Superlux HD-681 Reviews

I have had these for about 6 months now. I bought them to go along with a guitar effects board for home practicing, not for serious monitoring.

I chose these simply for the price and good reviews and wasn?t disappointed.

I wasn?t expecting much - soundwise - from the price, just a good chuck around pair for my practice setup. But have found they actually produce a pretty balanced sound.

Sometimes the top end is a little bit too much, but nothing to complain about really.

They are for sure not the sexiest headphones out there, but to me that doesn't matter at all.

The connector and removable small to large jack seem (so far) pretty good and robust, no connection issues so far, and I haven?t been overly careful with them

The cord is nice and long, enough to play standing up (connected to floor pedal) with a little movement room.

So far comfy enough even on long sessions.

Honestly I have been impressed and surprised from the quality for the price, if they ever do pack in (with headphones it?s pretty inevitable) I will probably get another from superlux.

Only problem is now, my wife has discovered the removable large jack and has been hijacking them to watch movies on her laptop!

Best budget headphones on the market

I just can repeat what you can read all over the internet about these inexpensive headphones from china: It is the bang for the buck that you can make.

The Superlux headphones are not neutral but perfect for listening to music, play video games, watch movies or for example to use it with software instruments (i use them with guitar amp-software).

The ear pads are very comfortable but you easily can replace them with velours pads, so they become a little bit more pleasant to wear.

For mixing you have to more expensive headphones but as a beginner or just for fun, you have to buy it and see it for yourself.

Really good for the Money

I think that one is getting a lot of value here, they sound great and the build quality is also good, only minus is that they are a kind of small to my for my big head :D

I can recommended them to all..

Really comfy and good sound

Was quite impressed with these for the money. The are really nice and comfortable and come with a small bag to store them in. They sound really good and have a nice warm tone. They handle higher volumes well and for the price, I do not think you can not go wrong with these!

Exceptional for the price!

Genius set of cans. I definitely recommend supplementing these with a pair of velour ear cushions for them though, as the original ones feel very cheap and don't isolate anyway. Cushions made for AKG K-240 fit with some force.

Plastic feels a bit cheap and squeaky. Owning a set of original AKG K-240 I can definitely tell this set of cans is the cheap copy, but it's really not that bad.

Sound gets a bit "warmer" when they've been burned in. A slight bit too much bass for my taste and the treble isn't quite as sparkly as I'd like, but for the price they're a smash hit and surpass most cans at even triple the price.

Very good and affordable.

These are amazing studio headphones for the price. Obviously they don't compare to more expensive models but for the price they are well worth it and highly recommended. My ears tend to get sore after an hour or so of use, though that may be due to my abnormally big head.

Great headphones

These sound great, and I would recommend them for both studio use or just listening to music. The only annoying this is that my daughter steals them all the time because they sound so good, I wish they could fix that :)

Good sound!!!

Just satisfied of all points!!

Good Headphone

I got these headphone to have a spare set to have around but ended up using them for most of the time until top quality ones were needed. The lead on these headphone is not absurdly long which is exactly what I was looking for because I keep breaking the longer ones by mistake. The cable is good quality and the 1/8" mm jack to 1/4" jack connector is screwed on. They are very comfortable to wear and are a quality build. The build quality is a lot better than headphone I have previously spent ?100+ on. These headphone sound very good and come in a nice case to carry them around. I would recommend these headphones to anyone

Great sound

I've had this headset for a little more than a year now, and i've used it for general music/video/gaming.

It has very great sound for the money. The highs are a little overrepresented.

The comfort is decent. It is wearable for hours, though my ears tend to be quite hot. The earpads does not come with great comfort, but can be replaced.

They don't show any signs of breaking even though I haven't handled them with care.

This headset has very great value for the money.

If you consider buying this, you might also look at Superlux HD-681 EVO. It is an evolved version of the HD-681 and comes with extra earpads.

More comfortable than Superlux HD-681 Evo

I got these headphones for my wife who said that Superlux HD-681 Evo BK were a bit uncomfortable to wear and would cause her a bit of discomfort after several hours of use.

Overall the sound is very similar to the Evo version. They sound very clear and natural and all the music I listen through them sounds how I think the sound engineers wanted it to sound. For the money these are great sounding headphones that I would use in a studio as an alternative to something more expensive.

Build quality seems to be great like the Evo.

What is missing though is a shorter wire and an option to disconnect the wire leading to the headphones. Most of the time these features don't matter but I have used both the shorter and longer wire of my Evo's.

All in all, very comfortable and good sounding headphones.

You just can't beat it

Considering the price these are great headphones. Not considering the price these are still really good headphones. They may not have the sexiness of more expensive name brand headphones, but they do pack a really good sound. For the price you simply can't go wrong!

The cable is fairly long. This is great for studio use. It might seem a bit to long if you'll only be using it with your phone or computer. But the cable is of good quality and will not get damaged easily.

They headphones are not heavy to wear but there are lighter alternatives to be had.

The sound on the other hand I am very impressed with. Both the top end and the bottom sounds great.

I would not recommend this product to Giorgio Armani because of the looks, but any person with a "value for the money mindset" will love these.

Great general purpose mixing cans

They look and feel a bit cheap, and the headband is cracking, but I would buy these again. I purchased a competitor headphone that is 10 times the price and I gave them away in favor of the superlux hd681. I have reasonable sonic access to the frequencies I find to be most useful for translation reasons, and I haven't needed to second guess myself due to having headphones that sound 'too good.' Although the high frequencies are said to be harsh, I just don't care because I personally feel confident enough that my mixing is happening the way I intend. Although I do not need more sets of these headphones, I swear to you that I have to resist the urge to buy more of these just because they are so cheap. But I should since I doubt they will outlast the pyramids. I do drop these on the floor every day almost, for let's say a year, and there is no problem yet.

Good product

Clear sound, enough bass, nice quality, not expensive - good choice.

Good headphones

I use these headphones for my home studio and they do their job very well.

The sound is good.

The confort is not perfect but still ok to keep it few hours at once.

Awesome for the low price

It's really good for the price. If youre looking for a pair of headphones and youre broke. These are the headphones for you :)

Edit: I've been using them for almost a year now and they still work like new!

How to save bucks

I ordered these headphones after reading some very positive reviews and now after having used them for a few weeks, I totally agree with them. This is a lovely piece that lets me record, listen and mix in comfort with very good, clean sound and no disturbance to houshold. Now my studio speakers are retired and I'm doing all the mixing with my Superlux HD681 headphones. The only time I don't use them is when I record vocals with the condenser mic because the headphones are semi open and some sound can be heard from outside. These headphones are also great for listenning to music and bass, treble and highs all sound great. It comes with a 1/4 adapter that lets me connect it to my amp when I feel like playing guitar at nights through the amp. If you are looking for budget headphones with great sound, this is it.

Great headphones

Great studio headphones, comfortable with long cable so you don't need to be right beside your interface which is great for tracking vocals

Great sound quality which makes these a great entry level studio headphone for recording and mixing in a small studio or with a basic home set up

Superlux HD681

For a while, I was going out and buying all of the little Flavor of the Month headphones, searching for that actual "giant killer." Some of them I found to be pretty solid, others I was a little disappointed that there was so much hype for them. The one FotM trend that I found the most interesting, though, were the East Asian headphones that copied the designs of other companies and then put out a sound beyond their price -- companies like Superlux and Takstar. What attracted me to the Superlux HD 681s were the measurements that Tyll had on them from Inner Fidelity -- flat response, low price, high value sound. I bought them and they didn't disappoint

I thought they were broken, but to my suprise they were working suprisly good.

I am not really experienced with sound and professional audio equipment, and when I bought those I thought that they would be just a plain headset. Boy I was wrong.

I plug in it and I start hitting buttons on my piano and I am like "Damn, they are not working, what did I do wrong?". I get them off and trying to figure it out. I do one more test as-well, same results...

What it was actually happening was that it just isolated the external sounds COMPLETELY and divided the internal sounds in a way that It made my ears believed that the sound was coming from the speakers while it was actually coming from the headset.

Excellent item, would buy again.