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Quezicotl
32
Jul 22, 2018
Paid $180 for these a year ago on Amazon, so that's a great deal.
Heads up, you'll want to replace the pads with the Brainwavz Angled Memory Foam Earpads. Worth the price, trust me. Deep cushion to keep the hard plastic off of your ears. You'll be getting some for your other head sets once you try them, especially if you have big ears like me and want to wear them comfortably for long periods.
(Yes they heat up like every other pad on the planet, clean your ears well before use to reduce the issue).
Invest in an EQ, everyone who complains about sound stages and muddy bass are people who haven't got a clue. These sound great, especially if you're a bass head. But they also have a button to kill the bass boost as well for normal listening.
Personally I have been using a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro for the past 4 years simply because the EQ is just spot on. You really learn to make the most of the music instead of whining about it. I use it with the optical output going to a blue tooth transmitter now for this BT set. Get the latest BT version they are compatible with to assure there are no latency issues.
Personally with this pair I have a boost to only one frequency in the bass range (depends what you're listening to), mostly flat in the mids, and a moderate boost to all of the highs. This clears up the muddy bass/highs you get with any single driver setups. From there you can adjust the bass to your liking, really reminds me of being in the car with my 15" sub on 1700 W.
Things to know going in:
Long battery life, but they will not charge and play at the same time, so put them on charge when you go to bed every other night.
When adjusting the volume level to maximum, NC on/off, and Bass Boost on/off a female voice interrupts the sound momentarily to tell you what is being changed. Honestly the volume max is the only annoying one, would prefer a single beep.
unclemilktea
13
Jul 22, 2018
QuezicotlI am sorry but for the BT headphone like this, you just want to simply grab and use it with normal phone. Investing in the pads is okay but EQ is too much hassle to bring it on the go. I do like the extra bass line of Sony, and my mdr xb70bt is still my favorite on the go compare to my jaybird freedom2 which is an EQ beast.
For the cost for new pads and EQ + for this headphone, you can simply buy a much better headphone. Just my 2 cents.
Also, if you want to save money or really like the characteristic of this headphone. Get the B1 version instead, because it is lighter on your head, same bass response, and cheaper. The noise cancellation in the N1 is totally suck (still hearing low noise from the fridge , air- con, etc.)