I have tried many headphones more expensive than E-MUs, but I always return to these. Bass is just so good! Addictive sound. Build quality could be a notch better but nothing more to complain about. If you have bigger ears, these could be little uncomfortable, ear openings are small.
The E-mu Teak sound incredible for metal, phonk and electronic music. Powerful, impactful, clean bass is mind-blowing. I really like this sound signature for my music genres.
Comfort - comfortable for the most part, the pads can be better - overall comfort is decent but I find myself often re-adjusting the pads.
Build quality could be better for the price - could use real leather and have larger earcup size. The headphones look premium and would feel more premium if real leather was used. The hinge connecting earcups to headband looks like a potential point of failure in the future.
E-MU with Rosewood cups.
Fantastic sound, v shaped with tasteful bass and treble boost; clear sound with wide sound stage, crisp imaging.
The rosewood cups are gorgeous, cant find any blemishes or issues with build.
Biggest issues are the pads have a small ear opening, unless you have tiny ears you'll need a pad swap. I'm hesitant to swap pads given how well tuned these are out of the box.
This is my 3rd EMU headphone the first 2 where with built in wires but I wanted something that is removable. This is the best of the bunch. the ebony cups looks stunning. I don't really go for glossy finish but this one I can appreciate. The sounds you say? The sound is leaning towards neutral since the Ebony cups are really hardwood. But it still got enough of the boombassticc that it didn't really matter that it is more neutral.
SuprMasuI got it last week. It took DROP 3 months to shipped it. I guess in the end it was worth the wait. I initially wanted teak but then I already have the bamboo and wanted something different. for me, the cups heavy weight and finish just looks and feels more premium. And there was no molds in my box which I just throw away anyways after I got the headphones since I live in a tiny home.
Mold inside the Emu Teak headphone's box both for the first pair and the second, replacement pair. Overall, not acceptable for a $500 pair of headphone or any headphones.
Further more, the box is very thin, cardboard construction which can be damaged easily during shipment.
For the ordering process, it took about 2 months from order to arrival, and refund took about 1 month after shipping it back.
Headfi101Hi Headfi101,
Sorry for the late response.
The shipment was supposed to reach you all before Christmas.
However due to some logistics issues, the shipment only reached Drop's New Jersey warehouse at the end of January.
In January, FedEx announced national service disruption due to storm and severe weather.
The shipment was stuck in the Fedex transit warehouse. The growth of mold was likely due to extreme weather, high humidity, poor and prolong storage condition.
The replacement unit is also affected as they belong to the same shipment.
Please refer to the article link for the FedEx announcement - https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/01/24/fedex-express-announces-national-service-disruption-due-severe-weather/
Please contact us at support@emu.com if you need any clarification or assistance.
I'm writing this review a couple years after buying an earlier version of these (the cable was still a thick braided black one) for the reward points. I love the sound signature of these - with the default wood option, they sound like a more well rounded version of the Fostex TH-X00, which I also owned. Unfortunately my unit had some pretty severe QC issues. The cable stopped working within several months. Shortly after that I stopped getting sound from the right side, and then a while after that the left side failed as well. At the time there appeared to be just one guy handling all customer support duties, meaning there was a turnaround time of over a week on email requests. Additionally, sending these back for a repair under warranty meant shipping them overseas. I wound up getting them repaired by a third party rather than go through that process. They still work since getting those repairs done, but overall the experience wasn't great. I'd hope these issues were resolved in newer versions.
Despite being packaged and presented in a budget fashion, these are excellent cans especially for bass lovers.
An important note, even though these are easy to drive, they sound significantly better when driven properly. They actually LOVE lots of current. Then the sound (especially bass) tightens up and becomes much more open and precise.
My favourite is balanced out of a high end tube amp. Unbelievable.
I use the little dott 6.