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JVH HA-s500: Amazing value in an extremely portable package!

A review on: JVC Victor Head-band Portable Headphones | HA-S500-B Black (Japanese Import)

by esmBOS

Pros: Price! They are basically free! Portability, they fold up really nicely. Bang for buck! Fun sound with slight emphasis on bass!

Cons: The black version has been know to chip (wear). Can be uncomfortable during prolonged use.

I got these straight from Japan via Tenso right as Dsnuts got the hype train rolling last fall. Bought 3 pairs, of which I gave one to a colleague (yes,they are so inexpensive you can just give them away!) and one to my brother in law, and luckily, I kept a pair myself! I have an ongoing love-affair with these headphones! Higher end portables (Sennheiser HD 25-1 II, ATH ES700 etc.) has come...

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Big sound, small footprint

Resonessence Labs Concero

Pros: EXCELLENT value, Coaxial, USB, up to 44.1-384kHz playback, terrific sound, remote capability

Cons: No Toslink, no DSD and DXD (but that's not really a con as there aren't that many DSD and DXD songs available), so small that you can lose it easily