Because the cable is only right connected to the handset, eliminating the usual cable clutter underneath the chin. So the so important space underneath the chin remains free. Not so much has given me that the cable is sheathed with very thin plastic. By quite low flexibility the cables are as prone to clutter, fractures and other magnificent kinks that can no longer bring out. Here a sheathed cable with durable material would have been better. The connection of cable and remote control looks susceptible to wear. And I would not even get caught by mistake here, then the cable is expected to adopt by the control unit. The buttons on the remote control do not work very robust. Unfortunately. I would have also found nice if another cable would by lying without control unit.
Very good I also liked that can separate from the handset cable. However, I must be equal to say that is not a protection against tearing out. Because the cable is 'bolted' to the handset. Removes you have to turn the plug the cable. Even when re-plugging the cable you have to pay attention to a very small groove and twist the connector, otherwise there is a loose connection and you hear nothing right! Again threatens wear.
In any case, you should know that the remote control is not fully works on all smartphones. In my Huawai Ascend g 750 Android phone - I could with the PLUS / MINUS buttons on Bandcamp only skipping but not adjust the volume. But I could easily adjust to the device. But I do not feel as a problem. But here the phone function but works flawlessly. About the headphones you can hear the ringing tone. Answering the call I could by operating the central button of the remote control. The sound quality was here, however, not so hot! Maybe it's yes to the Huawai.
Anyone have a full support of all functions wishes should therefore prefer abchecken on the Sennheiser page whether a full support of the own cell phones existed. For my taste, the remote control is placed a bit too high. Here are details on the Sennheiser side somewhat vague: are compatible (according to manufacturer): Galaxy, LG, HTC, SONY, APPLE IPOD, IPAD, IPHONE. Other devices nothing !! Unfortunately appears below the Option?. So it is probably only with the mentioned devices on the safe side.
(B) sound, comfort (4 stars)
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A good headset should definitely provide compactness with a high wearing comfort. And the earpieces should be easy and secure adjustment. Since I usually want to hear for a long time music or podcasts - must not omit to the ears of the headphones. Also, the headphones should not be too difficult. And the headphones should be well shielded against outside sounds. That's here, although there is an on-ear headphones, the case.
The sound quality is of course always a matter of taste. I tried to test a broad range of music. The selection ranged from very quiet chamber music with many subtle overtones to the most extreme Metal, bassy drones, techno - and hip-hop tunes, texture and dynamics rich free jazz and noise, and podcasts. This large range of different sounds, the headset could both silent-meditative chamber music (Feldman, Stockhausen, etc.), with rhythmic and complex (Metal, Symphonic) and bassy-minimum (Techno / Hip Hop / Drones) to ultra -lauten-hyper-complex sounds (Free Jazz, Noise, Mathcore) convincing. So I was both micro-events in big concentrations of sound as well as the usual desired interaction of instruments or programmed beats and articulations in Rap, Techno or Drones clear and transparent exercise.
The sound is full everywhere, plump, physically, clearly contoured and spatially. I have also heard several YouTube videos and podcasts. The quality was very good everywhere. The Sprachqualiät the phone I felt to be rather mediocre. However, I could control unit just hang and could speak. For my interlocutors, it sounded like when I would normally talk to the phone.
(C) Conclusion (4 stars)
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The Sennheiser scores especially with its core expertise: the clean and sophisticated music and podcast playback. The sound quality when making calls (tester Huawai Ascend G 750) is weakening, unfortunately. The sound is muffled and little space. But for the headset scores with high compatibility. My Huawai which was not on the list of compatible devices, admitted skipping eg on Bandcamp. However, the volume did not change through the keypad. Here I had normal regulate the unit. Does not bother me. But but the Telefonierfunktion was clean support. Ringtone and conversation run through the headphones. The adoption of the conversation was easily possible via the remote control. At second glance, few weaknesses fall on in the build quality. Susceptible to wear affects the too thin and inflexible cables. Here I would have liked a fabric sheath. Even for a very long service life of the operating unit I do not want to put their hands into the fire. Particularly unfavorable I find the connection between the cable jack and handset. Here I would not recommend frequently to remove the cable. For the connection with a tiny groove and turning the plug act not very stable. By contrast, the hinges seem sturdy. A star, I prefer for the small processing weaknesses and the mediocre sound quality from the phone. Otherwise a great headphone that probably is aimed at users who do not want to expose too much stress the device.
(4 stars)
