There were times when headphones were just that, not a fashion accessory like today. Why lie, the audio quality has risen a lot since then, as well as the design. From the Technics DJ series that were such a craze until a while ago, to the in-ear kind, headphones have always been more than audio reproducers. They were that cherry on top, replacing headbands and so on and so forth.

Having the original border design, Zumreed Dreams' ZHP-005 are the most popular headphones sold in Japan by Zumreed. The retro look is what fashionable people nowadays are searching for and that's exactly how these spherical headphones were designed. Padded with ultra soft material on the earpads they provide a maximum of comfort and seamless fit around the ears.

Coming in five colorful choices, you can mix them with your favorite portable audio player. Best if you mix them with a walkman for the extra retro feeling. Not only assort them with your player, but also with any t-shirt, jacket or pants. Guess you already know what jacket I'm talking about. Provided with the stripes on the exterior of the earpads, they will go so well with those old school adidas.

As for geeky details, they sport a 40mm driver unit with a small 32 ohm impedance to ensure they won't pull too much current from your player. Frequency response, the marketed standard, 20Hz and up to 20,000Hz. You can push up to 40mW into them, hence providing a 104dB sound pressure level.

The specs saying +/- 3dB on the sensitivity make me think they do really badly in the 20 - 60Hz, with 3dB attenuation. The 3dB lift was probably measured somewhere near 20,000Hz, where it reaches a frequency peak. It’s important to mention the 24K gold-plated straight type stereo 3.5mm mini-plug. The cord has a more than enough length of 1.2m.

Pricing says $65.99.


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