I purchased this for around $105 after my old cheap sennheiser HD202 cable broke. I used to HD202 for years and enjoyed listening to it.
Sound quality: When I first listened to this my immediate expression was OK out of the box. Even after burn in, I felt that sweetness and clarity was not up to the mark compared to my HD202. WS77 has more base and that's it. It is tighter and controlled more than other bassy headphones. Bass is emphaised and stretched towards lower mids that is a problem. Its kind a loose which ruins experience a bit. I could never realise importance of mids if I had not used hd202 before. I am no longer a basshead. hd202 has right amount of base and perfectly tuned all frequencies.
Build: They are strong and wires are also of good quality and gives feel of long lasting piece of headphones if one does not abuse it too much.
Comfort: Not suitable for extended wear. Earpads are nothing to praise about. Ears start getting hurt and get hot just in half an hour and have to put these off. Real culprit is overly stiff headband which kinda crushes ears to skull. I stretched it overnight for long but it never got loose. I really wanted to return these but seller refused to accept. One day left cup fell apart when I stretched and that's the end of story.
Sound quality: When I first listened to this my immediate expression was OK out of the box. Even after burn in, I felt that sweetness and clarity was not up to the mark compared to my HD202. WS77 has more base and that's it. It is tighter and controlled more than other bassy headphones. Bass is emphaised and stretched towards lower mids that is a problem. Its kind a loose which ruins experience a bit. I could never realise importance of mids if I had not used hd202 before. I am no longer a basshead. hd202 has right amount of base and perfectly tuned all frequencies.
Build: They are strong and wires are also of good quality and gives feel of long lasting piece of headphones if one does not abuse it too much.
Comfort: Not suitable for extended wear. Earpads are nothing to praise about. Ears start getting hurt and get hot just in half an hour and have to put these off. Real culprit is overly stiff headband which kinda crushes ears to skull. I stretched it overnight for long but it never got loose. I really wanted to return these but seller refused to accept. One day left cup fell apart when I stretched and that's the end of story.
