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
IMO, closed backs are pointless for: 1. Commute (ANC is a must for me) 2. Workout (IEMs are preferable)
But they do have some value at work. Given I already have a pair of ANC headphones for commute (Bose QC), I don't want to carry work headphones in my pack. So I want something I'd feel safe leaving in the office over the weekend. And obviously, they must sound better than the QC I'm already carrying around for commuting, or I'd just use them instead. Sound signature should be warm or even fun, as my focus should be on the work - i.e. I'm more likely to listen to pop than opera.
Priorities then are, in descending order: Warm / Fun Sound, Cost, Comfort, Leakage, and Isolation.
Right now, I have the E-MU Purplehearts for work. I've considered the Thinksound ON2, ATH-M50x, and maybe even Sony MDR-V6 as a possible change. A $150-or-so item with a similar value proposition to the Purplehearts would be appealing.
At home, where cost is less of an issue until my wife sees the receipt and starts to wonder why I couldn't have bought a new sofa with the funds instead: the E-MU Teak, TR-X00 Ebony, Oppo PM-3, Audeze LCD2, and PSB M4U have all hit my short-list. However, the fact these happen to be closed back is incidental.