Phiaton PS210 - The Half-Blood Prince
Pros: The earbud + IEM design, build quality, good price point.
Cons: Not much isolation, lack of extra eartips. Could use a more robust 3.5mm plug
First, I want to thank Phiaton for the review sample. As a headphone brand, Phiaton is relatively new to the scene. But as a company, it has a rather long history. Phiaton was setup by Cresyn Korea in 2008 as an initiative to launch its own high end headphone line. Up to that point, Cresyn has been very successful in the headphone OEM/ODM business all over the world, yet not quite known for their own brand of headphone. For a company that has been in the business for over 50 years and currently owns 5 manufacturing plants with 15 thousands employee, one can imagine Cresyn doesn't see Phiaton as a summer project, but rather want it to be a force to reckon with in the headphone...
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