In Indonesia where I live, Edifier has a decent following due to the popularity of their H180 and H185 earbuds, and their multimedia speakers. When I found out they have a full-sized headphone for USD25 at the time, I jumped on it. The following is a long-term report and there is a link to mod tutorial that I created.
We've heard of headphones that has crappy build quality but sounds great because the manufacturer seemingly put most of the budget in the drivers. Quite the contrary for the H840, in my opinion. It's well built. The plastics used are of good quality, they're thick and feels solid. There is very little to no creaking or noise from the casing itself. The headband and ear pads are soft pleather, definitely not hard or rough. The standard cable is 2 meters long with gold plated jack.
In its stock form, the sound can be described as 'warm' and I imagine suits modern pop music well. It has decent rumble and sub-bass even, but I feel the bass interferes too much with the mid-low and changes the overall balance of the sound. After owning it for ~1 year I decided to modify it to see if I can change the sound signature.
You can read about the mod here: https://willyboy.home.blog/2020/02/19/edifier-h840-review-and-mods/
After the mod, the sound is much much more balanced, I can heard ambience on recordings that were sound just dead and studio-like. The treble is extended and overall balance is improved. The mod is completely reversible, I highly recommend you look into it if you own one of these.
We've heard of headphones that has crappy build quality but sounds great because the manufacturer seemingly put most of the budget in the drivers. Quite the contrary for the H840, in my opinion. It's well built. The plastics used are of good quality, they're thick and feels solid. There is very little to no creaking or noise from the casing itself. The headband and ear pads are soft pleather, definitely not hard or rough. The standard cable is 2 meters long with gold plated jack.
In its stock form, the sound can be described as 'warm' and I imagine suits modern pop music well. It has decent rumble and sub-bass even, but I feel the bass interferes too much with the mid-low and changes the overall balance of the sound. After owning it for ~1 year I decided to modify it to see if I can change the sound signature.
You can read about the mod here: https://willyboy.home.blog/2020/02/19/edifier-h840-review-and-mods/
After the mod, the sound is much much more balanced, I can heard ambience on recordings that were sound just dead and studio-like. The treble is extended and overall balance is improved. The mod is completely reversible, I highly recommend you look into it if you own one of these.