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These are 32 ohm headphones which means you will not need external amplification to play these at a loud volume, I listen to these through my uDac 2 with no problem. BUILD QUALITY :: aside from the pads the build quality is pretty plasticy and light... although it seems fairly sturdy and i cant see these breaking with anything short of excessive force(maybe some people like throwing their headphones at walls?) these have been said as having a high grip force and i can see why some people say that.. but its not really a concern of mine as if you want them looser you can just put them on something the width of your head(or wider) when your not using them.. super easy fix and imo not a huge problem as far as comfort goes ( far far far far far less of a problem than the pads ) ... i rated the design a 4 as im sure there is some room for improvement(ie. the 668 has detachable cable) but i have no issues with the build quality.. comfort i rated as 2.5 because of the pads... after a simple mod they are prolly 3.5/5 ( as i imagine velour pads, lighter grip would be an improvement..as is its not like i forget im wearing them) ISOLATION :: isolation is pretty minimal... almost non-existent but does muffle some of the noise around you .. would have no problem hearing someone talk at a normal/high voice with these on ( if music was off ) LOWS :: the bass has some nice punch to it .. you cant feel it in your chest... and it doesn't "slap hella hard" but ive never thought that i need more bass in any song these headphones do a very good job and i cant see anyone aside from a huge basshead wanting more ..

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Conclusions​ SR850 sound quality surpass the all it peers in given price range. It definitely can compete with higher priced headphones. Let me say that I've read other posts declaring the sonic similarity of the SR850 and Superlux 668B. Those were usually unsubstantiated statements, but I took them seriously enough. So here I am - the proud owner of Samson SR850s. I chose those over the Superlux because of Samson's customer support... But something bothered me. Next difference is internal airflow management..... this gives the headphone little bit more air than normal(superlux have complete openish design giving rather edgy treble) Confusion Regarding Faked / Photoshopped Pleather Superlux Lookalike​ I have mine from online retail er; which the preview showing the faked superlux (pleather) with SR850 stamp on it. I received several days later an original SR850, with velour pads. The original one as in www. samsontech.com.Comfort- The big cushy vinyl earpads are very comfortable but clamp is a bit high,maybe it's because my head is kinda big and I wear glasses. I also find myself pulling the self adjusting headband down alot because they slide up, I think over time the elastic string will break in and this will be no longer be a problem.

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The build is not flashy or extraordinary, but satisfactory enough to make me feel like they will last years. They are semi open, but don't leak much more than some closed headphones such as the RX700 or Dre Beats. This is all presented in a soundstage that is wide and has rather impeccable imaging. The sound is the most transparent I've heard extensively(the previous best being the M50). Overall, the headphones are pretty light weight and are fairly comfortable to wear. I've put many hours into it so far and often found myself realizing, "Oh, I'm wearing the headphones...". When you hold them, they don't have a heavy metal feel, they feel like very light plastic, which they are. Plastic and vinyl. They seem to sit just fine over my glasses too. The mids are forward and present, very rich and with good clarity. The mids are not recessed or drowned out by the bass. The sound is very full and I find any headphone with solid mids and even a hint of bass will perform well in nearly all music as mids make up the bulk of what we listen to (from instruments to voice). Vocals are great, guitar sounds wonderful and piano was very powerful. I was very pleased in general with the mids as a lot of budget headphones are recessed in mids to make a bassy/treble headphone which tends to be more fun and popular. That's not the case here. Mids are full steam ahead.

Services Guitar Workshop Electronic Repairs Workshop Music Store Events & Workshops Piano Showroom Music Lessons Recording Studio These cans are rated "studio" which means that you probably have good equlization equipment to compensate for their murderous and sibilant elevation at 4-8KHz range. The sound is very detailed but fatiguing and there is no smoothness or finesse to it. Bass is a bit empty but sufficient. Upper treble is obscured by 8-10KHz so equalize once more, don't listen to them flat. Clamp is too strong and pleather pads provoke intense sweating. These headphones properly equalized and amplified turn into a magnifying glass or a microscope with which you may explore recordings on sub-level but you can't see landscapes with it if you get what I mean. I've had both for a few days now and find them (of course) very similar ... the Samson is slightly warmer with slightly narrower sound stage and slightly more prominent bass .. the Superlux is more analytical with more treble emphasis and slightly better imaging and sound stage ... spatial is incredible, Wide staging, with extremely accurate pin-pointed sound source. This is the only speaker that can gave me illusion of a center speaker (new sound source) emerging in the center of my front wall. Overall Impressions​ Compared to other headphones (several different prices) I've passed during research before deciding to buy. The SR850 sounded (ascending according to what I feel):

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Mids- A bit forward, but now a lot more smooth and open, very clean sounding, upper mids also improved with much of the harshness gone, The SR850 is an inexpensive high performer. It exceeded my expectations. I'm not completely pleased with the headphone, as I would prefer the highs to be a little tamer (I use an equalizer and dropped the highs down a tad and all that fatigue went away while still sounding excellent). And I would prefer different pads on the cups (cloth!) but that's my main preference anyways on headphones (velour). The bass was surprising. Very low and full. The mids are forward and present. The headphone in general is warm (warm in my definition references bass and fullness). The highs add a nice etch of detail to the whole image. I'd really like to get a pair of Beyer pads and see if they fit around these, because if they did, bam, it would be awesome. These headphones are excellent for all musics and great for gaming and movies. They're inexpensive and yet give so much. This is to be expected being a hidden Superlux HD668B which we all know is an excellent budget headphone. Which of those options is right? Are the SR850 and 950 carbon copies of their progenitors, or is there something different under the hood? What, if any, sonic differences manifest?

First let's get some information across. The Samson SR850 is a clone of the Superlux HD668B. Same headphone. They simply rebranded it and changed the style of the headband. The Samson SR850 more resembles the AKG series headphones. The Superlux HD668B more resembles the AudioTechnica series. Keep that in mind depending on which style you may prefer, as they are the same headphone and virtually cost the same. I went with the SR850 because I like the look better and the headband way better than the HD668B. This headphone is low impedance and sensitive, you will not need an amplifier at all. I can't think of a better value in headphones than these or their very similar cousin, the Superlux 668B. Actually SR950 are even worse. The only difference is that they sacrifice resolution for more subbass extension to make even 10Hz audible but it aint worth it. Why: Well, I wanted to try out various inexpensive (budget) headphones to get a feel for what's all out there. Here at HeadFi, and other online communities, there seems to be a lot of blind suggestions when it comes to a headphone that is popular when mentioned in a thread. My favorite example is the AudioTechnica AD700 for gaming specifically. The problem is that a lot of people are recommending that headphone for someone who wants a headphone for gaming, who have never even heard that headphone, let alone gamed with headphones sometimes. Anyhow, I wanted to find another headphone that was even more inexpensive and capable of being great for gaming and music and movies all the same. After doing some hunting around, that landed me on the SR850. Part of the deal was that it had to look good and feel good, not just perform good. Again, landed me on the SR850.

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value i rated this a four... i didnt rate it a five simply because you cant really assess value without comparison and i have no real headphone experience i can draw from i cant exactly say these are the best value ... but as far as i can tell they are a very good value and couldn't be happier The SR950 and the HD681 sound very similar despite one being open and the other being closed. Both emphasize the highs and deemphasize the lows and mids compared to the HD668B. The SR950 is not fully closed; without music, I can still hear some external sounds but at a lower volume than in any of the other 3 phones. Detail is high in both and comparable to that in the first sibling pair. There was something odd to me about the SR850. They have the soundstage size of an open headphone, they leak like an open headphone, but the sound has "air" more like a closed headphone. Open, Clear, Bright. Especially when compared to higher end headphones which often sounded darker. It makes those high end cans sound kinda muffled. SR850 is comparable to other bright sounded headphones i.e AKG's.Comfort-wise, the HD681 and HD668B are the most comfortable out of the box, followed by the SR950 and SR850; both of these are head-squeezers, although the SR850 was by far the worst, and needed stretching. The SR950 comes with the most padded earcups. They are complete mods of superlux, from driver to chamber......samson did this to save money on headphone moulds as editing is cheaper than creating Samson SR850 studio reference headphones offer an excellent listening solution for musicians, sound engineers and general music enthusiasts. With outstanding bass response and clean, clear highs, the SR850 headphones ensure complete comfort and accurate monitoring performance. Powerful bass but not overpowering. There are many headphone I've tried that I can't push the volume louder, just simply because the bass is too overpowering since the beginning.