

Highs: Well what can I say, the treble is of such a high quality I was surprised. I found very little variation between those sources with the DX50 maybe bringing out a little bit more richness and depth. These are my observations after using an iBasso DX50, MacBook air, FiiO E17 and Sansa Clip Zip as test sources.

Just want to state up front my review rating is an absolute rating, not one based on comparative performance, pricing etc.
.jpg)
I took the gamble on them so you don't have to. When I bought them I figured I would just not use that and use them like normal ear buds but if you do that the drivers are upside down and are out of phase therefore making them sound very strange.ĭO NOT buy these. I have to constantly squeeze them together to keep them formed around the back of my ear. It's hard to put them on, and they don't stay formed enough to stay hooked over my ears. Lastly the cords with the way they wrap around your ears is just plain stupid. I was hoping they would sound a bit like the 550's but they don't they just sound awful. Either source I use the sound stage is tiny and everything sounds very thin and unpleasant.Ĭompared to my Sennheiser HD598's and my AKG K550's they are just not even in the same ball park. It's not as clean as the Creative and the highs are cut off which is beneficial to these headphones. Using my other source Fiio e7 they are usable but just sound mediocre. Kick drumbs sound like a high pitched click instead of a full boom like they should. Cymbal crashes will make you cry in pain, Voices will sound shrill and like nails on a chalkboard and the bass is just gone.

The highs are so harsh and sibilant that they make everything seem unpleasant tinny and just awful. Completely unusable when connected to it. These headphones sound BAD and just plain wrong. I ordered these biased on the excellent reviews they received here on headfi.
