Years ago, I worked for my parents, who run a video production company. In a family business, you inevitably wear many hats and take on a wide range of roles. I mostly managed projects and worked as a video editor. On production days, I was sometimes asked to handle audio and had to wear headphones through long shoots. Back then, a really good pair of headphones that captured every nuance of sound was essential to making sure the client got what they needed. Naturally, my first impression of these headphones came from their look. They have a classic over-the-ear design highlighted by a blue light that indicates the noise-canceling power. The padding on the ear pieces seems adequate for extended use.
They are wired headphones, but the stereo mini-plug cable is detachable. Another thing I noticed right away was the very nice carrying case that comes with them. It has a hard plastic exterior with a soft cloth interior that helps protect the headphone surface from scratches. I never truly appreciated headphone cases until I started carrying them from place to place. Now I can’t imagine not having one. Once I gave the headphones a thorough once-over, I tried them on. As I mentioned, they have a classic over-the-ear style, and just looking at them, the padding on the ear pieces seems adequate while the peak of the headband seemed a bit lacking—but you don’t really know comfort until you try the product. So I slipped the headphones on and found them to be exquisitely comfortable.
If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.
Oprah Winfrey
Now that I had the headphones on, I was finally ready to plug in and play some music. I plugged the provided cable into the jack on the headphones and then into the one on my iPhone. Then I opened Pandora. I tend to have a very eclectic taste in music and have many stations set up for different moods. The sound quality of these headphones was remarkable. There is an amazing depth of sound and incredible highs and lows that make listening to music a truly breathtaking experience. To test how voices sounded and the overall art of mixing, I pulled up Netflix on my iPad Air and watched a few minutes of a movie to hear all the nuances of the film.
None of them were lost. In fact, I ended up hearing sounds I hadn’t heard before. Echoes… birds chirping… wind blowing through trees… the breathing of the characters… it was very impressive what the headphones ended up bringing out for me.
