Harman Kardon HARKAR-CL Headphones Reviews

Probably at the end of 2012, Harman Kardon HARKAR-CL headphones are listed in mainland China, priced at 1498 yuan. Harman Kardon is also a very promising brand, it is the same as AKG, JBL, Infinity and other well-known brands Harman International Industrial Co., Ltd. is only not well known in China. 1498 is not bizarre for Harman Kardon's brand positioning, but the bizarre thing happened after all, its price system collapsed, HARKAR-CL dropped to 500 yuan. The file, the drop is amazing, is the cheap time already arrived?

We rarely praise the shape of a product, but the shape of this product is really designed too well. Very old design language, large contrast but not unassuming color matching, concise geometric elements, this headphones have a low-key Steady mature beauty.

The materials and workmanship are also excellent. The metal headband and the rotating shaft are ideal for machining and assembly. They have a mechanical beauty. The headband is detachable and is available in two sizes for headbands. For more head types. Part is also metal, the rotation damping is light and delicate, which requires good processing precision to achieve. It is not difficult to disassemble the headband. The shaft part can be removed from the ear shell, and the ear shell is locked by the automatic locking device on the rotating shaft. Push can be completed. This kind of workmanship and design is really possible for high-end headphones. The earmuffs can also be easily removed, easy to absorb, magnetic adsorption, the adsorption force is not small, there is a just right feeling. The wire is also detachable. The wire controller on the wire supports the three-button definition of the Apple device. If you use some Android devices, you may only use the middle play and pause buttons. Basically, this is a special for Apple. Equipment optimized equipment.

HARKAR-CL is not a full-size earphone design, but a medium size, commonly known as the ear-ear type. The closed acoustic structure, the acoustic cavity is small, using a 40 mm diameter driver unit, combined with the internal design, the official said Can "produce extraordinary bass response at any volume level." The earmuffs are also wrapped in leather, in order to create a closed acoustic environment and noise partition.

From appearance to acoustic design, HARKAR-CL takes into account the needs of outdoor use. Although it is not a folding design, it will become very flat after rotating the earmuffs. It is not a problem in the interlayer of the bag, even if it is not Listen, it’s good to wear jewelry on the neck.

Audio equipment We chose the iPhone 5S and iPod Nano 6 Apple devices, and the vivo X5Max, which represents the best level of sound quality. Considering that HARKAR-CL will also be used by PC users, it has added the Music State Monitor 03US sound card as the sound source. Among the 4 sources, the best performer is Monitor 03US, which is obviously better than the other models, followed by X5 Max. The contrast between the two Apple devices is that the Nano 6 is relatively soft, and the iPhone 5S will be slightly harder. point.

Low-frequency performance: The low frequency of HARKAR-CL has been repeatedly mentioned in the official copy. It is regarded as an important selling point. The overall design is also biased towards low frequency, which makes the low frequency relatively prominent in the whole frequency band, but it is still relatively restrained. The rookie likes the low-frequency sense. The usual practice of similar products is to improve the low-frequency sense of sacrificing texture, but the HARKAR-CL's closed design helps to improve the low-frequency transient, analytical and other texture indicators, compared to the many portable tests we have tested before. Folding headphones, the low frequency is relatively clean and neat, the better density and the sense of strength, the low frequency of this orientation is taken into account in the acoustic structure design. We think this low frequency is more than most of the competing products. Good. When using Apple devices and small and medium volume, the low frequency can be retracted, but it will still be out of control at high volume. After all, the driving power of Apple devices is too limited. When using Monitor 03US, its low frequency density and control power can A significant improvement is achieved, and the sense of hearing is stronger and more flexible.

IF performance: HARKAR-CL does not deliberately modify the vocals, to pull up a certain frequency band, its vocal sense is warm and soft, but the resolution is not very good, the sound style is slightly old-fashioned, more suitable for men and women. Bass, vocals have a heavy feeling, the image performance is ordinary, compared to similar products, the frequency of listening is also excellent, density and thickness have an advantage. If combined with Monitor 03, the intermediate frequency will appear more refined.

High-frequency performance: The high frequency is obviously dark, and the 20-20kHz general indicator in the official copy is meaningless. The dark high frequency makes the overtones of many instruments no longer obvious, and the details are very heavy. But it also makes the metal sound of rock music become less noisy. Similar to the low frequency performance, in the face of loud volume and bursting music, the high frequency will be significantly degraded, showing a loss of control. Using Monitor 03US, it will be improved.

Compared with the fever headphones, the HARKAR-CL has a tendency to please the primary consumers, and the low frequency is strengthened. However, most of the competing products do not completely abandon the correct listening concept, and the kitsch is not the resolution. The strengths, the tone of the grasp of the merits, the overall soft and warm, abandon the pursuit of high-frequency, won the relatively competitive mid-low frequency. Benefit from the characteristics of the closed structure, the transient performance is better, but The dynamics are still not enough, the sound is relatively flat, the sound field is not wide, but there is no obvious cranial effect. When playing back small and medium-sized music, the performance is relatively better. The sound quality is reflected in the middle of the portable headphones. And also with its current price, the price is appropriate. Wearing comfort, sound insulation is very good in the headset, because the sealing effect is better, the pressure exerted by the headband is also larger, Big head users may feel that there are some chucks. The appearance is not to say, the craft is also the top level of the earphones we have contacted. It is worthy of praise. If your purchase weights are large in appearance and craftsmanship, this is cheap.