🎧 Elevate your soundscape—silence the noise, amplify your life.
The Pioneer Wireless Active Noise-Cancelling Headphones SE-MS9BN-B deliver premium sound with 40mm drivers and Hi-Res Audio support, powered by 24 hours of battery life and advanced noise-cancelling technology. Featuring Bluetooth 4.2 and NFC for quick wireless pairing, these headphones are designed for professionals seeking immersive, high-fidelity audio on the go.
A**T
amazing sound quality.
I’ve always been a fan of pioneer but these headphones are even better than expected! As an engineer / and more importantly an audiophile. I always find myself wishing for more out of certain headphones and was very close to buying a $900 pair because I thought I couldn’t find a headphone pair in this price range that would have the sound range I was looking for. But with these I’m thoroughly impressed. They have punchy tight bass that is very accurate but also being extremely capable in transitioning to crystal clear highs as well. The noise awareness mode as well as noise canceling work great as well. These are by far the best headphones I’ve heard as a whole sound quality wise when it comes to very clear highs and mids while having very accurate punchy bass as well. Would definitely recommend. These are definitely for those looking for accurate / precise music reproduction not so much for bass heads.
J**K
average all-around
Pioneer S9 Active Noise-CancellingI wanted to love the Pioneer S9 noise-cancelling headphones but average sound quality, average noise cancellation, and a below-average microphone for Bluetooth calls doomed any chance of that.Out of the box, these are an attractive set of over the ear headphones. They have great cushion and never fatigued my head or put too much pressure on my jaw or temple. The setup with my phone was very easy and in no time I was listening to music. Even pairing headphones to the Google Assistant to enable full home control was quite easy. It’s surprising how quickly you get used to absentmindedly saying things like “hey google, put the master bedroom ceiling fan on 20%” and suddenly you see the fan jolt to life. But I don’t need headphones for that capability, every google device does that.I used the supplied micro-USB cable to charge the headphones to 100% and then started using them. The sound quality was good but nothing mind blowing. I did some back-to-back listening comparing the S9 (while wired) to my trusty Sony MDR-V700. The Chinese-made 40mm driver in the Pioneer was no match for the Japanese-made 50mm driver in the Sony. Every aspect of sound from the Sony was better but the difference in bass performance was substantial with the old Sony’s. And sound quality gets noticeably worse once you switch to Bluetooth. These headphones are not for audiophiles.I went back and forth between the Pioneer S9, my Sony MDR-V700, and my Bose OE SoundLink headphones. The Pioneer S9 and Bose were fairly comparable in sound quality but the Bose are over ear headphones and had better Bluetooth for making phone calls. For $200 I hoped the Pioneer S9 would at least beat my 20-year-old Sony MDR-V700 but it wasn’t even close.I started to focus on ergonomics. There are buttons on the headset to summon google assistant, adjust the volume, and turn the set on and off. They’re mostly difficult to differentiate while you’re wearing the headphones. I had to take the headphones off several times to study the button layout. This isn’t that big of a deal but I find my Plantronics headset at work more intuitive.As for comfort, because these don’t crush your head, they’re quite comfortable. After hours of use, they never made my ears sweat. That’s a huge improvement over the bone crushing Sony’s. Unfortunately, any time I leaned back in my reclining chair, the S9 promptly fell back off my head. It was almost immediate. I have a 2XL size head and yet these still couldn’t cling tightly enough to stay on unless I stayed perfectly upright.Noise cancellation is a nice feature and S9 does an average job. I’ve used Sony noise cancelling headphones in the past and came away with a similar feeling: it does reduce some noise but there is plenty of other noise that comes right through. For example, my wife listening to the radio in another room was noticeably dampened but by stripping out the noise in the other room, the sound of me typing on the keyboard seemed relatively amplified.One cool feature that I’ve never seen before was the “ambient” mode where instead of reducing noise around you, the headphones actually pipe in surrounding noise along with your music. You can hear your music but can also hear everything going on around you. This feature worked surprisingly well and may be a killer option for those that want to listen to music but need to be fully engaged with their environment.In the end, I’ll stick with my Plantronics at work because they have amazing voice quality ability (they’re not Bluetooth). I’ll continue to use my Bose SoundLink for Bluetooth calls at home. And if I want to listen to music, I’ll dig out my heavy, uncomfortable Sony MDR-V700 and sit back and jam. I don’t know what I’ll do with the Pioneer S9.
L**S
Ears are dancing
I have a 7.1 surround sound Razer gaming headset and I was surprised to notice the sound quality was close. very well built good value
D**T
Solid construction, great Bluetooth range
I wanted a physically robust headset with good Bluetooth range for teleconferencing calls (this is not an audiophile review). I owned or tried several other headsets before this one (Sony DR-BT50, JBL E50BT, Anker Soundcore Life Q20, V-Moda Crossfade Wireless), and ran into Bluetooth problems or physical disintegration with all of them. A lot of headsets rely on plastic bands being willing to flex indefinitely, but the plastic eventually crumbles. This Pioneer device is designed to flex. It has active noise cancellation, but I don't usually use it, because the passive cancellation is really pretty good, and obviously extends the battery life.Room for improvement:1. The controls could be better. The giant easy-to-find button is for Google Assistant, which I am a dissenter from. The power button is also used to switch among modes. The device always turns on in noise-cancellation mode; to get it into "just headphones" mode takes two more presses, which elicit non-obvious beep codes. The three-way volume-down/call-control/volume-up button is arguably too close to the power button, and arguably the middle call-control nub feels too much like the power button. These controls are much less convenient than the four-way rocker panel that the JBL E50BT had.2. This headset is not very nimble at switching connections. I use it with a phone, an Android tablet, and a laptop, and I basically need to disable Bluetooth on whichever two devices I am not using, and sometimes also need to power-cycle the Pioneer headset, in order to force it to connect to the device I want to use.Three months in, this seems like a reliable workhorse. Bluetooth range is quite good, battery life is quite good, and it seems like this headset will last years. Those are what matter most to me!
E**E
Worth it...
sound quality was so good..glad to have it .
R**.
Quality
The sound quality surpasses my expectations!
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