Superlux HD-669 4-stars Reviews

Amazing for the money and even better after some modding!

About 3.5 years ago I was looking for some new headphones that shouldn't be too expensive since at the time I was still a student. I got a lot of recommendation for Superlux headphones for their amazing sound especially for their price. So I ordered these. I really liked them but the earcups where really stiff and uncomfortable. So I bought some replacement memory foam + cooling gel earcups on amazon and after that they were the best "gaming headphones" I ever had for those years. I am also just now coming back and write this review because I wanted to see how long they lasted since I ordered them and after near daily use on my PC (with a number of rough encounters of me forgetting to remove them before standing up) they "finally" started to show and make it audible that there is significant wear and tear at the connection piece for the adapter of the the removable cable. So if your hope for the removable cable was that you will avoid cable wear and tear then I sadly need to disappoint you since for that the headphones would need a female aux connection and not a male one that dangles on a irreplaceable very small cable. BUT if you want that for better cable management it is still very useful! All in all I liked them a lot and do recommend them especially for gamers on a budget IF they want closed over ear headphones and are willing to replace the earcups for more comfort!

Cheap and useful solution for a careful use

Nice, crystal clear sound that was totally worth the cost, and an interesting choice for the brand to add a shorter jack 3.5mm close to the headphones. Using it for 2-3 months, the pros and cons are:

+++ : It's pretty functional to be able to unplug the cable extension. It's easier to pack, and gets tangled a lot less.

---- : The short cable connecting directly to the headphones wore off after some time, and it was impossible to fix, even though the headphones remained intact.

good headphones

Cheaper alternatives got dropped from the table once and broke. Had to buy new ones and decide to go with a little pricier ones.

Comes in with shorter and longer cables that are quite handy. Headband feels kind of cheap and I don't really like them. Then again they don't bother that much so in this price range it's not that big of a deal

A 'big bang' for the buck!

I bought these for home rehearsals. The sound proofing and quality has exceeded my expectations so I also use them for post-production jobs on the go.

Build quality is also good and included cables plus adapter make this a very good 'budget' choice.

Budget studio

Good value for price. Has a good frequancy range. I find the mid range a bit off comapared with other phones. Well worth buying overall good sound.

Comprimises

Lots of fragile seeming plastic but the headphones are tougher than they look.

When first worn they do GRAB your head but they will change within a week of mild use,

A little uncomfortable after long usage (4+ hours)

Sound is amazing for mixing audio, I'm switching from headphones that were 4x the price that came better recommended when purchased and they cant hold a candle to these

Does the job

I have been using these as an output for my mixing desk for my guitar and vocals. They are very comfy and carry sound the well. Good for a cheap pair of headphones - my only concern would be that they look like they might break easily if you are not careful.

Good for the price

The volume may not be as high as other high end headphones, but good quality.

Bang for the buck, I guess?

Bought them for only monitoring live recording levels at church.

First thing i did was to compare them to my ATH-M50x. Here are my thoughts:

Build quality:

Nothing no praise unfortunately. Manufacturing marks, cheap looking thin cables, cheap-feel plastic, ugly carrying pouch and "leather" headband pads.

Comfort:

These are huge! Pads feel stiff and earcups can only move few degrees to adapt over your ears. But this can be a good thing when you happen to have slightly bigger ears.

About the sound:

I found them very bass heavy, but bass is quite tight and defined. But for my taste, too much bass.

Low-midrange is quite "missing" and what's left is muddy.

Upper-midrange is good! Vocals sound very clean, nice and present through these!

There is a very audible presence boost say, about 5-8kHz range. It gets a little annoying and tiring when listened on high volume for some time.

Unfortunately above these frequencies there is mud again. Highest frequency details, often referred as "air" or "shine", are poorly defined and sound dull.

They are not very sound proof either. Outside bleeds in and otherwise. Wouldn't recommend for tracking.

One more thing, compared to ATH-m50x, they sound "distant". While ATH feels really close, in your face, HD-669 creates "distance" between the the ears and the sound. Can't say if it a good or a bad thing.

Power hungry!

They do need a lots of power to drive them. When plugged straight to smartphone, you cant get anywhere near loud without distortion. But my MacBook Pro preamp did just fine.

FOR THE PRICE I would say amazing sound! Useable for a lots of things, but for serious mixing or everyday music listening, please consider something else. In blind test I would have guessed them in 50-60 euro price range by the sound.

It really is a good product, sound is perfect and it's pretty comfortable.

Neutral, clear sound, comfortable over-ear cups, OK noise isolation. The wire loops connecting the cups could be a bit longer - I sometimes get pressure and discomfort over the top of my head after wearing them for a while. The plastic covering of the wires has also cracked in a few places after a few years of use, but that hasn't affected comfort or functionality in any way.

decent headphones on a budget

As good as any headphones in this price rang ive used - a bit on the bulky side but they're good enough to track with and are very comfy! They're not mixing headphones, but fine for listening/recording with, as i say for this price point cant go wrong getting them!

Amazing sound!!!

Can't believe how the price/quality-ratio works theese days...????

Good for the money, but there's better options for not much more money

I wanted a pair of beater headphones for people tracking that I wasn't too worried about, so I grabbed these.

First off, the build quality seems pretty good. I haven't had them long, but for the most part they seem reasonably solid.

They came with 2 cables (long and short) which is nice, but the short one will never leave the box. There's also a clip that holds the cable in place - good for someone not moving, bad if someone steps on a cable, as rather than the cable detaching, you throw your cans on the floor.

Adjusting the size is a nightmare - incredibly stiff,with no external markings to make it clear when both sides are equal. Better tight than loose though I guess. Also, they have these weird separate foam blocks sitting on your head - I've never used something like that before, and I'm not a fan. They're at an odd angle, it feels weird, and seem kinda flimsy. Once everything is set and they're on your head, they're fine though - tight but not too tight, reasonably comfortable for a couple of hours.

Sound is where they win over though. At first they felt bass-light, but actually it's just not hyped like in many headphones. The bass goes pretty low, but it's never over-powering, which I like, and it's reasonably tight. The highs take a while to burn in - they were crazy harsh at first, but after a day of running loud white noise through them it's much better, and getting mellower all the time. It feels like they go higher than most of the other headphones I own - they aren't top heavy, but I feel like there's something happening right at the top I don't usually hear. Mid range is detailed and clear. Over all, they seem pretty well balanced - pretty unexciting for listening to music on, but probably flat enough to use as a reference for mixing. The lack of hype should mean they won't be too fatiguing for long tracking sessions either (assuming the high end continues to soften).

Honestly, at this price I wasn't expecting much - but they sound way better than I thought they would, and the feel more solid than I expected. I can put up with the weird headband blocks and the crappy adjustment when the sound is this solid. For a bit more money, there are definitely better options, and I'd always go there first. If you've already got a bunch of headphones and just want another flavour, these are a decent bet though.

Great sound but uncomfortable

I purchased these headphones to listen to myself through my guitar amp and for general PC usage from listening to music to gaming.

For the price I was very pleased with the sound quality. For me they had a good amount of bass and sounded great no matter what genre of music I was listening to (I did do a bit of software tweaking but overall they are very versatile).

My only complaint is that they are extremely uncomfortable. I don't have a particularly large head but they were far too tight and I could not wear them for more than 30 minutes at a time.

Very good value for moeny

I bought this headphones for my recording studio few weeks ago and already used it in several recordings. Although they cannot be really used as the reference headphones they work very well as the recording monitors for musicians. I had number of musicians using it for couple hours and none of them ever complained about the comfort, signal level, noise cancelling or sound quality. Mixing on this headphones may be a bit difficult as they (in my opinion) have a bit too much lows (as it often is in budget closed headphones) and lack of clarity in mids, however please be aware that I'm comparing it to the DT-880 Pro and K240MkII that cost 10 times more. The difference between hi-end and HD-669 can be clearly heard but on the other hand they not that far from them in sound and build quality as they are in price which is very good thing. I have to say that so far this are the best budget close cups headphones I've ever had in my 20 years career. I would recommend it to anyone that need good monitoring headphones. They can't be beaten by anything else at this price tag.

"super-Deal"

This headphones are a good option not just for beginners. They have good quality drivers, not expected for this price.

They are also very comfortable, it is not a pain at all having these in the head.

The isolation is pretty good, you can safely use them for the vocal monitoring when recording.

The overall quality is not premium, is just good enough, as expected in this price point.

If you just use top-end equipment, you can have this as backup headphones, you won't be repentant.

For homestudio or beginner, this is more than enough, you wo't need other headphones anytime soon.

Best Budget Headphones You'll Find

I bought these so I could work on audio projects late at night and as I never really liked working with headphones I didn't want to spend a huge amount of money. I came across these and thought at the price it was worth a go.

The sound quality is easy to work with, they're extremely well built and as a nice little packaging accessory come with a protective bag, cable clip and also 2 lengths of cable. I'd recommend these to anyone looking at monitoring on a budget as my only drawback is they can be quite uncomfortable after 2 hours of use.

comfy and great sounding.

For a 'Budget' pair of headphones these are superb. Not entirely linear but do the job. I've bough four pairs to all be used for live style recordings. Used them a few times without any complaints so far from the musicians.

if you get the ohmage right on the headphone amp these can get these quite loud before distortion.

Excellent for the price

this headphones are really good for the price, you can not compare it with a professional headphones but this are excellent for cheaper range. the only problem is that when you equalize if you put to much of any frequency range the others frequencies drop their volume, so you have to be very delicate equalizing to have a good result. 9 for listening music for that problem. and for studio just for reference but not recommended for mixing