Within a year, these things will crack and break at the joints where the earcup shells attach to the headband. I've had two of these phones, and within a year they just fell to pieces in my hands. Very flimsy and pointlessly complex construction at the swivel joints. Normal use...no rough...

Sound quality of the Samson Z35 is superb. Clean and flat sound signature, but powerful, fairly deep bass extension, crystal clear mid-highs, very clean, well-defined sparkling treble. No spikes, no surprises anywhere. Very real presence and convincing sound stage.    Fit is very comfortable...

Samson's Z35s are closed-back, over-ear studio headphones that share a clarity and presence found throughout the Z Series. Their natural, flat response stems from Samson's experience in studio monitor design. Ideal for listening to music and field audio, the Z35s feature convenient, collapsible...

Hi gobin -  thanks for your reply. I usually wrap the leads of IEM's over my ears...kind of a habit. Not sure how it works, but it vastly reduces cable noise and microphonics, so maybe I should have reserved judgement on that score.

They just work. Nice, clear & flat-sounding (nothing in audio spectrum particularly stands out -  a good thing, if you want to approach "analytical", which these things most assuredly are not).  Listening to 320 kbps ambient tracks on internet-radio.com right now.  Very immersive, good sound...

Rocket, I read somewhere that the 3905s really compromise on overall sound quality for the sake of Philips including a mic.  Cost-cutting measure, in other words.  So, the actual signature - and the end user - pays the price: the 3905 is apparently kind of dull, tinny and distant-sounding.  All...

These are just plain excellent.  I was never really a believer in IEMs, but I am now. These Philips SHE3590s are a real eye-opener.  According to the ratings here on Head-Fi, these do, in fact, out-perform some of the $400+ kit...and I am not surprised.  The main complaint regarding sound...

Not directed at anyone in particular, but just what the heck is headphone "burn-in" supposed to be, anyway?  It seems to me that you "burn-in" headphones just by using them.  Not a believer.  Never heard anything so ridonculous in my life!  "Burn-in", indeed.

Nice review on the SR850, ZigG -   I think you'd be happier with its newer, tamed "big brother", the SR950.  Much of the tonal & signature defects of the 850 have been corrected in the 950 - a much nicer listen, all around. Clean, solid sub-bass & bass...and surprisingly detailed highs, a very...

Just got these, and right off the bat they're very impressive.   Full, clear sound, plenty of energy & balance throughout the entire audio spectrum, with slight humps in the 20 - 100 Hz region (+3.5 dB) and from 6 KHz on up to 14 KHz (also around +3.5 dB). I flattened these right out with...