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SL75
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Oct 17, 2018
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I bought these specifically for use on the go. I don't baby my portable cans, so they eventually die on me. I needed something that can survive 4 seasons and rain and snow and stretching and shoving into bags and pockets without care. Usual points of failures on other cans are cables, pivots and gimbals, and everything plastic used in stress areas. I've broken enough 'nicer' headphones that I started buying and replacing cheap ones for mobile use, but when I saw these, I was hopeful that I found something durable at a reasonable price. Sound quality is justified at that price, but was a secondary consideration for me. And I do like the design and retrofuture styling. It would not look out of place during the Nostromo boot sequence.
I've only had the GMP 8.35 about half a year, but so far so good. Standard single side detachable cable is a big plus, because it pops free when snagged instead of snapping or dragging the whole thing off. Replaceable when it wears out (I've lost cables to cold weather, which makes them noticeably stiffer and more prone to flex fatigue and intermittent shorts). The plastic accordion covers over the expanding part of the headband is a plus (I've lost cans to water infiltrating the earcups through gaps used by headbands or exposed L/R wires, another common snag/snap zone). The cups don't fold for compactness, nor are they particularly adjustable for comfort, which is a minus, but that also means no joints to wear out or crack. Personally, that's a net plus since joint failure is usually the first and final can killer in my own experience.
The main downside is that lack of adjustability. I've got a big noggin, and at full extension, these would just barely fit on me if i'm wearing a cap or a fro. I also prefer wearing the headband just a little bit forward to prevent them slipping off the back if i am doing anything active, so I wish these had a touch more angle on the cups. And the cups aren't deep or wide, so may be a problem for the big eared or glasses wearers. Definitely not as comfortable or sealing as larger circumaurals, and so not as good at isolation either.
Overall pleased, and if they can last a few years, I'd buy them again for my use case if they needed replacing.
frivoflava29
147
Dec 15, 2018
SL75You may have already figured this out, but you can rotate the cups forward -- that's what I did and it's way more comfortable.
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