Damage
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A quickie reivew of Philips own version of eggos: that is, they fold up like an egg, thus eggos. These can be easily had for $30 at your local hifi shop. Question is, do they make for a good portable cans? Not really, they have couple flaws out of the box and won't trump PX100s or Porta pros any time soon.
Portability, Comfort:
They fold up real easy, into an egg shape, thus eggos. They are also comfortable, though they feel just like the spawn of the devil V600. Not an austentatious start to be sure. The cord looks thin and flimsy and its durability is questionable. No velour or pleather here, just some cotton/poly/lycra blend fabric covering padding that are a little too thin, though maintaining their cleanliness should be much easier.
Aesthetics:
They look real snazzy, with white and translucent blue trim for the cans, and silver and blue for the frames. There is no metal parts anywhere, so again, if you're rough with your gear, durability is questionable.
Plastic feels a tad flimsy and thin.
Isolation:
Though they are classified as closed phones, IIRC, they really don't isolate that well. Better than PX100 or other open phones, but not by that much.
Sound out of box:
Trebles sounds pretty good, nice and fast, with a bit of harsh brightness thrown in for good measure. Somewhat reminiscient of the v6 or other Sonys... Hmm... It probably rolls off at the high ends somewhere, but I didn't or haven't noticed this yet.
Midtones have actually very little problems I could detect. However, vocals sounds very recessed and gets lost when trying to compete with the trebs and bass...
Bass, oh boy. Slow and muddy and flabby. Kinda like someone farting is how it reproduces bass with these. The volume of bass is fine, but they sound flabby so, it tends to make everything sound like a flab.
Soundstage is crowded, as if everything is focused around these cans. Not too impressive but the recessed vocals gets lost in there, so makes overall experience kinda dissapointing out of the box.
Burnination, 10 odd hours:
Bass tightens up a bit after 10 hours or so, and sounds much less flabby. But its still there, the flatulent bass, enough to have some here ripping these off in an instant I'd wager. Vocals sounds still recessed, but not so much as right out of the box.
Great for classical pieces and where there aren't too much vocals, where many midtone and treble instruments thrive, these thrive. They do pick up lot of details vs other cheap disposable phones, so they make these pieces enjoyable.
Strictly average at best. I'll let these burininate a little more and see if they change significantly. As of now, spend $20 more for the PX100s. Your ears will thank you.
Portability, Comfort:
They fold up real easy, into an egg shape, thus eggos. They are also comfortable, though they feel just like the spawn of the devil V600. Not an austentatious start to be sure. The cord looks thin and flimsy and its durability is questionable. No velour or pleather here, just some cotton/poly/lycra blend fabric covering padding that are a little too thin, though maintaining their cleanliness should be much easier.
Aesthetics:
They look real snazzy, with white and translucent blue trim for the cans, and silver and blue for the frames. There is no metal parts anywhere, so again, if you're rough with your gear, durability is questionable.
Plastic feels a tad flimsy and thin.
Isolation:
Though they are classified as closed phones, IIRC, they really don't isolate that well. Better than PX100 or other open phones, but not by that much.
Sound out of box:
Trebles sounds pretty good, nice and fast, with a bit of harsh brightness thrown in for good measure. Somewhat reminiscient of the v6 or other Sonys... Hmm... It probably rolls off at the high ends somewhere, but I didn't or haven't noticed this yet.
Midtones have actually very little problems I could detect. However, vocals sounds very recessed and gets lost when trying to compete with the trebs and bass...
Bass, oh boy. Slow and muddy and flabby. Kinda like someone farting is how it reproduces bass with these. The volume of bass is fine, but they sound flabby so, it tends to make everything sound like a flab.
Soundstage is crowded, as if everything is focused around these cans. Not too impressive but the recessed vocals gets lost in there, so makes overall experience kinda dissapointing out of the box.
Burnination, 10 odd hours:
Bass tightens up a bit after 10 hours or so, and sounds much less flabby. But its still there, the flatulent bass, enough to have some here ripping these off in an instant I'd wager. Vocals sounds still recessed, but not so much as right out of the box.
Great for classical pieces and where there aren't too much vocals, where many midtone and treble instruments thrive, these thrive. They do pick up lot of details vs other cheap disposable phones, so they make these pieces enjoyable.
Strictly average at best. I'll let these burininate a little more and see if they change significantly. As of now, spend $20 more for the PX100s. Your ears will thank you.
