The Sony MDR-XB450BV are large headphones, but they are not the over-the-ears kind you normally get with pairs of this size. Instead, they are actually just very, very large on-ear headphones.
Sony has classed-up the look of the XB range since the models of a couple of years ago, but thanks to their sheer size, the Sony MDR-XB450BV are still pretty eye-catching. The back plate of each ear cup has a metallic finish of concentric circles widely used in Sony’s current headphones.