There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
The mic is absolutely outstanding and will probably beat at least 9/10 headsets. Most people comment on my mic quality and all I do is just plug and play.
Comfort-wise, they are super light and I can go for long periods of time with them on without an issue.
I will note that I swapped out the pads for some more premium ones (mostly because I could rather than out of necessity), but the stock pads are fine. I also owned the older generation AG1 (closed version) and the (fake leather) pads then did kinda rub on the area in front of my ears (between temple and ears) because of my glasses and my hair. I don't recall having that issue with the ADG1X, maybe because of the velour pads, but I definitely don't have that issue now that I swapped them out.
Some minor issues I have with them over the years:
1. The cable isn't detachable and is only on the mic side (left when on) so I'm limited on how I can place my computer.
2. The headband design, or lack there-of, makes them a little annoying to get a stand for but I currently have them sitting on a Brainwavz Hooka perfectly fine.
3. Not really a portable option since they don't fold, come with a case, and the mic isn't detachable.
If you have anything else you'd like to know or if you wanna see how they've been holding up (basically pristine, great build quality despite being at least half plastic), lemme know.
I got them for I think almost 200USD back then on sale but I would easily have paid full price.