HD-681 : Bang for the buck

I bought this headphone as I was trying to learn mix some of my band's music. I wanted a cheap studio headphone and gave the Superlux HD681 a try.

Out of the box the Superlux comes with a simple nylon carry bag and a 1/4" jack adapter. The headphone is made out of plastic and looks cheap. I plugged it through a focusrite sound module to hear the sound quality and was astonished with the clarity of the sound and the details that I could hear.

However, while mixing I realised that the headphone has a bit more treble. My mix were always had too much treble when I listened to them on hi fi speakers and headphones.

I encountered the same problem while programming tones for my guitar on my multieffect units. The tone that I hear on the Superlux always had more treble when I plugged my guitar multieffect on full range speakers.

I'm still using the Superlux to listen to music from time to time and it still holding well. However, if you want to buy a headphone for mixing I would suggest that you look for something else.