead after 3. Never bothered to get a new pair.

[@deathdeathrevolution3499]

@@RescueRacoon96 i have the anc model and it seems to be better there ive actually been using them for about 2 years fine. i am not doubting you have these issues but i also dont use the bass slider too much (almost always off) so maybe its just that keeping them alive.

[@BigBrex0124]

I've used my pair almost every day for the past 3 years and till now I don't have a issue with them, and I've thrown them across and had them fall off a million times by accident never had a single issue with them and I owned the OG pair for 6 years same story

[@ARSZLB]

@@deathdeathrevolution3499 …then what’s the point of using them? without the crazy bass you just have a pair of cheap garbage headphones

[@RageTurtle_Rage]

Used to own the crushers shown in the video, actually worked well for me til I got the crusher evo, basically its the way better version of the 2016 crushers, they go way lower than the old pair. also are way louder on the headphone cable too and not just the bass im talking bout

[@SteveBrandon]

The Sony factory that made the headphones was probably the former Sendai Technology Center in Tagajo, a coastal suburb of Sendai (north of Fukushima), where employees had to construct makeshift rafts to escape the flooding from the tsunami in March 2011. The factory re-opened in 2012 as the Sony Storage Media Manufacturing Corp. but headphone production seems to have moved to Oita, in Kyushu (southwest Japan), according to a Sony Corporation list of manufacturing operations in March 2021.

[@mr.bobcyndaquil4214]

When he mentioned the factory was flooded out a decade ago, I feared that the tsunami was to blame.

[@robertwittjr1198]

i heard that sony were doing experimental sound wave testing with these at the time, which cause the earthquake and tsunami.

[@siddharthkapadia7674]

Did they take those earpads as a safety tube

[@epergne]

These were made in Thailand

[@SteveBrandon]

@@epergne Yeah, that sounds about right, even 20 years ago most Sony products weren't made in Japan (at least of those Sony products sold overseas). I guess that means it would've probably been a flooding incident unrelated to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami (of course, Thailand itself was affected by the December 2004 tsunami but only the part of the country along the Indian Ocean southwest of Bangkok).

[@Cxntrxl]

'these break your headphones' "aight shit better turn it down then" _unholy bass of hell itself_ _throws headphones across the room_

[@MrBeerGuy]

The xb1000 was my first pair of "hifi" headphones. Loved them to death!

[@walesjedi9217]

that sounds suspiciously past-tense, was it literally to death?

[@MrBeerGuy]

@@walesjedi9217 They died unfortunately 😔. 2 years of abuse was all they could handle.

[@auchTammo]

@@MrBeerGuy I feel you. I had a pair of XB700s as my first ones. They're also dead now and live disassembled with a wrecked cable at my shelf. *not the new Bluetooth ones. They were similar to the XB1000.

[@KptnAutismus]

i have the xb900n, bluetooth headphones for a decent bit of cash with very little soundstage, very heavy bass, and shitty noise canceling (my ears hurt the first few days of using them).

[@Wh1t3F4c3]

@@KptnAutismus I had those, then I got the 910N. They have slightly less bass, but the noise canceling is way better and they’re comfy. Hopefully the next model is the best of both worlds.

[@finnf.7105]

The “trinitron” is probably the best name Sony ever came up with

[@mattb4526]

Bro, can't forget the walkman

[@WooferCooker]

I love trinitron, but I agree, Walkman is the Sony name

[@illbebeck8655]

I still think Sony Truffles is the only good name Sony had ever vome up with

[@justgrayyy105]

Cant forget PlayStation

[@prinnyprinnevald111]

Currently reading the comments with my Xperia X Compact

[@Scrat_Plateman]

This is the strangest KZbin channel I’ve become addicted to but hey if it works it works. Keep up the great content man

[@IAmNeomic]

What's even crazier is that, even if they ARE actually capable of playing 2 Hz, the vast majority of audio engineers will roll off anything below 20 Hz because all it will do is muddy up the audio signal with stuff we can't hear. So it's almost entirely useless to have anything below 20 Hz because all of that stuff is eliminated during mixing.

[@kennygaming208]

Having the ability to go to 2 hz also means the 20 hz is more easily replaced by the headphones, Kind of like how we can't hear headphones with 35khz but the headphones still sound brighter

[@Liggliluff]

And even if you have sounds below 20 Hz, if you convert it to mp3, that will cut out that sound anyway.

[@bjarkebech]

yeah, i remember the time i bought a subwoofer rated down to 18Hz at ±3dB I tried running a 20Hz test tone on it and it sounded like a truck was idling on the street outside, rather than a tone. i think it's just a way for them to brag about the low end response

[@tbuk8350]

@@bjarkebech i mean, that’s kinda accurate to those low frequencies. Once the frequency gets low enough, you can hear the wave going up and down, and it sounds similar to an engine.

[@IAmNeomic]

@@bjarkebech Yeah, below 20 Hz is when it becomes less of a tone and more of a rumble. Going that low can be useful in some cases, like a movie with an Earthquake scene, but usually the sound engineer will manually synthesize the low frequencies to get the desired rumble effect.

[@Hamster07]

i’m still confused by the fact that Dank bought a snake when he could have just gone outside and caught one

[@battmarn]

All the snakes outside are venomous

[@justinhall5102]

@@battmarn that's what makes it fun

[@AWAYTAE]

@@battmarn it adds some tension to pets

[@TheLonelyMoon]

He's Aussie, probably doesn't even need to go outside, probably one hiding in his toilet or behind bookshelves rn

[@thesyncronisedgamer]

@@battmarn no not all the snakes outside are venomous it’s just that the majority of them are lol

[@mrsupertom]

I always thought Sony did a good job of naming products - it's not exactly an exciting method, but it tells you everything you need to know! Based on this vid, we can surmise that WH1000-XM4 actually means: 'Wireless Headphone Super High-end Xtra Mids 4th Generation' ... Catchy.

[@-joo3033]

Yes

[@junkmail1337]

Now what are the WF1000-XM4?

[@mrsupertom]

@@junkmail1337 that would have to be the 'Wireless Fit-in-your-ear Super High-end Xtra Mids 4th Generation', of course 🤷‍♂️🤣

[@-joo3033]

@@junkmail1337 Wire Free (True wireless) 1000X Mark 4, the higher the number the better, 1000 is the Best In Sony products, im not 100% sure where the X comes from...

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

i even havent posted as if your last yet

[@NiSE_Rafter]

I've listened to crushers once in person. They're amazing. They're even better than the freakish ears make it seem when you can FEEL the bass. It's such a unique headphone experience

[@BOT_Phoeba]

I had a pair of crushers in my angsty highschool days, right around when twenty one pilots' Blurryface came out. Loved em literally to death while I was pencil pushing at an internship with a manufacturing company. I later got some DT770s (big ohm ones, no amp), and currently have SRH840s, and they destroy the sound quality of the Crushers.

[@BassRacerx]

the crushers have love vibrators to fake the "bass" that you feel. its just a psychological trick.

[@crazycoffee]

mine broke right at the band where the logo is

[@VioletArtifact]

Given how Sony refuses to give a product a reasonable name, I think I'm going to just call all their headphones "Sony Scrabblephones" and only differentiate them with pictures and features lol

[@Bane_Amesta]

Is easier to do google searching for Sony products using images than the actual names ffs lol

[@andrewlagrotta4198]

shame sony dont name them SOny NO BITCHES because they be that you no got any

[@SistersOfMercyLover]

@@andrewlagrotta4198 is English a second language or something?

[@asgth6147]

They did use a reasonable name once, it was the Playstation and then they decided to never do that again.

[@duh_outlaw]

@@andrewlagrotta4198 No bitches?

[@Totone56]

I had the XB500s around 2010, it was crazy. Basically strapping a subwoofer on your head, but still retaining clarity. I was told the 1000s were ... twice as crazy. A friend found a pair a few years ago (how he got them is still a mystery), but i never had a chance to try them. These were so comfortable though, damn.

[@martijnkosters9024]

Still have those xb500s. Swapped the cushions once, and use them every day. Wouldn't say they are that bassy though.

[@ITechHero]

the XB1000s are over 500$ on ebay here in the US. Dayum. Glad you show these lovely sets off to us as otherwise i would likely never get to experience them, while not much of a audio guy myself. I find these videos so cool and informative.

[@craigman7262]

Peanuts for dankpods

[@Apex180]

£309 on ebay uk from Japan.....

[@Apex180]

and in less then 5 mins they sold the last pair :D

[@louis-philippechabot528]

Found a weird Indonesian website that sells them brand new for like 300$ but it looks sketchy...

[@arnox4554]

While it's not 2 Hz, the XM4s still do have a frequency response lower limit of 4 Hz.

[@JeffreyHeesch]

I remember trying these on at a Best Buy years and years ago, probably around 2010 or so. They were absolutely so freaking comfortable, and I wanted to buy them, but I couldn't afford it at the time. A real shame, I didn't think they'd just be gone like that a few years later.

[@onlinealias622]

I really wanted the 70mm driver version in high school haha. Too bad they’re gone.

[@MrRakenmachintje]

I had them and loved them until one driver started rattling… I have looked for them for days to buy new ones but can’t find them anywhere

[@MaahirMomtaz12]

The XB500s were considered one of the best bass headphones for the time

[@cacomorphobia]

I bought XB500 from a yard sale with a bunch of others great headphones, and I underestimated them by far. I thought that they look like cheap plastic headphones you get for a bunch of bucks at any normal store. I was shocked when I found out what I got. I paid 25 euros for the XB500, Philips X2, Teufel Massive and AudioTechnica MSR-7 as a packet. Still one of the best trades I made till today!

[@SobrietyandSolace]

God damn!

[@odioalospoopers]

don't buy lottery tickets until you're 90, you used up all your luck points

[@kevinz8970]

I absolutely adore the MSR-7, have't tried the others yet sadly.

[@justinedzard]

MSR-7???!

[@michaeltagor4238]

my brother in Christ I think you made the best trade in all of audiophiles history

[@MasterBaker2020]

I equate those skullcandy crushers to carving a turkey with a sledgehammer: horribly inaccurate yet hilariously entertaining!

[@hotcocoabomb_]

This is an absolutely hilarious analogy with an equally hilarious imagine I will cherish in my head forever

[@patrickmartin3322]

This an a fantastic analogy

[@derpsicle555]

R/brandnewsentence

[@maxphangss]

fun fact, you can actually get replacement earpads for the XB1000s, in sheer irony, replacement earpads are way easier to get than these headphones.

[@zenerstorm95]

I love how the Crushers sound EXACTLY the same as last time. Like, there are now two point of reference videos where you can hear that big stinky bass

[@cameronaberner]

Mate I had my headphones at *10%* and i was worried it would damage them. That's not stink, that's odiferous.

[@jmfindorff]

I was listening to this on Shokz Openrun Pros, which relies on bone conduction to transmit audio to the wearer's ears, and when the Skull Crusher demo came on, my headset was vibrating like all hell broke loose and I had to resist so hard from laughing my ass off since I was in a public place.

[@sugarskull]

Woah, I had my Sony XB-700's that I imported from Japan JUST crap out on me yesterday after having them for over 12ish years. I pawned them off to my fiance cause she loved how fun they sound, and they finally hit the bucket. I used them for many many years, but it literally felt like I was wearing monster truck tires. The pads had the entire leather stripped off from the amount of wear lmao.

[@ibrahimsoleja2964]

I read my son’s Xb-700

[@grimecube]

@@ibrahimsoleja2964 You accidentally a verb there.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

repair them. good phones are build well and often even have replacement parts available. If they're done anyway, can't make it worse, so might as well give it a try.

[@thatguyalex2835]

All the weebs would be all over your headphones, cos they were imported from Japan. ツ But in all seriousness, I am not an audiophile, but how can headphones *die suddenly* after 12 years? Shouldn't they slowly show signs of aging? The only way headphones can die suddenly are blasting music in it, setting them in a backpack and putting a heavy math textbook on top of them (Yes, I did that on accident in 2012), or chewing on the wires (yes, I did that also). Moral of the story, pretty much anything electronic that I own will have a short lifespan.

[@bxck]

@@ibrahimsoleja2964 ?

[@JoeC26]

This man gets me excited for literally everything, how is this even possible

[@arnox4554]

He knows how to entertain.

[@fallingwater]

I'm waiting for the review on the 1-grit stone, I expect it to be thrilling to say the least

[@arnox4554]

@@joshroehl6098 How the fuck are you able to post links in the comments???

[@thisisnev]

@João M. Spammers are out in force today.

[@ChrisPhillipsMusic510]

So. I turned it down some for the Skullcandy headphones. I'm listening on my Soundcore Spirit X2 which are already a little overly bassy without using it's extra bass profile but are, at least to my ear, pretty decent lower mid tier as I got them for about $70 a year ago. When those Skullcandys went off I almost dropped my phone trying to take the bud out while turning it down. All I'm saying is I nearly threw the bud on the floor from fear

[@Speedojesus]

For me I just immediately laughed at the pure destruction of sound then proceeded to mute the video. Like I don't wanna spend the money on anything Skullcandy, but I really want a pair of crushers just so I can experience headphones that sound like they give you a minor TBI when you use them.

[@vystorm]

@@Speedojesus Go for the Crusher Evos if you do! Even more bass, you actually get highs and mids (it's a *very* flavoured sound, but you can get 'em!), USC-C for charging, Tile so you don't lose 'em when they vibrate off your head and out da window, significantly stronger as well!

[@joemck85]

I got the Crusher Evos after watching DankPods' video on Crushers. They work both wirelessly, or wired with mic using the cable they come with, or wired without mic using any old random aux cable. (The included cable is just an aux cable that has a mic a few inches from one end of it.) Speaking as an audiophile, the treble is definitely kind of rough compared to my nice IEMs. But the bass is insane. It doesn't sound like these recorded clips of it though -- it's just so much bass that it's causing clipping in the mics in the ears-on-a-stand. The closest analogy I can think of to describe the sound is if you strapped subwoofers to your head. There's a bass slider though, with all the way up being almost nothing but bass, and all the way down being about normal sounding. Around 1/8 to 1/4 of the way up is a good sweet spot if you want a bunch of bass but not so much it eats everything else. Also, if you have an equalizer, lowering 100 Hz (or the nearest slider you have to 100) improves the bass in my opinion, removing some lower midbass that can sound bloated and letting you turn that bass slider higher to get more deep rumbly subwoofer bass. While you're at it, lowering 8 kHz (8000 Hz) by around 3 dB (3 notches on most equalizers) helps if you find the highs grating.

[@Cyba_IT]

@@joemck85 Is it possible to EQ up the treble or is it just nowhere to be found?

[@Scortcorder]

Same, I had it playing through my tower speakers in my apartment and have never reached for the pause button so fast, the HD600's sounding beautiful, then raw unbridled shaking...

[@Tengokujin]

4:37 Driver Unit: 70mm, dome type (OFC Voice Coil used) Impedance: 24 Ω (@1kHz) Frequency reproduction: 2 ~ 30,000 Hz

[@alyssavarner8474]

We legitimately look forward to your videos. One of the few channels my husband and I watch together. Thanks so much!

[@AsioEntomo]

I grew up around audio equipment because my dad runs a business fixing it, and I never gave a single shit about any of it until I found your channel. bravo, mr. pods. bravo.

[@alexandregeracao6345]

I love that when the genuine warning for damage to the speakers caused by the Crushers popped up I naturally just increased the volume. And man is it hilarious

[@n8with8s]

Me too lmao

[@ThePhantom4516]

I did NOT expect it to be that bad. And I did watch the main video for them, so I'm just a fool

[@nickwallette6201]

I just let it ride. :-D My little desktop speakers actually had bass there for a minute.

[@Jibba]

I have a pair that I bought in China while it was in production and use it fairly often. Love them so much and they are still in great condition. Feel blessed seeing your video randomly suggested on youtube hyping these up.

[@wegamegood2884]

his laugh when he tries the crushers should be a national treasure

[@manracmolactrac]

My old roommate had a pair of these on his computer in the living room. I remember playing Undertale for the first time with them and it was a blast. Unfortunately one of the headphones came off of the headband eventually and they became a hassle to use, but ultra comfy, super bassy, but not dumb bassy.

[@otavio30]

I guess we can say you reached the king of the underground, Bass-gore

[@bak174]

I have genuinely never heard my sub struggle before. I’m not even mad at the Skullcandy headphones, I’m just surprised that someone thought THAT MUCH BASS was a good idea.

[@RaiHyuugaRoxas]

They don't sound like that in real life! I have my Crushers for years and they never sounded like that! I had to glue the headband with epoxy glue on both sides by now though... I still adore them and plan to buy the Crusher Evo soon-ish. There is however the option to just use the bass slider very slightly though...

[@AVeryCleverAndUniqueUsername]

@@RaiHyuugaRoxas yeah. They have haptics in them which literally just shake the mics in the h.e.a.r.s. that’s why it just ruins the audio recordings from them 😂😂

[@mikebowers7161]

I have those headphones and you are soooo accurate in what you say. I still love them! There is one thing you didn't mention; If you wear them on a warm day your ears MELT!!!!

[@wisemysticaltree5646]

I had to pause at 0:03 because that turntable looked familiar, I realized that's an ad for the turntable I own lol. It's called the HP-161 stereo music system.

[@knightsurda]

Hey! I just wanna say that I think they did bring em back but under the MDR-Z7, its another 70mm speaker driver and they look more modern and updated. Might be worth a lookin into.

[@TJCCBR47]

Great!

[@frenzyXprime]

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[@XXXXX8]

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[@aniqrth]

dude i just check its freq response. damn 4-100000hz

[@funkygirlkathryn]

@@aniqrth bro what

[@Shibiruwu]

8:38 LMAO I had never heard what those things sound like, I feel like what those things do to music is the equivalent of what people call "deep fried memes"

[@gabrielgingras814]

It's called the "bass boosted meme".

[@xXRandomCamperXx]

I used to love skullcandy headphones as a kid, and I can confirm, they are built about as sturdy as a dried up twig. Every pair of their earphones I've owned has had one side just give up on life and the headphones snapped at the headband in only a few weeks. Horrible.

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

I remember buying a pair when they first came out. They lasted literally one night.

[@wetsockfullofhotmeat]

I once bought Skullcandy earbuds and they were broken out of the box. True quality

[@abbie_joan]

my wired buds always lasted really long until my dog or my nephew got ahold of them...and I still have my pair of over ear headphones and considering what they have been through they've been troopers

[@VailTheAvali]

Forum necromancy here. I believe you, but I haven't personally experienced that with any Skullcandy headphones. What I have experienced though, is the headphone fabric slipping out of the plastic near the end of its life. Definitely not helpful it you're rough with your headphones.

[@EtErNaLz_NCR]

Jesus. I have the Skullcandy Crusher Evos and theyre holding up likr a champ. Sad to hear theyre actually not all of a brilliant company, still gotta love that big bass tho xD If Wade says that the evos havent got as much bass as the crusher wireless, i wonder how stupid the older crushers sound lmao.

[@TheWaving1]

You know it's a good day when dankpods uploads

[@colelepper9381]

you also know it's Thursday or Friday

[@Br1ttany1992]

They make my Thursdays better

[@genekwagmyrsingh9433]

1:29 These are now the Xuh Buh 10 Hungeos. Dankpods has spoken.

[@iloveitwhenusuffer]

Just got my first iPod because of this channel - It's a cute ass 3rd gen nano. Love your channel!!

[@blastbowman9026]

I didn't know Sony also made car tires, what a company

[@matf6661]

I've had 2 pairs of these in my time, shame they're out of production now, there are no other headphones quite like these. The sheer depth of bass is quite incredible and the giant pads make them so easy to wear for literally hours

[@marx6515]

Perfect timing

[@foxboy3000]

why perfect timing?

[@adamno176]

Lol

[@Alectron8]

Damn boy, you were 1 second after me. 😎

[@marx6515]

@@foxboy3000 I'm bored

[@SorridoSnake]

@@foxboy3000 don’t question it

[@leyzic9272]

Love this dudes insane energy, every video he makes is just incredible, feels like a rollercoaster

[@leyzic9272]

@@joshroehl6098 cringe

[@OrangeDied]

all these people are like "you know it's a good day when dankpods uploads" like wow you must really love thursdays then

[@Sluka.]

Sony MDR XB-700 user here. I have tried all types of headphones but i cant stop going back to these, I love em, just as you said, theyre fun!

[@YesIAmDavid]

The XB literally stood for Xtra Bass That is so 70’s I freaking love it

[@TechHippie]

Firstly, Those Sonys have such smooth bass it's beautiful, secondly, I had a pair of crushers in college, probably the very first version of them, and even loving bass as much as I do they were horrible lol. I swapped to a pair of their earbuds because they weren't half bad. I'm no audiophile though so really my opinion on any sort of headphone is moot.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

not audiophile but modest, that's what counts.

[@mathesar]

I'd love to hear the XB1000's but ive never been able to find them on ebay etc, I bought Sony XB500's for $79 from Best Buy in 2012 and I still use them today on PC lol. I've replaced the ear pads as they started to flake over time but they otherwise still sound great, also bought a portable headphone amplifier and have it routed from my PC soundcard output, they produce impressive bass but also sound clean (XB500's frequency response 4Hz - 24K / 40mm driver) I can't imagine what the XB1000's bass is like on a larger 70mm driver!

[@Gfreak250]

I wasn't expecting to see the Crushers again but I absolutely love them. I recently got the more recent Crusher Evo headphones, somehow the bass on them is MORE ridiculous. I mean, it puts the original Crushers to shame.

[@MyouKyuubi]

You must be mostly deaf for you to love them that much lmao. They're horrendously bad, they cause instant, and i do mean instant hearing damage lmao... The bass is way WAAAAAY overtuned, bro. xD

[@Gfreak250]

@@MyouKyuubi Actually, I normally had them at lower volumes. I normally take precautions when using headphones that I know are capable of delivering something so loud. However, when I wanted to experience them at their fullest capability, it would've been for a shorter period of time. Also, I'll admit that the Crusher Evo's are pretty much better in every way. Although, opinions on headphones are highly subjective as DankPods himself says in this video.

[@GooseCrack]

@@Gfreak250 same, I normally listen at low volumes but every now and then I'll crank up the crusher evos for a short period of time, or sometimes if I want to rattle that motor I'll crank it up and put it on my temples instead of my ears. So much fun

[@Gfreak250]

@@GooseCrack Oh, absolutely. Or just set them on a table and watch them go off at full power. Regardless, it's definitely nice having the bass slider as an option. I'd normally have the Evo's at around 50-60% and that's usually enough for a great listening experience in my opinion.

[@theoneandonlymeme8923]

@@MyouKyuubi i could conform. More than a year with crusher Evo and I have lost some hearing. Still love them.

[@JoCaTen]

Been waiting for this, in fact, I wait every Thursday for new vids.

[@itstriplerblx5887]

God that skull candy recording gave me a frikin heart attack 😂. Totally out of the blue.

[@thechosenthing9784]

It’s always a good day when Dankpods posts a new video

[@BluenoseBeerReviews]

Still got my XB1000's. I was in Berlin in 2014 on a work trip and by chance found a sony store, walked in and saw them...ex display for 150 euro. I absolutely love them.

[@SuperSirDutch]

I still have them. Had em for 12 ish years, their my favourite headphones. Really fun to seem em pop up on this channel

[@AspenFrostt]

this made me go out and buy the crushes oh my god. when the demo swapped from the Sony to the crushers I started laughing my ass off I was not prepared for that. absolutely ridiculous bass I'm so excited for them to come in.

[@Parker-nm9cg]

how are they?

[@AspenFrostt]

@@Parker-nm9cg theyre hillarious. a ton of fun with songs that are already loud and bassy like rap or edm. i still use other headphones as my mains but when i just wanna vibe i throw the crushers on. best purchase ever

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

​@@AspenFrostt Good that you have another pair of headphones because a drawback about all that bass is you get used to it. Thus, they lose their magic. I use mine almost exclusively on the weekend, listening to my weekly recommendations from Spotify. This way, my ears can rest from them for a week and the bass is still hilariously fun come Friday night 😂. Granted, I also could just, you know...slide the bass down. But that seems sacrilege to me 😅

[@LITTLEBOB21]

I’m happy to say I am a owner of the xb-300, 500, 700 and 1000s. Took a long time and quite a bit of cash to get all of them and I’m glad I did 🙂

[@liamdalemur]

How do the xb 700's compare to the 1000's

[@LITTLEBOB21]

@@liamdalemur the xb 700 are more in your face thump bass heavy but the 1000 goes alot deeper and has alot more detial across the board.

[@liamdalemur]

@@LITTLEBOB21 so big bass vs good bass

[@LITTLEBOB21]

@@liamdalemur yea pretty much the 500 are great if you like bass and only bass lol very muddy

[@liamdalemur]

@@LITTLEBOB21 I assume the 300 are less detailed and more bassy

[@Tumnaselda]

10:10 - discontinued 10 something years ago - rumor is that the factory was ruined by flood - it's from Japan That has to be 2011 Tohoku Earthquake.

[@lewisnapper]

I’d be curious to see what you think of the Sony Pulse 3D headphones after this. They aren’t especially bassy (see Rtings), but their design feels a bit like a spiritual successor to the xd1000s, with the wide cushions. One neat little improvement is the speaker is angled parallel to your ear in within the cushion, rather than parallel with the cushion itself

[@kai_444]

these remind me of the cougar phontum s gaming headphones

[@lewisnapper]

Huh, I hadn't heard of those before but I can see that yeah. They have some chunky looking cushions.

[@gamboodle]

Really wanted the crushers after your vid on it, trying my friends pair sealed the deal, they've been my pair of commuter headphones ever since (they soak up all the bus and train noise). Also, for anyone looking at a pair, get the EVO's, better build quality, no pinching at the bottom, stronger bass, etc.

[@stevenwoods8330]

I've got the XB 700's that I bought about 15 /18 years ago still use them now and again fantastic cans

[@Veriflon88]

I have the xb500's which are like the smaller, sensible 40mm driver version of these and I love them. They are soo extremely comfortable. Mine have flaked off so much that they have stopped flaking again, it's actually hilarious

[@-Navy]

it's funny watching the part he mentions the skullcandy crushers wearing my own set of crushers (that i bought because of the video he made) with the bass knob turned all the way up. My ears are bleeding now, thank you

[@taimaishu-nao1922]

That Crusher demo literally scared the crap out of me! Listening through an Aiwa (US) Exos-3 speaker… I’ve never seen the bass radiator work hard to replicate the sound of the Crushers! BTW, if you can find one, I dare you to try the ORIGINAL Aiwa Arc-1! Very, very underrated Bluetooth headphone that just sounds amazing! The second gen ANC version isn’t as good though.

[@RPGWiZaRD]

+1 on the Aiwa Arc-1. I have a pair and use them for bedtime listening (ASMR especially) and these things have a really clear and natural sound for the price they cost except I find the bass boosted which I found welcome for my needs but it seems like it's almost some compressed processing going on as it hits hard but tight at the same time (I find it does it differently than my non-BT headphones eitherway as it's something you mostly feel rather than hear and I like it), works wonders for ASMR triggers in particular. But these are wonderfully clear sounding in the entire range, borderline too bright for me that likes slightly more warm sounding headphones but the biggest strength they have is perhaps the soundstaging and imaging for a closed pair of headphone, these have sooooo good positioning of sounds I almost believe I'm listening to a pair of Sennheiser HD-600 for how spacious the soundstaging and how accurate the imaging is, particularly good when listening to live shows like hooking up to the TV, it's like you're there in the audience being able to tell from which direction and distance the sounds are coming from when you hear the noise from the crowd. I picked up them especially for the aptX Low-latency mode support which is somewhat rare in headphones. Plus these things are super comfortable. Thet only sound good using as BT headphones though, hooking up the 3.5 mm stereo cable and they sound kind of poor with somewhat muddy midrange and bass and excessive "ringing" to the upper-mids so likely they have EQ'd the headphone digitally for the BT mode like manufacturers typically do these days but they did a superb job with that in that case.

[@rivingmizzenmast]

This was the most entertaining project review I have ever seen

[@jackfinthebox]

I thought the phrase "It's a Sony" was a DankPods thing. It's only funny when Dank does it.

[@AlKohaiMusic]

Always liked Sony headphones, been loving my MDR V6 for well over a decade now.

[@taimurjamil4790]

MDR V6 lesss gooo!!

[@theColeHardTruth]

NOOOOOOOO I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A PAIR OF THESE FOR YEARS, NOW I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO FIND A REASONABLY PRICED SET 😭

[@binaryflat]

I found a pair of Sony XB500s at Goodwill for $10. The ear cushions were doing just like the 1000s on here. Also the headband was peeling, and leaving a mess. I found some replacement cushions online, but no one had an option for fixing the headband. I finally just brushed the peeling plastic off, by scrubbing with a stiff brush. Underneath the cloth is nice, and looks a bit like felt. They are perfect now. I would not have bought them looking like that, but I listened to them using my phone mp3 player (wow!), and I could not leave them behind.

[@Braskus]

What you mentioned about the difference between reference and 'fun'. I feel much the same with my reference monitors in my room. And my car stereo. My car doesn't have a sub in it or anything. But it's got amplified alpine DDLinear Split in the front and Type-R 6x9's in the rear.. And they are SO much more fun that the reference monitors. The DDLinear line is pretty good for clarity.. But those Type-R's just go THUD everytime something happens.. it's a good time overall.. If the glass in the car isn't vibrating you're not doing it right...

[@12pagani]

Man sweet setup, I did my 80s Mercedes s class sterio and its nuts. All 90s retro goodness, running an alpine 3da headunit, 3342 graphic equalizer, a sony 2 channel amp (headrest speakers with separate volume control) and a alpine v12 amplifier with a 5th sub channel. This runs 4 sets of 3way component speakers front and rear with a Rockford fosgate punch subwoofer. I can go from dirty bass to pretty good flat audiophile sound thanks to the eg and its many many settings. fun!!!

[@CJRecordings]

I remember buying my first ever pair of headphones as a bass head kid and these where my dream. Even back then they where expensive, so i got the XB700 (bit smaller but same thing). This video made me remember how much I loved them, shame they where eaten by the dog :D

[@KanarisTM]

There's finally a competitor to the Sennheiser HD600s being called the Huh Duh Six Hungeo's by Senn: The Sony XB1000s being called the Xuh Buh Ten Hungeo's by Sony

[@kushfromhandsworth6601]

YESSSSS I'm soo gladd you made a video on theseee. Been looking at them from when I was in my early teenage years and just wisheddd I had them. 8 depressing years later I got them off someone, but the cushions were effed and the wire had been replaced. I had to then replace that wire because it had broken so I tried to balanced them, but because the previous guy messed up the screw on the inside which holds the mounting point for the wire I tried to mod the casing in the headphones and messed them up completely. I also tried to follow some "mods" on forums that say getting rid of the filtering paper adds to the bass and messed them up more. But even then before I did that I found these weren't very bassy at all.

[@oscarhuete6701]

6:42 what do you mean Transformers aren’t real? You’re telling me my mom has been lying to me this entire time?

[@RockBassist2112]

Those Skull Crushes make me laugh histerically every time! They just sound SO ridiculous hahahahaha

[@HeyItsJ1_]

I own the XB500 and 1000. Bought them in 2014-2015 still use today, awesome headphones for the time and the money!

[@kulmajaba]

The XB-500s got me through high school about ten years ago, until they gave up the ghost from constant abuse and stuffing them in a backpack. I kinda miss them even though I have really good headphones these days.

[@HIRAMECLARKEHOPS]

bruh same, I forgot these even existed lol.

[@TheAutisticOwl]

What do you have these days?

[@kulmajaba]

@@TheAutisticOwl I mostly use AKG K712 Pros but I have Beyer Dynamic DT880's and Custom One Pros as well. All of them are great in my opinion.

[@thefrost490]

Had two pairs of the XB500 headphones and damn the bass they pumped out was amazing! When the XB1000 came out, the price immediately shot down any chance I had of getting them 😅 Sad that they discontinued the XB500, XB700 and XB1000.

[@AstonsVintageTechnologyWorkshp]

The moment the distortion kicked in from the skull candy's, I did push out a hearty chuckle. It sounded like some bass-head going past in his droptop lowered BMW with the stereo turned up to 11. Fun.

[@michealsanders7742]

Hi there I’m a lone time fan and just wanted to say I love your personality, dedication and musical talent. I pay the guitar and hope that I have the same drive you have. Enjoy your day and I’ll keep watching you content🙂

[@tnqrazaxn8820]

@Nandor you’re aware, that they’re taking about dankpods right?

[@dial2616]

so glad you love my content, happy to keep it up

[@SorridoSnake]

ngl, this video really makes you FEEL like it’s a Sony

[@camsterscool]

1:21 OI MATE ARE THOSE TIRES!

[@samuelbarnes585]

I loved my XB1000s back in high school. Back in the dubstep craze these were amazing, frustratingly the whole ear broke off unexpectedly. I still miss them

[@Axl4325]

Jesus Christ the crushers literally scared me, that´s unholy bass right there

[@ghxstie795]

Just got a pair of Skullcandy Crusher Evos for my bday yesterday and I haven't stopped blasting dubstep and harstyle with them just on max BRRRTTTT mode and it's just hilarious how bassy it gets

[@060steve]

I used to own these as a kid! Great fun to listen to but god the sound leakage meant you couldn’t wear them outside your house haha

[@alexlepe1432]

Walkman and PlayStation were both genius. Just gotta get that person to name everything!

[@holliskeith]

I have a pair of Sony MDR-XB700s which are vary similar but with smaller drivers and they are absolutely amazing.

[@SilverSmrfr]

Listening on the XB700 since 2012 and still under 3 most comfortable headphones I have ever tried. The Sonys in those days were just like a sofa for your head. :D

[@CycleCalm]

I have the XB700s, I bought the newer version they came out with but they gave me a headache after an hour, so while the fake leather has literally all come off, some of the padding is ripped through and the cover for the drivers is coming off, I will not stop using them until they die, never found any headphones as comfortable.

[@jeffslife4336]

Those skull crushers almost blew up my earbuds and yeah they are about 3 years old but I like em because they have perfect highs mids and some good lows

[@Neopumper666]

Crusher collector here. Yeah those wireless models do snap at the L/R joint that holds/slides the metal plate. You should try the ancs, they improved a lot of the bass while keeping it fun! You'll have a blast blasting them XD

[@SquroundSquircle]

Hey, Dank. I really appreciate your expertise! Love the videos! I have maybe a tough question for you: are there any high-quality headphone/earphone options for someone with a petite frame and small ear canals? I realize some things simply are not made for petite people, and that's OK, I get it. I'd invest in a pair of children's headphones/earbuds but as you well know, they sound like shit or are extremely quiet. I'm a petite woman and I want to enjoy the wonderful recommendations you've provided in your videos but they are simply too big for my head when I've tested them. I just can't get a seal to appreciate them properly, or they're painful, or simply will not stay on my head. Almost all headphones and earbuds I've ever tried simply don't fit and therefore even high-quality ones don't sound right. Do you have any recommendations? Is there a pair of earbuds you think would work better? Any suggestions would be appreciated. At this point, I'd pay anything to get something that fits and sounds decent.

[@robonator2945]

I haven't used them personally, but Nura (the company that made/makes the nuraphones) have some earbud variants that offer personalized sound. I've heard they sound amazing oweing to that sound personalization and I would imagine (although once again I haven't personally used them) that they can accept just about any earbud-plug you could find online for a better fit. I by no means have sampled the sheer quantity that Dank has but I've seen some absolutely glowing reviews for those nura-buds and earbuds are far more fit-customizable than headphones. (typically at least)

[@Thegategaurdian]

Get this man to ten mill his content is better then a lot of people with 30 mill + he freaking deserves it

[@d1scusted]

Sony, the company that can't properly name anything. From smartphones to headphones. Well, except for consoles

[@eisregenhaha]

+ movies

[@drumhead89]

You'd think with that kind of reputation, they'd be the ones naming their consoles the way Xbox does.

[@davidasselin5841]

Had to pull out crushers and watch the crusher demo with my bass slider all the way up. Now I know what bass squared is like

[@chases.7252]

Out of curiosity, after watching this video I searched for some files showing different test frequencies. I could hear everything until roughly 18200 hz. This is on my huh duh 599's, through my AT2020 USB's headphone jack. I am curious if a better dac/amp would let me hear more or if that is just the edge of my hearing.

[@pangbangdang3672]

Volume and amplification is key. Go to some frequency generating website and not KZbin. At high listening volume I can hear 19k and 20.5k if I double the volume through my Thx headphone amp. Although this can damage your hearing.

[@pangbangdang3672]

I could literally hear 22.5k when I was 14 (now I am 19)

[@jonasls]

Heard up to 25 khz just a few years ago :)

[@pangbangdang3672]

@@jonasls I listen to super loud music ever since I was like 12 and got tinnitus, but can still hear 21khz (tried it yesterday). I can hear it but it doesn't have the same pitch as when I was even younger.