Yazen
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Should be at my doorstep within the hour. I'm surprised, I got them on pre-order and they shipped them the next day
I'll post initial feedback and photos when they arrive
*Update: 3/29/12:
Have had the time to tinker with them for a couple of days.
Shipping:
Purchased from mp4nation.net
Ordered: Friday 23 March, 2012
Shipped Out: Friday 23 March, 2012
Recieved: Tuesday 27 March, 2012 (2 business days) [via Fedex 2-7 day]
Package required indirect signature, came in great shape; never had a good package with EMS/DHL (packages always looked abused, half of the time the product was affected in some way; be it a loose internal cable to a cracked screen).
If you're buying from the US, save yourself the shipping return; use Fedex's services.
Packaging:
Outer packaging consisted nothing more than a Fedex jiffy (bubblewrap envelope). After opening I got what looked like a manual and a case, however after picking up it was merely case branding that hadn't been affixed properly. Not a bother for me, one less thing to remove.
The zippers were initially tied together, used a packaging knife to cut them apart.
Unzipping revealed the headphones, pads, cables, and warranty card; all of which was protected by a foam material. Great case to keep if you're going to lug these cans around.
Build Quality:
Nothing much to criticize, everything about them looks great on the outside. The stitching is quite good, doesn't look hastily done by sweatshop workers. The inner plastic doesn't have a finishing like the exterior parts, not something you would need to care about. My pair of HM5's had glue residue on them, probably from the branding process. (used a cloth and scraped with my finger). Included wires are kinda cheap, I can see myself needed replacements after a few months.
Audio Quality:
I'll see after 250 hours of breaking the drivers in. What I can say so far is that there are better headphones in the $120 price range, I think the fischer fa-003 I auditioned sounded far different than these; although they both look the same.
In honest truth, the HM5s are disappointing to me; before I get bashed some let me explain why:
Living in the US, however 6 months ago I was in Amman, Jordan. In Jordan, I bought a pair of (insert chinese symbols) headpones for 14 JOD (~$20). They have the same patenting wing design as the ATH-ADX000; with the inclusion of a microphone. What is surprising is that they sound good.
When I compare these $20 headphones to the ath-ad700 or brainwavz hm5 I am disappointed because they aren't adding much to the sound quality. No I'm not bs-ing, they were $20 (USD); although uncomfortable they sound quite good. I'm not saying they trump either pair I bought, but if you compare price to performance...
I'm not going to compare build quality, those things were shoddy at best; will test some more after breaking in.
I'll post initial feedback and photos when they arrive
*Update: 3/29/12:
Have had the time to tinker with them for a couple of days.
Shipping:
Purchased from mp4nation.net
Ordered: Friday 23 March, 2012
Shipped Out: Friday 23 March, 2012
Recieved: Tuesday 27 March, 2012 (2 business days) [via Fedex 2-7 day]
Package required indirect signature, came in great shape; never had a good package with EMS/DHL (packages always looked abused, half of the time the product was affected in some way; be it a loose internal cable to a cracked screen).
If you're buying from the US, save yourself the shipping return; use Fedex's services.
Packaging:
Outer packaging consisted nothing more than a Fedex jiffy (bubblewrap envelope). After opening I got what looked like a manual and a case, however after picking up it was merely case branding that hadn't been affixed properly. Not a bother for me, one less thing to remove.
The zippers were initially tied together, used a packaging knife to cut them apart.
Unzipping revealed the headphones, pads, cables, and warranty card; all of which was protected by a foam material. Great case to keep if you're going to lug these cans around.
Build Quality:
Nothing much to criticize, everything about them looks great on the outside. The stitching is quite good, doesn't look hastily done by sweatshop workers. The inner plastic doesn't have a finishing like the exterior parts, not something you would need to care about. My pair of HM5's had glue residue on them, probably from the branding process. (used a cloth and scraped with my finger). Included wires are kinda cheap, I can see myself needed replacements after a few months.
Audio Quality:
I'll see after 250 hours of breaking the drivers in. What I can say so far is that there are better headphones in the $120 price range, I think the fischer fa-003 I auditioned sounded far different than these; although they both look the same.
In honest truth, the HM5s are disappointing to me; before I get bashed some let me explain why:
Living in the US, however 6 months ago I was in Amman, Jordan. In Jordan, I bought a pair of (insert chinese symbols) headpones for 14 JOD (~$20). They have the same patenting wing design as the ATH-ADX000; with the inclusion of a microphone. What is surprising is that they sound good.
When I compare these $20 headphones to the ath-ad700 or brainwavz hm5 I am disappointed because they aren't adding much to the sound quality. No I'm not bs-ing, they were $20 (USD); although uncomfortable they sound quite good. I'm not saying they trump either pair I bought, but if you compare price to performance...
I'm not going to compare build quality, those things were shoddy at best; will test some more after breaking in.
