Serville
New Head-Fier
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- Oct 20, 2003
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It's really annoying me to find a $7 headphone beats my Sennheiser 212Pro silly. U might not believe it, but it is true.
My aunt asked me to buy a headphone with MIC for her daughter for netchatting, so I went out and bought a cheap headphone. I thought her 15 years old daughter won't need anything fancy anyway. Home, I tried it with my Hifi system, and I was shocked that it sounds so amazing despite the EXTREMELY ugly look.
- The soundspace is huge, like in a concert hall.
- The high is just adequate, mid good, .....and very clear sound
- Fantastic Bass. Very strong, punchy but very clear and accurate.
I thought it must be my feeling, so I reconnect my 212Pro which I bought here in my country for about $60. In an instant, I feel my 212Pro sounds even much worse than before. All I heard is a muddy sound...much more muddy than my previous feeling. I know it is because I just heard this amazing $7 headset.
I went out instantly in 1 hour after I got home , back to the store, and thought of buying a pair myself. In the store, I just realized that there is another model from the same company, same price, same specs except it has a 100mW rated power. The previous is only 50mW. I thought this model must better because of the 100mW power. At least they should at least sound similar since they have almost the same specs and from the same company. I bought this model and went home and tested. HUGE disappointment. Extremely different sound. Very muddy, the bass is minimal, soundspace is extremely small...one of the worst headset I ever heard. I don't understand how it could possibly happen.
In 10 minutes, I went back to the store and pretended I bought the wrong model. I exchanged it with the first model, and went home, retested , and found the amazing sound once more. This is the sound I've been looking for the whole time, which I could not even find in the muddy 212Pro.
I sat and kept thinking for 10 minutes.....how come this stupid ugly headphone packaged in a cheap hard plastic could possibly sound so much better than my 212Pro. It is made in China. Thinking I might not be able to find this gem again next time around, I went back to the store AGAIN, and bought 2 more sets. I had better , or I will have more problem finding the replacement when it is broken. You know, this China-made headphones are usually imported in limited quantity. The next time around, they might even disappear, replaced by whatever model/brand the importer decides (as long as they are cheap).
I asked a friend to come by and tested. After hearing 212Pro and this stupidly cheap headset, the first comment he said was "Where did you this headset? It sounds so clear and the bass is amazing". He even bothered to ask "Is it the original Sennheiser ?" because he does not believe Sennheiser sounds so dull compared to this ugly look headphone.
Geez, it is only $7. I can not believe it.
The moral story is, sometimes you can find a real gem with cheap product. I believe it is possible because even many world-class companies like Sony, Samsung, Sharp, etc usually ask small companies from China to produce the headphone for them. They only give their famous label on it. This is true, because my friend works as a manager in a Korean company, Shinwoo Indonesia who produces OEM headphones for Samsung, Sharp, and others. They have about 3000 labors here. 100% of their production are re-exported to these companies. In fact, there is a rumor I read in Mystic forum that the iRiver H320 and H10 headset are produced by Shinwoo.
Oh yeah, the brand is Okaya , model SM-390 Multimedia Stereo Headphone with Super Bass. I doubt you can find it in US.
My aunt asked me to buy a headphone with MIC for her daughter for netchatting, so I went out and bought a cheap headphone. I thought her 15 years old daughter won't need anything fancy anyway. Home, I tried it with my Hifi system, and I was shocked that it sounds so amazing despite the EXTREMELY ugly look.
- The soundspace is huge, like in a concert hall.
- The high is just adequate, mid good, .....and very clear sound
- Fantastic Bass. Very strong, punchy but very clear and accurate.
I thought it must be my feeling, so I reconnect my 212Pro which I bought here in my country for about $60. In an instant, I feel my 212Pro sounds even much worse than before. All I heard is a muddy sound...much more muddy than my previous feeling. I know it is because I just heard this amazing $7 headset.
I went out instantly in 1 hour after I got home , back to the store, and thought of buying a pair myself. In the store, I just realized that there is another model from the same company, same price, same specs except it has a 100mW rated power. The previous is only 50mW. I thought this model must better because of the 100mW power. At least they should at least sound similar since they have almost the same specs and from the same company. I bought this model and went home and tested. HUGE disappointment. Extremely different sound. Very muddy, the bass is minimal, soundspace is extremely small...one of the worst headset I ever heard. I don't understand how it could possibly happen.
In 10 minutes, I went back to the store and pretended I bought the wrong model. I exchanged it with the first model, and went home, retested , and found the amazing sound once more. This is the sound I've been looking for the whole time, which I could not even find in the muddy 212Pro.
I sat and kept thinking for 10 minutes.....how come this stupid ugly headphone packaged in a cheap hard plastic could possibly sound so much better than my 212Pro. It is made in China. Thinking I might not be able to find this gem again next time around, I went back to the store AGAIN, and bought 2 more sets. I had better , or I will have more problem finding the replacement when it is broken. You know, this China-made headphones are usually imported in limited quantity. The next time around, they might even disappear, replaced by whatever model/brand the importer decides (as long as they are cheap).
I asked a friend to come by and tested. After hearing 212Pro and this stupidly cheap headset, the first comment he said was "Where did you this headset? It sounds so clear and the bass is amazing". He even bothered to ask "Is it the original Sennheiser ?" because he does not believe Sennheiser sounds so dull compared to this ugly look headphone.
Geez, it is only $7. I can not believe it.
The moral story is, sometimes you can find a real gem with cheap product. I believe it is possible because even many world-class companies like Sony, Samsung, Sharp, etc usually ask small companies from China to produce the headphone for them. They only give their famous label on it. This is true, because my friend works as a manager in a Korean company, Shinwoo Indonesia who produces OEM headphones for Samsung, Sharp, and others. They have about 3000 labors here. 100% of their production are re-exported to these companies. In fact, there is a rumor I read in Mystic forum that the iRiver H320 and H10 headset are produced by Shinwoo.
Oh yeah, the brand is Okaya , model SM-390 Multimedia Stereo Headphone with Super Bass. I doubt you can find it in US.
