Got the chance to sit down with another friend who had bought it since 3 years back. The clamping was still tight but acceptable and the headphone doesn't look like its 3 years old at all, save for the oil stains on the pads.
I can't comment much on the sound since we didn't have time to go to a quieter place n had to settle at the Starbucks which was relatively quiet until it started raining and the mall workers started scrambling the shopping carts. Damn things sounded like crashing a thousand cymbals.
If my memory doesn't fail me, the deeps were quite beautiful, no recession in the mids, but the highs... I detected some shrill/harshness when it goes loud. Not sure whether it's the setup, audio file, or the headphones.
Source: iPod Touch > E11 > Takstar
Sansa Fuze > E11 > Takstar
Somehow I prefer my Goldring DR150 with the Vero 150 cables over them. But you really get more than what you pay for for the Takstar HI2050. Soundstage was good, open cans meaning they isolate nothing, I cannot detect leakage since we listen to moderate levels coupled with outdoor ambiance. Oh yeah and they do look like beyers in pictures, but in real life they look very different. size wise it is smaller, shape is oval instead of round, and the whole thing feels solid too.
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Oh yeah and he also brought the Superlux HD668b, hands down the Takstar sounds better (to me at least). Superlux sounds overly bright but the Takstar sounded more balanced and clean.
Edited by penmarker - 10/28/12 at 9:26pm
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