Late Night Jam Session (Ultrasone Hfi-450 Review)

Been playing with the 79$ Ultrasone Hfi-450 headphones i talked 'bout, and after a 2hrs continuous session with my customized Foobar2K, here's my little review on it.
First up on the whine list are my sore ears. There's some extra resistance from the band and the pleather paddings are just not deep/large enough to prevent your ear from being slammed into the hard plastic beneath so after a stretch things get real stiff for those with melons like mine!
And thats it.
These cans are pretty fresh and li'l short on the recommended 100hrs burn-in but so far it sounds really balanced. On comparison, Creative's budget plugs EP-630 sounds like a cheap radio (not a fair comparison by a long shot, but that's an easy reference!).
Listening to some Allman Brothers, CCR, Slayer & Dylan revealed a great frequency output. Bass notes were well-defined, although a bit lacking and boomy, warm mids and clear, sibilance free highs.

The headphones have what the company calls 'S-Logic' (gimmick alert!) technology for some '3D' effects, if anything they've fantastic instrument separation/soundstage for a closed cans and I'll give credits to this s-logic-thingy for that!
Superb experience overall.

Ratings 8/10, with points being struck mainly for its build quality. They sound good for the sub 100$ price,offers great portability due to rotating/collapsing design but has comfort issues, making them unsuitable for prolonged listening.








Update: The test was done un-amped on a portable source and although they're pretty easy to drive, one might see some improvements with a good amp.