With the proliferation of portable media players and phones people are using headphones and earphones more than ever. Seeing young children can wearing earphones while playing or listening to their iPod Touches is now commonplace. Now more than ever protecting one’s hearing should be a concern.
dBLogic is attempting to address this matter with their "Sound Pressure Level Limiting" line of audio products. Their SPL2 technology “manipulates sound waves and selectively lowers the volume while still keeping the shape of the sound wave curve.” This means that the sound wave is not clipped which also prevents distortion of the audio.
Today we will look at dBLogic’s first headphone release. Strangely dBLogic have not assigned a model name or number to this product so it is simply known as the dBLogic Headphone.
dBLogic was kind enough to send us a pre release model of the dBLogic Headphones so there was no packaging with this sample. Supposedly it will be packaged with a carrying case.
According to the website the dBLogic Headphones will be available is six colors including Barracuda Blue, Big Apple Red, Green Shamrock, Pink Valentine, Quick Silver and Orange Tiger.
For today’s review we will be looking at the Quick Silver model.
The dBLogic Headphones is an over the ear set of "cans" that conveniently fold up into a smaller form factor which makes carrying them around much easier than other headphone models.
These headphones are composed of plastic, metal and foam; they are lightweight yet solidly constructed.
The headband is an adjustable metal band and can extend or retract to fit most any size head from child to adult. Two plastic clips on each side are used to adjust the band size. There is no padding on this band which made these two plastic clips noticeable and a bit annoying when wearing the headphones directly on one’s head. When I wore a baseball cap then this was not a perceptible issue.
The speakers come with foam padding and are designed to swivel and rotate to provide optimal positioning. The outside of these speakers are a half oval with a mesh covering and the dBLogic logo on each side. In terms of size these speakers are on the smaller end of the spectrum.
The headphone cables come off each speaker and meet at a splitter 12 inches away. If you plan to use these headphones with an iPhone or Android phone just be aware that there is no mic or in-line remote for music control.
The entire length of cable measures 54 inches. Below the splitter the cable becomes slightly thicker and ends at a straight 3.5mm plug.
Specifications:
To test the sound pressure system I listened to some heavy music at full volume and did not have to adjust the volume. When listening to the same songs at the same volume with other headphones not using the SPL2 technology, I had to immediately lower the volume. So yes the SPL2 feature in the dBLogic Headphones does work.
One thing I did notice is these headphones took a few seconds to adjust the volume when starting a song, so for a second or so you may get a loud sound "blast".
These headphones feature rich bass and sounded pretty accurate to the source recording. There was no noticeable distortion or clipping only the slightly reduced volume in comparison to other earphones or headphones. Overall the sound quality was quite good especially considering the dBLogic Headphone’s price.
Conclusion:
If you frequently listen to music with headphones and hearing loss is a concern yet you don’t want to sacrifice sound quality then the dBLogic Headphones are an excellent option. Priced below $50 they are a bargain considering they sound pretty good while keeping the user’s ear drums protected.
The build quality is good and they are on the smaller side making them portable enough for everyday use. Right now these will be my daughter’s headphones as I don’t want her hearing to be damaged from blasting Taylor Swift.
Pros:
+Solid construction
+Prevents hearing loss
+Comfortable
+Fits adults and kids
Cons:
-No inline controls
-Lack of mic
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