SoundMAGIC HP151 Over-Ear Wired Headphones for Monitoring & Recording, Closed-Back HiFi Stereo Headsets for Audiophiles, Work with All Audio Devices, Adjustable & Collapsible Design, Black

Great blend of neutral sound signature and comfort for the price!
A great blend of sound quality and comfort for the price range. Build has a lot of plastic, but feels quite solidly put together and again one has to take the price point into account. I like the hinged cup yokes so these can fold up, though it doesn’t really make them portable. Nor does the stock 2.5m stiff cable.Sound: good bass extension, tight not bloaty, neutral response through the mids and treble with nice detail and a spacious soundstage for a closed headphone. I am very sensitive to sibilance / sharpness in the treble and these have a nice smooth response there.Comfort: Even over wide-earpieces of my glasses these are comfortable enough to wear most of the day, though my ears do get a bit hot under the cups after a while… but not awfully so.Nice semi-hard case and 1/4″ / dual-prong airplane adapter included, but again the case is large enough that I wouldn’t really call them portable.

I have both the HP-150 and HP-151 Headphones
I feel that people are too quick to submit a negative review on a product. I’ve owned the HP-150 for nearly 3 years and while I had them stored away for part of that time, I brought them back out a few months ago and was amazed by their sound. I then bought the HP-151 model to see how much had changed. As others have indicated, basically it’s just the construction of the HP-151 that was revised by SoundMagic and not the sound at all. I buy a lot of headphones because I love music. Recent purchases have included the Focal Elear, Elex, Elegia Clear and Utopia. The Clear is the only model I’ve kept. The Elegia is a closed-back headphone that I compared against the HP-150 and 151. To my ears, the HP-151 had better bass than the Elegia. Also, the other frequencies I enjoyed to a greater deal on the HP-151 that I could no longer justify keeping the Elegia when, to my ears, the HP-151 could perform better at 1/8th the cost. I drive all my headphones with quality amplification and DACs – Schiit, Loxjie, Grace, Alex Cavalli designs, etc. My music genres tend to be blues and jazz consisting of FLAC lossless files.

metal doesnt sound great
so i will say that for techno or really any kind of electronic these are AMAZING….however, the doom eternal soundtrack just..idk i cant explain it but its not great. i was disheartened to discover that my..admittedly kinda decent bluetooth earbuds sounded way better with the doom ost. but again, back to electronic music. oh my god. i hear sounds in songs that ive never heard before on any other pair of headphones. so, maybe find something else if metal is what youre mostly going to listen to, but if its electronic. these are definitely worth it, especially on sale.

Painfully average
There is stuff to like about these.There is stuff to dislike about these.That’s vague and could be said about virtually everything but still.They fit well enough and may I even say good.Soundstage is surprisingly spacious, more so than I was expecting for a pair of closed backs.Frequency response is about average, bass is okay. Mids are where it shines, hi’s are a little lacking in my opinion.For $100 these are pushing it in the “worth it” category but if you get this at a discount (I got mine for $87 than I could see it being something to look for). A bonus is at the time of typing this you get a free $30 pair of earbuds with your purchase that immediately makes this purchase go from okay to almost necessary. I will use these every once and while just to shake things up and honestly for me personally I am happy with them. They’re not my best or favourite but they’re also far from the worst I own.

C’est un casque d’entrée de gamme avec un look audiophile. Quelque soit la source avec laquelle on l’utilise le son a trop de medium. Impossible de donner du volume aux basses même avec un équaliseur. On est loin des promesses annoncées et de ce que j’ai pu lire dans d’autres commentaires. Je préfère encore le timbre sonore plus soutenu des mes vieux casques gaming à celui-ci.

Well where do I start……I spent a fair few weeks researching for a new set of headphones…done the usual headed for the internet scrolled thru loads of set all different makes shapes builds u know how it gets….got totally lost in all the reviews..finally set my sights on the audio technica m50s…that was it I was heading to Amazon to buy them…….Well so I thought…..just out of one last bout of curiosity I decided to search for audiophile headphones on Google again…for some unknown reason this time these soundmagic popped up in my search…..I laughed at 1st and said yeah right bet they do “soundmagic”…….so hey ho let’s look for a review..1st review…these are outstanding…2nd review… unbelievable sound…3rd review… sublime sound…4th review…you will get lost in the sound…Well I decided to stop at the 4th review because unlike all the other reviews for the other headphones I’d read where they did pros/cons….too much off this not enough of that…non of these reviews had any of that at all…non of the “specialist reviewer’s”could fault them…so on a whim I decided that these would be the ones…..off to Amazon I went…Next dayOMG……eargasm…….I certainly have been lost in the sound..it is incredible…clear crisp and the bass is certainly sublime..I’ve been wearing them for about 5 straight hrs now and they feel like they are part of me no temple pressure no neck pain infact I can hardly feel them on my head…Built quality is fantastic solid and the ear pads are super soft and spongy…very very comfortable..they come with 2main cables only used the longer one so far and no problems.. great locking into the headphones 🎧 themselves…comes in a very sturdy case which was a pleasant surprise.. the whole headphones have a real soft expensive feel to them..I’m over the moon with my decision to get these over the others I’d looked at and for the bargain price of under 60 quid it’s a no brainer…I’ve since seen these up for 200 so I’m well happy….hope this helps someone out there to make a decision it’s a crazy world we live in with so many choices….good luck in your search hope you all find the right ones…..

So here goes my in depth review…I hope I don’t make you fall asleep!On a lark I decided what the heck, I will purchase the HP-151 as the cost is not much. When they arrived the first thing I noticed is that the headphone build quality is actually very good, there is metal on the binding posts, the top and ear pads are nicely padded and feel like quality. Not sure why the other reviewer said the build quality is not up to his standard? Maybe the previous model, the HP-150? The HP-151 can go toe to toe with the HD-600. Now the HD-600 look nicer, but build quality is similar.Now to the sound:Shocked the H*** out of me. I immediately got down and made sure the levels were equal on all headphones and started comparing.HP-151 vs Sennheiser HD-600- The HP-151 has both frequency extremes much better covered. The top and bottom end on the HP-151 is neautral and clear. The Senns….sorry Senn, they just don’t cut it. Yes, it surprised the heck out of me. This is no easy thing to say. I like the HD-600’s. However the 151’s simply up the game. Imaging is only slightly less than the Senns. Yes, even though it is a close backed headphone it has very good imaging. Much deeper and more accurate bass, high end is more “sparkly” but in a good way. The only thing the Senn’s did slightly better was “maybe” the mids.HP-151 vs VK-1- Lets face it folks, the VK-1 just oozes sexiness. They definitely look more expensive and they are. Sound quality is not better than the HP-151 though, just different. The VK-1 is not an “accurate” headphone but rather a fun headphone. When comparing the two I began to realize just how even the HP-151 headphone is across the frequency spectrum.I’m going to give this one a draw, both good headphones. Now remember, I paid $ 129.00 for the HP-151. When I purchased the VK-1 I paid over $ 600.00HP-151 vs LCD-2.2- Yeah okay, this is silly. The LCD is a $ 1,500.00 dollar Planar magnetic headphone. Winner of course is the LCD-2.Now this is where it gets weird….and remember this is IMHO. The HP-151 sounded like a really poor cousin to the LCD-2’s.They are not Planar, they are very different and very inexpensive. Call me crazy but they do sound a little “similar” to the LCD-2, more closed in and not as good in the mids. But imaging is pretty damn good on the 151’s.The high end on the HP-151 is also definitely more pronounced, and the deep bottom end on the 151 is also very good.Of course the LCD-2 trounces the 151 on vocals, and on Bass and in a direct comparison in every other way. And so it should!So now what?If there is one negative about these cans it’s this: Don’t purchase them, plug them into your android or iPhone and think they are going to sound like I described. They won’t, they are okay, but nowhere near as good as driven by my Ipro. If your going to use them with your phone, spend a little and get a portable amplifier.But if you have a home headphone amplifier that has got some juice, these cans come alive.Color me crazy but I think this company will be going places if they continue to pump out headphones like the HP151.As far as I am concerned there the deal of the century. Now headphones are personal so what works for me may not work for you.But for the money, what have you got to lose?Equipment used:Source: Foobar 2000 set up as bit perfect. Output to Topping D30 DAC (Upgraded opamps) for 24 bit 96k and DSD filesAmplifier used:iCan Ipro – Set as flat, no Tube in the signal path and 3D headphone enhancement set to off. (I want to critically listen to the cans, not the way the Ipro can change the sound.) The Ipro is a reference level headphone amplifier and set this way does not introduce anything into the audio chain.Cans:Sennheiser HD-600Aedle VK-1Audeze LCD-2.2Sound Magic HP151All Songs are FLAC files.Here are some songs I used to evaluate the cans:Camera – ChromaticsIf a headphone has issues with bottom end you should hear it. If the headphone is too bright, this will become immediately apparent.One minute into the song, look for the drums to kick in. It should be deep and reverberating. The high notes immediately after should not be sharp or grating.There is a fair amount of layering and texture to the mixing in this song. Listen carefully to the singer. You should be able to pick out the individual instruments as well as her voice.3:20 – The guitar, does it slide in on both sides of your ears, do you hear the click noise through it?Lose it – Kane BrownKane has a very unique voice. You should be able to pick out his voice through the harmonies and backup vocals. Does his voice come through or is it muffled? His voice should sound natural, with a lilt to it. It should not be overpowered by the harmonies.08 Magazine (Club Mix Instrumental) – ChromaticsListen to the background bass, it’s constant but should not overpower anything else..57 seconds into song, listen to drums kick in with synthesizer. This should be snappy and immediate.2.08 seconds into song there is a complex layering of synthesizer with drums and top hat. You should be able to pick out individual instruments and visualize where they are.