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Mar 2, 2017
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I went to try them on, then realized that my larger-than-normal head is probably going to be a problem. I could only get them to sit half an inch or so in front of my ear canals normally, not the recommended inch. But worse than that, when I turn my head to the side (like I'm checking traffic on my bike,) one of the sides will get pulled and slide almost INTO my ear. I'm probably not going to get much active use out of these.
As for how it sounds.... well, it's not great, but I really wasn't expecting it to be. I didn't find it nearly as terrible as some of the reviews so far, though.
I don't consider myself a hardcore audiophile, but I'm a bit deeper in than your average user. I mostly go for budget-fi and ChiFi things. My daily drivers are a pair of SHP9500's, and my go-to earbuds are VE Monk+'s. I also have a pair of Koss PortaPros that I've rarely touched since I discovered the Monks.
I'd describe the All-Terrain's sound quality (when I could get the things to sit right) as somewhere between Apple EarPods and my PortaPros. Not great, but not bad, either. The highs did feel kind of harsh at louder volumes (and I did need to use louder volumes,) but it may just be something I need to get used to with these. I didn't have any of the speaker rattling problems that I've heard described here. There's no real bass to speak of, but I'm not a basshead so that didn't bother me. If you go into these expecting great clarity you're going to be disappointed, but I didn't, so I wasn't
And yeah, these things bleed sound like an open-backed headphone. Everyone's going to know what you're listening to. Not really something that bothers me, though, and it is definitely much louder and clearer when it's actually contacting your head.
All in all, I think I'd be happy with these if they fit me properly. Yeah, my $15 Monks kick the everloving crap out of these as far as clarity, detail, and everything else goes. But I can't carry on a conversation with them in, and COULD with the All-Terrains. If you have an average-sized head and are looking for a non-audiophile headphone that will let you keep total aural awareness of everything around you, these might be worth a shot.