Casual Listeners or Audio Engineers

They're fairly flat sounding aside from some slightly accentuated high end up past 10khz, which really only serves as a "detail–exciter", making it a great pair of phones for working with or just noticing smaller, more subtle marks and sounds in the mix. Pros: As a bit of a "self-proclaimed audiophile" (like everyone else), I find it very interesting and fun listening to songs I've heard 100 times before for the first time on these new headphones, noticing new qualities that were fairly inaudible without these (or without any other tools I use for audio engineering. Just trying to be fair). They also, while being the smallest pair of adorable little headphones I own, are comfortable and light while also packing the most ambient noise isolation I've ever found in a pair of headphones. They're rated for 24db of isolation, but so is every other pair of headphones. For perspective, in my opinion, they do maybe 5db less isolation than the standard foam earplugs that everyone knows. Which is amazing. Only cons I've found: A little tight but not too bad, and it's a metal headband on these headphones, and metal can be bent, so go for it, as long as you're careful. I've already done it slightly and it's better for my head. With the high end treble increase comes the slight ear fatigue at high volumes, and while listening at high volumes is fun, you can feel it on your ears if you're sensitive to that kind of thing. However, it doesn't make it any less entertaining to me to hear new things with a very detailed pair of headphones, and nearly every audio output has the ability somehow or other to reduce the high end on what you're listening to, AND headphones get warmer with age after being worked in a bit… So take all this how you will. Only other con I can say is that I bought mine used, and the left size adjustment slider had it's metal "notch-selector", or whatever you call it, falling out with not too much for supplied. So… You know… I have a glue. Problem solved. Not something to complain about in my eyes, but maybe something to look up if it happens to this model headphone for everyone. I'd give them 4 stars for it if I didn't love them.Read full review

Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned