The next issue is the padding itself. At first, it is comfortable enough with decent padding that adapts reasonably well to your head shape. But as you venture into more extended sessions, the amount of heat buildup does cause issues, which is surprising considering semi-open headphones tend to perform well in this area.

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Compared to Samson’s SR850, AKG K240 headphones are more “balanced” over the audible spectrum. It’s not like the SR850 is bad, but we’d rather recommend K240 over them. The Samson SR850s are mildly comfortable due to their lightweight. They don’t clamp down too hard on the head either. Now, this category was a pretty tough one to decide on. Looking at their respective price categories, they’re both more than worth it. However, in the end, we couldn’t resist but give advantage to AKG K240. While you can get them with velour earpads, our model came with fake leather ones. Or, to be more precise, genuine plastic pads. Precision. Performance. Practicality. The Samson SR850 Pro Studio Headphones are built for the most critical pair of ears. Whether you're monitoring a performance, mixing a session, or just listening to music, you'll get professional audio reproduction. Every. Single. Time.Then again, this honest review Samson SR850 review has been long due and I must put them into writing now. First Impression

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The SR850 is an inexpensive high performer. It exceeded my expectations. I'm not completely pleased with the headphone, as I would prefer the highs to be a little tamer (I use an equalizer and dropped the highs down a tad and all that fatigue went away while still sounding excellent). And I would prefer different pads on the cups (cloth!) but that's my main preference anyways on headphones (velour). The bass was surprising. Very low and full. The mids are forward and present. The headphone in general is warm (warm in my definition references bass and fullness). The highs add a nice etch of detail to the whole image. I'd really like to get a pair of Beyer pads and see if they fit around these, because if they did, bam, it would be awesome. These headphones are excellent for all musics and great for gaming and movies. They're inexpensive and yet give so much. This is to be expected being a hidden Superlux HD668B which we all know is an excellent budget headphone. And that’s basically the same thing that we can say about AKG’s K240 headphones. They’re comfortable, they fit nicely, but they don’t clamp too hard over your head. Experience total comfort. Thanks to soft velour earpads, you'll feel like your ears are getting a hug every time you listen. The adjustable headband keeps your cans close, even during the busiest sessions. You'll forget you're wearing headphones at all. They are complete mods of superlux, from driver to chamber......samson did this to save money on headphone moulds as editing is cheaper than creating But then we have AKGK240 headphones that are one notch ahead of Samson SR850 comfort-wise. It doesn’t take long to realize their build quality (which we’ll get to as well) and how it impacts their ergonomic qualities.

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The treble of the SR850 is what I found to be too bright and forward at times. This makes the headphone sibilant and also fatiguing pretty fast. However, I only experienced this when using the headphone at a higher volume. For normal listening, this problem is pretty nonexistent. So if you listen to headphones very loud, you should keep that in mind when choosing the SR850. On the upside, the treble is airy and has good details which make the headphone interesting and clear. Soundstage Conclusions​ SR850 sound quality surpass the all it peers in given price range. It definitely can compete with higher priced headphones.