Hi, this is my first post lol.I have been watching this thread and for awhile now and allot of negative comments on the solos sooo.....I just got the solo's yesterday and i can tell you for now they are for bass heads.
Sound
I am a bass head my self but, the nice accurate bass and theirs muddy bass. These have muddy bass and drowns out the mid end and i can barley hear the top end. I used to have Grado SR80 and SR225 they both cost less and they sound better. I was kinda disappointed but, i decided to keep them for 29 of the 30 days (return policy) and burn them in. I will post the progress as i will do an all day burn in using this site:
Burn-in wave files: white noise, pink noise, frequency sweep, channel mix and various of other music including rest periods. I would say 50 hrs of burn in but, will keep listening periodically, to listen to the quality. 3/5
Design
I think the design is really good imo. I like the foggy black finish. The design makes it comfortable for long time.Also, the detachable cable is great and i like where the call button is. The design is looks and comfort and i like that.
4/5
Construction
This would have been a kick ass pair of headphones if the construction was good. The design aspect was really good but, you gotta have the construction to back it up. I personally don't like metal on plastic because, metal is stronger than plastic and metal will overtime wear down the plastic and eventually fail. That's what the hinges are metal and plastic. It should be either metal on metal or plastic on plastic,that's where i see they snap and that's why they fail. The plastic they use is really cheap and the metal is not cnc, it's stamped which is crap. Honestly, if they stuck to plastic, a it would be cheaper which = product is cheaper and lasting longer. Also there is a gap on top of the headset on the ends of the left and right. 2.5/5
Packaging
Now, i am going to say this...the packaging is very nice it's perfect but, you gotta back up the product when you got nice packaging like that. I can give two ****s about the packaging. Heck, it could come in some plastic packaging for all i care but, a nice packaging has got to back up the hardware not the other way around. I didn't pay for the box i wanted the hardware. Unfortunately, to say 5/5 for the packaging.
Conclusion
For the price, not worth it. I'd pay $125 at the most for them. The reason i wanted them is:
A: they were compact and delivered the bass.
B: The cable was to die for
C: I like the design
If i could buy the damm cable separately, I would rather get the cable and use the shure's or any high end headphone that takes the cable input.
I will update this post as the days go by....
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