I'vebeenbuildingandusinggraphicEQsandmakingmylivinginproaudiosincethe1970ssoIprobablyhavealeguponknowinghowtosetthis,buthere'sthecheatcode:setyourEQlikethisandseehowyoulikethemnow:
Onceyousetthisyoucanturnofftheapp.ItloadstheEQsettingsintoyourheadphones,andthey'renowvoicedasyouwantthemsothey'llsoundthiswayregardlessoftowhatyouconnectthem.
Ignoretheincludedpresets,butevenbetteryoucansaveyourownpresetsasyoudevelopexactlythesoundyouwant.
I'vesetmyEQtoboosttheultradeepbassbelow30Hzbecausethat'sthewayIlikeit.Backinthe1970sIbuiltheadphoneamplifierswiththissameultradeepbassboostjustbecauseIcould;andnowit'sassimpleasslidingthe20Hzsliderallthewayup.
I'vetakenouttheboominessbydroppingthe50Hzand100Hzsliders.I'vefixedthescreechyuppermidrangebydroppingthe1.6kHz,3.2kHzand6.4kHzsliders,andnowIhaveclear,reasonablysmoothsoundwiththemillion-dollarbassIlove.
Myearshaveplentyofroominsidethebigearpadssothey'resupercomfy.
What'sbadisthatwhiletheyclaimtobe"designedinCalifornia,"Iseenohintofthat.TheirergonomicsseempurelydomesticChinese.UsingthevolumebuttonsontheheadphonesmakesafoolishanddisturbingBONGeverytimeyouchangethevolume,sousethevolumecontrolsonyoursourcedevice.Likewisepoweron,poweroffandpairing/unpairingmakeveryfoolishbeepsandbongsthatdon'tmakemuchsenseandaredisturbing.
Therearenoverbalconfirmationsoftowhatit'spairedorbatterycharge.Readthebatterylevelonyoursourcedevice,aswellasintheapp.MyiOSdevicesallreadittothenearest10%,whiletheappreadsto1%.
WhiletheANCbuttononthefrontoftherightdriveronlyprovidesthreesettings,theappofferssix.TheLeisuremodeispartialANC,withlessisolationbutalsolessself-noise:
UnlikeEQ,whichstayssetevenwhendisconnected,theHT2alwayswakesupwithANCON.
Comfortable.
Longbatterylife.
Earpieceadjustmentshavenumberedclickstops.
3.5mminputwithincludedcordworksevenwithoutpower(noANCofcourse).
LongBluetoothrange;Iseemtoget50~75feet(15~25meters)insidemyhouse.ThismeansIcangetacoupleofroomsawayfrommyMacandnotworryaboutit.
Bluetoothseemstobeabletoconnecttotwodevicesatonce,andissmartenoughtopatchacallinfrommyiPhoneevenifI'menjoyingaudiofrommyMacoriPad.IfIhitplayontheidledevice,audiomagicallyswapstothatdeviceandplaybackpausesonthefirstdevice.LikewiseIcanusetheapponmyiPhonetochangesettingswhilelisteningtoanothersourcelikemyMac.Excellent!
InsidesofearpiecesclearlymarkedLandRinbigletters.
Earpiecesfoldflatfortravel.
Earpiecesalsopivottofoldearcupsupintotheheadband.
SettheEQproperlyandthesecansoundamazinglygood,especiallyifyouappreciateclearsoundandultradeepbass.
Built-inmicalsoclaimsnoisecancellation.
Screechysoundifyoudon'tusetheapp'sEQ.
Weird,buttheearcupsfoldthewrongwayasyoutakethemoffandhopetosetthemdownonatable.
Thecontrolbuttonsareinplacesthatareeasytopressbyaccidentasyou'retakingtheseonandoff,ormovingaroundyourhead.
Sloppyandannoyinguserinterfacebeepsandbongs.
Noautopower-off,butthebatterylastssolongit'snotabigdeal.
ThestatusLED,justbelowthepowerbutton,isverydim,evenindoors.Thismeansyou'llhavetocupitwithyourhandtoseeitinthedarkindaylight,andalsomeansyouwon'tbedisturbedbyitatnight.
LEDlightsindimredwhilecharging(good),butsimplyturnsoffwhendone,soit'snotobviousifit'sreallydoneorifthepowerwasdisconnected.
40mmdrivers.
Fake(Protein)leatherearpads.
500mAhbatteryrated40hoursbatterylifewithANCON,60hoursANCOFF.
ChargesoverUSB-C;USB-AtoUSB-Ccordincluded.
Workswithoutpower(withoutANC)withincluded3.5mmcord.
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Asolidbottom-endandsquawkytopendasexpected,whiletheEQintheappfixesmostofthis.
TheEQletsyousetthesoundasyoulikemuchmoresothanotherheadphones.
Asshippedthebassissolidanddeepbutalittlebitboomy,whichistypicalandthewaymanypeopleloveit.
ANCworksaswellasitworksinmyBoseANCheadphones.Itdoesagreatjobofsucking-outlowfrequencynoiseandrumbles,andathighfrequencieshasthesameisolationasnon-ANCclosedheadphones.It'sgreatforreducingbackgroundrumble,ventilation,carandpresumablyplanenoise,butdoesn'tremovedogbarksanybetterthanregularheadphones.
Thereisverylittleself-noisewithANCON.
There'snoself-noisewithANCOFF.
The"LeisureMode"ispartialANC,withlessnoisereductionandalsolessselfnoise.
The"Pass-through"ortransparentmodeletsjustthemidrangethroughforsoundsaroundyou.Itcertainlydoesn'tsoundlikeopenheadphones,butitdoesgiveyouabitofaclueofwhat'sgoingonaroundyou.
ItgoesaboutasloudasmyotherBluetoothheadphones.
Thesearecomfyandshouldfitanyone.
Theyfoldeasilyanywayyouwantthem,exceptthattheyonlyfoldflatoneway,whichisthewrongway.Ifyouputthemdownandwanttofoldthemflat,theydoitwiththeinsidesoftheearcupspointingup,notdown.
Thefoolishoperationaltonesaretheworstthingaboutthese.Changeanysettingwiththecontrolsontheheadphonesandyouhavetohearallsortsoftoo-longanddisturbingtones.
Worse,notonlydoyougetaBONGeachtimeyouchangethevolume,whenyouhavetogoupordownseveralclicks,yougetaBONGateachclick!Changethevolumeonyourdeviceandtherearenoannoyingtones.
TheANCmodesareannouncedinChineseEnglishwhensetwiththeANCbutton.
Forgetusingthesewithlessthan20%batterycharge,asat20%chargeyougetreallyannoyingspaceship-landingsoundseveryfewminutesthatmuteyouraudioatthesametimetoletyouknowbatteryislow.Afast,quietbeepwouldhavebeenOK,buttheseloud,longanimatedsoundsmeanifyou'relikemeyou'lljustnotwanttousethesebelow20%charge.
Theflatswitchesarehardtofindbyfeel;buteasilyrememberedbylocation.
TheannoyingbeepsmutethemusictowhichyouarewellconnectedforasecondormorewhenanotherBluetoothconnectionisacquiredorlost—veryannoyingifyou'rewalkingaroundthehousepastyouriPadmultipletimeswhilelisteningfromyourphone.
Theon-earpiececontrolsworkwellwithmyMacstosetvolumeandhaveAppleMusicorTIDALorotherplayersstartandstop.
Theapphasagreatequalizer,thebestthingabouttheseheadphones.
Theappsuffersfromtheusualconfusionstryingtogetitinstalledandactive,butIfigureditout.
Aheadphonefirmwareupgradewaseasytodowiththeapp.
EQsettingssaveandrecallwell!
EQislimitedto±5dBsoit'ssubtle,andgreatformakingfinevoicingadjustments.Likewiseyoucan'tscrewituptoobad,either,ifyou'renotgoodatthis.
TheEQsettingloadsintotheheadphonesandthenstaysthatwayevenwiththeappoff,regardlessoftowhatyouconnectitnext.Setituponyourphone,andifyouconnectnexttoacomputerorcaraudiosystem,theEQsettingsstillapply.
Theappreadsbatterychargetothenearestpercent.
iPhonescanreadandlogtheSPLandsoundexposure(or"noise"levels)intheHealthappunderHearing.It'swatchingoutforyou,sinceit'seasytocausepermanenthearinglosswiththeseoranyheadphones.Musicsoundsgreatloud,anddothisforhoursadayandyoucandamagethetinyhairsinyourearsthatdoyourhearing.
1.)GotoSettings>ControlCenter,andaddHearingtoyourControlCenter.
2.)GotoyourControlCenterbyswipingdownfromthetoprightofyouriPhonescreen:
3.)TaptheHearingAppicon(seenonthebottomabove),whichgetsyouthisdisplay:
Ishovedmyrealsoundpressurelevelmeterintoanearcupandmeasuredlevelsabout3to5dBAlessthanindicatedabove.
Achargelastsforweeks,soIhavenoproblemconsidering40hours(ANCON)and60hours(ANCOFF)asreasonable.
Theyarrived85%charged,whichisaverynicetouchasyoucanusetheseforweeksrightoutofthebox.
Minechargeat1.4Wmaximumandtaperdownto55mWwhencharged.Theheadphonesregulatethechargerate;plugtheseintoabasicUSB-Aoutletora100Wchargerandtheychargeatthesamerate.
Theychargefast;minegofrom20%to100%inaboutanhourandahalf,havingconsumedatotalofabout2.3watt-hours.
PlugintoeitheraUSB-AorUSB-Csource.
TheLEDunderthepowerbuttonturnsREDwhilecharging.It'saverydimLED.
TheLEDsimplyturnsoffwhendone,soit'snotobviousifit'sreallydoneorifthepowerwasdisconnected.
Theheadphonescan'ttellyoutheirchargelevel,otherthanwhenthey'renearlydead.
Readthisinyourdevicetothenearest10%,orintheTozoapptothenearest1%.
HoldthePOWERbuttonafewsecondstoturnONorOFF.
Tapthepowerbuttontoansweraphonecall.
IneverfiguredouthowtosummonSiriwiththecontrols.
TapthefrontNCbuttontoselectamongtheANCmodes.
HoldtheVOLUMEUPorVOLUMEDOWNcontrolsafewsecondstogotothenextorprevioustrack.
MaybeI'mcrazy,buttheearpiecepivotsseemedtogetalittlestickyandweren'tselfadjustingtomyheadexactly,soIwaslosingbassfromalackofaperfectseal.
IalsonoticedthatifIdon'thaveaperfectsealtomyheadthatthedifferentANCsettingswillsounddifferent.Withagoodsealtheyallsoundthesameexceptfortheself-noiseandofcourseambientnoisereduction,butifyouloseagoodsealtheNORMALmodewilllosealotmorebassresponsethantheANCmode.
AsalowbassnutIreallylovethesebecausetheseandtheirEQhaveletmeuncoverdeep,subsonicbassI'veneverheardaswellonotherheadphonesbecauseIcansetthesetoemphasizethesubbass,somethingotherheadphonesdon'tletmedounlessIuseanexternalEQ.Icouldsetittogiveanaturalbassrenditionbyleavingthe20Hzsliderataboutzero,buttoomuchsubbassisneverenough.Otherheadphoneappshaveonlysimplebassandtreblecontrols,nota10-bandEQ,soboostingtheirgenericbasscontrolsjustmakesitmuddy.
Thesearefunforenjoyingmusicandthey'recomfyallday.YoucanlistentoyourcomputerandstilltakeiPhonecallsonthemanddojustaboutanythingwiththem.Thesearedefinitelyawinneronalimitedbudget.
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