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Mar 2, 2015
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I just wanted to add that I finally went with these after auditioning several pairs of headphones for about a month. These are excellent and for me, sound exactly the way many types (can't say all since I don't listen to all) of music should sound. The battle ultimately came between the Sennheiser Momentums and the Phillips L1's. These won me over the with actual full coverage of the ears, more spacious open sound, better instrument separation and better low end punch/bass. I listen to a great variety of music, some of those types demoed were: lot's of electronic - Dubstep, EDM, Trance, Progressive House etc, Bluegrass, Pop, Acoustic, both female and male vocals, Indie and more. I found myself always gravitating towards these. If you don't love listening to these phones, you might want to get your ears checked :). The design is gorgeous, one of the best looking pairs of headphones out currently imo and while they look heavy, the materials are expertly crafted to be quite light, a tad heavier than the Momentums. I much prefer the remote to these over the Senn's. as well, has a nice positive action to it and I feel is more clear when fumbling with it and not looking. Even the hard case of the Momentums was not enough to sway me in the end...these just sound better. Plus the hard case's usefulness (in case you thought it would be good for portability with frequent travel) is greatly mitigated by the fact that you have readjust the headband every time to fit them in case...aggravating to say the least but very protective. But, Sennheiser does have the win with the two-year warranty vs one-year but I figured..what are the odd's. I ended up having quality control issues with both headphones, with more going towards the Senn's.
If you're concerned about the non-replaceable pads, I ultimately decided this was like the idiotic android argument (and I use android mind you) about spec wars vs. apple phones. And yet apple's phones are typically fast, fluid and efficient. Realistically, nothing is going to last forever, and unless you have a fat head that's going to compress the crap out of these earpads, once you've flexed the headband a bit, the clamping pressure is pretty light on your head, in which case I see the possibility of the earphones pads being worn out taking many many years which would also depend on your daily usage of course as well. At $300, this would perhaps give me a little more pause...but at the $117.95 I paid (amazon) and the $114.99 price here, it should be a non-issue to you imo.
Note- Recently I had re-ordered another pair of these (ultimately decided to keep the first pair when it turned out the remote cable was not bad) and immediately noticed that the headband seemed to be cracked left and right from the center. You could see the leather creasing in an ugly and unnatural fashion and I could feel that something was wrong with the metal band inside on both points. So with that being said, check your headband, make sure it's right.
For the price, these are a steal and worth far more. Enjoy.
Mar 2, 2015
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