So far this is the best video you ever made.. Would love to be there and see it in personal.. Cant wait the second part
@lachlanlikesathing9 жыл бұрын
I think it's my best too, thank you :) EDIT: Here's part 2! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n52jZKVl1LyRgKM.html
@kenacquin19 жыл бұрын
Dito.
@silverarrows829 жыл бұрын
***** These seems to be the big name stores. Are there many smaller stores there with counterfeits? ,,,, Guess we should just stick to the reputable stores
@AndroidVageta19 жыл бұрын
***** Have you ever listened to the IE800? Have any comments on how they are vs. the H3 (which I own) or the A3 (which I'm looking to own...especially after this video!). Also...totally jelly...would love to visit stores like these. So much!
@syn0101109 жыл бұрын
The stairs at that building are right out of a survival horror. O_O
@lachlanlikesathing9 жыл бұрын
Corinn Heathers I happen to love creepy corridors and this one is a real doozy!
@lauivan889 жыл бұрын
***** I went there thousand of times already
@adamnelson85729 жыл бұрын
What a delightful thing to wake up to! I had a big smile on my face through most of this. Those stores are unbelievable. I've never seen anything like that. I'm not even sure there's places that wicked in America, none that I've seen anyway. I'm super jealous. The creepy sound effects were a cute touch :) I can't wait to see more! By the way, you hold up very well under all those tight close-ups.
@lachlanlikesathing9 жыл бұрын
You have no idea how dumb it feels to aim a camera at your face and make "I'm listening to this carefully" faces while people are staring at you lol
@adamnelson85729 жыл бұрын
Ha ha! Just crack a smile once in a while and at least pretend you're enjoying yourself during those moments.
@lachlanlikesathing9 жыл бұрын
***** Close, I video myself for a bit of time while listening and I have 2 batteries and a 64GB memory card :)
@kamidesu21169 жыл бұрын
***** yo i have a question what headset do u have on in this vid ?
@Seramics9 жыл бұрын
***** thanks for making awesome videos like these for us....
@johnpong9939 жыл бұрын
Oh my, what a deal that is on the Fostex TH-600!! I thought I got a good deal on massdrop at US$550, but your price beats mine by a mile! And the sad thing is... I live in Hong Kong!!!
@reelgreens41279 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video. Makes me want to return to Hong Kong! Although I've been since, I had the pleasure of a 10-day HK visit in 1995, staying in Mong Kok. The main drawcard was 3 days of scintilllating airplane spotting and photography at the legendary Kai Tak airport. Walking around streets in the airport vicinity amid the deafening sound and sight of low-flying jets is branded in my memory. Eagerly awaiting your next video!
@iphogan44898 жыл бұрын
I also found that Hong Kong people prefer in-ear headphones. I guess because of the size (more convenient), plus Hong Kong weather is hot and humid. Over-ear often causes my ears sweating, and earrings are my personal problem. Secondly, I believe that the appearance, stability and weight may be a factor as well. If the factors are not on the headset. In my opinion, the problem exists in Hong Kong people's habits, such as using time.
@ib00939 жыл бұрын
I love these HK videos. didn't know going up the stairs could be so scary!
@andrewr83649 жыл бұрын
Exactly what is so interesting about your trip thanks for doing tours like this, informative and hitting all the requests I had for you from when you where on your way there ;) have a great rest of your adventure!!
@chazpeterson85659 жыл бұрын
Awesome vids my friend! Loved the quick humor, and information in this video. I especially love these videos in hong Kong.
@lachlanlikesathing9 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I wish I could go to more places and make videos like this!
@witz9 жыл бұрын
I really wish there were more dedicated stores to just audio in general. Online reviews can only give you so much as to going and testing it yourself in a store. Keep these videos coming man, I'm loving them.
@MrToyfacewondermanii9 жыл бұрын
This is great, very much looking forward to part 2!
@hawwk579 жыл бұрын
Hey! I was actually just in Hong Kong the past few days and ended up checking out these stores in Mong Kok! I ended up having to decide between the Sony MDR-1A and the ATH MSR7...and went with the MSR7s from Broadway. Pretty happy with my purchase so far!
@keiththarox8 жыл бұрын
Damn bro, your reviews are excellent. Super detailed and great commentary, keep it up!!
@HashtagGav9 жыл бұрын
Great video Lachlan. You've got a nack for this kind of thing and I thoroughly enjoy the channel. Keep it up!
@lachlanlikesathing9 жыл бұрын
Thanks :) it was a bit more challenging to put this together than my usual videos but great fun!
@TheCoolDocPSN9 жыл бұрын
I couldn't love this video more. Great work fellow audio lover!
@proudcanadian98166 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I'm only stumbling upon these videos after almost 3 years !!! Oh well, I'm in a YT binge-watching mood right now, and no commercials either :-)
@maitrehg9 жыл бұрын
Great video! I have several headphones (Audeze, Denon, Beyer etc ...) and I can confirm that the Fostex TH600 and of course the TH900 are really the best for listening electronic music.
@MaebyBaeby9 жыл бұрын
I love all your faces while you're trying headphones out. You look more like you're chewing over a tough decision than listening to music.
@JokeProfessor9 жыл бұрын
Dude, great videos. amazing effort! keep doing what you love man
@SasukeViper7 жыл бұрын
This was really cool. Hong Kong seems like a nice place to visit.
@Hellogoodbye339 жыл бұрын
Those stores are crazy! Really liked this video
@Direkin6 жыл бұрын
I never knew about Jaben or Mingo, and I've been in that area a gazillion times, but that's the nature of shops there. You missed out on an even larger headphone shop near the Mong Kong Computer Centre called Kingsound. I took a look at those three places today.
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
Great video. Loved he sound effects.
@andrewr83649 жыл бұрын
So cool
@StevenL7179 жыл бұрын
Very good video, thanks a lot. I know a lot of headphone shops in Beijing and Tianjing but none of them has those almost-full/updated headphone/earphone collections as HongKong's. Thanks for your video, now I'm really attempting to HongKong just for earphone/headphone auditing ;-)
@alanccini9 жыл бұрын
Nice video as usual, love the sound effect when you were deciding between the elevator or the stairs...kudos!!!
@WolfRanger20089 жыл бұрын
I am thoroughly enjoying this voyage through the Headphone/Gadget shops of Hong Kong; absolutely no complaints. I wonder if will also hit some of the restaurants and Nightlife establishments as well?
@2rkolle9 жыл бұрын
this a disneyland to headphones lovers. I do not get tired of seeing this video
@Belisaur9 жыл бұрын
Great video! Glad someones having fun this January.
@Magnetorheological9 жыл бұрын
My house in HK is right around that area, and I can never get enough of these specialty headphone stores whenever I go back! There's nothing like this anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area (as far as i know)... D:
@KusattaShounen9 жыл бұрын
Haha Jaben HK... that was a great experience. The staff was really nice and patient; especially when I took 3 trips (each time I got lost going to and from my hotel) to finally make my decision on what to buy. Wish it was easier to find, but I can't complain after experiencing that outstanding service. Thanks for capturing the experience in video. I can now relive walking up those steps over and over again XD.
@winkyekin9 жыл бұрын
Mate, great video and amusing footages. I'm keen to know whether you have decided on the TH600, although if I was there I'd probably grab it on impulse already.. Cannot wait for part 2! Quite an enticing video makes me wanna travel back to HK just to visit those stores. :D
@tonyleungnl5 жыл бұрын
You just have chosen the perfect background music
@calvinlin63789 жыл бұрын
There are still many other stores in Mongkok that I think you should cover: 1. FS Digital (LEAR) 2. DMA Audio 3. Music Cafe 4. Kingsound 5. Caesar Palace
@AlyxGlide5 жыл бұрын
The Fostex TH line practically vibrates off my ears! As you said they're wonderful, great for electronica
@procrastimania9 жыл бұрын
excellent video! Very fun. Can't wait for part 2!
@namornivek9 жыл бұрын
Great video. love seeing how other parts of the world are. Ive never seen a dedicated to headphones like that. Hope you find the best headphones
@MrStingraybernard9 жыл бұрын
Never seen a headphone store like those in the usa , awesome !!
@georgeblisson85618 жыл бұрын
Dude, you should open up your own store and open it in Australia, you would kick ass
@Stalast.9 жыл бұрын
Those shops look so cool. Never seen anything like it.
@krishtrinity9 жыл бұрын
Got to love Hong Kong..i hate ordering everything headphone i own from online,it just doesn't have the same feeling that i used to get when i used to buy from local stores..if you know what i mean
@boetagoon9 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video, thanks for sharing. Wish we had some stores here in Denmark with such a wide range to choose from alongwith demo models. Yikes, those stairs look super creepy though. :o
@Muggles31309 жыл бұрын
Whoa! Those are exactly the kind of stores I've been looking for! Demo stations for everything and a huge variety in inventory. mmmmm...I'm drooling on my keyboard. Sadly, the best thing I have is a Best Buy with Magnolia.
@Linkc321239 жыл бұрын
Awesomely a video just when I just woke up!
@nomnoy20029 жыл бұрын
MongKok is always full of Headphone Store. Dig deeper and you will find more. I am a HongKongese 2, so proud of you!!! Hong Kong is still a awsome city!!!!
@johnpong9939 жыл бұрын
On the reason why portable headphones are not too popular in HK, its because in summer its gets too hot and humid, so most headphones will get sweaty in the summer if used outside.
@lachlanlikesathing9 жыл бұрын
john pong That might be the case, but Australia is just as bad in Summer...
@ElCapoNinja9 жыл бұрын
Great video !!, im so envy !!! those stores are insane !!!
@polyrhythm_I9 жыл бұрын
Haha, help, I spilled my drink with the staircase/lift part. It's nice seeing the inside of stores like this though. I wish there were similar, more specialized audio stores, where I live. Pretty much all we have in my city is a big consumer electronics store where 9/10th of the audio department are Beats headphones displayed. When I asked for a pair of Sennheiser HD 25, they told me they did not even sell them. Guh.
@zebnicolson22399 жыл бұрын
Awesome video can't wait for part 2 and I think the elevator was nicer then the stairs 😜😊
@milford309 жыл бұрын
Kingsound's (headphone.com.hk) MK Flagship store is worth going, most shops in WanChai are just retail branches of stores in MK. Also the 3 story electronics shopping mall next the the Mingo building with the neon sign at the start of the video is worth a visit, which also has Mingo's retail store with different headphones for demo. Also it might be worth it to get a pairt of the spinfit tips at Mingo (on the tips rack beside the door), they are suppose to be very good, but extremely hard to find if you are not in HK
@slosher63949 жыл бұрын
one of my favorite videos. way to start the year strong my friend!
@sawyermckay41079 жыл бұрын
Those looked like awesome little shops. Here in rural Alabama I have to drive an hour to have even as good a selection as Best Buy.
@muratkiymaz94428 жыл бұрын
Kudos on the Chris Zabriskie track. Eclectic taste.
@Max-kb7ng9 жыл бұрын
already love the first part
@korebrent12348 жыл бұрын
I envie the optiins of headphone shops and ability to demo units that Honk Kong has...amazing video mate love the channel.....
@AaronCrawford9 жыл бұрын
Haha, very well-produced video
@gustavobendezu99179 жыл бұрын
Really good video...i live in Italy and i never seen a shop like that! All those headphones to try!..Thanks you!
@siuchen71406 жыл бұрын
i can spend all day here love it ..don't think you can find a shop just sell headphone's in UK
@DeeDee_Says9 жыл бұрын
Wow!! I want to make this trip, solely for the headphones....headphone heaven!!
@lauivan889 жыл бұрын
LOL I didn't expect you are a citizen of Hong Kong, me too!
@CojRacer9 жыл бұрын
hahahaa..I found myself laughing hard with the elevator and stairs scene..that was funny XD
@Bartinoles9 жыл бұрын
Nice, enjoyed this a lot. Keep up the good work!
@v000000000000v9 жыл бұрын
full sized portable headphones are not popular in hong kong is because of the weather, 80% of the time (even in winter) is hot and moist, you wouldn't want to soak the earpads with ur face grease and sweat haha, and also it's just extremely hot to wear on ear or over ears
@lachlanlikesathing9 жыл бұрын
v0000000000000000v That's a reasonable explanation!
@ChiHoKo9 жыл бұрын
v0000000000000000v not sure if that is me or many people do, it doesn't feel right wearing headphones...I tried wearing my m50x in the US on the bus, I feel like the headphone is getting people's attention. About the noise, full size headphone never isolate as well compare to iems. this is an experience I had with my m50x. and lastly, it seems like people around me who does not play music, they almost never thought about paying anything more than $100 hkd for a headphone or iem. they said it just doesn't worth their money. anyways, never knew there are such place in Hong Kong O.o must go!!!
@Rehbet9 жыл бұрын
Interesting impressions to hear on the Z5, and you end up purchasing it in the end. 2:43
@Natsumi1709 жыл бұрын
Persona 4! Great taste in video games.
@P0P0.9 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@neilbantoc36099 жыл бұрын
My God, I can't believe I missed all these stores! I only got to visit Sim City stores and Golden Computer Arcade stores! Also I didn't know you were a Hong Kong native. I should have consulted you before going to Hong Kong.
@ManicMindTrick9 жыл бұрын
Looked like you did some urban exploration there for a second.
@AnnunakiiCruz9 жыл бұрын
I loved this video! Awesome work!
@0bsidianO9 жыл бұрын
Loving these types of vids!
@dangoruiz32599 жыл бұрын
Cool video. I gotta go there in Hong Kong sometime before I die.
@MuhammadKharismawan9 жыл бұрын
There's some Jaben Store in Indonesia too... I'm planning to go to one near me these days...
@issa8249 жыл бұрын
Best video you ever made! :D my favorite video on KZfaq right now. The headphones I prefer are the Sony X10, I have not had a chance to listen to the X5 yet.
@jealousofmypuddin9 жыл бұрын
SO many choices; I'd lose at least a day shopping for headphones.
@syn0101109 жыл бұрын
I wish there was a store like this in the US. O_O
@adamnelson85729 жыл бұрын
You and me both.
@chronos45737 жыл бұрын
Wow, wish I'd would have had more time in HK, I would have gone to this place.
@stephenzhu25178 жыл бұрын
The second store part is so`````funny!!!
@WhatTechShow9 жыл бұрын
hahaha Selfie! What a brilliant name :D
@mackwan889 жыл бұрын
Could the reason for portable headphones being less popular in HK be that the weather there is to warm to use on a day-to-day basis? I know I tend to use my headphones less in summer because my ears get sweaty quickly
@iu11919 жыл бұрын
Hey there Lachlan, Lovely video. Really interesting to get into the shops and see what is there. I don't think we have anything like that In London - I would have a hard time leaving!! On your travels any chance you can give the B&O MH6 a listen - and give some comments - a review would be great if you have the time and opportunity. I think they give the momentums and the MDR1a's a run for their money but there is a downside too. Very sparkly in the highs I think. Really interested in your view. Thanks again for the HK Vid. Can't wait for the next part!!
@wiwandrarahmanusyairi84949 жыл бұрын
Those store are amazing!
@123Ryanist9 жыл бұрын
I have one tip of advise, see if you can find ear-buds from a company called Zero Audio. They are hard to find outside Japan but if there is any place outside Japan where you should be able to find them it's Hong Kong. These in-ear headphones are amazing and there not so expensive. Happy hunting.
@mukkaar9 жыл бұрын
Glad you didn't get mugged in stairs :D
@audio467 жыл бұрын
Awesome video you should do one of these in New York City, We have the largest selection of headphones to demo in the New York Area
@-kestrel009 жыл бұрын
i'd love to see more stores
@Josecitox9 жыл бұрын
This was awesome!!! MOAR!!!!
@SkeletonM169 жыл бұрын
Nice video Lachlan, you should check out the computer market in Sham sui po, its really nice! (congratulations on 20,000 subs btw)
@hdpebag49429 жыл бұрын
Cool I'd definitely enjoy being there.
@PrashanthAkunuri6 жыл бұрын
I think I have visited this store back in 2013 but I didn't buy anything though. I wish such a store exists in Toronto, Canada as I am looking for ear buds with mic over here now. Thanks.
@holliswong85199 жыл бұрын
Quite a few nice touches on this vids, good work sir! Google Glass may be quite cool for this kind of trip. :)
@NE0ZUK09 жыл бұрын
Awesome. I'm near San Francisco. Tell me there are stores like these here!! You should be at CES though. The folding Momentum MKII looks amazing.
@TedBarrera9 жыл бұрын
You should check out the selection at Yodobashi Camera Yokohama, Shinjuku, or Akihabara in Japan. INSANE.
@taktnagano9 жыл бұрын
Akihabara is pretty insane, seeing how I got my sony ma900 for about 135 bucks :D
@ThinkDifferent189 жыл бұрын
I think I'll book a ticket for Hong Kong! haha
@ethanchang41179 жыл бұрын
Be sure to check out the Beyer dynamic 160 IE
@5x229 жыл бұрын
Hello guys, I am currently looking for a nice pair of earphones, here are current selections: 1) Audio Technica ATH-IM70 2) Westone UM1 3) Shure SE215 4) EOPS Noisezero iXi 2.0 I want something that has a clear vocal and guitar sound. Thanks a lot.
@chunghochow50729 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing video, love your reviews and this just sums all of it up. PSST, I'm Cantonese too.
@rad0ri9 жыл бұрын
haha, it's actually worth to walk the stairs in those creepy buildings than wait for the huge line for the lift
@mardisan77509 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this valuable video.
@ssj2mysterio339 жыл бұрын
I look forward to the others :)
@Dreamer2go9 жыл бұрын
Really surprised you didn't like the Shure SE846..... maybe changing the filters will help improve the sound? (Depending on the music too) Definitely will look forward to your review of the SE846 if you have it in your video pipeline for this year! Hope you liked Hong Kong!