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eyshot01
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Apr 3, 2024
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Extremely disappointing and overhyped.
These headphones are...not horrible. But I expected leagues beyond this. People recommended this to be like it's the second coming of christ, how no other headphones were even comparable.
From start to finish, it's been a nightmare. I begin ordering them. Shipping to Sweden is about 6 weeks. Not great, but entirely understandable. $15 international shipping is a pretty good deal too.
Some weeks pass, postal office says that the headphones have arrived in Sweden. Hooray. Another week passes. THEY'RE STUCK IN CUSTOMS. I HAD TO PAY A $30 CUSTOMS FEE. I don't know if I should have predicted this would happen, but still. That $30 discount is now practically gone.
So finally they arrive. Keep in mind I had HyperX Cloud II before this. Had them since 2015. First thing I notice, noise amplification. I understand open back headphones don't have stellar noise reduction. But now I can hear my computer fans LOUDER. Not that big of a deal, noise reduction isn't that important to me. Moving on, the comfort. I guess HyperX spoiled me or something. Putting those on is like putting on a pillow. These headphones press far too hard. The cable is also 2 3.5mm instead of a singular USB like any other headphones worth mentioning. But hey, they are old.
But the most important thing is of course sound quality and imaging. And it's very okay-ish. I didn't pay almost $200 to get okay-ish headphones. They sound almost exactly the same as the HyperX Cloud II. But at the same time, the bass is very underwhelming. There's very little "oomph". Now the imaging is stellar, I begrudgingly admit. It sounds like real life. That gives them a bit of a wow-factor.
But that is the only positive thing I can say about them I'm afraid. The mic is alright. Haven't had any complaints so far.
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OmarFW
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Apr 26, 2024
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eyshot01It sounds like you shouldn't be buying open-back headphones. There's no such thing as an open back headset that will have bass and noise reduction on par with a closed back headset.
Also, 3.5mm jacks are superior to USB in every way when it comes to noise signal ratio.
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