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A unique Ring Port structure in the earpads gives the JVC HA-M5X full-size headphones a deep bass kick for a much lower price than competing models.
Design and features
The JVC HA-M5X headphones are purposefully overbuilt to withstand the abuse that mobile devices naturally experience. The headband, the outer earcups, and even the 3.5mm plug are all reinforced with tough plastic and rubber for extra impact protection. Still, JVC keeps the weight down to a little more than half a pound, the same as the Monster Beats by Dr. Dre Studio.
Although the HA-M5X headphones are also constructed mostly out of plastic, they don't suffer from the same creaking noises that give the Monster Beats a cheap feeling. The Monster Beats' overbuilt plastic construction is also susceptible to cracks around the small screws holding it together.

One advantage that the Monster Beats headphones have over the JVC HA-M5X set is that they can be folded up into the headband for transport. In contrast, the JVC's headband connects seamlessly to swiveling earcups that allow minor vertical movement and little else. We give JVC the benefit of the doubt and assume its goal was to cut back on weak hinges, but we hope the next generation will fold up and come with a carrying case. jvc xtreme xplosive