Since I benefit much from reviews I would now like to pass on my experience.
Seeking a headset for home and travel. If possible, a warm sound with a slight space, not flat and dull sound. Treble, mid and lower frequency range to be reproduced neutral, although with bass, but not as exaggerated as it is the fashion today zeitgeist.
My source: all music in AAC 256 kbit / s from the iPhone, so important with operating unit for iOS devices in the cable.
I hear a lot of electronic music, pop. Rock (Symphonic) Metal, Jazz
Everyone takes sound was different and has different preferences, each player is music different. And then there's of course the song quality of CD, lossless or lossy music (mp3, AAC). I can only advise everyone: Test results and postings read, but do not buy alone after that but myself Pre-listening, listening, listening.
So far tested, some reviews are still pending:
AKG K551 (Over Ear)
B & W P3 (On Ear)
B & W P5 (On Ear)
B & W P7 (Over Ear)
B & W C5 (In Ear)
Bose Tripod (In Ear / Earbud)
Bose MIE2i (In Ear / Earbud)
Harman Kardon CL (On Ear)
Harman Kardon NC (Over Ear)
Harman Kardon NI (In Ear)
Harman Kardon Soho (On Ear)
Marshall Minor (In Ear / Earbud)
Sennheiser Momentum Over Ear
Sennheiser Momentum On Ear
Harman Kardon CL:
Packing:
A noble cardboard box with an extra pocket on the go. Standard manual.
Optics / Material / Design:
Optically like an old studio headphones and the very similar B & W, but it does not come close to its workmanship and material quality. He is responsible for the materials too easy, quality material weighs a bit more. The plastic does not work quite as high, the aluminum could be a bit better polished, it's not really sharp, but not so nice haptic. For 200 EIA should there be in it more. Interesting is the second headband made of aluminum for larger heads mounted quickly. The cable is good, the plug made of aluminum. The remote control (identical to AKG K551) is made of plastic and aluminum, not optimal to use, because the buttons are hard to distinguish.
Negative: the cable is not completely decoupled, ie it passes a little further the abrasive noise to clothing. But much worse is the touch of the ear cups or the stirrup, the roars heavily in the ears and not the point. That's just made in China and only designed in Austria, both of which even stands on the KH. This is not a 200, - value. For mobile use, therefore, hard to use, rather for the motionless sitting on the sofa.
Head Office:
For me some getting used to, since it rests only on the ears, it does not surround, ie, the pressure is thus on the ears, not the head, but I can wear it for a long time comfortably. Even with glasses.
Sound:
Bought only because of the greatly reduced price, I was a bit curious, but I must confess I did not expect much, because of the somewhat disappointing processing and haptics and the Designed in Austria, but made in China.
Then the great Wow. What, you will literally swept away for a print. I've never experienced that music comes from everywhere, well, almost. The CL is however clearly in the bass at home, but with the announcement, respect. A powerful bass with a tear, (mostly anyway) to annoy without. But the ups and much the centers come a little too short, it sounds occasionally but somewhat dull. Too bad some additional, higher frequencies would have done it very well. And it does not sound very clean, something undefined. This leaves a very ambivalent hearing impression. It can be very loud part.
I can not say anything, I heard him just at home on the attenuation of ambient.
Conclusion:
Beautiful appearance with slight defects and strong contact noise (cost one star). A very rousing, massive sound with impressive bass. Beautiful space. Highs and mids come but too short. Sound a bit dull, and easily defined. 4 stars - 1 for processing and noise
