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Deceptive and prone to leaking
Bought these to allow me to hear the rest of the band while still protecting my hearing.
At first they appeared great; they protect REALLY well against very loud volume levels, are comfortable, and still allow you to hear what you need, if combined with suitable headphone amplification and a mixer.
There are two major downsides thought:
First, they filter frequencies in a way that give a VERY inaccurate picture of the actual source. This is when not plugged in. So you can forget adjusting a guitar amp or tuning a drum by ear when using them. I once forgot this and spent 6 hours fine-tuning a snare in preparation for a recording. When I finally got the sound I wanted, I switched hearing protection. Suddenly the snare sounded really really bad (same thing without any hearing protection, through a mic and so on).
I've since payed extra attention to how they impact the sound and noticed they are so deceptive I would have stopped using them entirely, just for that reason.
Secondly, if you tense up your head and/or neck the "right" way, the headphone opens a gap, letting in a lot of sound.
I'm mainly a vocalist and drummer and have found it near impossible to do any vocals without this happening frequently.
While drumming they stay in place a little better, but when doing fast fills or going across the kit to reach cymbals, it almost always happens - with noticeable negative effect on my hearing.
I believe the core of the issue lies in the "auto-adjustable" band that is supposed to keep the headphones in place; when you stay relatively still, or rather, keep everything above your shoulders still, it works as intended. But the band let's the headphones slip to low, and at an angle where the lowest part is on direct contact with my jaw. So when I move it, the headphones follow.
Had there been a way to manually adjust the size/length of the band, I could keep them high enough that they protect my ears without my jaw interfering.
The latter problem would likely not impact everyone, but I do believe I have a fairly regular-sized head, so I think these headphones are only suitable for people with very large (or at least tall) heads. I have band mates who cannot wear them at all, since they are to large and simply won't stay on their ears.
Regardless of issue number 2, the first one is, in my opinion, bad enough to not make it worth it. Had the drivers been better, one could have used them to get an accurate picture, but they are pretty bad - which is expected, since these are not meant as proper "studio headphones", but considering the other flaws it unfortunately renders them completely useless for me.
Perhaps worth it as cheap tracking headphones in the studio, but there are better alternatives for that..
At first they appeared great; they protect REALLY well against very loud volume levels, are comfortable, and still allow you to hear what you need, if combined with suitable headphone amplification and a mixer.
There are two major downsides thought:
First, they filter frequencies in a way that give a VERY inaccurate picture of the actual source. This is when not plugged in. So you can forget adjusting a guitar amp or tuning a drum by ear when using them. I once forgot this and spent 6 hours fine-tuning a snare in preparation for a recording. When I finally got the sound I wanted, I switched hearing protection. Suddenly the snare sounded really really bad (same thing without any hearing protection, through a mic and so on).
I've since payed extra attention to how they impact the sound and noticed they are so deceptive I would have stopped using them entirely, just for that reason.
Secondly, if you tense up your head and/or neck the "right" way, the headphone opens a gap, letting in a lot of sound.
I'm mainly a vocalist and drummer and have found it near impossible to do any vocals without this happening frequently.
While drumming they stay in place a little better, but when doing fast fills or going across the kit to reach cymbals, it almost always happens - with noticeable negative effect on my hearing.
I believe the core of the issue lies in the "auto-adjustable" band that is supposed to keep the headphones in place; when you stay relatively still, or rather, keep everything above your shoulders still, it works as intended. But the band let's the headphones slip to low, and at an angle where the lowest part is on direct contact with my jaw. So when I move it, the headphones follow.
Had there been a way to manually adjust the size/length of the band, I could keep them high enough that they protect my ears without my jaw interfering.
The latter problem would likely not impact everyone, but I do believe I have a fairly regular-sized head, so I think these headphones are only suitable for people with very large (or at least tall) heads. I have band mates who cannot wear them at all, since they are to large and simply won't stay on their ears.
Regardless of issue number 2, the first one is, in my opinion, bad enough to not make it worth it. Had the drivers been better, one could have used them to get an accurate picture, but they are pretty bad - which is expected, since these are not meant as proper "studio headphones", but considering the other flaws it unfortunately renders them completely useless for me.
Perhaps worth it as cheap tracking headphones in the studio, but there are better alternatives for that..
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Superlux HD-665
Good sound. Good isolation. Unfortunataley the cable plug was broken too quickly.
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Pretty good for the money
Not the most audiophile of sounds but hey, they're pretty low cost.
They do perfectly well for drum monitors.
They do perfectly well for drum monitors.
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Sounds awful, but works
Bought these for drummer or Bassist monitoring in a studio.
The sound is really boomy, overly bassy and in general - Horrible.
But, if you have a separate EQ in your headphone amp, then you can get it to sound ok.
The isolation is decent, not as good as the Vic Firth headphones, but for live monitoring with loud instruments, It gets the job done.
Also, the fact that you have to use a separate cable might seem finicky, but I'm certain that this considerably improves the longevity of these headphones.
The sound is really boomy, overly bassy and in general - Horrible.
But, if you have a separate EQ in your headphone amp, then you can get it to sound ok.
The isolation is decent, not as good as the Vic Firth headphones, but for live monitoring with loud instruments, It gets the job done.
Also, the fact that you have to use a separate cable might seem finicky, but I'm certain that this considerably improves the longevity of these headphones.
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Not so bad
The sound quality is not good, but they cancel out the ambient noise perfectly. Because of this, your head is nailed to the vise, and after use, you feel like they have been hammered on the head. I recommend them for masochists and dudes on command breathing.
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