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5.0 out of 5 starsHoly crap, where have they been all my life??
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2019
SO, first things first:
- These are hands down the best earbud style headphones I've ever used in my life. No questions asked. For the price they are pure gold-pressed latinum. They are comfortable, efficient, wonderfully loud, and have a bass line that MC Humpty would sing about. Buy them and just end your search.
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Cons: Ok, there are a few of these. The packaging is a bit of a pain in the arse to get in to. I get that companies want to display exclusivity by the properties of their packaging, but that exclusivity shouldn't be based on the grade of chain saw required to buzz your stuff open. Easy open packages. It's simple. Next; there's an insane amount of ear fittings with the headphones. I tried on all of the ones that came with my package and could detect no difference except b/w the largest and smallest ones. Even while swinging my head wildly, all but the smallest fittings stayed comfortably in my ear. So, again, maybe a cost cutting measure to be had here? Take the optional fittings from 9 per ear to maybe just 5? Moving on; noise cancelling isn't spot on unless you have a GOOD seal, and that takes a bit of fiddling. This maybe isn't a product problem, might be me, but it definitely took some messing around to get the earphones to seal in place, with all sizes. Once locked in though, the outside world disappears.
Ok, Pros: Jesus, but what a sound. I'll be the first to admit I'm not a dedicated audiophile. I'm much more along the lines of "If I try it and I like it then I'm a fan, and likewise the other way around". In other words, I'm attuned to quality, but I'm not going to be one of those snots that will angrily yank a set of headphones off and throw them across the room at the slightest hint of distortion. Also, I got these to primarily use with my Oculus Rift S, so take that in to consideration. By the by, they sound absolutely amazing. I detected almost no distortion (except when intentionally trying for it), the noise cancellation is fantastic, the levels are crisp, clear, and distinct, and I've listen to everything from Elite: Dangerous to Miles Davis to U2, and they all sound absolutely stunning. They're also surprisingly easy to wear for long periods, and don't result in that outer-ear canal ache that can come from some other brands.
Summation: There ARE better sounding and better performing earbuds out there, but for the price, these are the winner. Absolutely hands down. Apart from a few possible cost cutting measures, the headphones are wonderful. You will definitely get distortion if you try, you can obviously overwhelm them with jacked up amps, but for around $100 these are easily the best bang for the buck you can get and I cannot recommend them highly enough for the audio/gaming enthusiast.
