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Headphoneus Supremus
Coundn't resist buying these on Amazon for £17 as they looked great and Philips headphones seem to have a good reputation at the moment.
Receivds them and they do indeed look stylish and well made and are very comfortable but...
I plugged them to let them burn in but was suprised that I could here them from the next room ! This was with the cushions compressed over a speakes I thought these were closed headphones but they leak almost as much as much sound as my DT990 Pros.
Next listening to some music on my D33 Walkman (a great source) I played Tom Waits' beautiful song 'Alice' and was suprised to hear sibilance on Tom's vocals, Lots of tssses on the esses which was really grating. Just to make sure I wasnt mistaken I listened to the song on other phones including the bright sounding DT990s and they were fine just a little sharp and my MX980 earbuds were buttery smooth.
So what we have here is a 'portable' (they're actually less compact than they look) beutifully styled headphone that leaks sound like a sieve and is almost unlistenable, at least on some songs. I cant believe some places in the UK charge £60 for these,
These are the first phones I've purchased that serve no purpose at all.
My advice to anyone considering these is to just buy some PortaPros as these actually leak less sound and sound miles better.
Style over substance indeed
Receivds them and they do indeed look stylish and well made and are very comfortable but...
I plugged them to let them burn in but was suprised that I could here them from the next room ! This was with the cushions compressed over a speakes I thought these were closed headphones but they leak almost as much as much sound as my DT990 Pros.
Next listening to some music on my D33 Walkman (a great source) I played Tom Waits' beautiful song 'Alice' and was suprised to hear sibilance on Tom's vocals, Lots of tssses on the esses which was really grating. Just to make sure I wasnt mistaken I listened to the song on other phones including the bright sounding DT990s and they were fine just a little sharp and my MX980 earbuds were buttery smooth.
So what we have here is a 'portable' (they're actually less compact than they look) beutifully styled headphone that leaks sound like a sieve and is almost unlistenable, at least on some songs. I cant believe some places in the UK charge £60 for these,
These are the first phones I've purchased that serve no purpose at all.
My advice to anyone considering these is to just buy some PortaPros as these actually leak less sound and sound miles better.
Style over substance indeed
