Review: Atomic Floyd HiDef Drum earphones

Posted by SonicTune

January 10, 2009

Overview:

HiDef Drum are a must buy, for all music lovers and iPhone owners. The sound quality is exceptional, the looks provocative and the fact you can hear, note for note, is essential. Dubbed “Mini-works of art,” you’ll see why we love them.

Review:

Upon receiving the Atomic Floyd HiDef Drum earphones, I admired its packaging for a short while, before I teared it to shreds in anticipation. I flung the top lid to the side, and cast an eye, to the slogan, printed on the side of the box:

Escape. Take off. Tune out. Leave the world as you know it. Explore what you have never heard before. Experience the pinnacle of World Class acoustic. You will hear the difference – just listen.

Strong words! With that, I uncoiled the head phones, but admired the weight, perhaps a draw back, and hardly light and durable enough to take down the gym - their use is pleasure and not leisure.

I pinched, pulled, and yanked the HiDef drum earplugs, to instantly find fault for the robust ear phones, the result…Nil!

Its message “built to last,” is obvious, and whilst they state, they are World Class, I cannot help but agree with what they are saying, as I was instantly bowled over, before I attempted to even put the ear phones in.

The Next process was hard, I didn’t want to “break in,” the head phones with a dull sound that I can say “Yes, fine, they’re good. I can hear, Blah, Blah, Blah.” I wanted to really show these headphones that I mean business, so I Plugged them in and scanned through my eclectic mix of songs. But whilst doing so, I actually hear my own pulse, and could hear myself breathing like Darth Vader, then when my girlfriend entered the room, holding this months utility bill - frantically moaning - I couldn’t hear a thing, it was great.
However I managed to pick out…’In the Air Tonight’ by Genesis/Phil Collins (I recommend this process).

Before I knew it, I had envisioned a drum kit in front of me and I was hitting out the tune on my computer desk – I have the marks to prove it.

If your a “Poddy,” than you’ll appreciate, plugging this to your iPhone and rummaging through your own power ballads – which will have you singing (if not dancing) away.

Do not worry about missing a call, because you can answer, speak and hear through your head phones, as it benefits from the added mic.

It’s hard to say anything bad about a product that works extremely well. You get a leather and suede carry case, gold tipped “connectors,” and a 2GB USB flash disk – Your probably thinking, “flash disk?” I know, I did the same, however, this is perhaps the coolest, and smallest thing you’ll ever see, and should be on Gaj-it’s top gadgets.

Included within your HiDef Drum pack:

SpeakEasy - Dual-filter technology for continuous talk without interruptions.
AcousticSteel™ - Produces our World Class sound.
Bass port – For distortion free deep bass.
MaxJax – 24k gold high performance – low distortion 3.5mm audio jack.
SoundProof™ – S/M/L silicone ear buds block out ambient noise.
Cable slider – Anti-tangle cable splitter to manage your cable.
Fabric cable – Anti tangle, high performance fabric audio cord.
Travel case – Triple-layered, double-stitched protective leather pouch.
Connectors – 2 Airplane adapters for when you fly.

Expect to pay around £85 for these, but Atomic Floyd products can venture further than the £120 mark. Perhaps worth the money, the only down side is the weight of these things, but you get over it.

The Gaj-It Verdict:

Design 10/10
Usability: 7.5/10
Features: 10/10
Value: 10/10

We Say:

Get out, go buy! Enough said.

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