Zopiac
New Head-Fier
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So my girlfriend's father is a techy, dealhunter sort of guy, so he discovered a little website called eachgame. It seems to be full of off-brand items and accessories, and I just had a skim through their headphones, and I saw a pair with a similar plushiness to Sony XB-700s.
http://www.eachgame.com/goods-16425.html
They're a fraction of the price, and as I'm a bit of a sucker for red/black themes that are oh-so-uncommon in the pro audio world, I'm thinking about getting these (half for the headphones themselves, half for the prospect of buying a potential ripoff just for science's sake of comparing it to the real deal). I have read that people have gotten rebranded headphones from this site before, for instance I read a post where someone had gotten a clearance item since it was so cheap (it might have even be free, I can't remember) and it happened to be *ducks head* 100% legitimate Beats Pros, with only a slight factory defect, a slight bubble in the material on one side. Came in the original packaging, too.
These are obviously not 100% Sony rebrands or simple factory defects, but the similar specs (50mm drivers, etc.), similar look (the earpads, headband expanders, y-split cable (although it's round instead of flat), and even the earcup hinges are the same) make them seem promising.
What do you guys think? I'm open to experimenting with these, especially since cheaper Chinese headphones have proven to be quite effective (I'm looking at you, Superlux, you glorious bastards). And hey, if nothing else, I can perhaps replace the simple headband on my XB500s with this more 'poofy' one.
I'm also wondering if these headphones suffer from a case of Engrish (somic vs. sonic)...
Somewhat off-topic, but they also seem to have a DAC or something of some sort...
http://www.eachgame.com/goods-16425.html
They're a fraction of the price, and as I'm a bit of a sucker for red/black themes that are oh-so-uncommon in the pro audio world, I'm thinking about getting these (half for the headphones themselves, half for the prospect of buying a potential ripoff just for science's sake of comparing it to the real deal). I have read that people have gotten rebranded headphones from this site before, for instance I read a post where someone had gotten a clearance item since it was so cheap (it might have even be free, I can't remember) and it happened to be *ducks head* 100% legitimate Beats Pros, with only a slight factory defect, a slight bubble in the material on one side. Came in the original packaging, too.
These are obviously not 100% Sony rebrands or simple factory defects, but the similar specs (50mm drivers, etc.), similar look (the earpads, headband expanders, y-split cable (although it's round instead of flat), and even the earcup hinges are the same) make them seem promising.
What do you guys think? I'm open to experimenting with these, especially since cheaper Chinese headphones have proven to be quite effective (I'm looking at you, Superlux, you glorious bastards). And hey, if nothing else, I can perhaps replace the simple headband on my XB500s with this more 'poofy' one.
I'm also wondering if these headphones suffer from a case of Engrish (somic vs. sonic)...
Somewhat off-topic, but they also seem to have a DAC or something of some sort...