My personal thoughts on audio hardware
When I heard these headphones, I wasn't blown away at all.
But headphones never did this with me, and in my opinion, all headphones sounds kinda the same anyway.
When I heard the LCD-2, my thoughts were, sure these sound kinda good I guess. but yeah... not anywhere near a crystal clear difference compared to any decent but not expensive headphone.
With an EQ you can make all headphones sounds similar.
If you never bought high end headphones, and finally get them in the mail, after you read all those amazing reviews.
and you finally put them on..... Its just gonna be sound, it sure won't sound bad at all !! but don't expect to be blown away.
So keep that in mind when you buy those 500 dollar headphones.
Sound quality comes mostly from the music itself and the artists composing skills. for me, comfort comes next, and then a sound signature that I like.
REVIEW:
Pros
-VERY comfortable, I love the 3d wings, the only headphones that I actually wear for more than an hour. I HARDLY notice I have them on my head, Unlike every other headphone I ever wore.
And the only headphones I can wear while high on drugs (because when on stuff, any slightly uncomfortable headphones are REALLY annoying, and I will just revert to speakers)
-Nothing wrong with the sound quality, I really don't like boomy-bass, And these have Accurate, Punchy bass, which is perfect!
All the bass is there, but it wont rumble.
(I still recommend using the EQ to make the lower frequencies slightly louder, but not too much, also between 1khz and 2khz about +2db)
-The highs are not fatiguing, yet very bright
-Soundstage, I played some Bioshock Infinite and CS:GO with this, with properly configured virtual surround. And I could pinpoint sounds around me very well. But not significantly better than with some cheaper headphones. Again, wasn't blown away or anything.
>But with music, When listening to music I noticed a significant improvement in soundstage, I listened to some good recorded instrumental, and could really hear the sound all around me. Unlike with closed headphones.
Sadly I listen mostly to PsyTrance Psybient and IDM. which won't have much of this 'directional'(?) audio
-People report that it feels like a cheap headphone.
But it just feels cheap because its light, which makes it very comfortable.
They might feel cheap, but IMO they are just fine.
Cons
-The cable is too long for me
Not detachable
Made of plastic that stays in its curly shape from the package-ing forever.
-You look silly due to the design
-Not very suitable for outside use, recommend to keep them in your house.
-Well it was 160 bucks, so you need to have that kinda money, but if you want the most comfortable headphone with perfectly fine audio.
And will last you for years and years. then do it!
-Not for bass heads, the bass is accurate and punchy, but not boomy
And dubstep is just boring without the boomy part. Probably because most dubstep tracks, if you remove the the frequencies from 1hz to 500hz, you're left with silence
Tricks/hacks/mods
To solve some problems with the 3D wing design:
If the headphones don't sit on your head properly,
Push the 3d-wings down, pretty hard. for a few minutes.
They will fit better after that.
If it clamps on your head too much, I recommend stretching the entire headphone apart to bend the headband structure, and lessen the clamp
Do this bit by bit, trying how it fits before you stretch it too much.
Mold it into perfectly to your heads shape
Also search google for "the rubber band" mod for this headphone, you put a rubber band between the 3d wings, this is very easy to do.
and makes it so that the 3d wings are always properly applied to your skull, It doesn't defeat the purpose of the 3d wing design though, the wings are FAR more comfortable than a full headband that goes along your head.
If you have any questions, leave them here in the comments.
I'll try to notice the email in time and reply
EDIT:
I just cant stop thinking this, they are SO comfortable, It's like you don't even have headphones on.
See the Tricks/mods section to make them the perfect shape for your head.
When I heard these headphones, I wasn't blown away at all.
But headphones never did this with me, and in my opinion, all headphones sounds kinda the same anyway.
When I heard the LCD-2, my thoughts were, sure these sound kinda good I guess. but yeah... not anywhere near a crystal clear difference compared to any decent but not expensive headphone.
With an EQ you can make all headphones sounds similar.
If you never bought high end headphones, and finally get them in the mail, after you read all those amazing reviews.
and you finally put them on..... Its just gonna be sound, it sure won't sound bad at all !! but don't expect to be blown away.
So keep that in mind when you buy those 500 dollar headphones.
Sound quality comes mostly from the music itself and the artists composing skills. for me, comfort comes next, and then a sound signature that I like.
REVIEW:
Pros
-VERY comfortable, I love the 3d wings, the only headphones that I actually wear for more than an hour. I HARDLY notice I have them on my head, Unlike every other headphone I ever wore.
And the only headphones I can wear while high on drugs (because when on stuff, any slightly uncomfortable headphones are REALLY annoying, and I will just revert to speakers)
-Nothing wrong with the sound quality, I really don't like boomy-bass, And these have Accurate, Punchy bass, which is perfect!
All the bass is there, but it wont rumble.
(I still recommend using the EQ to make the lower frequencies slightly louder, but not too much, also between 1khz and 2khz about +2db)
-The highs are not fatiguing, yet very bright
-Soundstage, I played some Bioshock Infinite and CS:GO with this, with properly configured virtual surround. And I could pinpoint sounds around me very well. But not significantly better than with some cheaper headphones. Again, wasn't blown away or anything.
>But with music, When listening to music I noticed a significant improvement in soundstage, I listened to some good recorded instrumental, and could really hear the sound all around me. Unlike with closed headphones.
Sadly I listen mostly to PsyTrance Psybient and IDM. which won't have much of this 'directional'(?) audio
-People report that it feels like a cheap headphone.
But it just feels cheap because its light, which makes it very comfortable.
They might feel cheap, but IMO they are just fine.
Cons
-The cable is too long for me
Not detachable
Made of plastic that stays in its curly shape from the package-ing forever.
-You look silly due to the design
-Not very suitable for outside use, recommend to keep them in your house.
-Well it was 160 bucks, so you need to have that kinda money, but if you want the most comfortable headphone with perfectly fine audio.
And will last you for years and years. then do it!
-Not for bass heads, the bass is accurate and punchy, but not boomy
And dubstep is just boring without the boomy part. Probably because most dubstep tracks, if you remove the the frequencies from 1hz to 500hz, you're left with silence
Tricks/hacks/mods
To solve some problems with the 3D wing design:
If the headphones don't sit on your head properly,
Push the 3d-wings down, pretty hard. for a few minutes.
They will fit better after that.
If it clamps on your head too much, I recommend stretching the entire headphone apart to bend the headband structure, and lessen the clamp
Do this bit by bit, trying how it fits before you stretch it too much.
Mold it into perfectly to your heads shape
Also search google for "the rubber band" mod for this headphone, you put a rubber band between the 3d wings, this is very easy to do.
and makes it so that the 3d wings are always properly applied to your skull, It doesn't defeat the purpose of the 3d wing design though, the wings are FAR more comfortable than a full headband that goes along your head.
If you have any questions, leave them here in the comments.
I'll try to notice the email in time and reply
EDIT:
I just cant stop thinking this, they are SO comfortable, It's like you don't even have headphones on.
See the Tricks/mods section to make them the perfect shape for your head.
