to fall back on.
Got poisoned reading this thread, and found a local supplier with the Zircon in white (wanted black, but no local suppliers have them, all only carry black..).
Packaging seems to differ from what is being described here. Mine came in a cardboard box, designed for hanging from a display hook. It contains the phones, 3 sets of very nice tips, instructions and a guarantee card. The warranty is one year, and is the reason that I bought local - buying imported versions means no warranty, and even though I got a bargain at USD10 eq. I still prefer a warranty! There is a security hologram on the back, and a QR barcode which when scanned takes you to the manufacturers website and a message "congratulations, you have bought a genuine product" - nice touch.
The finish is very nice, they look a bit rougher on the headphone in Jack, but the earpieces are pretty nice. Very, very comfortable. They weigh very little, while feeling solid, and with the decent tips (medium for my right, small for my sadly deformed left ear. My left ear is why I can only use this shape of earpiece.) feel as close to invisible as earphones can get.
Sound...hmm, was I expecting too much? Probably. That does tend to happen when you read too many subjective opinions, and of course there is always the caveat "for the price"to fall back on.
In short, out of the box,shrill,shrieky, harsh, deepish lows but nothing spectacular. Mids are invisible. Soundstage is actually quite good. 2 hours later, typing this they seem to have lost a touch of their edge (brain burn-in?) and a touch more bass has revealed itself.
I'm going to give them 48 more hours, on and off the ears and see what happens...at worse they will do for light gym use, but I was hoping for more.
It seems rereading the website that these have been discontinued (?) and replaced by earphones that look like Sydney Opera House, as has been noted above.
Cranking it up a bit,switching between iPod and Fiio m3 and they may have promise...fingers crossed.
Cheers!
Highs have surprisingly settled a bit but still a bit glassy at high volumes.
) of overly complimentary reviews. I am sure that "for the price" (oh how I hate that phrase!) some might see these as respectable sound but for my ears, and measuring against my old Klipsch S4s ( which I recognize as decent, but not to my taste) my current faves, Vsonic GR02BE, and a hodge-podge of old beaters at various price points, these sound hollow, glassy and unbalanced.. The saving grace for me would be the mic, I don't actually own any earphones with a mic, but the mic quality is not stellar either. Sadly, these go into the drawer probably for good.
Hmm,
24 hours later, overnight burning.
Still not very impressed. I guess I fell into the obvious trap of FOTM and the surplus (in every sense) of overly complimentary reviews. I am sure that "for the price" (oh how I hate that phrase!) some might see these as respectable sound but for my ears, and measuring against my old Klipsch S4s ( which I recognize as decent, but not to my taste) my current faves, Vsonic GR02BE, and a hodge-podge of old beaters at various price points, these sound hollow, glassy and unbalanced.
If I listen at less than 50% volume on my iPod they have some nice bass, and decent clarity but miss out so much on the mids as to be not worth the time. I've tried multiple tip options, I don't like to EQ anything if I don't have to, yet even with all that work I'd give these a 6/10 if generous.
"For the price", yeah, you get what you pay for, nothing of value comes cheap - think long and hard whether you'd rather have a decent burger than something that will end up lining a landfill somewhere - and probably forever because this material isn't biodegradable IMHO. The saving grace for me would be the mic, I don't actually own any earphones with a mic, but the mic quality is not stellar either. Sadly, these go into the drawer probably for good.
