808 Headphones Review

By George Harding

Our mobile devices usually have a facility to hear sound, especially music. Most cell phones and all MP3 layers come with earbuds, which are convenient and easy to carry. However the cords often get so tangled that using them is too much trouble. The earpieces may not be the right size or may be irritating to one’s ear.

An elegant solution to these problems is a set of headphones, but the best ones are quite expensive. 808 Headphones are reasonably priced and give you all the advantages over earbuds.

They are elegant in design, being smooth in appearance. They fit snugly over your ears, so there’s no problem with fit or irritation. The earpads are very comfortable. Each earpad is adjustable so as to fit different head sizes and shapes.

Probably the best feature is the sound quality. You get very good bass response as well as treble (although my ears are too old to benefit from those high notes!).The rated frequency response is 20 – 20K Hz. The power capability is 20mW, 60mW maximum.

The headphones come in a very nice flexible case with a zipper closure.  One of the earpads folds in so as to fit compactly in the case.

There are two cables supplied with the headphones, stowed in a net pocket inside the case.  The company describes them as “tangle-free,” and they appear to be so. One is a plain cable with 3.5 mm plug on each end. The other is a flat cable with a control for play/pause, for those devices that permit that. There is also supplied a 6.3mm adapter.

These are really nice headphones and are reasonably priced.

808 Headphones          
www.808headphones.com     
Price about $90