: Durable Metal Hinges, Lightweight, Lengthy Flat Cord , Portability, Comfortable, Stylistic
: Gritty Mids, Grainy Highs, Veiled Lows, Sound Leaks, Too Loud, Bad soundstage (Pinched), Lows lack Punchiness, Pricing (not worth $50 or $100)
Disclaimer: I haven't burnt these headphones in, this is a fresh brand new pair I am using.
Sadly I regret my purchase due to the misgivings of these on ear headphones, yet they got high praise from other people and websites.
Yet they didn't really go in depth with the sound signature claiming it is "tonality is balanced".
Yet I think either there hearing is damaged or I just got a bad new pair or defective?
I figure it's either a defective pair or just that this is the sound signature.
Anyways this headphone is far from being a pure neutral headphone but it's close except the mid emphasis.
I feel like the construction of the headphone is fairly good the reinfornced metal hinges gives a peace of mind.
The flat lengthy cord is fine for portability and at home usage. The sound signature is just painfully not as refined as it should be.
I figure maybe you need to "burn in" these headphones yet I've had non burnt in headphones that had decent sound signatures out of box.
The sound signature of these drivers are just leaning between an Audio Technica M40X and a Sony MDR7506.
M40X being better obviously. But I see some aspects they took from the M40X and MDR7506 implemented here.
The refinement needs improvement, the lows need to have a better emphasis doesn't have to be muddy or bleeding into mids.
Also if they were to relax the highs a bit while raising the lows it would even better for long term listening.
These aren't great for at home listening compared to the M40X. But they are okay for gym but I'm sure there is something better for cheaper.
Times have changed even mainstream store brands are improving their drivers despite being "cheap" alternatives.
I was let down by Noontec with the Zoro II HD. I should have stayed clear of them but decided to give them a chance.
Not exactly too happy with my purchase. Let's get in depth to the nitty gritty (pun intended).
BASS - It extends to 16 Hz but again it lacks proper emphasis more rolled off (relaxed almost and lacking the punch for most electronic tracks but it exists just not punchy).
TREBLE - Well if you consider the Treble being on the Bright side to be HD than sure you can say that but these are on the brightside of things and do have some grit and grain to the frequencies.
MIDS - There is a strong emphasis in this region so vocals do sort of "pop" in the mixes and are clear but there is some grittiness depending on how the song is mixed and source.
Overall Sound - They could have had a better emphasis on the low end while relaxing the high end a bit to reduce grain and grit, while turning down the mids a little bit to reduce that grit.
Low end needs better emphasis, mids should be dialed back a few dB and the highs should be more relaxed in a curve.
Pricing doesn't match sound quality
Another thing, the first test I did was using Onkyo DP-X1 and a DIY cable, 3.5mm to 3.5mm that I made using Lyx Pro starquad mic cable. Second test I did was using Fiio X3ii and the stock cable, strangely the treble glare was not heard anymore (same test tracks). Since I tested it in 2 different location, and I cannot compared the 2 setups side by side, now I'm left unsure about the treble glare. So until I can test the set side by side using those setups, at the moment I'm not very sure about the treble glare that I heard previously.