The WF-C500 earbuds have enough power to last for ten hours, which isn’t bad at all. The charging case can hold one more full charge, for a best-case-scenario total of 20 hours, which is a very average number. It’s not even close to the 45 hours or so that the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Plus can go without being plugged in.
Plug the Sonys in for just 10 minutes—a there’s USB-C to USB-A cable in the fully recyclable packaging—and the WF-C500 should work for another hour or so. Not surprisingly, there’s no way to charge wirelessly here.
The WF-C500 can be controlled in a few different ways. The “Headphones Connect” app from Sony works just as well here as it does everywhere else, and it also has a lot of features that aren’t as important as the main ones. Here, for example, you can turn on or off Sony’s “DSEE” circuitry. This Digital Sound Enhancement Engine is supposed to be able to take standard audio files and make them sound like they are “hi-res.” Luckily, you can compare it to other things to see how well it works.
Specifications
- Noise Canceling: Yes
- Battery Life: 6 Hrs (20 Hrs with case)
- Water Resistant/Splash Proof: Yes / IPX4
- Special Features: Speak to Chat, High Resolution Audio, Touch Panel, Auto Play
Where to get Sony WF-C500?
The WF-C500 earbuds have enough power to last for ten hours, which isn’t bad at all. The charging case can hold one more full charge, for a best-case-scenario total of 20 hours, which is a very average number. It’s not even close to the 45 hours or so that the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Plus can go without being plugged in.
Plug the Sonys in for just 10 minutes—a there’s USB-C to USB-A cable in the fully recyclable packaging—and the WF-C500 should work for another hour or so. Not surprisingly, there’s no way to charge wirelessly here.
The WF-C500 can be controlled in a few different ways. The “Headphones Connect” app from Sony works just as well here as it does everywhere else, and it also has a lot of features that aren’t as important as the main ones. Here, for example, you can turn on or off Sony’s “DSEE” circuitry. This Digital Sound Enhancement Engine is supposed to be able to take standard audio files and make them sound like they are “hi-res.” Luckily, you can compare it to other things to see how well it works.