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Sennheiser CX 180 Street 2 Earphone Review

by Jayant
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No one wants to have a bad experience with their favorite music. Balanced sound with punchy bass is everyone’s need and Sennheiser CX 180 is for everyone’s need. Here is a complete review of the Sennheiser CX 180. Should you buy it? What is price of Sennheiser CX 180? What are the Pros & Cons of the Sennheiser CX 180? Everything is here.

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Sennheiser CX 180 street 2 earphones are the most sold earphones by Sennheiser in India (launched in 2012). Indian customers are loving them. Let’s check out why they are Best-selling headphones.

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Sennheiser CX 180 Hardware, Design & Specification

In the box we get, pair of earphones and two extra pairs of silicon rubber of different sizes. You can have anyone according to the size of your ear canal. Under the silicon rubber, there is an earpiece that has a nice metal grill that gives a clear and crisp sound output. The wire of the earphones is very thin and made up of rubber. You would not get a braided wire in CX 180.

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There is also a wire splitter which makes wire management easy. There is no mic in CX 180 also there is no inline remote for volume adjustments or to control music. The 3.5mm jack is gold-plated. There is also a wire clipper to clip the extra wire.




Talking about the hardware, the whole pair of Sennheiser CX 180 earphones are made up of rubberized Plastic. The earpiece has a glossy finish at the front (Black part) and at the back, there is Rubberised plastic (Grey) having a matte finish. The color combination of Black and Grey looks stunning and the quality of the plastic is very good and expected by brands like Sennheiser.

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The size of the earpiece is very small and feels very light in the ear. If you are the kind of person who loves listening to music while sleeping, you can easily use these pairs of earphones. The grayish part of the earphones is made up of rubberized plastic and designed in such a manner that you can hold the earpiece for insertion as well as for removal from the ear canal.

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The all-over design of the Sennheiser CX 180 looks very good and sturdy. There is the Sennheiser logo on the earpiece and on the wire splitter. Also, Sennheiser branding on the 3.5mm jack. Also, have Left (L) and right (R) indications on the respective earpiece.

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The Sennheiser CX 180 weighs just 5gm which is very light to wear and gives you comfort even after using it for a longer period of time. The CX 180 earphones come with a 1.2m long wire. It has a frequency response of 20 Hz – 20,000 HZ, 110 dB of sound pressure, and 16 ohms of impedance.




That’s pretty much about the CX 180 Hardware, Design, and Specifications.

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CX 180 Performance & Sound

After going through all the above, let’s talk about the sound of the CX 180. The sound delivered by the CX 180 is quite impressive as per the price point. The bass part of the music is quite deep and dense. The vocals of the song are pretty crisp and clear. The sound of the acoustic guitar and the vocals would make you a fan of CX 180.

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The silicon rubber does a great job of noise isolation thus removing almost every sound from the outside world. You can wear the earpiece all day long as silicone rubbers are very soft and give you comfort. If you want the Active Noise Cancelation earbuds, do check out our review of Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 comes with ANC, 360-degree Audio, Touch Controls and much more.

Moreover, the grip of the silicon rubber is also good. You can use CX 180 while gyming, Running or working out. The earphones are compatible with Android smartphones, iPhones, tablets, and laptops. As there is no inline remote so you cannot change the song nor you can raise the volume through the earphone wire.

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Now, come to the bad part. The highs or say the Treble part is quite aggressive. If you raise the volume, the person sitting next to you actually hears that HIGH part of the music. This does not look that good. But inside the earphones, all things are quite balanced. If you love the drops of EDM, electronic, or Dubstep then you gonna love this. If you want more bass, you can play with an equalizer and you can raise the bass part from an equalizer.

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Pros & Cons

Here are the pros of the Sennheiser CX 180:

• Light in weight. The weight is just 5 gm.
• Silicon ear bud is quite soft and also did the job of Noise Cancellation.
• The sound driven by the CX 180 is crisp and clear.
• The bass derived by CX 180 is deep and dense.
• Branding is perfectly applied on every component.
• The hardware of CX 180 is sturdy and looks beautiful with black and Grey.
• Compatible with Android, Windows or iPhone, laptop, tablet, iPod, laptops.



Nothing is perfect so are these earphones. Here are the Cons of the Sennheiser CX180

• There is no Mic. You cannot use it for calling or giving voice commands to Google Now or to Siri.
• Dear Sennheiser, if you are making an earphone for Music lovers it’s OK to not to include Mic but at least add an inline remote for adjusting Volume or changing track. So, no inline remote.
• The silicon rubber is a dust lover. You cannot just place them anywhere having dust displacement.

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Sennheiser CX 180 Earphones Review: Final Words

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Overall, Sennheiser CX 180 is the ideal in-ear headphone in this price range. The sound performance of the earphone is good. If you love to listen to music then go for Sennheiser CX 180. You would feel the highs and the lows of the music. There is no mic and inline remote which indeed make them incomplete.

CX 180 is not so expensive and the built quality is great and feels sturdy. In the 700-800 price range, you would get beautiful looking, nice sound quality earphones by the Sennheiser. After all, Sennheiser CX 180 is the best-selling product by Sennheiser in India.

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