Intro I first saw Pump Audio on Kickstarter, "The greatest headphone in the world?" and "Better than Beats" lay across the banner. One bold statement, and one not so bold. All jokes aside, I sent the owner of the Kickstarter campaign a private message, and he provided me with a free pair for review. The following opinion is my own and, as always, your mileage may vary. I have had the headphones for a few months and have spent a lot of time with them. This review will be beefy and cover all bases. There will be a summary at the end for those who want...

Introduction I’m sure you’ve heard a lot about the PM-2. They are Oppo’s second attempt at making waves in the upper-tier headphone market, but seemingly to no avail. I’ve personally never seen these headphones being praised on the forum and at first listen, I could see why. After further listening, I realized that most Head-Fi’ers have been looking at these headphones all wrong and I’ll tell you why. I encourage you to read my full review with an open mind, but if nothing else, the answer to my teaser can be found in the conclusion.    ...

I made this review a long time ago, before I knew a lot about audio. I have removed the bulk of the text to avoid misleading anyone. In short summary, these are good. Decently well balanced, boosted bass, polite treble. A good all-rounder and very durable. Everything I could say has been said.

An old review before I knew a lot about audio. I stand by this short opinion that I wrote many years ago...   These are my Mom's headphone, she uses speakers mostly but these are her travel set. They are decent but you can get better headphones for cheaper.

Old review. I have deleted the text to avoid both embarrassing myself and misleading others. I stand by what I said in the Pro/Con section.

I love these headphones as they are among the best I have heard (noob right?). I would compare these headphones to sound the same as Beats by Dre Pro Headphones with slightly less emphasis on the bass. Now they have great quality overall but more bass oriented. I found the bass to have good transparency until I listened to more modern music which i found it to be slightly over powering. Amp is completely unnecessary.