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Wolfcape
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Apr 3, 2017
In my opinion, this is a good pair of headphones; not excellent, but definitely not terrible. I do not regret buying this all the way from Malaysia. One thing that needs to be fixed is the comfort. If you can handle the first few minutes of it on your head, you will definitely notice it after half an hour. If you haven't started crying from the insufferable discomfort around your ears, you will after an hour; if you still haven't noticed them, you should go check to see if you're the T-800 or some other Terminator model from the future. The stock pads are really stiff and uncomfortable. I had them swapped with the pleather ones designed for the HE-400i [They fit]. Now I can listen for irresponsibly long periods without major complaints.
Something to note regarding the sound: There is significant shrillness (harsh treble) in the first few plays on these cans. In fact, your first impression is that either the bass is too recessed or the mid-treble range is overpowering; with this I somehow agree. However, if you give it time, you can adjust to it. I only got used to it after a few days, and eventually you'd find they balance out. I cannot explain this well, and this is long before I swapped the pads out. I figure I just adjusted to the sound signature. They're quite well balanced, and the bass does eventually make itself present; it's probably not going to do excellent in bassy songs but it's definitely there. You'll never call this a bassy headphone, and you're never going to be impressed with the bass, but I am satisfied. Perhaps they needed more burning-in time, or I damaged my ear's treble range on these. I would like to think it's the former because if I damaged my ears, I can't survive much longer (bad jokes aside, I think it's the former. I can still differentiate between the terribly shrill headphones from *HD6XX ahem come back soon pls* ... others) Oh, & also there isn't much warmth in these, take note!
If you're a gamer, don't count on these for positional audio. It has a generously wide soundstage, which while great for music, it's hard to pinpoint sources when playing CS:GO and Overwatch. I almost never get to accurately hear where McCree is "ITSHIGHNOON"in' from...and I'm not a terribly player, I promise ^^
At the price of $99, I wouldn't complain too much about the build. It's plastic all around, sparing the top of the headband. It's rather lightweight though, so not many complaints there. I think the grills are made of plastic too? I'm not particularly sure. Feels like metal but...perhaps a lower grade one. While a majority is plastic and it does feel fragile at times, I find it can sustain some damage. Well, don't go run it over with your bicycle after reading this, but they're flexible enough to be twisted cup-upon-cup into a backpack (without a case) and still retain it's original shape (It was an accident!).
I think it's a good entry-level pair of cans. If you're somewhere with the ATH-M50x or better, you probably won't be too impressed with this. It is great for an early open-back experience or your first step into the headphone gig though, so good luck! [Disclaimer: My ears are mine, as are my thoughts. Feel free to differ, but I claim no responsibility in making your choices]
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