[blessingx]

Just curious who uses (or at least was tempted to try ) Ultrasones because of the whole ULE technology (up to 98% radiation shielding) or rated 40% (3-4dB) drop in sound pressure levels (with S-Logic)?

 

[PiccoloNamek]

Exactly what kind of radiation are they talking about? Alpha? Beta? Gamma? Microwave? Radio? Neutron emissions? I didn't know headphones suffered from those kinds of problems.

And if I want to reduce the sound pressure level, I'll just turn the volume down.

 

[ericj]

the ULE "technology" is snake oil. electromagnetic radiation is non-ionizing. And at audio frequencies and headphone power levels, almost nonexistant.

In fact, it's strictly because of the "ULE Technology" that i don't have any respect at all for Ultrasone as a company.

 

[Icarium]

Ahahaha health reasons.

 

[jpelg]

Does using my closed Prolines so that my girlfriend doesn't get angry count?

 

[oqvist]

One of the biggest selling arguments for me was that I would be able to play them at lower volume and still get loudness. Many headphones loose lot of their intensity when you turn the volume down I feel my Proline 750 do a decent job with it. You can of course crank them up to high you have to be careful of course.

As for electromagnetic fields. We laugh a bit now but we are test rabbits. In a generation or two they will know better how much we suffer from our headphones, cars with bad protection from EMI, headphones and such

Then people may laugh at our ignorance if it´s indead causes cancer and such

 

[ericj]

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Originally Posted by oqvist /img/forum/go_quote.gif As for electromagnetic fields. We laugh a bit now but we are test rabbits. In a generation or two they will know better how much we suffer from our headphones, cars with bad protection from EMI, headphones and such Then people may laugh at our ignorance if it´s indead causes cancer and such

We're at least a few generations into that test.

Granted, our use of high-frequency stuff has increased a lot during this generation, we're talking AF here.

Frankly, S-Logic sounds bose-ish but plausible to me. The whole radiation angle makes me believe that the management is either dishonest or lacking in technical acumen.

 

[crazyfrenchman27]

There is no substance to their argument, at least of the scientific kind.

-Matt

 

[M0T0XGUY]

The amount of normal radiation levels a headphone creates is so abysmal that it really doesn't affect you at all. It's basically just marketing mumbo-jumbo that Ultrasone tries to slam into your brain in order to make their products sound more advanced.

 

[Trippytiger]

Well, I, for one, never listen to my headphones without my tinfoil hat securely in place, so Ultrasone's claims provide no incentive for me.

On a serious note, though, one of the reasons why I am really considering picking up a PROline 750 is because of the claims that they provide better sound at lower volumes than most headphones do. It's not a big factor, but considering the results of my hearing test the other day, it's certainly appealing.

 

[slwiser]

Yea, that is the reason I am getting the UE9...right! Good story for my wife if she would believe it.

 

[wakdady]

i think we should be caring more about cell phone radiation than headphone radiation

 

[Sovkiller]

Well listening the music in an unproper way implies to me a serious health risk, so taking that into consideration, I use them becasue of serious health consideration.....

 

[Andrew_WOT]

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Originally Posted by Trippytiger /img/forum/go_quote.gif On a serious note, though, one of the reasons why I am really considering picking up a PROline 750 is because of the claims that they provide better sound at lower volumes than most headphones do.

From my experience and *to my ears* they are no different in that respect from any other headphones. There is nothing in so called *S-Logic* that makes them somewhat distinguished. The whole thing is just another marketing made up.
They are okay mid-fi headphones, that's it. A900, AKG-K271S, DT770 level.
Some prefer A900 over them, myself personally K271S. Only difference is that contenders run at the fraction of Proline $399 MSRP. For $200-ish used they are a good value though, ... if you can live with some anomalies of their sound signature.

 

[jpelg]

It's interesting that most everyone interprets Ultrasone to mean that the headphones sound better at lower volumes than others. IME, I've found that I can listen to my Proline 750's at higher volume settings, and yet not get fatigued or feel like my ears are being blasted out in an unhealthy manner.