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 Great midrange sound - still like my Sennheisers though August 31, 2009
Bryan Cass (Victor, NY USA)
22 out of 24 found this review helpful
I have reviewed several sets of earphones, and always liked my Sennheiser CX300s over all others. The Sennheisers have a clarity, sensitivity and high-end 'presence' that I really like for the music I listen to.
But this review is about the Altec Lansings. In comparison to my favorites, these earphones seem to have more emphasis on the midrange band, around 1000-5000 Hz. Vocals and instruments in that range seem to stand out, with less emphasis on higher range stuff like cymbals and overtones on piano, drums, etc. -- sounding to me almost 'muted' a bit. In fact, in the A:B comparison with the Sennheisers, I actually felt like the Sennheisers were tinny and thin sounding after switching from the Altec Lansings. The bass end of the earphones is fine, no difference really from the Sennheisers or Radius I have reviewed. Less bass than the boomy JBud J2s. Otherwise, though, these Backbeat Pro earphones seem to be pretty accurate, so I would say that with some equalizer tweaking for your musical taste, these earphones would sound great. This testing was right out of the box with no burn-in time. After about 4 hours of burn-in, the results are pretty much the same - maybe a little better clarity in the high range; it's hard to tell.
Another plus with these earphones is the comfort. I would say that these are the most comfortable in-ear earphones I have tried. They give you several different sizes of ear tips like most others, plus add a pair of dual-flange tips for even more noise isolation. The neoprene tips fit very well in the ear canal - more comfortable the my Sennheisers.
So I would recommend these for the comfort and the apparently flat response. I'm still going to go with my Sennheisers for every day listening, but maybe for long trips or high-noise situations (airplanes, work zones, etc) these Altec Lansings will work nicely. Of course this is all subjective, so your ears and music may vary. ;-)
A different approach, and to me quite a good one. August 18, 2009
J. Long (Boston, MA, USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Current home headphones: Sennheiser HD 560II
Previous portable headphones: Sennheiser CX300, Sony MDR-EX51, before that dozens and dozens of Sony "vertical in-the-ear" types, and: JVC "Marshmallow" (because I accidentally severed my Sennheiser cable and needed a pair of headphones cheap and quick; they're not horrible for $15),
Playback: iPod Classic, library mostly ripped from CD using Apple Lossless
Content: rock, pop, dance, classical, etc.
These headphones aren't for everyone. If you want something that you can plug in and stop thinking about, look elsewhere. What these appear to strive for is more along the lines of true studio monitors that do not color the output of your device. Compared to my home Sennheisers, I see where they're going with that concept, but being tiny little relatively-inexpensive portables they miss the mark a bit.
That said, they are very good headphones. As another reviewer commented there is an articulation to the sound that was missing with every previous pair of portables I have owned. There is not the hair-trigger overloading that plagued the CX300s. Highs are nicely defined without being screechy. They have a very well-formed low-end, and no, they don't have SupaBaBoomyBass - if that's what you're after, there are plenty of other options. Yes, the midrange is pronounced. But thus far I haven't seen that as being a bad thing. For tracks that do warrant a pronounced low end, these actually do quite well - songs with busy bass lines sound clear and don't get lost in a quagmire of rumbles.
As an iPod-EQ fusser I will note that all my setting have had to change. Yes, I will agree with the displeased reviewer that these sounded awkward right out of the box with EQ that had been set up for headphones with a dramatically different purpose. But I do not agree that there is nothing that can be done to fit your preferences to what these headphones have to offer.
With all my old headphones tracks primarily sounded good with the Classical or R&B EQ, though other tracks were spread over Electronic or, in the case of a few dreadfully loud and compressed mastering jobs - no EQ at all. With these headphones I have taken the Loudness EQ setting as my starting point, which works for a lot of what I'm listening to (these tracks sounded great on my way to work this morning: Hüsker Dü, "Games"'; Fleetwood Mac, "Love In Store"; Front 242, "Masterhit"; Rod Stewart, "Every Picture Tells A Story"; Tears For Fears, "Sowing the Seeds of Love"; Shudder To Think, "Love Catastrophe"). Other bits - notably classical - will require different settings. More experimentation necessary, which is fine by me: any excuse to listen to more music is a bonus in my book.
The highlight is clearly the comfort. They feel very good in my ears, come with 4 different types (not just sizes) of tips to match your preferences, and the cord is not as prone to transmitting vibration as others (the severe drawback of the otherwise-OK "Marsmallows"). The default tips feel great to me and are much more effective as outside-sound-blocking than any of my previous purchases.
A good choice for me.
Worth every Penny November 2, 2009
F. Katz (new york NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Competes with the best out there
I use this to listen to my studio recordings on the go, I bought this as a spare to by Boss inear earphone, I must say I was flabbergasted by the quality an detail
I already recommended it to many of my friends,
Great sound, cheap cable February 13, 2010
Z. Ma (West Lafayette, IN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This pair of headphones offers great sound at a budget price. They are actually a rebranded, slightly modified version of the Super.Fi 4 headphones. This means the Altec Lansing UHP606s uses a high quality balanced armature driver. They produce great balanced sound like the Super.Fi 4s. However, the cables that Altec Lansing decided to use can be described as nothing but cheap. They are stiff and tangle easily. They can stick up awkwardly when wearing the headphones normally.
Pros:
- Great balanced sound
- Balanced Armature driver instead of dynamic transducer
- Comes with a nice assortment of tips, including a dual flange one
- Price
Cons:
- Cable quality/construction
- I'm not a fan of the Altec Lansing color scheme
Surprisingly good! Treble is astounding. July 10, 2009
Issa Chan
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Keep in mind, I'm not an audiophile, but I do like to actually hear my music.
These headphones have great treble, and pretty good bass. The bass isn't kicking but for headphones of this size and price, the sound quality is Excellent.
I was weary about spending so much on them, but I'm very happy with them.
They are light in the ear and don't fall out or hurt.
I've used Logitech's Bluetooth wireless set. The sound is better overall with the backbeat. The bass doesn't hit as hard - which is understandable because the speaker on the Logitech is like, 1.5 inches across.
I've also used a set of Sony's behind-the-head buds. The sound on the BackBeat is AMAZING compared to these. You can hear things in the BackBeat that you NEVER heard on more inferior sets. I even realized one of my songs is encoded incorrectly because I could hear a faint tinny digitized ringing that wasn't even audible with my other two sets of headphones.
These are a good buy for the money. I don't know what's "sound isolating" about them other than the in-ear rubber piece which physically blocks outside sound when you fit them.
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