SR850 Studio Wired Over Ear Headphones Without Mic (Black)

For those who are lazy to read about its audio signature: TLDR - If you are looking for a good pair of budget headphones, go ahead and buy these. I had seen Samson mics for a long time now and only came to know about their headphone offering a few years ago. At the time of purchasing, I paid a little less than Rs.3K and have thus, recommended it to a ton of my friends who wanted a good pair of headphones. The SR850 is a killer headphone that rivals others which are 3x or 4x the price in SQ and comfort. I've tried a few Sennheisers and these give the HD500 series a run for its money (exception with the HD58X coz that's another gem of its own). The semi-open back style provides a bigger soundstage and airiness to the music. Build quality: Mostly plastic everywhere, but feels sturdy overall. The cables are really long and are terminated in 3.5mm gold plated connector with a 2.5mm adapter. There isn't much to expect for the price you pay. The velour pads feel like portable pillows!! It is recommended to purchase an inexpensive carry case for the headphone so that this beast gets the comfort it needs. Rating: 8/10 Comfort: The headband is self-adjusting and can fit children and adults alike. And did I mention VELOUR PADS :) They are some of the most comfortable earpads (along with brainwavs memory foam) and can give a good fit without irritating our long listening sessions. Due to the enclosure type, you do hear ambient noise around you and that might affect how you perceive your music. And, these are definitely not portable by any means. But if you don't care about public prejudice like me, go on and enjoy your fav music in the public (bearing in mind that these are semi-open back headphones). Rating: 9/10 Sound Quality: Let me cut right to the chase. As mentioned before, these are semi-open back type of headphones. The advantages of this enclosure is the enhanced soundstage and liveliness. It makes you feel like you are listening to your favorite music out in the open (or in a concert depending on the audio quality). Crisp and clear vocals, crystal clear highs, a very evident midrange and tight bass that doesn't muffle other tones. It is highly unlikely that you find another headphone in this price range that can give you the tonal clarity that the SR850 provides. Some of the guitar notes from Led Zeppelin, Poets of the Fall and Audioslave give you goosebumps (and occasional tears of joy)!! Rating: 10/10 The SR850 is a must have for those looking for headphones that double as a studio monitor without breaking the bank. I use the Hidizs Sonata HD DAC AMP to get some extra volume and refinement, but can do away without any amps as well. If you are a person who craves for treble or bass heavy music, this might not be the right headphone for you. The SR850 is something which will keep you engaging without fatiguing your ears.

These are an excellent pair of headphones. The sound is very crisp and clear. When it comes to music I felt that the highs were a little sharp, the bass is good and refined but definitely don't expect bass to sound booming like you hear in sony MDRs and Skullcandy's. Watching movies with this pair of headphones is an absolute delight. Since these are semi open back models the soundstage is wide and the listener is able to tell exactly which sound is coming from where. Great immersion. For you gamers out there semi open back/open back headphones are the way to go especially if you're playing shooters, open world games and horror. You can exactly tell where the footsteps are coming from, where the bullets are coming from etc. However there are a few cons as well. Since they are openback there is a significant amount of soundleak inside and outside. If your room fan is fullspeed you can hear it through your headphones even if the music is playing. This wouldn't be a problem if you're in an AC studio like how many professionals are using it already. Had to put this out there. Also the most disappointing factor about these headphones are its earpads. Really terrible earpads. They are made of cheap velour, not the kind of good velour you find in DT 770/990. They are very stiff and will hurt the top and bottom end of your ears after several hours of usage. As you can see in the image I have switched my earpads to the Brainwavs XL earpads and they are 10x more comfortable and provide better bass in my opinion. If you are serious about getting the SR850s I cannot stress more on how much you need a third party earpad to go with it. I give the samsons an overal 8/10 9/10 for audio quality 6/10 for comfort 8/10 for value for money

1.Compatibility Since it has impedence of only 32 ohms, it has enough power to drive mob inile devices. If you're a long hour listener like me, you wouldn't blast it at full volume anyway. I mostly put the volume at about 60% and I feel that as adequate. However the ending of the 3.5mm jack is a bit short which would create conflict with your phone case if you use a thick case. Personally, I have another 3.5mm connector. So, I can negate this particular pain. I haven't checked it with a computer or if somebody wants it for a studio usage , I'm not sure if they'll feel it's a great product.But given the price, I don't think you can expect any better. 2.Sound quality: At this price range I don't think there exists an outright better product when it comes to sound quality. However ,it definitely needs equalizer. When I play songs I already have the files-- mp3 or flacs ,my main music player is jet audio. I tune down my phone system sound preset to the second most bass heavy or third most bass heavy and it would sound wonderful for a more rich and detailed music..those with clear acoustic and percussions...the same do not necessarily well for metal genre for example. If I have to play from youtube or spotify,then I have to use the most bass heavy preset in my system sound. I'm not talking about custom presets here but the presets already stored are enough honestly. But, I feel like you need to change up a bit depending upon the songs you listen to ,to get the best out of it. 3. Comfort: This is such a so-so issue for me. Having owned worse products make it easier for me.But ,if someone who's accustomed to high end headphones try it out,I think there's room for disappointment. I ordered Brainwavz angled pads to replace the stock pads on the fly but I ordered the wrong size ,so I can't tell how much of a difference that really is. The problem with these products and the superlux ones is that they make the pad too thick and narrow the inner circle hole where your ear slots in. This is a big issue for comfort as some part of the pad clamp your ears either at the top or bottom. You can use the softest material on earth but it still wouldn't be the same compared to a pad that has a big hole which covers the whole of your ear without clamping on it. So, depending upon your experience with these type of pads ,your perception of comfort is going to be drastically different. If you're an 'in ear' can type of guy, you'd definitely feel it. If you're also a high end user ,you'd feel it. For the average joe who does not use headphones above 5k bucks ,you can't really complain. The velour pads are soft. If you have a big head like mine ,just stretch the metal on top from time to time. Caution though, don't break the metal.There are wires inside. Instead you can just break the plastic band and it would make it way more comfortable i.e if you have a big sized head. I did the same with my Superlux one and it felt much comfortable. Edit: you can remove the rubber bnad on top by removing the screws near the ear cup. It makes a world of difference when it comes to comfort. 4.Sound signature It has a good sound stage and instrument separation.It has crisp treble and a good bass. Like I said all of these need a bit of equalizing to get the best output. Without a bit of work you may feel a bit of sibilance when you turn up the volume. 5.Gaming Now, without the in-built mic , you might be a bit weary. Don't. I tested it today with Codm and they could hear my voice just fine to the point that they said my breathing is very loud ..lol.. I'd prefer it to a lot of cheaper gaming phones. Edit: The mic is inconsistent as it doesn't have a dedicated mic. If you intend to use it for gaming purposes, sometimes your teammates won't hear you. As far as in game sound goes, it's excellent. If you play a solo game, it's fine. But for squad games where your teammates need to hear you, it's a hit and miss 6.Accessories This is the part where I'm a bit disappointed. I'd rather have a smaller cable with another cable in the box which could be used if wanted. But, instead it comes with a long ass wire by default and a 6.5mm jack adapter. So,it's a bit inconvenient for someone whose main intention of usage is for a mobile device. My superlux 661 evo came with two detachable cables,one long cable and a much smaller cable. It would've been great if they insert two cables too. 7.Build quality Plastic that does not look too cheap. These are meant for home usage anyway. The wire is round. I'm not sure if it's lengthiness would create problems . The part which contains the jack is bulky . I think it would last for a while unless you're very careless.The wire itself is tangle free but the length is an issue. If you intend to use it for a studio or for a PC ,this is probably the way you'd like it though. All in all I feel it's worth the price and I'm happy that I got it today 8.Durability: If you use it daily like me and especially on mobile , I found out that it isn't too durable. I'm reluctant to put all the blame on the headphone itself as I have a habit of sleeping with it. So, I might've put my body weight over it while sleeping. The wire near the jack fails me. If you don't have those bad habits,bet it'd last longer. Still it isn't too friendly with mobile because of the long ass wire. Also, I feel like the weight of the wire contributes in not making it durable

Después de 6 mese de uso puedo dar fe de su durabilidad; se me han caído varias veces, mis sobrinas los tomaron una vez y los traían de helicóptero y siguen en excelente estado.Son grandes (mucho 12.5 cm de diámetro aprox). El sonido es mi favorito, bajos presentes que no sobresalen pero profundos, medios increíbles ( para mi son su punto mas fuerte), y agudos algo brillantes, pero solo un poco, al principio los ecualizaba y les bajaba un poco a las altas frecuencias pero termine por acostumbrarme, y me di cuenta de que solo brillan en ciertas pistas donde abusan de los platillos en la batería o en pistas con mala calidad. El sonido casi no distorsiona, lo subo a full en mi celular (lanix 510) y la distorsión de las frecuencias es casi inperceptible. Para Gaming yo les doy un 9, tienen una excelente distribución de las frecuencias que puedes tener una experiencia de juego increíble, en juegos que están bien optimizados en sonido 7.1 percibes perfectamente las direcciones de los enemigos, los pasos o la dirección de disparos. En fin una excelente opción Calidad/Precio, los recomienda do ampliamente, PD: un punto negativito es que si te quedas dormido con ellos puestos no son muy cómodos xD Actualización, a ya dos años y me siguen prcionedo la mejor compra por su precio y su calidad. Siguen funcionando completamente.

These semi open backs are a steal for the price! Very comfortable ear pads and headband. It makes anything you watch or listen to sound clearer and more open.

Looked cheap and ears get hot.. so I returned it. But its good for its price of $50ish

Nice sound quality, natural bass with clarity on the mids and highs. Great for casual listening, making beats, gaming (also with Dolby Atmos and DTS Sound Unbound for that spatial sound), practicing with your musical instruments. For best comfort, I would recommend changing the velour ear cushions to better ones (got mines from ebay). Would consider these to be the first good pair of headphones I got and a refreshing departure from the bass-boosted headphones. Been using the first pair for 5 years now, these are the second pair.

Recentemente un amico ha deciso di acquistare delle cuffie da utilizzare al pc e la prima scelta è stata una cinesata anonima (almeno per me) ma con tanto di 90 recesioni positive qui su Amazon. Qualità ? Per 30 euro semplicemente vergognosa. Ma la gente è davvero sorda ? Tagliando la testa la toro ha optato per una Logitech che notoriamente in ambito pc fa oggetti di buona fattura...in ambito pc. 60 euro che non suonano male ma non fanno certo gridare al miracolo. In occasione dal black friday Amazon ha abbassato il costo di questa cuffie che da tempo mi incuriosivano e che dalla prima revision sono anche migliorare quindi mi son detto...perchè no! Al massimo le rimando indietro altrimenti si rimandano indietro le Logitec. Confezione ---------------- Abbastanza economica ma non mi aspettavo molto di più : la cuffia, un 'manualetto' da ben 5 pagine e un adattatore da 6.35mm. Qualità costruttiva -------------------------- Quando le ho viste la prima volta non mi hanno entusiasmato. La fascia autoregolante è si comoda (AKG insegna) ma è davvero di plasticaccia infima, sembra rompersi alla prima occhiata...fortuna che non è necessaria al corretto funzionamento delle cuffie. Ottima la sceltà dei padiglioni in velour che vanno a sostituire quelli presenti nella precedente revision, segno che alla Samson ascoltano le critiche e i consigli della gente. Non solo sono più comodi da indossare ma al contrario di quanto si possa pensare non fanno sudare anche se li avrei preferiti leggermente più morbidi (sono comunque compatibili con i ricambi delle AKG K240). Il cavo (2.5m) è di qualità sufficiente ma mi è sembrato troppo rigido e alla lunga non è mai un fattore positivo, ottimi i jack. Appena indossate sembrano leggermente strette ma in realtà l'archetto esercita la giusta pressione e dopo i primi minuti il fastidio scompare. Qualità audio ------------------- Le cuffie mi avevano incuriosito perchè su alcuni forum esteri c'è chi le paragonava addirittura alle Sennheiser HD650 (350 euro). Possono delle cuffie da 30 euro suonare come cuffie da 350 euro ? Io ho le confrontate direttamente con le HD650 ascoltandole prima su un amplificatore dedicato (Schiit Valhalla 2) e poi sull'uscita audio di un semplice pc. Una piccola premessa è doverosa : Samson non costruisce le cuffie e se cercate bene in giro troverete moltissimi modelli che sono esteticamente identici. Il vero produttore è Superlux, azienda di Shanghai che in occidente è un signor nessuno ma in realtà produce oggetti di discreta qualità da tempo. Ha iniziato come oem per AKG, Samson, Presonus e probabilmente anche Beyerdynamic e alla fine è arrivata anche da noi con il suo marchio. Nello specifico le SR850 anche se assomigliano alle Superlux HD681 sono in realtà i cloni delle Superlux HD668B. L'azienda dichiara una sensibilità di 98dB quindi non certo elevata per delle cuffie e una risposta in frequenza dai 10hz ai 30khz...e le marmotte fanno la cioccolata! Scherzi a parte non è specificato da nessuna parte il range in dB quindi è un dato che non dice praticamente nulla. Il confronto sul pc mette subito le cose in chiaro : non sono dei giocattoli e suonano bene. Surclassano le Logitech G430 in tutto mentre rispetto alle HD650 iniziano i primi dolori : - Sono meno sensibili ma la loro impedenza è molto bassa quindi a parità di volume suonano più forte (nota positiva per chi le volesse utilizzare sul cellulare) - Le medio/basse frequenze sono ottime e assolutamente all'altezza - Le bassissime frequenze latitano. Non solo i 10hz sono un miraggio ma sono un miraggio anche i 30hz... - La gamma media o più in generale le voci sembrano leggermente arretrate ma è un dettaglio davvero molto lieve - Le alte frequenze sono si dettagliate ma purtroppo presentano dei chiari problemi di sibilanti e questo è sicuramente il difetto principale. Alla lunga l'ascolto diventa stancante e già dopo 30 minuti si inizia ad abbassare il volume (è un brutto segno) Il confronto sul Valhalla mi ha sorpreso, mi aspettavo che le differenze si amplificassero e invece... : - Quando l'impedenza non è più un problema si sente la minore sensibilità e le HD650 suonano davvero molto più forte a parità di volume - Le medio/basse frequenze sono rimaste ottime - Le bassissime frequenze qualcosa hanno recuperato e si inizia a sentire qualcosa intorno ai 30hz ma è comunque chiaro che le HD650 fanno dei bassi un loro cavallo di battaglia - La gamma media è di pari livello e in alcuni casi la preferisco alle HD650! - Le alte frequenze si sono leggermente arrotondate, il problema delle sibilanti rimane ma è più accentuato. Morale della favola : recuperano terreno quando la sorgente inizia a salire di qualità mentre io mi aspettavo il contrario! A livello di microdettaglio la differenza con le HD650 è lieve anche se aumenta all'aumentare della dinamica (ma tanto le ultime canzoni sono incise con una compressione imbarazzante quindi è un finto problema). Reggono bene il volume ma iniziano a comprimere ben prima delle HD650 quindi non c'è da esagerare o si impasta tutto. Conclusioni ----------------- Quindi suonano come cuffie da 350 euro ? L'azienda le vende come 'cuffie professionali da studio' e forse il loro vero problema è proprio questo : tendono a restituire un suono analitico, tendenzialmente freddo e in alcuni casi non riescono a coinvolgere. La prima volta che ascoltai delle Genelec dissi "Che suono!", poi ascoltai la stessa canzone su delle ProAc ed esclamai "Che musica!". Ecco...questa è la differenza tra un'ottima cuffia da 30 euro e una da 350 euro : la prima suona bene (molto bene) ma la seconda ti immerge nella musica e trasmette emozioni e il perchè è davvero difficile da spiegare, si può solo provare. Ho avuto modo di provarle per qualche ora anche con delle Beats (non ricordo il modello perchè le ritengo tutte ciarpame) e posso confermare che a 28 euro sono eccezionali, nel rapporto qualità/prezzo surclassano le HD650 che in 10 anni sono aumentate di ben 100 euro! Un caso più unico che raro che dimostra comunque la qualità altissima delle Sennheiser e di conseguenza di queste Samson. Ovviamente le Logitech prendono la strada del ritorno...le Beats non lo possono più fare altrimenti...