Gadgetory


All Cool Mind-blowing Gadgets You Love in One Place

SMS Audio - STREET by 50 On Ear Sport Headphone Review

2014-07-27
hardware conducts and mass drop have teamed up to deliver something incredible stay tuned for more details this video is brought to you by NCIX great technology selection and service hello everyone this is Dmitry with hardware conducts and when we were approached by SMS audio to review this tree by 50 on your headphones I was a bit skeptical to be honest I mean this is an audio product connected with a celebrity and we know how that has played out in the past so I went in with an open mind to review this fair the celebrity face behind us in this audio is 50 50 cents so yes premium pricing is expected the on ear wired sport will cost you $180 and for an athletic headphone it seems a bit much but of course the UH price to compete with beats from dr. dre but there is value added such as a really pleasant unboxing experience with cushion covers and an actual sports towel included as well there's a pretty nice carrying case to color match the scheme of the headphone itself as there are three colors a very nice slight tangle free cord with an integrated mic and multi use button and also a 90 degree headphone jack it snaps into the headphone with continents and it will require some force for removal so it won't just accidentally pop out or disconnect the headphones are extremely light and fold in for a more compact form very flexible as you can see I mean these things can be penned in forms that makes me a little bit uncomfortable but they still hold very well although there is some creaking at the joints where they do fold and I would say this would be the faulty point in the entire construction the headphones are covered in the rubberized material that we saw gotten accustomed to it's very pleasing to the touch and it does leave finger marks so keep that in mind SMS logo is embedded on each side with color-coded ear cushions as there are three different colors to choose from now one thing that is very wall is the thickness the shape and the feel of these ear cushions with perforation that keeps your ears cool which is no gimmick after about a full hour workout sure there was some heat accumulation where the ear cups made contact with my ear but nowhere as much as traditional on your headphones my critique here would be the inconsistency so the perforation on the ear cup reveals white foam while the perforation on the headband reveals yellow foam also the perforation is quite large - almost polka dot like and putting these on they are low-profile as you can see they're also very light and with just the right amount of clamping pressure and for them being athletic targeted that's a very important element to get right and so they did these are on ear so soft ear cushions covered my ear entirely very well actually four nice isolation at moderate volumes and without music you can actually hear your surrounding environment pretty well the frame of the headphone does allow glasses to fit quite well I was happy to see that now I usually would opt in for in earphones when working out or jogging and the street by 50 might actually be an alternative thanks to the light form they stayed on very well even with vigorous head shaking plus the cord is extremely light it's almost like wearing wireless headphones so it doesn't weigh on the one side the included removable washable covers are not as comfortable and I would have actually preferred fully removable ear cushions instead as for the music quality I used our Oh two headphone amplifier from JD's labs and was quite surprised at what I heard I was expecting these to have a solid base extension considering the target audience but the base was weak with a disappointing representation only the lower base was somewhat decent but it still like that punchy feeling listening to night call and no church in the wild the constant bass kick was non evident I was disappointed the mid-range is pushed back so the vocals are way too distant in my opinion male vocals in time in particular had me reaching for an equaliser to bring back some of that detail the treble here is also tamed without that energy that I was expecting for an athletic headphone now on the one hand the dark sound signature of the street by 51 years is great for long listening sessions without introducing any sort of fatigue but I found myself not really enjoying the workout as the dole responds with reserve mid-tones and the lack of punchy bass kind of killed it for me although one impressive characteristic was the soundstage these forty Milner drivers do excellent at expanding your audio and with surprising amount of depth but I didn't exactly compliment my workout Tunes unless you're in love with some classical or live recordings and the best thing about these is the form factor they're light they're comfortable they're flexible and compact with complementing removable cable they kept my ears cool despite them being on ear and my favorite part of the sound signature is the soundstage that does surprisingly well with the audio depth however the poor bass response didn't have me pumped up during workouts the team treble means dull sound and the lack of consistency in the foam used even though you have to see it to notice it still doesn't look very nice for this price range now strictly from an audio standpoint the on ear Sport come out disappointing but it's all the value added features that make this award II consideration if you do require the on ear headphone for your workout so I'm interested to see how many of you would be interested in this type of active lifestyle headphone and this price range there are many alternatives not exactly this light for athletic use but take a look at em 50s from audio technical that are stellar the HD to 80s from sennheiser are solid and there are also some outstanding offerings from bio dynamics like the dt 770 pro and then short the street by 50 on your sport are less about audio and more about the form factor for your mobile needs and what that concludes a review thanks for watching don't forget to subscribe for more similar content and let us know if there's a headphone in particular you'd like us to review leave your comments down below and we'll see you in the next one
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.