callanish
100+ Head-Fier
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My concern with the durability of the pk1's comes more from their ability to handle all the types of music that I'm pumping through them without failing me in some shape or form rather than dealing with the day to day stress I will be putting on them physically. My constant bitching on various threads has been about portable headphones not lasting with the kind of music I'm subjecting them too; Koss's 60ohm range ( ksc55's, ksc75's ) and sennheiser px-100's phones have all failed to last producing crackling / rattling in either one or both earphones over a short time ( sent them all back for replacement, received a new pair, failed within 3 months ). It's not like I'm pushing all these headphones to extreme levels with over the top volume or any abuse whatsoever; it's just anything to do with old bootleg berlin school music (really deep bass ) has brought my portable collection to its knees ( I've taken off the pads, blown them out, tried to fix them, no success, only crackling / rattling; I give up!). I thought to myself I'm sick of paying for throwaway phones, so I wanted to purchase something completely off the wall with the PK-1's. Earbuds that sound brilliant......no way, portable use ( well for me ), and comfortable to boot as well. If they can just stand up to my music long term without producing these damn crackling / rattling issues that have plagued me for far too long, then I'll be the first to praise these earbuds to anyone that will listen to me on my newly built yuin soapbox.
So far, they are living up to my expectations and I couldn't be happier with the sound. On a side note I really wish I was a canalphone type of person, but for various reasons, I'm not, so these PK-1s were a shot in the dark purchase to see if I could have my cake and eat it and so far I can.
So far, they are living up to my expectations and I couldn't be happier with the sound. On a side note I really wish I was a canalphone type of person, but for various reasons, I'm not, so these PK-1s were a shot in the dark purchase to see if I could have my cake and eat it and so far I can.