Audio Quality and Comfort

Comfort

After looking at the deluxe leather ear pads on these headphones I was expecting some pretty extreme comfort. The first few wears proved to be very comfortable up to about the 45 minute point. The problem is for me the headphones kind of squeeze against my head in such a way that it can take some getting used to. I believe the headphones are starting to break in a little now and I can wear them for longer without discomfort. I have a smaller head size/hat size so my guess is that the snug fit on the ears is to aid in noise cancellation. It does a pretty good job of cancelling outside noise; however that is not one of the listed features.

Audio Quality

When I switch from another headset over to the NC2’s I can instantly notice a large boost in the low end, thanks to the rechargeable amplifier. If I set the bass adjustment roller to about 50 percent, it will add a very nice amount of bass. If turned up to 90 or 100 percent it is an all on bass onslaught. This can be fun for certain songs and genres, but for most use it’s best to dial it back a little.

Heart Shaped Box – Nirvana

This song in my opinion has a great mid rage sound and it’s a rock song that I have heard thousands of times. I was actually able to pick out little guitar plucks here and there that I had not ever heard before. Excellent quality sound on this song.

One More Night - Maroon 5

I like this track because it not only has really clear highs and vocals but there is a punchy bass in the rhythm. The headphones really reproduce the sound of this song well. When I turn the volume up it’s just as enjoyable as jamming it loudly in your car or home stereo.

Viva La Vida - Coldplay 

I really like the arrangements on this song and that is one reason I like to use this track to test headphones with. You get a symphony of sounds and chimes and a bouncy low end. I enjoyed the sound out of the headphones on this track showing how versatile the headphones can be with different genres.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - 2 Glocks

This is one of the songs I have always liked for the nice groovy bass used in the song. These headphones sound great with the bass turned up and this track really shows off how much bass the headphones can produce.

In Game  

I tested the headphones with Call of Duty Black Ops 2. I must say that I love the sound of the game when using these headphones.  You get a nice realistic sounding boom when grenades go off and machine guns are blaring all around you. I used the ‘Headphones’ selection in the sound settings of the game.  I would recommend to anyone to try these in game. In my opinion they will sound similar to much more expensive headphones and headsets on the market.

Microphone

The microphone is built in line with the headset cord. You can press in on the microphone area to take a call if you have it connected to your mobile device, press again to hang up. The microphone itself is of standard audio quality, so it’s mainly for just for voice calls and basic chatting.