Pentagonic scale

It looks like a millennial's pencil box from the 90s, but the XE-300 is no pencil-pusher. It's fun...

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₨24,990 / sony.co.in

■ The elongated pentagon shape is slightly confusing at first, but take a look around and you soon discover that the thin band in the centre is where the audio emanates from. What's more confusing is the ₨24,990 sticker price, but rest assured, this can be bought at ₨16,990 from various sites, including headphonezone.in.

■ The XE300 is available in three colours - blue, black and white. The shell is wrapped in soft silicone and the unit feels extremely tough. In fact, we even did a drop test from table height and the XE300 came out unscathed. It has IP67 rating under its belt too and Sony claims it can resist salt water as well.