Refusal to take responsibility.
Hi, Just thought I would make a note here of your handling of my issues. I ordered a pair of HD6xx headphones and then earlier today recieved the package. I drive to go and get it, as I like in the UK I had to pay import tax and handling fees. These total £47.92. The breakdown being £35.92 in tax and £12 in fees. These taxes were calculated of the shipping label of the box, which marked the shipment as the 6xx headphones of $199 value. Before leaving the parcel depot, I open the box to find a $35 lord of the rings mousepad. So now the problem is not only do I not have the headphones, but you have marked the shipment wrong so I have paid £47.92 fees for the handling of the mousepad. Which would have acrued £0 of fees if marked correctly as it is under £135. I go back to the desk but as I have already paid the fees I am unable to reject the shipment, but as the box said 6xx, there was no way for me to know before opening it. I contact support and they offer me a replacement, which...
Jan 17, 2025
As of now my favorite closed back are my AKG K267s. They are some of the best neutral headphones I've heard but have the option, should you choose, to boost up the low end in a way that is tasteful and doesn't destroy the overall presentation. Those are truly remarkable cans. I just wish they hadn't been bitten by the durability bug in the early production runs and earned themselves a bad name.
I would love to see those make a resurgence with a different paint job (all black except the bass setting ring!?) and a more durable headband. And since it's all the rage at the moment, why not use 4 pin XLR connectors and make them balanced capable?
That would be a worthwhile set of cans.
In the more general sense that I think this post is intended though, I am more focused on how headphones sound than how they are built. Durability is the only build issue I have any concern over. They must stay together. Beyond that, just make them sound good.
Edit: That being said, I typically listen to open back headphones and use IEMs (curse them!) on the go.