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Build quality let me down
I cant believe the quality Im getting at such a reasonable price! I tested the following BT headsets before deciding on the Photives. All the following headphones were also highly rated by consumers: Sony DR-BTN200 , Creative Labs WP-380, Rokit Boost Swage 2 (The original Swage sounds much better.Got these for my wife.), MEElectronics Air-Fi Matrix2 AF62 (aesthetically almost the same headset). Either the listed headphones had too much bass, lacking mid's and hi's, bass drowning out anything over 1 khz, poor fitting and button placement, or just all around poor sound reproduction. Im not a sound expert but the Photives offered the best balanced listening experience, from podcast to classical and anything in between. Im satisfied. Also, the mic quality is pretty darn good. My wife hears me well and I can hear her clearly..... something MEElectronic's Air-Fi Matrix2 AF62 was lacking. UPDATE 4/6/14: Oddly, over the weekend, the ear-cup literally detached from the headband, see attached image. This has never happened with any of my headphones, cheap or expensive. I spoke to a rep ( 1.800.339.9960, Butterfly Photo ,just in case you wondering how to contact a rep) and he said that this is not covered under warranty because it's not from normal wear and tear. I immediately corrected the guy and mentioned that when you have a small piece of plastic attaching a rotating ear-cup to a headband, this is definitely doomed to happened. He stuck to his guns and said this incident is not covered. I gave it one last try and we concluded that I would send a picture and the company will decide if its covered. Sadly, if they cant replace these headphones, I will no longer buy products from this company and nor will they be recommended. At the end of the day, I love the sound from these headphones but they need to use better materials. Yes they are affordable but there are cheaper Sony headphones that will last longer. UPDATE 4/7/14: Kervin from Photive sent an email stating the following....."Unfortunately, our warranty does not cover any damage done to the headphones. We apologize for the inconvenience. " He also sent a link to other Photive products. He had to be joking! The product is poorly constructed and Im not going to purchase another one of their poorly built products, not happening!
June 2014 · Electronics · verified purchase
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