I purchased these primarily for travelling for £134 GBP and was looking something a bit cool, so after reviewing it hear felt I could take a gamble and buy these online without trying them first, my home cans are Senn's 598 and these are not for public use, though I have tried and No No No...lol
on opening the packing I was pleasently surprised that the phones small and as I have small ears fitted me nice, checked the mirror and the image was positive as having a bald head can make can look enormous but these looked good.
Plugged it into my blackberry 9780, played a range of music from Reggae (lovers Rock), Jazz Hip Hop, Soulful house, Latin and thought they performed well, but had a flat feeling overall but very listenable regardless, had I paid over the odds.......well if you got an amp, plugged my Fiio 11 into the "berry" and plugged the Es7's in......slowly turned it up....these cans started to become alive, played around with the EQ settings and Hi/lo gain and these phones can pump out very loud whilst not distorting over a wide range of music (MP4's 256k to 320k).
The soundstage is good, but my only complaint is that I found these phones fatiguing when played them above the 3rd volume setting on my Fiio 11. When played low, the mids are recessed and highs a little dull but that is a minor point as they can be brought forward with volume but overall I am happy and willing to compromise on a nice looking pair of phones.
Comfort - on Head, I notice them on but not in a bad way, having a bald head when you take the phones off I was aware of pressure being relieved, but not feeling much pressure on the head when wearing them.
Comfort - On Ears, I wear glasses, but have very small ears, the cup covers my entire ears, i am not experiencing any discomfort but cannot tell how much leakage the phones have, I feel like I can wear these for a very long time providing the volume is at a sensible level.
Well i'm looking next week at my 2 hour commute by train each way and record my experience and post it to test the semi closed leakage annoyance to other passengers and the extent of external noise when played at a comfortable level.
on opening the packing I was pleasently surprised that the phones small and as I have small ears fitted me nice, checked the mirror and the image was positive as having a bald head can make can look enormous but these looked good.
Plugged it into my blackberry 9780, played a range of music from Reggae (lovers Rock), Jazz Hip Hop, Soulful house, Latin and thought they performed well, but had a flat feeling overall but very listenable regardless, had I paid over the odds.......well if you got an amp, plugged my Fiio 11 into the "berry" and plugged the Es7's in......slowly turned it up....these cans started to become alive, played around with the EQ settings and Hi/lo gain and these phones can pump out very loud whilst not distorting over a wide range of music (MP4's 256k to 320k).
The soundstage is good, but my only complaint is that I found these phones fatiguing when played them above the 3rd volume setting on my Fiio 11. When played low, the mids are recessed and highs a little dull but that is a minor point as they can be brought forward with volume but overall I am happy and willing to compromise on a nice looking pair of phones.
Comfort - on Head, I notice them on but not in a bad way, having a bald head when you take the phones off I was aware of pressure being relieved, but not feeling much pressure on the head when wearing them.
Comfort - On Ears, I wear glasses, but have very small ears, the cup covers my entire ears, i am not experiencing any discomfort but cannot tell how much leakage the phones have, I feel like I can wear these for a very long time providing the volume is at a sensible level.
Well i'm looking next week at my 2 hour commute by train each way and record my experience and post it to test the semi closed leakage annoyance to other passengers and the extent of external noise when played at a comfortable level.
