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be-sie
3
Oct 17, 2016
I've had my black A3S's for over a week now and feel pretty confident in giving them a quick review: These are some of the worst-sounding headphones I've ever heard touted as "HiFi". It's not an issue of materials or construction - they look just as good in person, and the cable is really flexible and free from microphonic effects. But the sound is fatiguing and artificial. They give me a headache and it's not due to the awkward fit. The highs are too pronounced and the lows, though plenty loud, sound like a subwoofer coated in maple syrup. I listen to a number of genres and have favorite headphones for each. These are pretty much awful at everything. I'm still 100% satisfied with massdrop, especially after scoring a pair of amazing HEM-8's in the NuForce grab bag (seriously, they sound fantastic, even for hip-hop/electronic). But since folks like Skullbunny were asking about the A3s, no they really aren't any good.
Sinehmatic
10
Oct 28, 2016
be-sieCame to see how people like them because mine are really disappointing... My almost 1-year-old pair of Beyerdynamic DTX 102 iE Earphones that are supposedly of trash build quality (a lot of people are having problems with earbuds conking out, jacks breaking, etc.) are outperforming them.
What are you running them off of because I can't get any bass without giving myself immediate-onset tinnitus due to the ear piercing highs... I'm only plugging them into my PC and LG G3 phone but they shouldnt need an expensive setup to outperform a $40 pair of in-ear headphones, I would imagine.
Do these headphones not work well if they're not powered well or used with a proper setup of DACs &/or AMPs &/or DAPs?
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