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@shawnpwatsons111 ай бұрын
I freaking love mine. It's my daily driver. The build is more robust than you think. And they don't leak sound hardly at all. I like this so much more than the 58x or the 6xx. I run them balanced out of my Jotenheim2 on low power with D30Pro balanced into the Jotenheim2. And they're non-fatiguing.
@TranceHistorian9 ай бұрын
Ohh thank you for this , I'm looking at getting a pair of these to compare with my HD599 and HD559.
@shawnpwatsons19 ай бұрын
@@TranceHistorian YOu can't lose. Some called them "boring". They're perfect. Lots of texture in the bass region that the Sennheisers don't have. I've got 1200 hours on mine and they sound better than ever. There is no downside at this price or even up to $300. They don't really make any mistakes. It's a great time to be alive as a headphone audiophile.
@illiazakrevskyi7838 ай бұрын
Honestly I like them much more than Sennheiser 58X. I have both of them. Connected to Topping L50.
@TranceHistorian9 ай бұрын
This guy is so depressing lmao, not everyone listens to punk and rock. Saying headphones are trash just because they don't fit your music style. Reminds me of people who have said that sennheiser sounds veiled before, yet there are millions of people who love the sound of them... And they don't even have foam in the ear cups so that's irrelevant 😂
@audie-cashstack-uk48817 ай бұрын
The veiled thing is hilarious but so is the hd660s shilling the hd599 is the 500 series leader for a reason ITS THE BEST ONE BY FAR
@NeilBlanchard11 ай бұрын
I bought these several months ago, and I have been using them at work. Because the headphones I had were ancient Yamaha YH1 - they were not comfortable anymore, and their sound has either deteriorated or it is not as good a newer headphones. I need open back headphones and lightweight and to be relatively comfortable. They are neutral-ish - they seem to only have sins of omission; rather than sins of commission? I *have* cut out the layer of foam and cloth in the pads - relatively carefully, with good scissors. ;-) They get the job done, but lack anything "special" that draws you into the music. They have enough deep bass, and enough detail, and decent soundstage, as mentioned. I think the yokes are metal? And the internal structure of the headband also seems to be metal? But yes, the rest is plastic.
@ewoutbuhler521711 ай бұрын
Who builds loudspeakers wrapped in foam? Maybe JBL L100 and many, many more? There is a thing called acoustically transparent foam, don't know is this has the good kind tho... I love my Philips too, BTW.
@ryanjofre11 ай бұрын
Some first morning love Randy! I love the fresh foam i put on my German MBQuart 55x’s. The old foam was flat as a pancake. Sound quality is outstanding and they’re very comfortable as which is awesome as I use them allot as reference headphones. Peace 🇺🇸🤘
@MattCoykendall111 ай бұрын
1. Maybe the intention of the earpad was for us who live up north, this might be the "Snowblower Edition" 2. I would like to know what your co-host thought of the product (fuzzy). I haven't had a fuzz join a video yet, mine is usually a 10 foot eyebrow that seemingly grew overnight...
@Brian_Romska11 ай бұрын
Nice, ya now that I think of it, those might be great to rock out while shoveling some Michigan snow ❄️
@MattCoykendall111 ай бұрын
@@Brian_Romska I feel you...North Dakota over here... I usually go with the airpods under the facemask, hat and 12 layers of clothes in January.
@mikecampbell585611 ай бұрын
I always wear a pair of 3M AM/FM headphones when I mow but never thought of wearing headphones when I'm snowblowing up here in Wisconsin.
@Simon_Hawkshaw11 ай бұрын
I'll pass on these. There are so many options for 'better' sound. Thank you as always for your time and effort to review this headphone.
@cheapaudioman11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, brother
@vasocreta11 ай бұрын
I mean, it is said that the temperature drops when a ghost is present, so...there ya have it.
@eddents11 ай бұрын
Great video. Thank-you! "Without plastic, life itself would be impossible." Hopefully, the foam used inside a headpone ear cup would be " acoustically transparent" (as much as possible). The Sony set I have (noise xcling WH series) have foam to help pad the ear from the driver mechanism. (They are only moderately comfortable with extended wear.) I wish the foam was thicker lol.
@jamesdiaz68442 ай бұрын
I got these for $90, build quality is excellent at its price point. Headband and yokes are all metal in one piece. The plastic is robust and mine don’t rattle at all. The build quality is fine at its price point. The sound quality isn’t the greatest. It’s warm and dark, super mellow. I use sennheiser pads with no sound damping. They are ok, good not great. But for the price, it is a solid buy.
@carminedesanto674611 ай бұрын
Good morning ☕️ Randy. I compare any headphone in my stable to my OG Sen’s 650’s. HiFiman feels like it’ll break every time I pick them up and my AUDEZE LCDX (2021) tho are heavy ..they feel like they’re built like a tank! Great video as usual.☕️👍👍
@cheapaudioman11 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@Mike_rem11 ай бұрын
They are called "Ghost", maybe they wanted these to sound like it? lol
@ncfamily411 ай бұрын
This is Thieaudio’s patent pending noise canceling edition.
@kennethoransky488111 ай бұрын
I've cooled towards my Senn HD6xx. I'm not thrilled with how they are made. To me they feet creaky. At some point a piece of plastic fell off the headband and I can't find it to put it back. I'm not rough at all in handling my headphones. The foam used to cover the driver is deteriorating after about 5 years. My two Hifiman headphones fare better. With just having to replace the earpads and removing the peeling pleather from the underside of the headband. The point to all this is tou can but an he400se for less money and it's better built than the Senn or Ghost I imagine.
@chrisnunya717111 ай бұрын
Chalk up another great vid from "The Cheap Audio Man!" Those look pretty nice but I think I'll just stick with MY all plastic ATH-M50X headphones from Audio-Technica. 🤘🏻
@jerryredding644511 ай бұрын
I like the 58x jubilee for around $150.
@mikecampbell585611 ай бұрын
Randy, I don't like wearing headphones but you could probably talk me into it. LOL
@kimpyeatt259511 ай бұрын
I had to stop the video :40 in. due to uncontrollable laughter. LOL
@blairtosh22115 ай бұрын
I have a pair and love them. Build is great considering the headband is all metal instead of the 58x and 6xx that are all plastic.
@pervertedalchemist994411 ай бұрын
Theghost headphones are a clear case of "sounds like a good idea in theory", LOL!
@Brian_Romska11 ай бұрын
Great vid and review as usual Randy, thanks again! Now I have to get thru my day trying not to think about beaver fur earmuffs, nice but distracting, so ya thanks for that too…😂
@cheapaudioman11 ай бұрын
ha. thanks for watching!
@72twist11 ай бұрын
Not that I need to spend anymore money on my HiFi setup, but I would like to get a decent headphone amp and set of cans.
@ABlindHilbily10 ай бұрын
I've been satisfied with my Sennheiser 599's for years now. Flat tone and open backs.....I got them for $120. I haven't felt the need to upgrade and they have moved several times with me without issue.
@michaelkaasbundgaard779811 ай бұрын
I had an Audiooanalog amplifier and connected a headphoneamplifier to the tape-in(or out) ! Now I have a cheap NAD amplifier without tape so how do I connect a very good headphoneamplifier ? Could you show that in a later video ??? Thanks!!!
@mrcyde11 ай бұрын
Oh, but I love the warm fuzziness I get from indistinct listening.😂
@cheapaudioman11 ай бұрын
Lol. Right? You just get to guess what’s going on
@nooneusesthisname11 ай бұрын
I swapped the pads on day one for meze 109 per Z Review advice. With that mod they're pretty good. Not quite so resolving as my HD600 but way better bass.
@preauxtip11 ай бұрын
Same, I'm one of the few who got the 109 pads for the Ghost and I actually really enjoy these a lot. I also really enjoy my 6xx on an OTL tube amp and both get tons of ear time from me. I can agree with Randy's general sentiment and understand why he didn't want to review them outside of their stock state but I'm glad I decided to try them out.
@NichowA11 ай бұрын
Grado has been putting pads similar to this on a lot of their headphones for decades. Not that that necessarily makes this an awesome idea--Grado's higher-end options all have a hollow center on the earpad I think. But their signature model that made them famous has some thick foams for sure.
@josephoberlander11 ай бұрын
And everyone does the "Grado fix" and cuts out the center inch so that they look like the old style pads. :) It cleans up the sound tremendously.
@josephoberlander11 ай бұрын
I have a pair of Grado headphones and simply cutting out a quarter sized hole in the foam so that they look like the 225x makes them perform virtually the same. Excessive foam is bad.
@davidbartochowski783211 ай бұрын
BTW that's a great Kershaw knife
@cheapaudioman11 ай бұрын
Right!? And it’s $25. I bought it at $20 but I love it. Not exotic at all but it sharpens up very nicely
@mike_lowndes11 ай бұрын
So sharp he sliced his finger…
@HarriGary111 ай бұрын
When you clicked it open at about a minute in I clicked the link and saw what a deal it was. I need a new knife for work anyway so I thought, why not kill two birds with one stone? Thanks for the heads up on bad things to. I appreciate the headphone reviews
@bpalpha11 ай бұрын
You could've worn them both and have the beginning of an awesome Princess Leia halloween costume.
@MrPINKFL0YD11 ай бұрын
Ima not getting Instagram for anyone. I've tried tons of headphones but always go back to my Senheisiers. I've stopped wasting my money trying to replace them.
@chuckmaddison292411 ай бұрын
HD 414 , love them
@AndyROUSE-fv6wu11 ай бұрын
My HD595's are still killing it after 15 years
@shipsahoy179311 ай бұрын
Yeah, once you find something you like, it doesn’t make any sense to keep searching. I’m sure we’ve all done it with something or other, but it is a poor use of time and money.
@audie-cashstack-uk48817 ай бұрын
Hd599 and yes they are better than hd560s
@texasbassranger11 ай бұрын
Off-topic, The Gerber Mark II was my combat knife. It is evil incarnate, that knife, Unfortunately, sometime in the early eighties, they stopped making them with Solingen steel and imported Chinese steel to make their knives. I've been carrying Kershaw knives exclusively since 1982, and they last forever. They are particular about their sharpening stones, though. Best just buy the thirty dollar kershaw stone and go on with your business. And don't get me started on changing the pads on the Airmotiv GR1s. You damn near need a physics degree.
@jasonsegers504511 ай бұрын
Can you do a review of the Prime Wireless Pro Powered Speaker by svs
@spamcan920811 ай бұрын
The design and manufacture of iems, which is what they're good at, is vastly different than doing the same with headphones. I'm assuming these are injection molded, which is its own separate animal when you're coming from 3D resin printing.
@briannelson412211 ай бұрын
What up, Cheap! Love the content! See ya tomorrow
@TheTrueVoiceOfReason11 ай бұрын
Hey hey hey! My 180s (ear coverings) have earbud type pockets built in for those sport type on ear units. At least they have thin cloth between, not foam. (Never used those pockets anyway)
@jeremymerry796711 ай бұрын
i need help 😭my budget is like 500 and im stressing i keep hearing diff speakers and i cannot decide on the perfect speakers idk which to choose im only experiance with speakers are my audioengine a2+ speakers and i like them but i want some good speakers for my tv for msuic and video please help after looking at what feels like 50 diff speakers and so many varying opinions i cant choose....
@DAVID-io9nj11 ай бұрын
Not a fan of headphones in general. Too uncomfortable, gets hot, a pain for eyeglass wearers. That said, my first headphone was the old Sennheiser 414 {?}, with the light simple foam pads. My current is a Sennheiser 477. I think headphones are great for being analytical. Give me two good speakers with dual subs for enjoying the music.
@charliezxi11 ай бұрын
I heard nothing in the first minute and a half, just watching that fuzz on the beard. And waiting.
@Renan_Cas11 ай бұрын
Randy! WTF! LOL imagine mattress manufacturers or pillow manufacturers made speakers close to one's earhole? Insomnia lawsuit would be possible??
@skyhero1888Ай бұрын
You are wrong the grill is steel and the parts holding the cups is steel too.
@adamant384411 ай бұрын
I think I'll continue to use my vintage AKG K260. I've never had a thing to complain about them.
@rudevectors80185 ай бұрын
Zeus basically thought these were the second coming.
@chuckmaddison292411 ай бұрын
I would love a set of phones with beaver fur muffs.
@larrygaines746211 ай бұрын
I have a hollow head and the echo messing with the voices causes head phones to be uncomfortable.
@JoshColletta11 ай бұрын
The headphones that got me through high school around the turn of the millennium were $40 Sony cans from Walmart. They were better built than the Theiaudio Ghosts appear to be. Probably sounded better, too. I don't like to knock companies whose products I've never used, but just based on your description here? Yeah, I would avoid them.
@krihanek11711 ай бұрын
The bass is weak on the Ghost. My AKG headphones blow the Ghost away.
@tedz-kk3vf11 ай бұрын
Right now $180 difference on Amazon($110 vs $292). Would love to see the HD 6xx below $200…
@bencarignan271111 ай бұрын
Lol Roasted by the CAM.
@cheapaudioman11 ай бұрын
They could have been good. Maybe they are with a hole cut out of them
@preauxtip11 ай бұрын
They are, but I get where you're coming from and think it's a fair review. I love the Ghosts (with the associated pad swap) and also love the 6xx and 58x Sennheisers. All represent really great sound and value to me.@@cheapaudioman
@jeffreymilam833511 ай бұрын
To be exact, these are the specs on the driver: 40mm Sapphire Composite Dynamic Driver. Now mind you its not just a driver, its a "DYNAMIC" driver!
@poly.morphine2 ай бұрын
A 'dynamic' driver is a specific and universally recognized sort of audio driver, not an embellishment.
@bernhardmichaelfux30811 ай бұрын
OMG! Fuzz stucks on your beard! How can this happen? How is this even possible? 🤣
@djrickyb11 ай бұрын
I enjoy my Sony CH700N Noise Cancelling Bluetooth head phones.
@davidbartochowski783211 ай бұрын
Love the review. Any sub $100 that are good? From Koss or others?
@cheapaudioman11 ай бұрын
Phillips SHP 9500 or 9600. Can’t remember the model number
@jackieblank424911 ай бұрын
Does the Philips have a long cord and 25. Inch jack.I have. Sony 190 coming Thursday.🎉
@wheezin_the_juice11 ай бұрын
Koss kph40, they don't need the ear pad upgrade the 30s do but if you do the bass & spacial qualities get better surprisingly; but again unnecessary, they are hella comfy tho LoL
@rene_magritte8 ай бұрын
AKG K361
@carlsitler907111 ай бұрын
Fuzz? Looks like a booger.
@johnmorgan672411 ай бұрын
Princess Leia
@stevengagnon477711 ай бұрын
Actually speakrr manufacturers did that...some of those grills were msfe out of foam. Muffed the spelling...appropriately I'm going to leave it at that
@eaches11 ай бұрын
Let's get that subscriber count up people! Kev needs a turntable.
@cheapaudioman11 ай бұрын
lol
@bengleason50811 ай бұрын
Thank you Randy
@davedunham60511 ай бұрын
Alright so where is this Google form thing you're talking about?
@davedunham60511 ай бұрын
Ok I found it. You made me dig for it!
@mansolomd11 ай бұрын
Not a headphone video?
@etjulien11 ай бұрын
Have a coffee on me!
@cheapaudioman11 ай бұрын
thanks!!!!
@PhillioDoede11 ай бұрын
Someone, and I thought it was here but I guess not, reviewed a higher-end headphone from this company that was all metal and built really well but it too had sound issues. Seems weird this brand is getting so much hype when they can't get the basics right.
@THEHASBEEN11 ай бұрын
They make excellent iems. Thats why they're getting spotlight.
@PhillioDoede11 ай бұрын
Ah, wasn't aware. I don't follow IEMs at all really.@@THEHASBEEN
@THEHASBEEN11 ай бұрын
@@PhillioDoede No worries, no one person can know it all. Just wanted to shed some light on your confusion.
@JoseFerreira-zb7wh11 ай бұрын
Ruike p801 is the best value folding knife ever!
@CrashTestingAudio11 ай бұрын
But are they better than the Koss KPH40s with Yaxxi pads? I think that would be a CAM-approved approach to “cheap” headphones equating to real value.
@Brian_Romska11 ай бұрын
I don’t have the yaxi pads but the kph40s are fantastic, I’m thinking about getting another pair but this time I’ll go to drop and get them with the extra pads and add in the yaxi pads too
@darrellross860910 ай бұрын
"Z" mod. And a better cable
@AllboroLCD11 ай бұрын
Its pronounced "teel" audio. Like thiel small parameters.
@D1N0211 ай бұрын
The stupidest an Audio company has ever done was announced today Lenbrook (owner of NAD, Bluesound) bought MQA. Other companies be like now we have to pay our competitor for MQA? Let's not support it anymore.
@scrubbyjanitor170411 ай бұрын
Yeah, nah not going to get anything from them or any MQA product made from 2024 and out. Also, expensive streamers are not my jam
@wheezin_the_juice11 ай бұрын
It was about getting proprietary tech under their roof. Not about being a market driver in a holding sense. Like when Apple bought Beats to use their tech but drove their product to a middling market piece.
@ufopulse11 ай бұрын
Thieaudio is Linsoul's baby, they aren't going to like this review LOL hahaha
Yep, lost me at Mumford and Sons. If you like cloaked right-wing religious clap-stomp-hey music, there ya go.
@robsandler181811 ай бұрын
Well that’s 13 minutes I can’t get back.
@a.j964511 ай бұрын
Sounds like you already tried all of the things cam tried in this video. Good for you.. I guess🤔 And you also really need to find yt-channels about totally different things so you find some value😂
@cheapaudioman11 ай бұрын
I can’t believe you watched the whole thing. Thank you. Less than 25% get to the end
@a.j964511 ай бұрын
@@cheapaudioman 😂👍
@a.j964511 ай бұрын
@@KillianMcBride How can you have "missed" the review part when its literally all reviewing? Maybe should watch the clip before commenting?
@Alamo-cz5xc11 ай бұрын
Sounds like junk to me
@AG-bp3ll11 ай бұрын
You just showed a $600 CD player so not sure this is the dumbest thing out there but yeah don't need it.
@tedjones11211 ай бұрын
I thought you meant Harmon Kardon/Harmon International discontinuing Infinity Reference.