With bass nearly as booming and far more nuanced highs and mids, Sennheiser rivals the celebrity-endorsed headphones from Dr. Dre and 50 Cent.

Great sound quality; Solid bass balanced with good mids and highs; Wireless with great battery life; Comfortable to wear

Still bulky; even when folded in; Touch controls are too sensitive; Pricey

Put them on and go right to your happy place.

The Sennheiser Urbanite XL Bluetooth headphones deliver a balanced sound signature, but the wireless control panel suffers from design flaws. Pros: + Powerful, balanced audio performance with crisp highs and rich lows. + Detachable cable with inline controls for wired, passive use.

Big, accentuated bass with a funky, durable design - these aren't your average Sennheisers. The Urbanite XL Wireless headphones ($299) are targeting fans of Beats by Dr. Dre products, offering the signature Sennheiser sound with a hot-bass injection.

Fun, durable design; Solid battery life; Warm, full audio

Loses audio details on certain songs and genres

The Sennheiser Urbanite XL is a well-designed Beats competitor that costs less and sounds as good or better.

The Sennheiser Urbanite XL is a well-designed, comfortable to wear over-ear headphone that offers exciting, dynamic sound with quality bass; There's an integrated remote/microphone for calls (both an Android and iOS version of the headphone is available)

The nylon carry "pouch" is skimpy

Sennheiser is one of the few affordable brands sold in top end shops whose diet normally consists of brands costing a great deal more. However do not think of Sennheiser as a cheap brand as they are not and the quality is good.

ALSO: a wireless version of the Urbanite XL is available with an RRP of $499.95. This supports NFC pairing and receives audio via Bluetooth aptX or SBC codecs; we gather the headphone tech remains the same.

Overpriced and sound is not good as expected

Looking for a pair of headphones to use instead of custom iem (not akways practical!). Used with an iPod classic (mostly ripped at 320kps) and a fiio E12 mont blanc portable amp. Very good sound quality, good bass kick without sacrificing detail.

great bass and detaik

slightly small earcups

As any Sennheiser product, very good sound quality. They are also very comfortable and nice!