JVC HA-SZ2000-E Headphone

I don't have much to say that hasn't been said already. I own these, the S680, and the S500. I have owned, in order, walmart consumer swill, Sony XB-500, Klipsch S5i, AudioTechnica ATH-A900, Westone UM3X, Westone 4, Sony V55, and then the JVCs, after reading good reviews of the S500. I loved my UM3X's more than anything else, though I did have to EQ up the upper mids and the treble a bit, with peaks around 8k and 12/14k (I can't remember). I mention this nonsense because those UM3X's were stolen, and I had to find something else. So I got the W4. Then my dog destroyed the left housing on my W4 (whose signature I hated anyway; far too flat and revealing of crappy mastering, unless you're a "true" audiophile, meaning one that endures such pain for the gain of ultimate realism when the recording can provide it). And then I was done buying <$300 headphones. But I still had to buy something, so I got the V55's, since they'd been taunting me at work for a while. I did like my XB-500's, before they were stolen (this happens to me a lot). They were alright...decent everything, pleasant, shrouded (but never fatiguing) highs, and a look that lent itself well to schlepping through Netflix before going to sleep. But something was missing. They had no ambition, no sparkle, no showiness that would lend itself to serious listening, and not just background drivel. So then I had the S500's, which were almost magical for Led Zepplin and similarly mastered old music. Great, and a similar signature and build overall to the V55's, but with an absolutely MINDBOGGLING amount more clarity. I read a review of the Audeze LCD-2, and the person said that this was the first planar-magnetic that "had had the sock removed." That same thing applies here. But I'm bored easily, and at the time, $45 for those, and the $65 that the S680's commanded was basically change, so I went for it. Boy am I glad I did. I used those cans for an entire YEAR, and I loved them dearly enough to RETURN a set of UM Pro 30's that I bought, finally, earlier this year to replace the UM3X's I couldn't afford to replace before. The S680's with a midrange boost through EQing had just as much detail retrieval as the UM's did with a treble boost, but with a little more flash (upper treble/sparkle? I think? these adjectives get confusing, but EQ can only do so much to modify a signature that's purposely rolled off so as not to be fatiguing for stage use). They were sliiiightly less effortless, though, and I do still prefer the IEM form factor. They sound every bit as good, really, and you can enjoy the fidelity while you mow the lawn. The S680's were spacious, interesting, and very, very reference-y with a heavy dose of EQ to tone down the bass flub and bring out those lower mids, and, to a lesser extent, the far upper mids (+2db 1k peak, and +2db 12k peak, -2db dip around 60hz). BUT AGAIN I WAS BORED, and then I saw THESE. And here we are, this far in, getting to this. I rambled on because, again, these adjectives mean nothing on their own. I can wax poetic all I want about the frigging soundstage, but with nothing to compare it to, it's meaningless. These JVC's handle equalization very, very well, and remember, good EQ is like good makeup...you can't really tell that it's there, you just know that it's better. The SZ2000's are indeed a lot like a mashup between the intimate mid-focus of the S500's and the depth and size of sound from the S680's. But these also bring about a weight to the sound that I don't think I've ever experienced before - these have more boom, more depth, more WEIGHT, than anything else with a "bass focus" that I've bothered to try. It's insane how nice it is, too. I'm still breaking these in (BREAK IN IS REAL FOR THESE! I don't care what you read or what you think; it completely and totally is, because all of these JVC's sounded like crap until they'd been in a cabinet playing white/pink/brown noise on repeat for 48 hours straight!), but they already have me using them. I can't bear to banish them to a cabinet - the S680's feel so flat and light, now, like the W4's did when I was trying to make myself like those. And I think that's the jist here - JVC has a winner with this whole "carbon nanotube driver" thing, and almost anything they make with them is excellent. You really can't go wrong; just pick something that sounds good (lol pun) to you. I'm never satisfied with anything, which is why I have them all. They're like Pokemon in that regard. Buy these if you want something with plentiful talents that you don't mind dialing in to your personal desires. They have a lot to offer, and they're very well constructed, if a little heavy, and with absolutely TERRIBLE pads (just buy some HM5 pads; they fit fine, even though they won't want to go on without some careful stretching and force). The cord is also loads better than the one on the S500/S680, which is the only bit I missed from the Sony headphones I had. Their flat cords were far more supple than the much cheaper feeling ones that the JVCs had. This set remedies that nicely, with no groove on either side of the length, and a nicely strain-relief'd straight plug. Some say that these aren't portable - I disagree, and apparently, so does JVC, because they come with a nice little drawstring bag, the same way my old XB-500's did. Yeah, they're a little heavy, and yeah, they sound their best with an amp, but these are still more than sensitive enough to do fine without one. In fact, my Dell Precision M6500 laptop from 8 years ago doesn't distort the bass nearly as much as my supposedly wonderful JDS Labs CMOY BB does, so either get an O2 amp (or something from Schiit) or go home. Or just use your device solo, I suppose. HTC devices with the Beats audio certification also have a stronger headphone amp on command, even if it is only available with their stupid V-shaped signature (like any of these JVC's need help in the bass-department). Oh god, what else. Moshing your head hard enough to shake the headphones off is a lot easier with these than it is on lighter cans (the S680's feel like a bird now). So keep that in mind if you're prone to doing that. And if you're not, you may very well be after using these. I think I'll end with that. Thanks for this, and all the rest, JVC. 4/26/15 EDIT: So I've had these for a month or so now, and I have a few little points to make, now that I'm used to them. The straight plug, while well engineered, is super annoyingly large when plugged directly into portable devices, and seems to actually ADD strain to the cable that was never an issue with the L-plug on the other carbon S-models. Not worth docking a star, but this is definitely something that they must have done for style (rather than for home use, since it's impedance/sensitivity does okay without an amp). The sound, now that it's fully broken in, is much better than out of the box, and the bass impact is warm, friendly, and natural. The mids and highs got a lot more self-confident as the bass got some class. They were impressive for their thump, now they're generally just impressive - about as good as the S680s, but with an added weight to the lows. A weight that makes the S680s feel open and airy, though anemic, by comparison. They're an interesting bunch, these JVCs. 5/1/15 update (seriously) Okay, so NOW I've used them through an O2 Amp/ODAC combo, and as such, I feel confident that I know these headphones as they really are. These have more competence than meets the eye. I'd venture that the S680 does as well, so I'll have to get them back from my friend I lent them to so I can see how much more open they sound. What's happened here? Well, they're FAR more dynamic in their presentation based on the music now, with a much more refined bass, and a much more controlled midrange and treble. The $300 that NWAVguy's combo costs is like going up .25 in your eye prescription - it's not much, really, and you did fine without it, but HOLY ____ does it let you see things far away better. I've always thought that the Westone UM3X was like a high-end stereo, and the SZ2000 are like a high-end surround system. I mean that in terms of pros AND cons - the Westones had a more natural sound, by an order of magnitude, but the JVCs have a much more...engaging? Tiring? LIVELY? sound? I dunno, it's hard to describe as anything other than being perpetually in awe. Whether that's good or bad is up to you. It's got me thinking that maybe I'd prefer something a little less WHAM than this for critical listening, but they're still amazing for trance, amazing for Netflix, amazing for anything that's bright or shrill on normal headphones. It'll still be bright and shrill here, but it'll also have the low end that it was missing before, giving it a more natural presentation. I'd say the difference the O2 ODAC combo made was making these JVCs a little less what they are - it's made it apparent that they're FAR less coloring (read: themselves/what they present themselves to be) than they appear when powered by incompetent swill like phones and laptops. They can either vibrate your skull like a phone, or be slightly thick; it's really up to the recording when paired with this amp. For instance, I'm listening to NIN's Broken as I write this, and it's a really bright recording. It's still bright, because it's not been rolled off. It does, however, have a palpable thud to the drum hits that it didn't on some other gear I've used. It's a natural thud that you can feel, not one that sounds bloated or otherwise wretched like that of most bassy swill cans. And none of these observations are really specific to the SZ2000, in retrospect - the O2/ODAC combo is pretty universally regarded as a wire with gain, adding as little coloration as possible, both the good kind and the bad. Good recordings are better, bad recordings are worse. When matched with a beast like the SZ2000, it's like putting a suit on a wrestler - it's still a wrestler, and it can still beat you into the ground, but now it's looking classy as it does so. One other note if you drop the cash on that amp, get the lower gain model if you can. I have the medium/standard gain model, and it's never above half volume, because the SZ's impedence is so low, and under a quarter volume, the balance in the volume pot gets progressively more off. It's not really a major issue, but it could be if you like listening low (in which case, good for you and your hearing; I certainly don't have that kind of restraint). CLOSER: I'm even more impressed now than I was before. If you're worried that they'll color like Beats or a creative toddler, just get the amp/dac I did, and revel in their ability to be Jekyl and Hyde.

Had these headphones for around 3 years. I originally bought them for the Bass as they were reviewed to be cream of the crop for Bass. I never had any problems with the sound and enjoyed them a lot in that regard. However, when you spend this much on a pair of headphones you would expect them to last a very long time. However the band is made out of plastic and one day while taking them off the connection to the cup broke. I was able to superglue it all back together and make them last another year but they just broke again and now it's time to throw in the towel because it doesn't seem like the same fix will work. The pleather on the head band also deteriorates severely and flakes off. The headphones are also very heavy/bulky and not good at all if you find yourself in a situation where you need to travel/move a lot. TLDR: Good sound, bad build. Not worth price.

I'm a basshead, and I never thought I cared about highs and mids, until I put these on. Everything just sounds muffled, distant, no presence, nasal kind of. The mids and highs are so rolled off, that voices and instruments simply don't sound like they should. You lose all the higher frequency harmonics, which makes instruments and voices lose their characteristic sound, and they just don't sound right. Even for electronica I didn't get enough clarity and presence. I thought they just needed to be broken in, so I broke them in for several days straight of solid medium volume electronica. Didn't seem to change the sound at all. My guess is these were tuned with rolled off highs and mids to be less fatiguing at head shaking volumes. But it feels like the low mids are still boosted along with the bass, and it just gives a muffled sound, rather than just boosted bass on top of a flat response throughout the rest of the spectrum. So the sound signature is too muffled, even for me. I really thought I would love these based on people's descriptions, but I didn't. I don't want to mess with eq, but I'm not sure even eq could totally cure the sound of these cans. To be honest, I don't even find the bass that out of this world at reasonable volumes. To my ears, Denon D2000 hits just as hard and deep at reasonable volumes. I didn't try to find the limits of the D2000 on my Fiio E12, but I went quite loud. Previously, I cranked the SZ2000 to quite insane levels, and it was definitely fun, but it's not something I want to be doing for sustained periods. I mostly listen at low-mid, hearing preserving volumes day to day. Even as a bass head, D2000 gives me plenty, especially with a bit of bass boost. One note: the JVC seems to be quite a bit more sensitive than D2000, though this doesn't affect me at all. I wasn't too impressed with the hardware, either. It's quite plasticky and creaky. It looks nice, though a bit bulky and slightly heavy. Cable is too short, though nice quality. Comfort is not good at all out of the box. Headband squeezes tight, even after stretching for a week. Worst part is the pads. Way too shallow, so the drivers press on my ears directly and cause pain after an hour or two. I like to have the drivers close to my ears, but not pressing on them. Thicker replacement pads would be an easy fix at least. As is, my head hurts all over the place from the various pressure points: squeezing, ears crushed, headband pressing a bit at the top. The D2000 is like wearing air on your head compared to these. In the end, I ordered a second set of D2000 (for work and home) and will be selling the JVC. Wish there was a modern set of cans in production today to replace D2000, with the comfort, sound quality, and price. But SZ2000 is, sadly, not that for me.

I won't give these a 3-star, even though I feel that way about them. The reason is because, it's very subjective -- they are working headphones with strong bass. 1) Comfort -- really not there in terms of comfort. I personally wear Bose QC35's which are about a 5/5 in comfort, but I've tried other headphones, and I would rate these somewhere around 2/5 or 3/5. 2) Sound -- Bass is just stronger. And I love bass, but it's just not the kind of bass that I want. I was thinking about intense, deep, rich bass. But really, it just seems to be strong bass, or loud bass, not necessarily the kind of quality I'm looking for. Also it's lacking on other areas of sound besides bass. For the price, really I'm going to give this a 3/5 personally, but I'm sure many will disagree with me. If you're looking for good overall sound, I suggest VMODA Crossfade as a premium headphone, which I did own. 3) I know a lot of audiophiles don't really like Bose, but to be honest, I'm just saying the Bose QC35's that I own are super comfortable, have noise-cancelling, a really good rechargeable battery, light, and even have nice bass (some will disagree but I do find the QC35's to have clear base, even compared to the VMODAs that I tried). Oh, and the QC35's are also bluetooth wireless. I'm not trying to advertise the QC35's much here, because this is a review of the JVC headphones, but I have tried these JVC's, a couple Sennheiser headphones, VMODA crossfades, and the QC35's are overall the best, while these JVC's were by a substantial amount the worst. 4) Really the only reason to desire these is if you purely want heavy bass, and that is literally the only thing you want. The overall sound is not horrible, but not $200-level sound comparable to VMODA or anything.

I bought these cans after considerable research, purely to perform as a bass headphone to listen to those tracks which provide a lot of thump and rumble. These cans were not ruled as the bass king in Head-Fi and other review websites for nothing (very recently dethroned by Taction Kannons but they are a whopping 500 bucks!). The JVCs are absolutely phenomenal. None of the headphones I ever owned produced a bass or rumble anywhere close to what this one can! About the phones: Initial impressions: These are well build, but feels plasticky to the touch and creaks a bit at the hinges when you move it around. The headphones are attractive to look at with the headband having a good enough padding. During initial use I did find the clamping force to be a bit high and the ear pads to be uncomfortable as they are quite soft and is not thick enough. My ear touches the inner surface of the cushioning and so pressure is exerted on the ears itself rather than most of it being distributed on the area surrounding the ears. It is recommended to pair these with HA-M55X pads or the HM5 pads or such. I have not bought these pads yet but will be doing that soon enough. The 3.5mm plug and the cable are of good quality albeit a bit short. These cans are also heavy and probably not best for long sessions (unless you have an ultra strong neck of course :) ).. These cans are NOT recommended when...: 1)These are not really portable due to the big build and weight. So, if you want to use these outside of your house (walking around, in the subway etc), these are not recommended. 2) If you don't own a good pair of cans yet but are looking at these as your first expensive purchase, these are not recommended. Also, if you like keeping only one pair of cans around, these are not recommended. You are better off buying an ATH M50x or M40x or the V-Moda Crossfade M-100 (with XL pads) as these do provide a lot of bass and doesn't need an amp to drive it and is really good overall. 3) If you do not own an amp or do not plan to buy an amp or just want to use it with a DAP, these are not recommended. These have to be driven properly with enough power to bring out the full quality of these headphones. If you connect straight to your mobile, you get just a light thump. If you connect to a portable amp or a DAP like Fiio X1, X3 or DP-X1A, you get some more punch but nowhere near its full potential. Then why buy this?: Now, you might be wondering why the heck would you want to buy a headphone with these many limitations. All I can tell you is that once you start using it, you will forget about the high clamping force, the weight (to an extend) and you won't think about the plastic bits or the creaking noises. The headphones rumble and provide so much thump and slam that you get immersed in the bass world. Those bass tracks that I have been listening to for years sounds entirely different on these. It was as if I flicked on a switch and told the tracks "let it rumble". It almost felt as if most of these tracks were remixed with bass and not the original. Also, unlike the EQ settings or bass boost settings where bass is enhanced by reducing vocals and treble (and thereby making the track feel slightly muddy), these reproduce the vocals and trebles properly and no other section really suffers due to the added bass. It kinda makes you feel as if you are listening to these tracks through some very expensive speakers with good sub woofers and you are sitting right in the center of it. I don't think there are many headphones out there at any price point that can do what these does. I have tested it with a Fiio E11K, a Dragonfly Red, a Schiit Magni2/Modi2 stack, a Gustard H10 and an iFi iDSD BL. I liked it through the iDSD BL the most, while the Gustard came a close second and the Schiit stack came a distant third. I liked the JVCs best with the iFi iDSD BL because of its extra bass feature. This helped me to boost the bass when needed while keeping the volume low, and of course the DAC section on the BL is really good for the price. I won't consider driving these through a portable amp as those can't drive it fully. However, if you are a bass head on a budget who wants to own these phones, but doesn't own an amp yet (portable or not), a Cayin C5 (massdrop has it for 100 bucks) would be a good option as it has a lot of power. These cans are recommended when...: If you are in the market for pure bass head cans around 200 bucks or at ANY price point, this gem from JVC is definitely worth it !! These are absolutely phenomenal under the right conditions. When driven properly with a good amp, the JVCs produce slam and rumble like nobody's business and you really get immersed in the bass world. Not many phones can come close to, let alone match or outperform these in the bass category. I definitely recommend it and am quite happy with the purchase!

This might be the only honest review because it seems other owners of these headphones are riding the hype train hard. First and foremost the build quality is laughable. Squeaks, creeks, noises galore from the articulating hinges. Worse yet those hinges are completely made of plastic so if you aren't careful when handling these it will (and has for other people) break. It's over 500 grams, headband padding is non existent, stock pads are horrendous and force your ears to sit on the driver cage. Once you swap to HM5 or any other form of thicker padding it greatly increases the clamping force on a already clampy headphone. Now on to what actually matters, sound. These headphones have a ridiculous hump in the mids and the darkest/softest treble known to man. Vocal reproduction is just strange and can have a nasal'y tone while the lack of treble seriously removes detail from tracks. A/B vs an actual good pair of cans and you'll quickly realize how much of the audio this headphone fails to reproduce and by that I mean information is missing on songs as a result of the treble darkness. This headphones only saving grace is it's sub bass impact and overall quantity of bass once EQ'd. If you have a decent amp with a low output impedance that puts out 1-1.5w, these headphones will destroy your skull. It's not exactly tight, textured or detailed bass but these will really go down to 5hz no problem. Problem is even with applying the correct EQ across the FR, these still just sound bad. The real question is, does being such a 1 trick pony compensate for everything else this headphone fails at given the price point and in my opinion the answer is no. Save your cash for a bit longer to spend on a more well rounded set of bass head cans (Denons old lineup or the current Fostex offerings) and get better quality bass with 80% of the impact, close to half the headphone weight all while retaining resolution and clarity across the frequency range. So buy these if: A - You can EQ the Treble (Up), Mids (Down) and Bass (Way up) alongside a decent Headphone Amp. B - Only care about 1 thing and 1 thing only, that's to have the energy from a track transmitted to your skull at which point I'd say you're better off buying 2 Dildo's and attaching them to the sides of your face. I'd bet they sound just as good as these. Garbage.

BACKGROUND: I usually default to Sony for my portable audio needs. I own the MDR-MA900s and the MDR-XB700s. They are (were?) my dynamic duo. The MA900 are easily my favorite headphones and are the audio equivalent of Heaven, but the bass ranges from weak to nonexistent with some music. That's where the XB700s came in. I've used both a few hours a day, daily, for a couple of years. Until the XB700s felt like they were about to break. I put them away and relied on the MA900s. I was searching and saving up for a reasonably priced XB1000. Not anymore! After reading many reviews of these headphones I decided to give them a shot because they are significantly cheaper than the XB1000s. After a 48 hour burn in, I've been using them several hours a day for a few weeks. I've put my MA900s in storage too! VS MA900s Open back vs closed back. Doesn't seem like a fair comparison. Anyways, I'll keep it simple. Think of a family photo. The MA900s are like a large, freshly printed, high resolution, and colorful, family photo. You see it. You smile. However, one of your relatives is missing. You may not catch it at first glance, but they are certainly missing. Your attention is drawn to other aspects of the picture, but you can't help but notice that glaring omission. You can't stop yourself from frowning. Who is this relative? Bass. The SZ2000s are like a medium sized version of this photo. However, it isn't as fresh, details aren't as easy to pick out, and the colors aren't as vivid. There's another key difference: everyone is present. While it might not be as pretty as the other photo, the gangs all here, and without any visible defects, it's easier to enjoy the picture. You remember the moment the photo taken. You can't stop yourself from smiling. When listening to my favorite songs, the MA900s can cause eargasmic moments, but the SZ2000s keep me satisfied all the way through. VS XB700s My former bass king. Former. The first thing I noticed is the soundstage. The XB700s sound like two large stereo speakers. The SZ2000s sound more like a home theater system. (The MA900s sound more like a commercial movie theater. One word: yuuuuge!) With or without virtual surround enhancements, the XB700s sound much more stereo than the SZ2000s. The second thing I noticed was the way the headphones responded to volume, eq, and bass boost. The XB700s seem more like a 2ch stereo system. I could get that glorious bottomless bass but the mids would almost disappear and the highs were on life support. I could get acceptable highs and mids, but the bass wasn't nearly as deep as usual. The SZ2000s perform more like a 2.1ch system. It's much easier to dive into the bottomless pit of bass without turning the mids into an endangered species and declaring war on the highs. Like a subwoofer, there is a point when the bass can drown out everything, but the XB700s reach this point much sooner than the SZ2000s. It's difficult to tell which one has deeper bass, but the SZ2000s sound like they can produce a much wider range of frequencies at a time than the XB700s. The SZ2000s are heavier, but the XB700s has a very thin headband that feels much more fragile. BOTTOM LINE: Until I get my ears on the MDR-Z7s, these SZ2000s are my daily drivers for the foreseeable future. OTHER: This comparison was largely based on usage with the Sony A17 using various genres of music and files up to 192/24bit. I used the Fiio X3 before this. The Fiios have more than enough power to drive headphones like these, but I am not a fan of their sound quality. They sound dull in comparison to nearly every other device I own. The A17 barely has enough power to drive these, has less storage (vs Fiio X5), and isn't as inexpensive. Although I prefer the Sony A17, I used Fiio products for a few years and I would recommend pairing these SZ2000s up with an X3 or X5. It's hard to beat the value. TO JVC: The earpads were too thin for me. My ears were touching the inside of the headphones which was distracting and irritating. I had to buy replacements. Expand the line. I would love to see a higher end model with larger drivers, semi-open. and/or balanced audio. TO AMAZON: :) TO FELLOW AMAZON CUSTOMERS: I don't usually write reviews because I write too much and usually lack the ability to articulate the various technical details so I use (bad) analogies. (and run on sentences) (but not punctuation) (but definitely spell check) (unless I made the word up) (Cameo?) As for the pictures, well, there were hardly any there, so I added a few to get the ball rolling.

Looking for a bass heavy headphone and after reading all the reviews here and in the internet I purchased this. its icreadible that these headphones get exceptional reviews regarding earth shattering bass (one review here was referring to crude terminolgy regarding a skull) I did not intend to use this as a mobile headphone but to hook it up to my bose companion 5. the sound is not muffled yes there is treble and bass but nothing to shatter the earth! I shall keep them but are these bass cannons ? no way in hell! are they worth the hype? again no way in hell! is it waste of money no but i am confident there must be a bass cannon outhere better then this! which these are not! ps they are very comfortable and no need to change the pads! dont waste your money with the pads!

Really amazing headphone! It has the bass of a subwoofer yet I can clearly hear the mid and the high sounds as well thanks to the dual Carbon drivers in the cans. It is seriously amazing and I don't think that ANY headphone can come even close with the price range and it's punch is very well above 600$ cans. I really recommend it to anyone especially for those who are rather looking for movie/game experience since this headphones are the best for that. FORGET the 5.1 stupid headphones and the fake surround headphones. This headphone will give them a run for their money while being low priced and the quality is speaking for itself. Oh and btw if you are a basshead this headphone DESTROYS any other! And by any other I mean 700-1000$ headphones!!! The bass is otherworldly with this amazing product. JVC as always did an amazing job. Yet if you really want to have the purest experience ever I would recommend the wooden driver series and the new WOOD 01 and 02. Once you go wood you will never be fooled.

DE entrada los sonidos graves no me parecieron tan impresionantes, aunque suenan bien, pero lo que mas me hizo devolverlos es que aprietan muchisimo la cabeza, pues ademas yo llevo gafas, y también pesan mucho.

I brought these 6 months ago for 200 pounds when Amazon had them with prime. Loved them for movies especially but my son also liked them so I gave them to him to use. They are hard to get in UK new so had to get another pair second hand on Ebay. As others have said please use a amp with them they need it. I use a creative E5 with them for semi mobile listening and it powers them great. Really have a unique and powerful sound, I like them especially for movies and classic rock and folk music, they really separate the vocals and instruments well maybe due to the dual driver design and have a real kick, as someone said they are like being in the front row of a concert or cinema (for sound). I change the pads for the ones on the cheap(ish) JVC HA-M55X, which I find give the best sound comfort combination. Have to say do not know why they are so underrated JVC you need to promote them better, I found out about them from The Best Bass Headphones (Basshead) on youtube and head-fi, one of the few trustworthy reviewers in the audio world (who also recommended this pad change). Do not worry they are not just for bassheads, But have to thank them for keeping them in the public eye, I think they would have been killed off by JVC with out this 'underground cult' following. Apparently the SZ 1000 is less of a basshead can but still most of the sound of this can, but I have never tried them and they are not that much cheaper or easier to get in the UK.

使い始めて早5年。いつの間にか再生音にも、その大きさにも慣れてしまいましたが、十分な音質と音量に満足しつつ、毎日普通にウォークマンで使っています。左右それぞれ２個のユニットの効率が良いためか、回路設計が良いためか私には分かりませんが、他のヘッドホンと比較しても音圧は非常に高いです。そのためウォークマン直差しで使うことが多くなり、結果、いろいろなジャンル、ソースを簡単に比較試聴できる環境で使うことが日常になりました。 そこで、一般的にひたすら使い続けた感想を投稿してみました。 簡単に言うとソースに含まれない音の演出は一切ないということがわかりました。音源に超低音が含まれていれば頭が揺れるのではないかと思えるほどの唸りが、昔のサントラ盤（たとえば、初期の太陽にほえろ！/傷だらけの天使など）のようにあえて低音を絞った様なＭＩＸになっている音源はそれなりに聞こえます。一般的に高音質とされるジャズ系など、録音とＭＩＸがしっかりしている音源の再生は素晴らしいです。すなわち、録音されていない音域は再生できません。間口が広く何でも再生はできるけれど、含まれた音域が狭ければ狭い再生音に、広い音域が含まれていれば広大に聴かせてくれる万能機だと思います。脚色・演出された再生音ばかりに慣れている耳には少々物足りないかもしれませんが、これぞ原音再生の広告通りの性能です。当機の音が悪いと思う人が聴いている音源は録音が良くないと断言します。すでに新品で買えないのが残念な、良質なヘッドホンです。

Ce casque est connu pour avoir des grosses basses, et il m'a pas déçu sur ce point. Sur beaucoup de tests d'autres casques (genre beats, dt770, sennheiser momentum etc...) on peut lire qu'ils ont des bonnes basses, c'est certes vrai dans une certaine mesure mais il y un domaine où ces derniers sont en retrait par rapport à ces JVC, c'est les sub-basses. Là le rendu se rapproche de ce qu'on peut obtenir avec un système avec caisson. Les aigus sont bons, rien de spécial à dire dessus. Les médiums sont par contre parfois un peu "étouffés" (surtout quand on vient d'un Sennheiser momentum 2). Il faut un eq pour pouvoir remédier à ça (ainsi que pour pousser les subs :D ) Le confort est bon, ils sont articulés donc s'adaptent bien à la forme de la tête. Un peu plus lourds que la moyenne mais pas des enclumes non plus, ça me gêne pas. Peut être un peu trop serrés de premier abord (mais au moins on peut headbang sans qu'ils se barrent :D ) Les coussinets d'origine sont un peu trop fins (au bout d'un moment ça commence à faire mal aux oreilles). C'est mieux avec des brainwavz HM5 (qui s'adaptent difficilement vu qu'ils ont une forme ovale alors que sur le casque c'est rond, mais ça passe quand même).