Our Verdict
The PXC 450 make poor everyday headphones. Their sound is decent for a bit of critical listening, but they are not comfortable and too bulky for everyday use.
- Decent leakage performance.
- Great audio reproduction.
- Uncomfortable, inner-earcup design.
- Slightly overpowered mids.
- Poor noise isolation.
Mediocre for critical listening. They have an adequate frequency response but a poor soundstage because of their closed back design.
Poor for commuting. Their noise isolation performance is decent enough for moderate levels of ambient noise.
Not designed for sports use. Although they're moderately comfortable, they're bulky, cumbersome and too unstable for sports headphones.
Poor for office use. Noise isolation is not enough for the chatter of a busy office. They're also quite leaky.
Average for Home Theater use. They have no latency since they're wired and have a sufficiently decent sound for movie watching. However, they have a relatively short audio cable so unless you have an extension cord they won't be ideal for comfortably watching movies from your couch.
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