They were clearanced at the store I used to work at and I got em for $15 while I had literally nothing else at the time, and for that I love them. Buuuuuut I couldn't help but agree with the video whole heartedly.
I realized the remote for the TV I was watching this on had died right when Dank said to take a trip to a "junk drawer" near you. I keep my batteries in my junk drawer. I found a pair of ear pods in there. I have never owned an apple device. I live alone. Aussie magic.
Samson actually has a closed back version of the 850. The SR950 has a slightly different driver but are so very close, and I used to use them to listen to audiobooks while using a riding mower, did a great job blocking out the sound. They're also sold as the Superlux 668b and 669, for closed and open back, with a different headband setup and a detachable cable.
My sophomore year of highschool I was rocking a pair of those Sony on-ears. I thought they were just fine until I visited my dad. He asked why I had these garbage cans around my neck and threw a pair of Sennheiser 558s at me. Completely changed my perspective on audio as a kid, and it's been a bonding point between us since. Seeing those again was a nice flashback :)
Well after them I got hifiman he4xx's but they are way more expensive ($160) at drop.com I recently got the Blon bl-03 IEM's if you dont need headphones they are a great pair of inexpensive IEM's ($24-$30) at linsoul audio.
@@grizzlypanda2878 also KZ BRAND have a nice cheapos IEM like 10 to 25 dollars and sounds amazing, I got a 2 pair of kz one is the kz zsn pro and the es4, for me the es4 sounds just amazing.... And the best part cost just 17 bucks is a true bang for the buck
i use the samson ones for all of my music. After almost 2 years they're getting a little long in the tooth. I've had to replace the bit that goes into the headphones twice. Though, i am hard on equipment.
that is my main issue with Sennheiser. they make amazing headphones with an appropriate price, but then they make those cheap landfill shit that actually makes me hear shit about Sennheiser because someone bought one of those and now thinks Sennheiser is a terrible brand, and berates me for using a high end sennheiser upwards of 500 bucks
Their HD400s don't seem bad. The top-end is a little weak, but the difference $40 CAD makes in Sennheiser's build quality is definitely more than I expected. I'm shocked to see how awful the HD 206 were in the video.
Yeah, it definitely seems like a bad business move. I get that they have to have a huge difference between their $40 h/p's and their $400 ones but they're just shooting themselves in the foot by making the cheapest ones sound terrible.
I really like when it's the opposite. Someone I know was posting on instagram (like 10 years ago) about getting a pair of HD201s, which feels like a brag, but it's reeeeeally not.
bought myself a pair of beyerdynamic dt770 after ussing like $30 headphones for years and i didn't realise headphones could sound that good honestly... they're like a whole other world haha
+1 on the DT770. Can't recommend them enough! Also, having spare parts on demand is a huge bonus, if anything breaks (which I highly doubt due to their ruggedness) you can just order a part and replace it. The best bang for buck in my books.
Kindof same story here but with some extra steps, once or twice every year i had to buy a new headset that i usually didnt spend more than $30-50 on, since they would all break. Gave up this lifestyle and bought a pair of Sennheiser HD598, still use them after 6 years!
Good headphones make a world of difference. From music to even just listening to people talk. It changes the entire experience. People don't frequently think about it because most people just buy something ok and move on. Good headphones & good stereos are life changing if you really appreciate music. It's insane.
@@TheHareidGamer yeah what people don't realize is if you spend more money it's actually way better in the long run, you get better sound so that's one thing, but they also will last you MUCH longer than a cheapo set of "headphones". They can last you 10+ years if you take café of them, at the same time I know some people who buy 3 headphones a year because they break so much lol
I love your review videos. You're breaking down complex audiophile information into digestible jargon that smooth-brains like me can understand. Much appreciated.
Oh hey, my Samsons. Bought two sets of these in 2014 for like $55 (for both) and still haven't busted out the spare ones. The one part that has seen a bit of damage are the pull-strings, although none of them have snapped yet. This is from daily use. Great headphones, can recommend.
My last pair of Bluetooth headphones died after, like, 3 years, and I couldn't find any that really fit my budget. Doing some research, I found the Samsons, and they seemed to fit the bill: reasonably cheap, flat response, and comfortable for glasses wearers. And, yeah, they're really great. Far better than other headphones in their price range. Plus you can buy new ear cups, even if they're pretty costly. I'm sold, though. They're awesome, and I highly recommend them
I bought the Samsons after hearing how universally praised they were. I had my doubts, but they didn't let me down. They sound great. I use them when tracking instruments, and I DO use them as reference headphones for mixing. They're not my ONLY reference, I'm not insane, but they offer another perspective from my DT-770s and studio monitors. Having said that, though, if you were strapped for cash, and they were your only headphones, I think you could use them for mixing and feel pretty confident about it. I have those Sonys too, and they're pretty tuuuurible. I bought them at Walmart for ten freedom bucks about 8 years ago, because I was taking a flight the next day and didn't want any of my good headphones to get mangled, or lost (I HATED earbuds back then). I still have them, and I'm not even sure why. They're 100% landfill.
I just ordered a set of Samson SR850s after watching this. And you got yourself a new subscriber. I LOVE the way you present this information in such a way that it isn't mind numbingly boring, or full of meaningless babble. Great stuff!
My brother has a pair of them and they sound great. They are V shaped sounding but in a really tastefully done way. They sound better than my DT 770 pros and are only slightly less detailed than my Grado SR60X just with extra bass. Plus they are extremely comfortable and you don’t have to deal with finicky adjusting mechanisms since they are self adjusting.
Samson Technologies is a pro audio company from New York. They've been around for a while, and their entire point, as far as I can tell, is that they try to be the cheapest viable option. Doesn't mean they don't have some big name customers, Eric Clapton was one of their featured users back in the day. I believe Thomann, the largest music store in Europe, pushed them really hard a couple years ago, until they introduced their own store brand.
They are a fantastic brand. I bought their Q2U microphone for a remote work and school setup and it's fantastic. Blows away any cheap Blue condenser mic or headset away at the price. Audio Technica have a similar one as well.
Their subsidiary (or maybe product line? I can't tell.) Hartke is similar. Absolutely the cheapest high quality bass guitar amp heads and cabinets you can get with the amount of power they have. And on top of that, the whole aluminum speaker cone thing is like a unique, signature thing for them that sounds awesome.
Those Sennheiser HD206 nuggets are pretty much identical to the HD201's I used to own. They were cheap and cheaply made, but I was pretty happy with them. Until they broke in 3 pieces when I accidentally sat on them. I must admit, I'd love to try some of the higher quality Sennies. I'm no audiophile, but watching your videos makes me want to try some more expensive headphones.
I still own a pair of HD180's I got way back in 2013, the "predecessor" to both 20X's (they are literally identical). Can't say I hate them, I'm probably the odd one out here, but I kinda prefer the unmuffled, flatter sound profile, all the extra cable is still wrapped with the wire it had in the box, fake leather is definitely crap though, but once it _disintegrated_ and forcefully vacuumed off the 'phones arguably turned out better, lol.
I actually bought a pair of 201s for my first audio editing class in college, since our teacher requested headphones with relatively high frequency ranges and flat sound. I wore the cable like a belt to avoid dragging it around. Magically, they survived until I made the mistake of lending them to my then 8 year old sister.
Last fall, I gave a colleague a whole bag of cable headphones for less than $ 25. only one / two pairs survived for more than a month. currently my record-breaking survival record is the sony headphones you showed in the episode. all the headphones died from cable damage or breakage because I have a big head
If you were to do that it would only be worth doing on koss headphones because anything else in that price range just isn’t worth it for how they sound
I mean the whole "non-removable dual cables" thing is mostly because it's easier to design a cheap pair of headphones that way (expecially foldable ones like the Sonys) since the headband doesn't need to house the wire that connects the two sides really. Not to mention they can potentially reuse the cables from their earbuds which is exactly what they do with the mic version of this model. Also I use those for university (The fact that they fold is nice for my bag and I find them more comfortable than my Earpods-like earbuds) and eh I mean they sound all right, the top end is missing a bit but I guess that makes them a fairly mellow pair, they are also quite good with EQ.
I've had the noise cancelling version of those Sony headphones for 8 years now. The pleather pads are cracking and falling apart at this point, but having only paid $30 for them, they've had a good run as my office headphones. That cheap cable looks like it would break, but I've been using them 8 hours a day 5 days a week for years and I haven't heard a single crackle out of it. The noise cancelling is good at drowning out A/C noise and office chatter, but they'd struggle with anything louder than that. I want to replace them with a good pair of over ears like the AKG K240s, but I don't know if the newer ones are worth the money, seeing as how they're a samsung product and made in China now. if the new AKG K240s are essentially a cheapened version of themselves, why not just get the Samson SR850s? Decisions, decisions.
@@IWasAllLikeG93 The AKG K240s wouldn't be worth their money regardless of which pair you got to be entirely honest with you, nowadays the way to go is something like the K371s for example.
I don't know why, but I often saw an L/R switch on the right side of the headphones at school. Does it toggle between Mono (L) and Stereo (R) sound or something?
@DankPods when talking about cheap headphones, I kinda have a laugh. Most of my headphones are cheap and I have one high end set of cans (Audio Technica btw), but i have this really high end amplefier from the 90's. It lets you set the individual volume for each part of the spectum. But then here I am, plugging in my $15 Sony headphones into em.
I actually love my sennheiser 206, though that may be because of my limited options, but compared to some of the other headphones (I don't remember the name, but they had "Xtreme Xplosions" written on the packaging) I had for a similar (~50$) price these are definitely the best sounding and most comfortable, I can wear these for a whole day without a headache.
I'd like to mention that I've been rocking Sennheiser's HD205, which I don't really feel are as bad as they say the 206 are! They are quite sturdy and the sound is alright although a bit mid-heavy. They are $75 and honestly they are good. For a little more you can get the HD280pro which I don't think they compete with at all though, the 280s are prob better sounding. Maybe the low-end sennies change was quite drastic when they sold the consumer grade portion of the company. :(
I feel you on the HD 206's. I remember my first Sound Recording class in college when I saw these in the recording floor of the studio, nodding my head impressed that they have Sennheisers just lying around and then I put them on... First of all they were the cheapest feeling headphones I've ever worn and you can hear literally everything around you because there was absolutely no isolation what so ever. They feel so shallow that it felt like my ears were just pressing against the driver. I thought they'd be $15 (USD btw) but $40?? that's insane
Yeah honestly I don't know what they're thinking with the HD 206, we had them at my former high school as well and I can confidently say that the random 10 Euro earpods I got from my local electronics store sound better. It really doesn't make sense to me why Sennheiser is even selling them at this price point and advertising them as entry level professional/studio headphones, especially since the HD559s which are for all intents and purposes excellent headphones aren't much more expensive (at least here in central Europe).
I use a pair of Logitech headphones for 1 New Zealand dollar they are legendary under the gaming chair wheels so many times and they are not even damaged
Aight, after watching your video I went online looking for any listing for the SR850 (we don't have amazon here) and I found like a remote professional music store selling these like 20 km away from where I am. Spent a day driving through sketchy roads and poorly planned neighborhoods fully expecting to wreck or smash my car somewhere by the end of the trip. and then finally reached the store, reached into my pockets, handed the guy the bargain money and put them on for a first time test. Heaven. It's been like a few weeks now and wow, they're still heaven, man. And I have you to thank here. I've bought junk like 5 times the price that don't sound nowhere near as good as these, thank you so much.
Bro why did the review of the Samons almost bring me to tears? Probably because I’ve spent days trying to find the right pair of headphones in my price point and you just did it for me....
@@Codexter1 If you're looking for semi-open headphones under 35 dollars, you can also check out the ISK HF2010 or the SUperlux HD681b. The SUperlux 668B used to be in the same price range as the 681b but was more popular, so now it's slightly out of that price bracket. The ISK HF2010 and 2011 sound better anyway though. But anyway, hope that helps.
"I would wear a jacket made out of this, but I wouldn't tell anyone what it's , made of" Neither would I if I had to slaughter hundreds of headphones to get that jacket
Thank you DankPods for the Samson SR850 recommendation! Have been looking for budget open ear headphones and I must say they're amazing! I bought some recommended earcup replacements from transtek and they're SUUUPER comfy! I love classical and jazz music and It's honestly like a whole different experience than I've had before. The highs from the bowed instruments in classical and the tings and clashes of the jazz drums really stand out to me! They're super dazzly!
As for good headphones around the 50$ mark, you should try the AKG K240 or the AKG M220 Pro. They are most likely the best sounding headphones possible for that price. The Samson is actually a 1:1 clone of the M220 Pro
This is honestly some of the most entertaining content on youtube regardless of what's being reviewed. The humor is absolutely perfect and you give some genuinely great advice.
I used to own Samson's back when I was younger, didn't think they would be good due to being on Amazon. I loved them. Now that I have a better phone I wonder how much better they'd be.
Thanks to your earlier review of the SR850s I bought a set and couldn't be happier. Well, almost. Maybe my ears are too big or something but they aren't quite as comfortable as I'd hoped, but it's only a little a discomfort after several hours of listening. These are one of the very few sets of cans I actually bought at retail, and that's saying something for me. I have literally several dozen sets of headphones, with most of them having been picked up at the Goodwill Outlet for $1.39/lb. Decent ones, too, not all no-name landfill material. Several sets of HD280s and other various Senny's, lots of Bluetooth sets from major manufacturers including Bose and Marshall and plenty of decent gaming headsets as well. Some needed a little repair or tweaking, but at that price I kind of expected that. There's also a nice pair of MDR-7506 Pros that I rescued from a dumpster, literally, when I worked next to an office that dealt in unclaimed luggage. The Avantree A9S was a pleasant surprise, and were my main wireless headphones until I snagged a set of AirPod Pros. None of these are really high-end, but it's a decent assortment, and if anything were to happen to them I wouldn't be angry or depressed about the financial hit. And you are spot on when it comes to the stock Apple EarPods. They're really not bad at all, and depending on the recording the soundstage is amazing. I used to go into the office on Sundays and was generally the only one there. There were times when I was listening to some live recordings, usually stuph by Oregon, and would hear a noise off to the side. On several occasions I would get up and look around the empty office, thinking that the noise was coming from somewhere in the office and not from the recording. There was one time I posted a pic of my recent acquisitions to a headphone group on Reddit, and was downvoted to hell. It seemed to be a bunch of snobs that associated price with quality, not recognizing that you can get some surprisingly good sound without spending a fortune. Yes, I'd like to have some Grados or something by Meze or Stax or even Beyerdynamic, but I'm a cheap bastard and have been unemployed for a couple of years so I have to make do. One of the commenters said that if I had spent the money that I wasted on all the headphones in the picture I could have bought some actual high-quality headphones. I then asked what high-quality headphones I could have bought with the $25 or so I spent on this entire collection, and to the surprise of absolutely nobody I didn't get a response...
Usually they don't stink, they sound. Kinda their whole deal. I notice how my comment is surrounded by ones hearted by dankpods and respect his decision to ignore my terrible humor, it's probably the right thing to do
Samson tip plug also has a fitting for you to use 4.5mm Big Dingus Jack. Weirdly enough, they sold these in either box, a pair or only headphone itself (no box, only transparent plastic casing). And it also weird how I ordered it twice and both have different padding. One is velvet, and the other one is stitched synthetic leather
I did order a pair of these and it came in the box. It has a booklet, a small piece of paper and then the headphones themself with the big jack. I did want to get the stitched version, but I instead got the velvet pads. I aint complaining, it is just a pillow, I swear.
I ordered two, both from the same listing on Amazon DE. Both arrived in a full cardboard box with a little instruction/warranty booklet. The headphones were resting in a well laid out cardboard interior, so they wouldn't just fly around in the box. The wire was rolled up with two basic cable binders, the 4.5mm Big Dingus was already pre-installed, easily removable by unscrewing the bit. Both arrived with velours (velvet) padding.
@@rxgeborn1976 I just checked the exact same listing I bought them from again, and they only offer them with the velours (velvet) paddings. The other option is just some bundle with a random gaming mouse. Even the product images only feature the velvet padding. I could dig a little deeper and see if I could find another listing with the leather padding, but it's likely not the same for your countries Amazon listings.
@@rxgeborn1976 I couldn't find them from Samson, but the Superlux HD 668B, which are very likely just a rebrand or pair sourced from the same supplier feature leather pads. They're even cheaper than the Samsons, but feature and oddly shaped headband. Yet they arrive with the same included 4.5mm Dingus.
12:24 YES!!! I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN!! Those Samson Headphones were the one's I started out with. I use the Z55's right now, but I'm telling you, that little bugger there did me wonders. There's definitely a higher frequency bias feeling though, I won't lie about that. But they did the job well :)
@@garydsketch It's all very subjective. I hate the Koss porta pros honestly, I went through two pairs in the span of a month (got the first ones replaced because they broke within like a week). I wasnt even that rough with them just like normal headphones. Broke the other pair a few weeks later.. The sound is like.. meh.. Not bad for the price I guess but for just 20 usd more you can get way better over ear. Only problem is it will be clunkier as well. What I did a year ago or so is that I took a step back and invested in a pair of in ear, kz zsn pro (15 usd) sound veery good for that price. Specially if you EQ it a touch. Then if you want to get something even better there are kz zs10 pro for 30 usd or so which I bought 2 months back or so. I have been using over ears in the 40-100 usd range for years before that. Still do some times but rarely (sennheiser hd 280 or marshall monitor headphones). They both the kz's need to be played in a bit because at the start they are kinda sharp in the higher stuff, but if its something you are going to move around with I would recommend checking out in ears even if you might think that sound stupid. There are lots of very cheap very good options atm. It all depend on music taste etc though unfortunately, specially with the low price stuff.
@@garydsketch I'm rocking some SR950's right now (Sam-Ash had them for $50, apparently down from 100) and I LOVE these things. The 850s are probably arguably better being semi-open (my 950s are closed, but I bought these for DJ'ing) Totally recommend as starter headphones.
@@vir042 very helpful, thank you! It may be a dumb reason but I'm not too sure about getting in ears/IEMs because I'd prefer a pair of actual headphones, something I can hang up and grab quite conveniently
Okay, so those first Sonys that you used, my brother has a pair that’s very similar from maybe 2013. We found them the other day when we were clearing out his attic and gave them a go, and the bass actually shocked me. I like bass, but those were insane.
When I was a kid, my dad used to own a pair of Senheiser HD250, and I remember loving them. Truth is, they didnt last long. The headband and earcups just completely desintegrated on each use. The sound was kinda meh, but I still have that nostalgia.
@Lucas Nikunen I honestly don't remember, this was at least 5 years ago but I think they were probably the E-Circuit brand earbuds, they look how I remember.
I actually have that Sony pair, they've actually lasted me longer than any pair of wired headphones I've ever had, super durable and they've been a good daily driver for me
I used to have them. Used em for a year or so for my laptop and then the left ear went and it sucked. Bought another pair, plugged the Sony's in to my phone just to make sure they weren't working. They were FINE. Turns out the headphone jack on my laptop had busted before those bad boys
I watched this video with a pair of Sony ZX-100 headphones plugged into my tablet. The ZX-100 are pretty much cosmetically identical to the 110s you tested except for the placement of the Sony badge and having a little red trim piece to tell you which way they go. I paid $4 for them at a US Kmart that was going out of business around a decade ago and they've been with me ever since. Mine are white. The plastic has held up very well, it's still flexible and no cracks. They used two different types of plastic in making the band (if you look closely it's in three pieces). The center band section is starting to turn '90s IBM PC beige; but the rest is still bright white. The cables that connect to each cup are still fine, I assumed it was a cost saving measure until this video and not a conscious design decision, but they are annoyingly mildly corkscrewy. Tough though. They sound good in my opinion, although I do agree your criticism of the narrow soundstage. I feel it doesn't have excessive amounts of bass and the box says they're "reference", so maybe adding base is what necessitated going from ZX-100 to ZX-110? Finally; that pleather on the pads is as thin as paper and will start to fall off in quarter sized chunks after a couple of years. I ended up swapping them out for some black pleather pads from a pair of "iHip" headphones I picked up open box in a Big Lots clearance bin for $1 like 7 or 8 years ago. They were very flat with absolutely no base; but their pads are great and they fit a ZX-100 perfectly. It gives it a stylish Panda look. At 0:59, lower right, it shows Sentry headphones. Those are actually name brand in America. Not high end or anything; but they've been around since before I was born and you can buy them everywhere it seems. They also make calculators and were one of the pioneers in cassette tapes in the US. EDIT: I forgot to close the parentheses.
This guy has been making me say "dollarydoos" and talking like an Aussie for the past week or so, and my Hispanic parents aren't amused 💀 Btw, thanks for the likes. Drop another if you dont wanna get the sandal.
i just found this dude and he’s so interesting?? i first watched him R I P on raycons and i was thinking about buying them up til that point (not anymore lmao). like i’m genuinely fascinated by the shit he does, man is awesome!
I literally lol'd and almost spit my coffee out at the twisted, contorted senheiser's and "These'll fit kids now too." If I hadn't just swallowed, there would have been coffee all over my phone screen.
I actually used those exact behringers to do quality analysis at a call center. Granted I was just listening to phone calls but they were cheap closed back over ears that were reasonably comfortable and sealed out some of the constant dinn of hundreds of people being yelled at about their phone bills.
I eventually replaced them with a pair of shotgun heading protectors that I mounted a pair of speakers inside lol I'm sure they sounded like garbage but they really shut out the nose
I saw the Behringers we actually use at my local radio studio... For the presenters. I am the sound technician over there and I usually take my own headphones with me, but at one time I actually had to use the Bs... They sound fine, but I was totally lost in the mix. I just couldn't het the out signal to sound right because of them... So, next time, it was back on with my own headphones for me. Mind you, for the presenters, these Bs are amazing, because we usually need to buy 3 new sets every 2 months or so. Try doing that with $80 headphones and you'll have gone through your year's budget in no time.
9:22 i have these headphones and it looked good in the picture when i got them it felt like it will just break and the cable protective stuff started to break after 1 month of use no joke i have to treat these soo carefully for it to not break anymore
I basically had PTSD from the Sennheiser you brought out. Short story: I was at a friend's house and he was an audiophile. He brought out the exact same Sennheiser you had, and I was just visibly disappointed when I tried it on.
All low end Sennheiser are just a cheap made plastic build, which is the reason why i never bought them. You needed to look at its 600 or 800 series for a decent audiophile headphones.
12:42 those AKG K240s I bought today. I'm still baffled at how freaking clean they sound over anything else I've worn thus far, they're lovely. Got them on a reduced price too!
I was all like "Damn, those Samson look familiar" and then he said they are a basically clone of the K240s, which I'm using rn... If they sound as good as mine do, then they are pretty damn good!
I've got a pair of K240DFs. I've yet to find an amp that really drives them to their full potential. The Musical Fidelity X-Can V3 came close.. but these really need a professional 600 Ohm driver. At least the Samsons are 32 Ohms
Samson, Superlux and ISK tend to clone those. They are all good brands as well if you're looking for cheap studio quality headphones. I think all have great open-air headphones as well as closed.
paid $70 for my headphones, samson sr860's for $50 and $20 for aftermarket earcups. so much comfort and best part is, they sound amazing. thank you dankpods for suggesting to get the sr850's!
I've got a set of those black Sony's. Had them for years and they're still working well. Also, I've got a few sets of various Apple earpods that I've just found every so often that still work pretty well, so that's pretty cool.
After 6 months or using those Sony's, the thin tissue covering the ear cushions started to rip apart. Also, the headphone jack started to lose signal when it bended too much. I had to constantly adjust it so I could hear sound. Back then they were worth 60$.
I was almost anxious to hear you talk about the Samsons, and I can't explain the relief that washed over me to know a funny Australian man validated my choice in budget headphones 😀
lmao I own those Sennheiser headphones, literally the only upside to them is the length of the cable.
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The $US20 HD201s (now rebranded as $US40 HD206s) were called "breadphones" by local sellers because they go through tons of them as they hit a sweet spot with performance per price. The pads disintegrate pretty quickly and the cable starts peeling instantly, but they sound ok for $20. $40 is highway robbery and no one should buy the HD206s.
I've got the noise-cancelling version of the Sony MDR-ZX110Bs, which is the Sony MDR-ZX110NCs. They sound good to me, because my standards are very low. Noise-cancelling also sounds really nice to me; it's great how it works with my digital piano and that makes the piano sound so much better. That's probably because I've never owned noise-cancelling headphones before this pair though. Edit: Should also mention, the glossy finish on the sides is replaced by a sort of shiny, circular thing? Some sort of radial metallic shine without actual metal, of course it's plastic. I don't know how to describe it. But it actually probably looks worse in terms of attracting scratches that way than with the glossy finish. Also, the cables on mine are circular instead of flattened. Spaghetti instead of fettuccine. Update on my pair: RIP. Left headphone died, unless the cable was in an extremely specific position. Had them for 3 years or so.
4:57 We have these at our school. We usually get adapters handed out to turn our own little dingus headphones into big dinguses, but if you don't have any with you, you're getting these.
Those samson headphones are really nice for VR, i have a quest and they fit so perfectly around the strap so i can have super nice wide high quality audio in VR. They're also really light too so you don't feel any extra weight which is nice
Me: ha look at these cheap headphones
(Sees my Sony’s)
_Oh No_
Those sonys are actually great. Ive literally had em on fire and the still fit and sound alright for gaming and late night music
Aiden yaekel1 yea they pretty good for the price
Same
@@aidenyaekel1463 They sound like hot garbage and you might as well get some cheap IEMs if you actually care about sound. They aren't even comfortable
They were clearanced at the store I used to work at and I got em for $15 while I had literally nothing else at the time, and for that I love them. Buuuuuut I couldn't help but agree with the video whole heartedly.
When my kid asks why people cared about headphones in 2020, I’ll show them this Aussie guy waffling
Back in my day, we didn't have music beamed directly into your brain!
supernitrosgaming// SNG ai
@@jan_h Back in your day. Racism was ok!
@Epic Meme Name because “Back in my day” lol
Based
I realized the remote for the TV I was watching this on had died right when Dank said to take a trip to a "junk drawer" near you.
I keep my batteries in my junk drawer. I found a pair of ear pods in there. I have never owned an apple device. I live alone.
Aussie magic.
Indeed
Sorry mate I put them in there when I came to steal some things. You don't have to return them. Neither do I have to return your stuff.
The way he turned those Sennheiser's into an actual pretzel had me deceased
didnt know what were you talking about until i reached that part of the video😂
me, listening to the video with a pair of sonys: sonys are quite good
dank: these are really muddy and closed in!
me: yeah, really muddy and closed in
Lmao im wearing the same headphones but in blue
I’m wearing the extract same ones as in the video and I love them.
@@emmytheidiot5802 how
I have some, I just keep them in the laptop bag
@@procrastinationpro8264 by purchasing then using the headphones
I think this was the first time I've ever heard him actually say "Sennheiser HD 600s" and not "Senny Hur Dur Six Hungos"
It’s da “hur duhr sahx hundo by ok’ moite sennaiza
@@naxies7830 hur dur six hungos by ol’ mate senny
@@jamiejam9976 you perfected it
Hur dur six hundros by ol mate SEN
@@jamiejam9976 ol' MATEY senny
Samson actually has a closed back version of the 850. The SR950 has a slightly different driver but are so very close, and I used to use them to listen to audiobooks while using a riding mower, did a great job blocking out the sound. They're also sold as the Superlux 668b and 669, for closed and open back, with a different headband setup and a detachable cable.
My sophomore year of highschool I was rocking a pair of those Sony on-ears. I thought they were just fine until I visited my dad. He asked why I had these garbage cans around my neck and threw a pair of Sennheiser 558s at me.
Completely changed my perspective on audio as a kid, and it's been a bonding point between us since. Seeing those again was a nice flashback :)
I can just imagine him as a music teacher like
"You better pass or you get the 1 Grit"
dank: play the 'suh-nair-dee-rum'
student: You mean the snare drum?
dank: *do you want the one grit?*
The fact that he actually used to teach 😭 (Idk if he still does)
@@bubbles696 probably not
Corporal punishment.
@@BenchFox_ the 1 grit is more like capital punishment lmao
The Samson headphones were my first ever "audiofile on a budget" headphones I bought and was super impressed nice to see them getting some recodnition
Same
Well after them I got hifiman he4xx's but they are way more expensive ($160) at drop.com
I recently got the Blon bl-03 IEM's if you dont need headphones they are a great pair of inexpensive IEM's ($24-$30) at linsoul audio.
@@grizzlypanda2878 also KZ BRAND have a nice cheapos IEM like 10 to 25 dollars and sounds amazing, I got a 2 pair of kz one is the kz zsn pro and the es4, for me the es4 sounds just amazing.... And the best part cost just 17 bucks is a true bang for the buck
i use the samson ones for all of my music. After almost 2 years they're getting a little long in the tooth. I've had to replace the bit that goes into the headphones twice. Though, i am hard on equipment.
@@lutboy2909 Are they the same as Superlux? They look the same. My superlux sounds great and have been with me for 3 years already.
that is my main issue with Sennheiser. they make amazing headphones with an appropriate price, but then they make those cheap landfill shit that actually makes me hear shit about Sennheiser because someone bought one of those and now thinks Sennheiser is a terrible brand, and berates me for using a high end sennheiser upwards of 500 bucks
Their HD400s don't seem bad. The top-end is a little weak, but the difference $40 CAD makes in Sennheiser's build quality is definitely more than I expected. I'm shocked to see how awful the HD 206 were in the video.
Yeah, it definitely seems like a bad business move. I get that they have to have a huge difference between their $40 h/p's and their $400 ones but they're just shooting themselves in the foot by making the cheapest ones sound terrible.
I really like when it's the opposite. Someone I know was posting on instagram (like 10 years ago) about getting a pair of HD201s, which feels like a brag, but it's reeeeeally not.
LMFAO you paid 500 bucks for the name 🤣
@@kevinlow69420 sennheiser is the furthest thing from "paying for the name" imo, if we were talking about Beats theni would agree 100%
"Put mockies in your stockies as a crissy pressy only costed me 30 dollary doonies"
I love your Mad Max made up words.
Head-ph-one-es
Damn it, 3 seconds in and I hurt my throat snorting.
bought myself a pair of beyerdynamic dt770 after ussing like $30 headphones for years and i didn't realise headphones could sound that good honestly... they're like a whole other world haha
Dt770s are classics. Good for everything. Got a nice V shaped sound.
+1 on the DT770. Can't recommend them enough! Also, having spare parts on demand is a huge bonus, if anything breaks (which I highly doubt due to their ruggedness) you can just order a part and replace it. The best bang for buck in my books.
Kindof same story here but with some extra steps, once or twice every year i had to buy a new headset that i usually didnt spend more than $30-50 on, since they would all break. Gave up this lifestyle and bought a pair of Sennheiser HD598, still use them after 6 years!
Good headphones make a world of difference. From music to even just listening to people talk. It changes the entire experience. People don't frequently think about it because most people just buy something ok and move on.
Good headphones & good stereos are life changing if you really appreciate music. It's insane.
@@TheHareidGamer yeah what people don't realize is if you spend more money it's actually way better in the long run, you get better sound so that's one thing, but they also will last you MUCH longer than a cheapo set of "headphones". They can last you 10+ years if you take café of them, at the same time I know some people who buy 3 headphones a year because they break so much lol
Why do the worst headphones have to be the one I own.
Real
@@toonistinyget excited, that just means your audio journey has so much more room for growth
I love your review videos.
You're breaking down complex audiophile information into digestible jargon that smooth-brains like me can understand.
Much appreciated.
I really enjoy watching these even when I don’t have a ipod
Soon you will join the people like me who bought an iPod because of him.
Don't we all?
@@warrenlehmkuhleii8472 🙋♂️ even tho its ipod mini touch or something like that
I dont even own anything apple but I love these videos too!
The only iPod that I have is a iPod Shuffle.....
Oh hey, my Samsons. Bought two sets of these in 2014 for like $55 (for both) and still haven't busted out the spare ones. The one part that has seen a bit of damage are the pull-strings, although none of them have snapped yet. This is from daily use. Great headphones, can recommend.
Wtf. I wish there was a compendium for these sorts of products. Although I suppose that would drive up demand and thus price would likely rise.
I have the SR950s which are basically just closed back SR850s and I wonder how they compare
are they good for g a e m i n g ?
@@Ravalo354 I've tried them on the laEptops integrated amp and they are okay for g a e m i n g
My last pair of Bluetooth headphones died after, like, 3 years, and I couldn't find any that really fit my budget. Doing some research, I found the Samsons, and they seemed to fit the bill: reasonably cheap, flat response, and comfortable for glasses wearers. And, yeah, they're really great. Far better than other headphones in their price range. Plus you can buy new ear cups, even if they're pretty costly. I'm sold, though. They're awesome, and I highly recommend them
I bought the Samsons after hearing how universally praised they were. I had my doubts, but they didn't let me down. They sound great. I use them when tracking instruments, and I DO use them as reference headphones for mixing. They're not my ONLY reference, I'm not insane, but they offer another perspective from my DT-770s and studio monitors.
Having said that, though, if you were strapped for cash, and they were your only headphones, I think you could use them for mixing and feel pretty confident about it.
I have those Sonys too, and they're pretty tuuuurible. I bought them at Walmart for ten freedom bucks about 8 years ago, because I was taking a flight the next day and didn't want any of my good headphones to get mangled, or lost (I HATED earbuds back then). I still have them, and I'm not even sure why. They're 100% landfill.
I just ordered a set of Samson SR850s after watching this. And you got yourself a new subscriber. I LOVE the way you present this information in such a way that it isn't mind numbingly boring, or full of meaningless babble. Great stuff!
How was it? after a year later? I just ordered myself now after hearing an insane amount of positive reviews on them.
@@ashuri599 they are really good for the price
My brother has a pair of them and they sound great. They are V shaped sounding but in a really tastefully done way. They sound better than my DT 770 pros and are only slightly less detailed than my Grado SR60X just with extra bass. Plus they are extremely comfortable and you don’t have to deal with finicky adjusting mechanisms since they are self adjusting.
I’ve got into the habit of saying “haitch-pee” un-ironically using his accent. I’m American and it gets me a lot of weird looks.
Oi just u wait till you go full bogan asking ol mates for a lift to the servo for some sangus and a cuppa.
Hewlett-Packard?
@@typehere6689 yes
@@DankPods can someone translate this
@@DankPods Ehh Mate you should have reviewed the Samsung AKG's They are just like the Apple DirtyBuds
Samson Technologies is a pro audio company from New York. They've been around for a while, and their entire point, as far as I can tell, is that they try to be the cheapest viable option. Doesn't mean they don't have some big name customers, Eric Clapton was one of their featured users back in the day. I believe Thomann, the largest music store in Europe, pushed them really hard a couple years ago, until they introduced their own store brand.
They are a fantastic brand. I bought their Q2U microphone for a remote work and school setup and it's fantastic. Blows away any cheap Blue condenser mic or headset away at the price. Audio Technica have a similar one as well.
i had their sr850s when i was younger and they were amazing. too bad i didn't take care of them properly and they broke
@@sentfromheaven00 would you recommend that over the sr950? Thinking of gifting them so some friends.
Their subsidiary (or maybe product line? I can't tell.) Hartke is similar. Absolutely the cheapest high quality bass guitar amp heads and cabinets you can get with the amount of power they have. And on top of that, the whole aluminum speaker cone thing is like a unique, signature thing for them that sounds awesome.
@@breadcat9928 dunno, never had the sr950s
Those Sennheiser HD206 nuggets are pretty much identical to the HD201's I used to own. They were cheap and cheaply made, but I was pretty happy with them. Until they broke in 3 pieces when I accidentally sat on them. I must admit, I'd love to try some of the higher quality Sennies. I'm no audiophile, but watching your videos makes me want to try some more expensive headphones.
I still own a pair of HD180's I got way back in 2013, the "predecessor" to both 20X's (they are literally identical).
Can't say I hate them, I'm probably the odd one out here, but I kinda prefer the unmuffled, flatter sound profile, all the extra cable is still wrapped with the wire it had in the box, fake leather is definitely crap though, but once it _disintegrated_ and forcefully vacuumed off the 'phones arguably turned out better, lol.
I actually bought a pair of 201s for my first audio editing class in college, since our teacher requested headphones with relatively high frequency ranges and flat sound. I wore the cable like a belt to avoid dragging it around. Magically, they survived until I made the mistake of lending them to my then 8 year old sister.
Last fall, I gave a colleague a whole bag of cable headphones for less than $ 25. only one / two pairs survived for more than a month. currently my record-breaking survival record is the sony headphones you showed in the episode. all the headphones died from cable damage or breakage because I have a big head
try mmcx mod or recab with a 201/206 cable
If you were to do that it would only be worth doing on koss headphones because anything else in that price range just isn’t worth it for how they sound
i don’t even care about audiophile headphones, i’m just here for the entertainment value of this content
Facts
I'm here for the dolleredooo!!!
I concur. 😜😆
same
Same
What?! Nothing from 𝓜𝓾𝓵𝓽𝓲𝓶𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓪 𝓟𝓵𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓻?
nice profile pic
@@rambleroodle2369 oh yeah yeah, thanks
>no craig
why live
Pathetic
Nice profile pic
I mean the whole "non-removable dual cables" thing is mostly because it's easier to design a cheap pair of headphones that way (expecially foldable ones like the Sonys) since the headband doesn't need to house the wire that connects the two sides really.
Not to mention they can potentially reuse the cables from their earbuds which is exactly what they do with the mic version of this model.
Also I use those for university (The fact that they fold is nice for my bag and I find them more comfortable than my Earpods-like earbuds) and eh I mean they sound all right, the top end is missing a bit but I guess that makes them a fairly mellow pair, they are also quite good with EQ.
I've had the noise cancelling version of those Sony headphones for 8 years now. The pleather pads are cracking and falling apart at this point, but having only paid $30 for them, they've had a good run as my office headphones. That cheap cable looks like it would break, but I've been using them 8 hours a day 5 days a week for years and I haven't heard a single crackle out of it. The noise cancelling is good at drowning out A/C noise and office chatter, but they'd struggle with anything louder than that.
I want to replace them with a good pair of over ears like the AKG K240s, but I don't know if the newer ones are worth the money, seeing as how they're a samsung product and made in China now. if the new AKG K240s are essentially a cheapened version of themselves, why not just get the Samson SR850s? Decisions, decisions.
@@IWasAllLikeG93 The AKG K240s wouldn't be worth their money regardless of which pair you got to be entirely honest with you, nowadays the way to go is something like the K371s for example.
00:02 Head ph ones
Yea
Public schools: we buy the cheap headphones to save money
Privet schools: *laughs in grado sr60e*
My school had sennheiser HD 202 😂
akshat s your schools had headphones?
Justadude ues but only for the electronic drum kit that cost $150
Justadude Yes for our computer classes and vocabulary classes😂
akshat s damn my school’s computers run on windows 98, no joke
this must be the first time ive ever seen the school headphones with the ear cups still on them.
Nice profile pic
Saturniun YT nice profile pic
jace dennis nice profile pic
@@mordechai_engels thank you
I don't know why, but I often saw an L/R switch on the right side of the headphones at school. Does it toggle between Mono (L) and Stereo (R) sound or something?
@DankPods when talking about cheap headphones, I kinda have a laugh. Most of my headphones are cheap and I have one high end set of cans (Audio Technica btw), but i have this really high end amplefier from the 90's. It lets you set the individual volume for each part of the spectum. But then here I am, plugging in my $15 Sony headphones into em.
I actually love my sennheiser 206, though that may be because of my limited options, but compared to some of the other headphones (I don't remember the name, but they had "Xtreme Xplosions" written on the packaging) I had for a similar (~50$) price these are definitely the best sounding and most comfortable, I can wear these for a whole day without a headache.
try 201 with plucked pleather pad or just swap non pleather pada
or for heavy filtering use XD 100
I'd like to mention that I've been rocking Sennheiser's HD205, which I don't really feel are as bad as they say the 206 are! They are quite sturdy and the sound is alright although a bit mid-heavy. They are $75 and honestly they are good. For a little more you can get the HD280pro which I don't think they compete with at all though, the 280s are prob better sounding. Maybe the low-end sennies change was quite drastic when they sold the consumer grade portion of the company. :(
Me: watching on Apple dirtybuds
Him: if you angle them inward, you get more bass
Me: 👁👄👁
i used to hold them both into my ear with some force, to get any bass out of them. Awful little danglies they are
Thx for the heart lol
i assumed this was common knowledge
Pull your earlobe down as you put them in, it hits different
ツembersk1es This can also be applied to Non-Pro AirPods
I feel you on the HD 206's. I remember my first Sound Recording class in college when I saw these in the recording floor of the studio, nodding my head impressed that they have Sennheisers just lying around and then I put them on... First of all they were the cheapest feeling headphones I've ever worn and you can hear literally everything around you because there was absolutely no isolation what so ever. They feel so shallow that it felt like my ears were just pressing against the driver. I thought they'd be $15 (USD btw) but $40?? that's insane
I had the HD 206's for what, two years? They were my first okay sounding headphones
@@MenkoDany mate it only goes up from there honestly.
Yeah honestly I don't know what they're thinking with the HD 206, we had them at my former high school as well and I can confidently say that the random 10 Euro earpods I got from my local electronics store sound better. It really doesn't make sense to me why Sennheiser is even selling them at this price point and advertising them as entry level professional/studio headphones, especially since the HD559s which are for all intents and purposes excellent headphones aren't much more expensive (at least here in central Europe).
I use a pair of Logitech headphones for 1 New Zealand dollar they are legendary under the gaming chair wheels so many times and they are not even damaged
I liked them. I've good headphones now
Aight, after watching your video I went online looking for any listing for the SR850 (we don't have amazon here) and I found like a remote professional music store selling these like 20 km away from where I am. Spent a day driving through sketchy roads and poorly planned neighborhoods fully expecting to wreck or smash my car somewhere by the end of the trip. and then finally reached the store, reached into my pockets, handed the guy the bargain money and put them on for a first time test.
Heaven.
It's been like a few weeks now and wow, they're still heaven, man. And I have you to thank here. I've bought junk like 5 times the price that don't sound nowhere near as good as these, thank you so much.
Schools: *i’ll take the dirty buds*
Bro why did the review of the Samons almost bring me to tears?
Probably because I’ve spent days trying to find the right pair of headphones in my price point and you just did it for me....
Yo you can get them for 23$ from aliexpress without retail box here u go save more money
@@zipel link?
@@Codexter1 www.aliexpress.com/item/32896702528.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.1d774a2ePx83mR&algo_pvid=ab03b4b7-dd97-4aef-9910-0b1859d2e42c&algo_expid=ab03b4b7-dd97-4aef-9910-0b1859d2e42c-0&btsid=0bb0623016052694207232053e623c&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_
@@Codexter1 If you're looking for semi-open headphones under 35 dollars, you can also check out the ISK HF2010 or the SUperlux HD681b. The SUperlux 668B used to be in the same price range as the 681b but was more popular, so now it's slightly out of that price bracket. The ISK HF2010 and 2011 sound better anyway though. But anyway, hope that helps.
@@zipel Are these actually Samson or knock offs? I came across them on my own search but was sketched out that they were just knowckoffs
"I would wear a jacket made out of this, but I wouldn't tell anyone what it's , made of"
Neither would I if I had to slaughter hundreds of headphones to get that jacket
I have a '90s genuine leather jacket that I got 2nd hand two years ago. It feels nice and soft, for the most part. :)
@@thatguyalex2835 make headphones pads with it
@@rammingtime I don't want to destroy it. It looks too nice on me. ツ
Thank you DankPods for the Samson SR850 recommendation! Have been looking for budget open ear headphones and I must say they're amazing! I bought some recommended earcup replacements from transtek and they're SUUUPER comfy! I love classical and jazz music and It's honestly like a whole different experience than I've had before. The highs from the bowed instruments in classical and the tings and clashes of the jazz drums really stand out to me! They're super dazzly!
As for good headphones around the 50$ mark, you should try the AKG K240 or the AKG M220 Pro.
They are most likely the best sounding headphones possible for that price.
The Samson is actually a 1:1 clone of the M220 Pro
Those costs the equivalent of 200 AUD and 120 AUD where i am, while the samson costs as low as 39 AUD
@@M.F.Hafizhan the K240 cost used 29 Euros in Germany mate
This is honestly some of the most entertaining content on youtube regardless of what's being reviewed. The humor is absolutely perfect and you give some genuinely great advice.
*_t r u e_*
"Sony MDRZX110B"
I think someone in the name department had a stroke and everyone else was like: YES
those are basically sony headphone names in a nutshell
@@hisuianpitch yep
@@hisuianpitch and JBL lol
@@alem6603 Can you tell me that what is so confusing about JBL Tune 720BT's?
i have sony mzrzx220bt why such a long name they sound great tho
I used to own Samson's back when I was younger, didn't think they would be good due to being on Amazon.
I loved them. Now that I have a better phone I wonder how much better they'd be.
Thanks to your earlier review of the SR850s I bought a set and couldn't be happier. Well, almost. Maybe my ears are too big or something but they aren't quite as comfortable as I'd hoped, but it's only a little a discomfort after several hours of listening. These are one of the very few sets of cans I actually bought at retail, and that's saying something for me. I have literally several dozen sets of headphones, with most of them having been picked up at the Goodwill Outlet for $1.39/lb. Decent ones, too, not all no-name landfill material. Several sets of HD280s and other various Senny's, lots of Bluetooth sets from major manufacturers including Bose and Marshall and plenty of decent gaming headsets as well. Some needed a little repair or tweaking, but at that price I kind of expected that. There's also a nice pair of MDR-7506 Pros that I rescued from a dumpster, literally, when I worked next to an office that dealt in unclaimed luggage. The Avantree A9S was a pleasant surprise, and were my main wireless headphones until I snagged a set of AirPod Pros. None of these are really high-end, but it's a decent assortment, and if anything were to happen to them I wouldn't be angry or depressed about the financial hit.
And you are spot on when it comes to the stock Apple EarPods. They're really not bad at all, and depending on the recording the soundstage is amazing. I used to go into the office on Sundays and was generally the only one there. There were times when I was listening to some live recordings, usually stuph by Oregon, and would hear a noise off to the side. On several occasions I would get up and look around the empty office, thinking that the noise was coming from somewhere in the office and not from the recording.
There was one time I posted a pic of my recent acquisitions to a headphone group on Reddit, and was downvoted to hell. It seemed to be a bunch of snobs that associated price with quality, not recognizing that you can get some surprisingly good sound without spending a fortune. Yes, I'd like to have some Grados or something by Meze or Stax or even Beyerdynamic, but I'm a cheap bastard and have been unemployed for a couple of years so I have to make do. One of the commenters said that if I had spent the money that I wasted on all the headphones in the picture I could have bought some actual high-quality headphones. I then asked what high-quality headphones I could have bought with the $25 or so I spent on this entire collection, and to the surprise of absolutely nobody I didn't get a response...
Usually they don't stink, they sound. Kinda their whole deal.
I notice how my comment is surrounded by ones hearted by dankpods and respect his decision to ignore my terrible humor, it's probably the right thing to do
Good one.
r/technicallythetruth much?
Oh you clever bastard
Unless it's from low end china. Then they might stink.
Ananymous123 i think you are the one who is not getting it. HE is making a joke, and you can’t even understand that
0:00 Intro
1:10 AKG K712 Pro (reference)
1:30 Apple Earpods (reference)
1:41 Testing conditions
2:04 Sony MDRZX110B (25 AUD)
3:46 HP H3100 (20 AUD)
4:55 Behringer HPM1000 (27 AUD)
7:46 Moki Drops (15 AUD)
8:53 Sennheiser HD206 (55 AUD)
11:39 Samson SR850 (~60 AUD)
13:25 Sennheiser HD280 Pro (130 AUD)
14:42 Pizza
16:29 Bend test
17:11 Final recommendations
18:14 Patreon credits
18:32 Outro
Tfw samson where I live costs 130 usd :(
Edit : My country's amazon now sells it for just 45 USD now :D, only issue is the 15 usd for shipping
Question
Does dankpods ever madea a video about the superlux hd681?
Asking bcs I feel like he did but didn't remember when or what video
Thanks mate
@@Sh-hg8kf you can find it on aliexpress for literally 25$, and they're original ones, i bought mine from there.
@@Sh-hg8kf it's 1/4 of that price over here.
That senny pretzel "look, now they can fit kids too" takes me out every time
Samson tip plug also has a fitting for you to use 4.5mm Big Dingus Jack.
Weirdly enough, they sold these in either box, a pair or only headphone itself (no box, only transparent plastic casing). And it also weird how I ordered it twice and both have different padding. One is velvet, and the other one is stitched synthetic leather
I did order a pair of these and it came in the box. It has a booklet, a small piece of paper and then the headphones themself with the big jack. I did want to get the stitched version, but I instead got the velvet pads. I aint complaining, it is just a pillow, I swear.
I ordered two, both from the same listing on Amazon DE. Both arrived in a full cardboard box with a little instruction/warranty booklet. The headphones were resting in a well laid out cardboard interior, so they wouldn't just fly around in the box. The wire was rolled up with two basic cable binders, the 4.5mm Big Dingus was already pre-installed, easily removable by unscrewing the bit. Both arrived with velours (velvet) padding.
Now I wonder, is there something you have to specify to get the stitched version or is it just by chance that you get one or the other?
@@rxgeborn1976
I just checked the exact same listing I bought them from again, and they only offer them with the velours (velvet) paddings.
The other option is just some bundle with a random gaming mouse.
Even the product images only feature the velvet padding.
I could dig a little deeper and see if I could find another listing with the leather padding, but it's likely not the same for your countries Amazon listings.
@@rxgeborn1976
I couldn't find them from Samson, but the Superlux HD 668B, which are very likely just a rebrand or pair sourced from the same supplier feature leather pads.
They're even cheaper than the Samsons, but feature and oddly shaped headband. Yet they arrive with the same included 4.5mm Dingus.
12:24
YES!!! I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN!!
Those Samson Headphones were the one's I started out with. I use the Z55's right now, but I'm telling you, that little bugger there did me wonders.
There's definitely a higher frequency bias feeling though, I won't lie about that. But they did the job well :)
Would you recommend them for starting out? I keep getting told that Koss Porta Pros absolutely smash them but the Samsons are looking real fine to me.
@@garydsketch It's all very subjective. I hate the Koss porta pros honestly, I went through two pairs in the span of a month (got the first ones replaced because they broke within like a week). I wasnt even that rough with them just like normal headphones. Broke the other pair a few weeks later.. The sound is like.. meh.. Not bad for the price I guess but for just 20 usd more you can get way better over ear. Only problem is it will be clunkier as well. What I did a year ago or so is that I took a step back and invested in a pair of in ear, kz zsn pro (15 usd) sound veery good for that price. Specially if you EQ it a touch. Then if you want to get something even better there are kz zs10 pro for 30 usd or so which I bought 2 months back or so. I have been using over ears in the 40-100 usd range for years before that. Still do some times but rarely (sennheiser hd 280 or marshall monitor headphones).
They both the kz's need to be played in a bit because at the start they are kinda sharp in the higher stuff, but if its something you are going to move around with I would recommend checking out in ears even if you might think that sound stupid. There are lots of very cheap very good options atm. It all depend on music taste etc though unfortunately, specially with the low price stuff.
@@garydsketch I'm rocking some SR950's right now (Sam-Ash had them for $50, apparently down from 100) and I LOVE these things. The 850s are probably arguably better being semi-open (my 950s are closed, but I bought these for DJ'ing) Totally recommend as starter headphones.
@@vir042 very helpful, thank you! It may be a dumb reason but I'm not too sure about getting in ears/IEMs because I'd prefer a pair of actual headphones, something I can hang up and grab quite conveniently
@@syntaxvrc thank you! The 950s are going for about the same price nearby, so would you say I should get those over the 850s?
He’s just so, enjoyable to watch! It’s legit like watching an outback man describing a cactus, but the cactus is electronics. Mighty enjoyable!
Matthew Pagtalunan I’d watch him reviewing cacti
Okay, so those first Sonys that you used, my brother has a pair that’s very similar from maybe 2013. We found them the other day when we were clearing out his attic and gave them a go, and the bass actually shocked me. I like bass, but those were insane.
Ah, now I can finish my Futaba cosplay
The pizza analogy was actually very accurate and helpful
"I don't think Samson's really well known to any of you guys"
me with my Samson microphone and desk arm: 🗿
i literally wear that samson sr850 while watching this haha.. great cheap headphone
@@xruwwiwid lmaooo saaammeee
I feel you. Lol.
The first mic I bought was a USB Samson from Walmart.
I had samsons headphones a while ago. The cable broke after like a year, but the sound quality was ofc quite good.
Samson is actually a fairly well known (although low-end) brand for budget studio gear. Cheap stuff but considering the prices pretty good value
When I was a kid, my dad used to own a pair of Senheiser HD250, and I remember loving them. Truth is, they didnt last long. The headband and earcups just completely desintegrated on each use. The sound was kinda meh, but I still have that nostalgia.
I remember once buying headphones for $1 and they made everything sound like it was recorded in an empty metal room
@Lucas Nikunen I'm pretty sure buying any pair of $1 earphones and you'd get a similar experience
@Lucas Nikunen I honestly don't remember, this was at least 5 years ago but I think they were probably the E-Circuit brand earbuds, they look how I remember.
I actually have that Sony pair, they've actually lasted me longer than any pair of wired headphones I've ever had, super durable and they've been a good daily driver for me
I used to have them. Used em for a year or so for my laptop and then the left ear went and it sucked. Bought another pair, plugged the Sony's in to my phone just to make sure they weren't working. They were FINE. Turns out the headphone jack on my laptop had busted before those bad boys
I use them and have 4 pairs of them
My red ones lasted me about a year before one ear died completely lol
I love my Sony headphones! They’re working great about 5 years in!
I've had these bastards for longer than the others combined
I watched this video with a pair of Sony ZX-100 headphones plugged into my tablet. The ZX-100 are pretty much cosmetically identical to the 110s you tested except for the placement of the Sony badge and having a little red trim piece to tell you which way they go. I paid $4 for them at a US Kmart that was going out of business around a decade ago and they've been with me ever since.
Mine are white. The plastic has held up very well, it's still flexible and no cracks. They used two different types of plastic in making the band (if you look closely it's in three pieces). The center band section is starting to turn '90s IBM PC beige; but the rest is still bright white. The cables that connect to each cup are still fine, I assumed it was a cost saving measure until this video and not a conscious design decision, but they are annoyingly mildly corkscrewy. Tough though. They sound good in my opinion, although I do agree your criticism of the narrow soundstage. I feel it doesn't have excessive amounts of bass and the box says they're "reference", so maybe adding base is what necessitated going from ZX-100 to ZX-110? Finally; that pleather on the pads is as thin as paper and will start to fall off in quarter sized chunks after a couple of years. I ended up swapping them out for some black pleather pads from a pair of "iHip" headphones I picked up open box in a Big Lots clearance bin for $1 like 7 or 8 years ago. They were very flat with absolutely no base; but their pads are great and they fit a ZX-100 perfectly. It gives it a stylish Panda look.
At 0:59, lower right, it shows Sentry headphones. Those are actually name brand in America. Not high end or anything; but they've been around since before I was born and you can buy them everywhere it seems. They also make calculators and were one of the pioneers in cassette tapes in the US.
EDIT: I forgot to close the parentheses.
Samson used to make some spectacular studio monitors too. Took a little EQ to get them perfect, but you could definitely get them perfect.
This guy has been making me say "dollarydoos" and talking like an Aussie for the past week or so, and my Hispanic parents aren't amused 💀
Btw, thanks for the likes. Drop another if you dont wanna get the sandal.
Mee too
Same here, dollarydoos and Dingus are in full vocabulary rotation. No one gets it, they look at me like a crazy person. Never happier
Jackie Morrison LoL 😂 well glad it’s not just me!!
Same Are Happening To Me, A Filipino Speaking English Having A British Accents. Hasn’t Taken Over Yet.
@Mac My Life Up beever bucks
i just found this dude and he’s so interesting?? i first watched him R I P on raycons and i was thinking about buying them up til that point (not anymore lmao). like i’m genuinely fascinated by the shit he does, man is awesome!
Oh my god me too
Ya he saved me
You want some nice iems? Moondrop Starfields
@@abigailment Return them. And buy some moondrop starfields. You won't be disappointed
I got the Taotronics Soundliberty 79 thanks to him and I love them
I literally lol'd and almost spit my coffee out at the twisted, contorted senheiser's and "These'll fit kids now too."
If I hadn't just swallowed, there would have been coffee all over my phone screen.
I actually used those exact behringers to do quality analysis at a call center.
Granted I was just listening to phone calls but they were cheap closed back over ears that were reasonably comfortable and sealed out some of the constant dinn of hundreds of people being yelled at about their phone bills.
I eventually replaced them with a pair of shotgun heading protectors that I mounted a pair of speakers inside lol
I'm sure they sounded like garbage but they really shut out the nose
@@weaselwolf i have those exact same headphones that i use to plug into my guitar 😂
need me some ℂℝ𝔸𝕀𝔾 headphones
We do
*c r a i g p h o n e s*
@JumpyThePenguin you're a legend
You called?
Hit up CVS
“Does cheaper headphones stink”
Sees my headphone
Me: Nervous sweating
Well i have a pair of 30 dollar gaming headphones. They are a pair of turtle beach recon 50P
My headphones literally stink, but I'm currently cleaning it
I saw the Behringers we actually use at my local radio studio... For the presenters. I am the sound technician over there and I usually take my own headphones with me, but at one time I actually had to use the Bs... They sound fine, but I was totally lost in the mix. I just couldn't het the out signal to sound right because of them... So, next time, it was back on with my own headphones for me. Mind you, for the presenters, these Bs are amazing, because we usually need to buy 3 new sets every 2 months or so. Try doing that with $80 headphones and you'll have gone through your year's budget in no time.
most videos about affordable gear "I have limited the price to 300$" good on you
Bring on the after show!
I just sent my dirty buds through the washing machine. Nailing it every day
Not just best iPod channel but best TH-cam channel In General been here since Shrek.
Shrek is love
Gabriel Bertoldi Garcia shrek is life
He is just funny and has a good opinion
Shrek 4 ever
9:22 i have these headphones and it looked good in the picture when i got them it felt like it will just break and the cable protective stuff started to break after 1 month of use no joke i have to treat these soo carefully for it to not break anymore
i'd love to see a revisited version of this especially with the Koss KPH30i. i could imagine the comments on those public library looking things.
Shout out to any of my guys using those Sony headphones everyone has
I have Sony headphones.
Omg
Yes
@@krolkabowowo7158 they'r like the only ones I can afford
Had a set of the noise cancelling ones, they were great.
thanks
I basically had PTSD from the Sennheiser you brought out. Short story: I was at a friend's house and he was an audiophile. He brought out the exact same Sennheiser you had, and I was just visibly disappointed when I tried it on.
My friend actually have that Sennheiser, long story short he actually liked it
@@irvanray1898 He worked in a terribly loud industrial job, didnt he? 🤔
All low end Sennheiser are just a cheap made plastic build, which is the reason why i never bought them. You needed to look at its 600 or 800 series for a decent audiophile headphones.
The pizza analogy is literally perfect, I'm watching this vid from my phone speakers as my pair of samsons rest on my headphone stand
and I just had a frozen pizza too
12:42 those AKG K240s I bought today. I'm still baffled at how freaking clean they sound over anything else I've worn thus far, they're lovely. Got them on a reduced price too!
I was all like "Damn, those Samson look familiar" and then he said they are a basically clone of the K240s, which I'm using rn...
If they sound as good as mine do, then they are pretty damn good!
I've heard the k240s have a better sound (like a decent bit better), but the samson have the edge in soundstage.
I've got a pair of K240DFs. I've yet to find an amp that really drives them to their full potential. The Musical Fidelity X-Can V3 came close.. but these really need a professional 600 Ohm driver. At least the Samsons are 32 Ohms
Samson, Superlux and ISK tend to clone those. They are all good brands as well if you're looking for cheap studio quality headphones. I think all have great open-air headphones as well as closed.
I’m gonna be honest, this made me buy the Samson’s
I am going to buy them, but is it worth it, for hip hop rnb or jazz?
I am going to buy them, but is it worth it, for hip hop rnb or jazz?
@@MrAwesomeaditya they are pretty nice
@@MrAwesomeaditya basically anything you put them through, they give a beautiful balanced sound
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You cant change my mind, my sony feels so good when i listen to All Star on my 6th gen iPod Classic.
paid $70 for my headphones, samson sr860's for $50 and $20 for aftermarket earcups. so much comfort and best part is, they sound amazing. thank you dankpods for suggesting to get the sr850's!
I laughed at all the people freaking out that theirs were the first ones featured.
Then I realized I have 2 pairs of them.
XD
Bet you don't have three like me :')
The dirt on the iPad kept making me thing there was something on my screen and I kept trying blowing it off
I've got a set of those black Sony's. Had them for years and they're still working well. Also, I've got a few sets of various Apple earpods that I've just found every so often that still work pretty well, so that's pretty cool.
After 6 months or using those Sony's, the thin tissue covering the ear cushions started to rip apart. Also, the headphone jack started to lose signal when it bended too much. I had to constantly adjust it so I could hear sound. Back then they were worth 60$.
Like for dingus
Green_Turtle_Gaming I am the dingus now
Ples lik hies cummunt
D U N G U S
*_haha I have the 3 likz_* I am mega dingus yes
eiiih gurRH *pause* *bonk* DUNGUS
Makes sense that you were a teacher, you’re an engaging speaker. Teachers make good TH-camrs I guess!
Keeping kids interested in one thing for 30 mins is hard work
"strange diet of only potatoes"
literally half of Europe having mostly potato based dishes: ...
I was almost anxious to hear you talk about the Samsons, and I can't explain the relief that washed over me to know a funny Australian man validated my choice in budget headphones 😀
lmao I own those Sennheiser headphones, literally the only upside to them is the length of the cable.
The $US20 HD201s (now rebranded as $US40 HD206s) were called "breadphones" by local sellers because they go through tons of them as they hit a sweet spot with performance per price. The pads disintegrate pretty quickly and the cable starts peeling instantly, but they sound ok for $20. $40 is highway robbery and no one should buy the HD206s.
Don't think the length is an upside as it is far too long that you could step on it
@@sonicman9910 it's just nice to have something long enough without needing an extension cord
@ I got mine on Amazon after hearing a good word about Sennheiser lol
@@00SNIVY00 Same, was pretty pissed when the band snapped after a year, at least I got em for like 20 bucks on a firesale.
“They make audio gear, y’know, *D E S K S* ”
mixing desks
I love ur pfp btw it's so cutely funny lmfao so funny
My desk sounds soo good...
Heh listening out my Samsons right now
*slaps desk* Should hear the creaks coming out of this bad lad
I've got the noise-cancelling version of the Sony MDR-ZX110Bs, which is the Sony MDR-ZX110NCs. They sound good to me, because my standards are very low. Noise-cancelling also sounds really nice to me; it's great how it works with my digital piano and that makes the piano sound so much better. That's probably because I've never owned noise-cancelling headphones before this pair though.
Edit: Should also mention, the glossy finish on the sides is replaced by a sort of shiny, circular thing? Some sort of radial metallic shine without actual metal, of course it's plastic. I don't know how to describe it. But it actually probably looks worse in terms of attracting scratches that way than with the glossy finish. Also, the cables on mine are circular instead of flattened. Spaghetti instead of fettuccine.
Update on my pair: RIP. Left headphone died, unless the cable was in an extremely specific position. Had them for 3 years or so.
I have a pair of 110NC. They sound a bit muddled. They would be good on a long flight I guess.
1 minute into the video:
Ehhhhhh... Hmmm... cats on Mars
9:05 We Got Bert, Homert and Marg
9:32 "these are the worst headphones I've ever bought"
Zaanus: *let us introduce ourselves*
Zaanu (headphones)
“”””””””headphones””””””””
Ultrasone has entered the chat
4:57 We have these at our school. We usually get adapters handed out to turn our own little dingus headphones into big dinguses, but if you don't have any with you, you're getting these.
DankPods: Gold tip is proof it's not really a valuable thing
Sees the headphones I'm wearing has a gold tip: Well shit
"We got bert, homer and marg,"
- DankPods
THOSE SONYS IN THE THUMBNAIL WERE MY LIFE FOR YEARS
Those samson headphones are really nice for VR, i have a quest and they fit so perfectly around the strap so i can have super nice wide high quality audio in VR. They're also really light too so you don't feel any extra weight which is nice
all the “i bought cheap ____” videos end happily because frank is at the end