OneOdio Monitor 60

Many will just like the OneOdio Monitor 60 further thick and mushy pads, however their sound doesn’t have the management or tonal neutrality to swimsuit the “professional” jobs OneOdio claims they had been made for.

Introduction

The OneOdio Monitor 60 are “studio headphones”, which on this case means they don’t seem to be wi-fi and embody a number of cables for various makes use of. 

I wouldn’t suggest them for something studio-related, although, as their undisciplined sound is less than the job. Basic studio manufacturers like Shure, Beyerdynamic and AKG provide way more exact and coherent audio, which is crucial for mixing, and extra satisfying for informal listening too. 

The OneOdio Monitor 60 could also be a good match for movie-watching, although, due to their chunky bass and super-soft pads. They retail at £94 formally, however can be found for round £80 on-line. 

Design

• Tremendous-squishy pads are comfy
• Contains three types of cable
• Fold-in cups

The OneOdio Monitor 60 are massive headphones with unusually thick pads. That is partly to bolster the imaginative and prescient of the pair as a professional studio headphone. 

A few of the outer components have way more of a gamer headset sensibility, although. Check out the grille on the again of every cup. This has no actual perform, as a result of these are closed again headphones. 

The brand beneath the grille can be extra like a tattoo design than the sort you usually see on studio headphones. 

OneOdio additionally makes some unusual strikes within the {hardware}. The Monitor 60 have two cable sockets, one for a 6.3mm jack, one other for a 3.5mm one. This can be a bit weird. Whereas studio headphones usually deal in 6.3mm connections, that refers back to the terminal on the finish of the cable, not the socket within the headphones themselves. 

OneOdio appears to be making an attempt to show one thing, and goes about it in a quite unusual method. 

I’m not going to throw shade on the equipment package deal, although. You may three cables within the field. There’s an ordinary size one with a fundamental in-line distant, a 3m size one and a coiled cable with a 6.3mm jack on the top. 

All three use the three.5mm enter on the headphone themselves, which has a bit plastic securing ball inside to keep away from you pulling the cable out too simply. 

From a visible perspective, I’d choose nearly something Audio Technica, Sony, Beyerdynamic or Sennheiser make at this stage over the OneOdio Monitor 60. The Beyerdynamic DT770 are simply an order of magnitude extra elegant. However these headphones’ consolation is first rate. 

The additional-thick pads use mushy protein leather-based and comparatively low density foam, which makes them depress readily to evolve to your head form. Some declare these are reminiscence foam pads, however they don’t have the sluggish spring again of 100% reminiscence foam. Nonetheless, they’re super-soft and supply a good quantity of passive isolation. 

I discover the scarf rather less comfy, however nonetheless comparable with different studio-style headphones of this grade. 

The OneOdio Monitor 60 have heavy duty-looking twin cup hinges that permit them swivel round by 180 levels, and fold into the scarf. An enormous pair like that is by no means going to be all that transportable, however a fold-up model will probably be helpful in the event you plan of utilizing them for DJ’ing. 

This jogs my memory of the traditional Audio Technica ATH-M50 headband, however it’s chunkier and, evaluating the 2, I believe Audio Technica could use higher-quality plastics. 

Sound High quality

• Restricted imaging readability
• Bass tramples on the mids a bit
• Energy, sure, however not a lot subtlety

OneOdio says the Monitor 60 are made for “studio execs”, however they’re a nasty choice for anybody trying to do any cautious listening. 

Their bass is poorly managed, resonant and boomy, encircling the sound like the froth pads sitting round your ears. Whereas not dramatically outsized it sounds in battle with the mids, tending to make the Monitor 60 sound cluttered and confused, missing within the form of coherence you want in a pair for any type of house studio work. 

It’s not massively enjoyable bass both, with no notable bonus energy proper down within the lowest sub-bass zone. Extra enjoyable than a scientific studio headphone? Positive.

The mids sound recessed, sitting within the shadow of that bigged-up bass and the considerably ahead (and even barely coarse) decrease treble that manages to tease out an excellent quantity of element contemplating the low-end makes the Monitor 60 sound fairly muggy on the whole. There are twin emphasised spots within the higher bass and treble right here, a straightforward path to sound with an excellent notion of energy and element.

Nonetheless, imaging is confused, leaving completely different devices unable to say their very own distinct part of the stereo sound subject. There’s additionally little differentiation of “top” in preparations. Facet-by-side with the Shure SRH840A, the OneOdio sound imprecise and obscure. Positive, there’s a sure energy to their model, nearly like a wall of sound — and width is nice for a closed pair — however even for listening purely for enjoyable they sound too muddled for my liking. 

You may tame the bass utilizing EQ via a PC or Mac, however the mids nonetheless are inclined to sound a bit hole after doing so. 

There are too many different higher options to make the OneOdio Monitor 60 an excellent purchase. Prior to now I’ve principally used fashions barely larger up the value pecking order, just like the Audio Technica ATH-M50X, Shure SRH840, AKG K701 and Beyerdynamic DT770. All of these are considerably higher, and at the least slighter costlier. However the Audio Technica ATH-M40X and Shure SRH440 are usually effectively regarded and can be found at the same value to the Monitor 60’s. 

Don’t be enticed an excessive amount of by these headphones’ Sony Hello-Res sound emblem. They’re extra proof it’s little greater than a advertising and marketing tag.

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