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Lots of great review with a bunch of additional pictures over at Klipsch.com
Got these last time around. They sound pretty good for my untrained ear but I really bought them for how sturdy they are.
Make sure you give them a good 40 hours of burn in before judging the sound. Mine were a tad muffled when I first got them but after using them for a week they sounded much better.
I also like the fact you can remove the cord… My cat decided to eat the main one. Contacted klipsch and they sent me a new cord no questions asked.
So in short
-Sturdy
-Burn them in for best sound
-And klipsch was a breeze to contact for a replacement cord
I recently bought a new pair of, what i like to consider, nice headphones. After about a month of searching around, this pair was on my short list. I decided to go with the Sony MDR-7506’s instead.
If the noise cancelling would have been higher on my list of needs, I would have bought these instead.
Is there a way to find out what past woots were going for? Like this refurb klipsch after today will not show the $149.99 price?
This is a good deal, however I read that the noise reduction is not as good as Bose.
Only if someone posted the price in the blog. They were the same price last time when I bought them. They have amazing clamping force, which people with medium to large sized heads may find uncomfortable. The noise cancellation is just ok, but because of their tight fit, they have good isolation. If you’re looking for the best sound, abandon noise canceling altogether. In the same price range I’d recommend the Audio technica ATH m50s. The klipsch are good, durable, and possibly the most stylish cans out there, and the sound quality is decent.
I do a lot of air travel for my job and was shopping for a noise cancellation headset last year to get me through the noisy flights and obnoxious fellow travelers.
Consumer reports and everyone else on the planet recommends the Bose QC15 but for $300 headphones, they are quite ugly. The plastic finish, the thin cables…it’s easy to mistake them for a $5 Wal-Mart pair if it weren’t for the giant 80’s style silver Bose logo on both sides.
The Beats Audio headphones are a little too urban-22-year-old for me.
So, I checked out the Klipsch and the other two at a neighborhood Brookstone.
This is one spiffy looking pair of cans. The sound was awesome. To my non-audiophile ears, the headphones sounded pretty damn good. Even slightly better than the Bose.
The noise cancellation was clearly not as good as Bose but close. If that wasn’t my main motivation for buying headphones, I would have overlooked the difference.
The Beats headphones sounded worse - both sound and noise cancellation.
I ended up buying the Bose, mainly because of the overwhelmingly positive reviews everywhere…and also because towards the end of my research period, Klipsch apparently discontinued this product which was shortly after the product had been introduced. That didn’t sit well with me.
So, I bought the Bose and am perfectly happy with them…customer service was outstanding the one time I had a reason to call them. But not a day goes by when I don’t question my decision. In fact, I might pick these up because I’ve lusted after them long enough.
Compared to the Bose, the Klipsch look better, cancel noise almost as good, sound better, and can work without a battery (noise cancellation only works when powered). I still don’t know why Klipsch killed the product.
I picked these up last time and here is how they compare to my Bose QC15 headphones (which are $300 on zon)
Both of them have excellent sound output so I’ll just go over other pros/cons.
Pro: 1) Passthrough audio, so if the battery runs out you can still hear sound, unlike the QC15. 2) Folds up and stores away nicely, more compact than the QC15. 3) Braided cord that detaches easily, QC15 has the sucky smooth plastic cords. 4) Cooler design. This dark metallic bronze look is cooler than any of those Dre Beats headphones.
Cons: 1) Slightly heavier than the QC15 2) A bit more snug on the head than the QC15.
Both: Both come with nice cases, an iphone specific cord.
I’d buy another one but I really have no need for three upper limit sound-canceling headphones.
I have the QC15 and these headphones. The M40 is actually a little better at sound cancellation, overall sound output is about the same.
I purchased this on the last go around. Still pissed at Woot for the week and change it took to get to me after I had next day shipping and they notified me they canceled the order…oops no actually the order is back on and I got it AFTER my flight.
ANYWAYS. The noise canceling effect is OK. Its not flawless, but for the cost of the headset its a fantastic deal.
My single complaint is the headset strap over the head. for anyone other then “normal” heads, it will be tight. You can stretch it by putting it over a couch arm for a week and warm up the headset band with a hairdryer. It helps stretch the band and makes it much more comfortable.
If it’s not in the comments for the woot sale, then I know of 3 methods:
- Search using the name of the product and “woot” in the search terms, using something like Google.
- go to mywoot.net and search for the item.
- Others have suggested other woot trackers which record the price.
Edit: $149.99 last December 10:
http://test1.dealmoon.net/149-99-Refurbished-Klipsch-M40-Noise-Cancelling-Headphones/200666.html
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Is there a way to find out what past woots were going for? Like this refurb klipsch after today will not show the $149.99 price?
This is a good deal, however I read that the noise reduction is not as good as Bose.
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Previously it was 158.99 for these, I got me a pair. I’m no expert but they sound great, and the noise reduction effect worked great during flights. I’m happy, though they’re cheaper this time round..
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Lots of great review with a bunch of additional pictures over at Klipsch.com
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Of course they are going to have ONLY great reviews! They think they have a great product (and it might be) but I never put 100% trust a review written by the or posted by the manufacture.
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Got these last time around. They sound pretty good for my untrained ear but I really bought them for how sturdy they are.
Make sure you give them a good 40 hours of burn in before judging the sound. Mine were a tad muffled when I first got them but after using them for a week they sounded much better.
I also like the fact you can remove the cord… My cat decided to eat the main one. Contacted klipsch and they sent me a new cord no questions asked.
So in short
-Sturdy
-Burn them in for best sound
-And klipsch was a breeze to contact for a replacement cord
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I really like Klipsch, I have a used a lot of their products, but I think it’s your ears that had to be “burnt in.” Speakers (either headphone or loud speakers) don’t get better with time, but by definition they start degrading.
Ron (Electronics Engineer for 30 years)
Can any Kilpshch users tell me if they stay comfortable after 45 minutes, I have some no name headphones and they kill your ears after a short time of use.
I was thinking the same thing…
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I think it’s your ears that had to be “burnt in.”
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Yes, “burn in” is audiophile hoo-ha, but harmless enough.
Think of it this way: if you bought speakers (or headphones) that sound significantly different after 50 hours of use, why would you expect them not to sound even different-er after 100 hours of use, or 500, or 5000. And if they did, why would you want those speakers?
Hoo-ha, eh? Absolutely not. All speaker drivers have a diaphragm, magnet, voicecoil, and suspension. It is that suspension that needs to be “broken in,” to become fully pliant. No, they don’t continue to break in after that, and the sonic qualities will then remain constant.
Some speakers are affected by the burn-in or break-in period than others, but I just reviewed a pair of speakers whose character completely changed in the span of less than three hours.
I can also confirm that my Klipsch Image One headphones required burn-in to reach their natural character.
-Doug
I bought these on the last woot. Not sure if I’m an audiophyle or not, but I am pretty picky. I love the sound of these headphones. NIce and balanced. As for the noise cancelling, it’s average. I expect you could get stronger noise cancelling from another manufacturer. Also, the build quality on these is exceptional. Wore them for 3 or 4 hours straight on an 8 hour flight and they stayed comfortable. So I guess it depends on what you are really after. Excellent sound with adequate noise canceling? These would be a great bet and a great buy. If noise cancelling is your most important feature, I might keep looking around.