TheSloth
Headphoneus Supremus
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Well I have a pair of ProLINE 2500's coming tomorrow - will burn-in and post a review. We don't have enough reviews of Ultrasone stuff here, so why not start at the top?
Originally Posted by Jonny G I dunno...they seem to like that headband! Apparently, all current Ultrasones use a redesigned headband...same look and design, but improved materials to prevent it from cracking. It's a little more "rubbery" now. |
Originally Posted by Skrying Yes, they need to change the headband. I like the way the cups can swivel and fold in, but the actual band over your head is a terrible design. It cracks and just doesnt feel at all safe. |
Originally Posted by Mercuttio Even if the cracking is fixed, it's still a $10 headband made of plastic on a $2.5 luxury headphone. Totally unacceptable. |
Originally Posted by Nomad You must admit that a $10 headband on a $2.5 headphone is a pretty good deal |
Originally Posted by purk I hope the new edition sound amazing, b/c I don't like the look. For that kind of money, I would buy a used L3000. Much better build quality and sound great to boot! |
Originally Posted by Mercuttio It's an OK headband for a cheaper consumer model... I mean Beyerdynamic uses it on the lesser offerings. But at that price? Come on... no excuse. Where's all the money going in those headphones? |
Originally Posted by Sovkiller Well Grado also uses the same headband with some leather changes on all their models, and I do not feel the Orpheus to be far better from the HD650 neither, it has also a lot of plastic...Qualia is nothing eceptional neither, the only that crosses my mind with far better headband are the R-10 and L3000... IMO they should be more sturdy that is true, and use a metal headband as well, I agree, and I would like it that way, but I'm more worried about the sound...it is supposed to sound very similar to the Edition 7, if not identical... |
Originally Posted by jpelg I don't think it's such a questions of 'quality' compared to others. The Ultrasone plastic headband (and the same one used on a few other manufacturers models such as the Sennheiser HD280) have been known to crack. This may be due to it's inflexible nature and people trying to force it - dunno. The Sennheiser Hd580/600/650 headband is pretty inflexible and i've never heard about anyone cracking the Senns. But it is still a known issue with the U-sones. Wrt comfort, the U-sone/Senn HD280/etc headband is probably the least comfortable I've ever worn. This is probably what leads people to try and bend it and therefore crack it. Grado's, while possibly appearing 'cheaper' due to their simpler nature, are lighter and easily flexed should the owner require it. |