Hong Kong Headphone Store Safari! (Part 1)

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Hong Kong Headphone Store Safari! (Part 1)

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lachlanlikesathing

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@robyjohan4653 9 жыл бұрын

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

@lachlanlikesathing 9 жыл бұрын

I think it's my best too, thank you :) EDIT: Here's part 2! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n52jZKVl1LyRgKM.html

@kenacquin1 9 жыл бұрын

Dito.

@silverarrows82 9 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

@AndroidVageta1 9 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!

@syn010110 9 жыл бұрын

The stairs at that building are right out of a survival horror. O_O

@lachlanlikesathing 9 жыл бұрын

Corinn Heathers I happen to love creepy corridors and this one is a real doozy!

@lauivan88 9 жыл бұрын

***** I went there thousand of times already

@adamnelson8572 9 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.

@lachlanlikesathing 9 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

@adamnelson8572 9 жыл бұрын

Ha ha! Just crack a smile once in a while and at least pretend you're enjoying yourself during those moments.

@lachlanlikesathing 9 жыл бұрын

***** Close, I video myself for a bit of time while listening and I have 2 batteries and a 64GB memory card :)

@kamidesu2116 9 жыл бұрын

***** yo i have a question what headset do u have on in this vid ?

@Seramics 9 жыл бұрын

***** thanks for making awesome videos like these for us....

@johnpong993 9 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!!!

@reelgreens4127 9 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!

@iphogan4489 8 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.

@ib0093 9 жыл бұрын

I love these HK videos. didn't know going up the stairs could be so scary!

@andrewr8364 9 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!!

@chazpeterson8565 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome vids my friend! Loved the quick humor, and information in this video. I especially love these videos in hong Kong.

@lachlanlikesathing 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I wish I could go to more places and make videos like this!

@witz 9 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.

@MrToyfacewondermanii 9 жыл бұрын

This is great, very much looking forward to part 2!

@hawwk57 9 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!

@keiththarox 8 жыл бұрын

Damn bro, your reviews are excellent. Super detailed and great commentary, keep it up!!

@HashtagGav 9 жыл бұрын

Great video Lachlan. You've got a nack for this kind of thing and I thoroughly enjoy the channel. Keep it up!

@lachlanlikesathing 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks :) it was a bit more challenging to put this together than my usual videos but great fun!

@TheCoolDocPSN 9 жыл бұрын

I couldn't love this video more. Great work fellow audio lover!

@proudcanadian9816 6 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 :-)

@maitrehg 9 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.

@MaebyBaeby 9 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.

@JokeProfessor 9 жыл бұрын

Dude, great videos. amazing effort! keep doing what you love man

@SasukeViper 7 жыл бұрын

This was really cool. Hong Kong seems like a nice place to visit.

@Hellogoodbye33 9 жыл бұрын

Those stores are crazy! Really liked this video

@Direkin 6 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.

@HiFiInsider 9 жыл бұрын

Great video. Loved he sound effects.

@andrewr8364 9 жыл бұрын

So cool

@StevenL717 9 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 ;-)

@alanccini 9 жыл бұрын

Nice video as usual, love the sound effect when you were deciding between the elevator or the stairs...kudos!!!

@WolfRanger2008 9 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?

@2rkolle 9 жыл бұрын

this a disneyland to headphones lovers. I do not get tired of seeing this video

@Belisaur 9 жыл бұрын

Great video! Glad someones having fun this January.

@Magnetorheological 9 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:

@KusattaShounen 9 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.

@winkyekin 9 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

@tonyleungnl 5 жыл бұрын

You just have chosen the perfect background music

@calvinlin6378 9 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

@AlyxGlide 5 жыл бұрын

The Fostex TH line practically vibrates off my ears! As you said they're wonderful, great for electronica

@procrastimania 9 жыл бұрын

excellent video! Very fun. Can't wait for part 2!

@namornivek 9 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

@MrStingraybernard 9 жыл бұрын

Never seen a headphone store like those in the usa , awesome !!

@georgeblisson8561 8 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.

@krishtrinity 9 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

@boetagoon 9 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

@Muggles3130 9 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.

@Linkc32123 9 жыл бұрын

Awesomely a video just when I just woke up!

@nomnoy2002 9 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!!!!

@johnpong993 9 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.

@lachlanlikesathing 9 жыл бұрын

john pong That might be the case, but Australia is just as bad in Summer...

@ElCapoNinja 9 жыл бұрын

Great video !!, im so envy !!! those stores are insane !!!

@polyrhythm_I 9 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.

@zebnicolson2239 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome video can't wait for part 2 and I think the elevator was nicer then the stairs 😜😊

@milford30 9 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

@slosher6394 9 жыл бұрын

one of my favorite videos. way to start the year strong my friend!

@sawyermckay4107 9 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.

@muratkiymaz9442 8 жыл бұрын

Kudos on the Chris Zabriskie track. Eclectic taste.

@Max-kb7ng 9 жыл бұрын

already love the first part

@korebrent1234 8 жыл бұрын

I envie the optiins of headphone shops and ability to demo units that Honk Kong has...amazing video mate love the channel.....

@AaronCrawford 9 жыл бұрын

Haha, very well-produced video

@gustavobendezu9917 9 жыл бұрын

Really good video...i live in Italy and i never seen a shop like that! All those headphones to try!..Thanks you!

@siuchen7140 6 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_Says 9 жыл бұрын

Wow!! I want to make this trip, solely for the headphones....headphone heaven!!

@lauivan88 9 жыл бұрын

LOL I didn't expect you are a citizen of Hong Kong, me too!

@CojRacer 9 жыл бұрын

hahahaa..I found myself laughing hard with the elevator and stairs scene..that was funny XD

@Bartinoles 9 жыл бұрын

Nice, enjoyed this a lot. Keep up the good work!

@v000000000000v 9 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

@lachlanlikesathing 9 жыл бұрын

v0000000000000000v That's a reasonable explanation!

@ChiHoKo 9 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!!!

@Rehbet 9 жыл бұрын

Interesting impressions to hear on the Z5, and you end up purchasing it in the end. 2:43

@Natsumi170 9 жыл бұрын

Persona 4! Great taste in video games.

@P0P0. 9 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@neilbantoc3609 9 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.

@ManicMindTrick 9 жыл бұрын

Looked like you did some urban exploration there for a second.

@AnnunakiiCruz 9 жыл бұрын

I loved this video! Awesome work!

@0bsidianO 9 жыл бұрын

Loving these types of vids!

@dangoruiz3259 9 жыл бұрын

Cool video. I gotta go there in Hong Kong sometime before I die.

@MuhammadKharismawan 9 жыл бұрын

There's some Jaben Store in Indonesia too... I'm planning to go to one near me these days...

@issa824 9 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.

@jealousofmypuddin 9 жыл бұрын

SO many choices; I'd lose at least a day shopping for headphones.

@syn010110 9 жыл бұрын

I wish there was a store like this in the US. O_O

@adamnelson8572 9 жыл бұрын

You and me both.

@chronos4573 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, wish I'd would have had more time in HK, I would have gone to this place.

@stephenzhu2517 8 жыл бұрын

The second store part is so`````funny!!!

@WhatTechShow 9 жыл бұрын

hahaha Selfie! What a brilliant name :D

@mackwan88 9 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

@iu1191 9 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!!

@wiwandrarahmanusyairi8494 9 жыл бұрын

Those store are amazing!

@123Ryanist 9 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.

@mukkaar 9 жыл бұрын

Glad you didn't get mugged in stairs :D

@audio46 7 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

@-kestrel00 9 жыл бұрын

i'd love to see more stores

@Josecitox 9 жыл бұрын

This was awesome!!! MOAR!!!!

@SkeletonM16 9 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)

@hdpebag4942 9 жыл бұрын

Cool I'd definitely enjoy being there.

@PrashanthAkunuri 6 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.

@holliswong8519 9 жыл бұрын

Quite a few nice touches on this vids, good work sir! Google Glass may be quite cool for this kind of trip. :)

@NE0ZUK0 9 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.

@TedBarrera 9 жыл бұрын

You should check out the selection at Yodobashi Camera Yokohama, Shinjuku, or Akihabara in Japan. INSANE.

@taktnagano 9 жыл бұрын

Akihabara is pretty insane, seeing how I got my sony ma900 for about 135 bucks :D

@ThinkDifferent18 9 жыл бұрын

I think I'll book a ticket for Hong Kong! haha

@ethanchang4117 9 жыл бұрын

Be sure to check out the Beyer dynamic 160 IE

@5x22 9 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.

@chunghochow5072 9 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing video, love your reviews and this just sums all of it up. PSST, I'm Cantonese too.

@rad0ri 9 жыл бұрын

haha, it's actually worth to walk the stairs in those creepy buildings than wait for the huge line for the lift

@mardisan7750 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this valuable video.

@ssj2mysterio33 9 жыл бұрын

I look forward to the others :)

@Dreamer2go 9 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!