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Re: Noontec Hammo S headphone unboxing, subjective impressions, and measurements
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2015, 10:59:41 PM »
Did you try to use a "normal" source with it?
Like a smarthphone  ::)
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Re: Noontec Hammo S headphone unboxing, subjective impressions, and measurements
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2015, 11:03:49 PM »
OK. I will try my Sony Z3 phone tonight.
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Re: Noontec Hammo S headphone unboxing, subjective impressions, and measurements
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2015, 03:15:18 PM »
Did you try it with your Z3?
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Re: Noontec Hammo S headphone unboxing, subjective impressions, and measurements
« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2015, 03:29:36 PM »
Quote from: Armaegis on May 14, 2015, 03:24:29 PM
Hmm it is proving exceedingly difficult to get the pads back on...
edit: the lip to slip the pads over is quite tight. I eventually wiggled it back into place, but it wasn't easy.


There's nothing inside the cups. There seems to be some paper covering that leads to a small back chamber. I didn't notice any vents.

The screws holding down the baffle are very soft and strip easily. I've opened and closed it once, and don't think the screws would survive a second attempt. There's a plastic piece over the driver that partially obscures access to the screws, so you have to go in crooked which doesn't help. I tried prying it up but it didn't budge.

Ha! Pro tip: The lip that holds the pad on is actually a ring around the driver and can be removed.  (When you remove it you'll see the screws are fully accessible, the ring hides part of the screw head.) It's a bit scary as it seems to be cheap plastic.  I put a relatively thin, flat-blade screw driver into the lip at the top and twist to pop it off its detents. Then you put that piece inside the pad lip before reattaching it to the driver baffle plate, as opposed to trying to get the pad retaining lip into the slot.

I measured it with and without the extra pad over the driver...didn't change much in the measurements.
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Re: Noontec Hammo S headphone unboxing, subjective impressions, and measurements
« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2015, 04:18:06 PM »
Quote from: Tyll Hertsens on May 20, 2015, 03:29:36 PM
Ha! Pro tip: The lip that holds the pad on is actually a ring around the driver and can be removed.  (When you remove it you'll see the screws are fully accessible, the ring hides part of the screw head.) It's a bit scary as it seems to be cheap plastic.  I put a relatively thin, flat-blade screw driver into the lip at the top and twist to pop it off its detents. Then you put that piece inside the pad lip before reattaching it to the driver baffle plate, as opposed to trying to get the pad retaining lip into the slot.

Well poopsicles, I feel dumb now.

But geez, that first "pop" when it comes out sounds a lot like cracking plastic.
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Re: Noontec Hammo S headphone unboxing, subjective impressions, and measurements
« Reply #15 on: June 29, 2015, 09:02:20 PM »
Quote from: Thad E Ginathom on May 14, 2015, 05:43:35 PM
Would probably go for the Zoro HD II

I did. They are waiting for me in London. Hope to post a comment when I get back.

(Hmmm... Headphones 3. And I always said I'd never be one of those guys that owned more than one pair!_
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Re: Noontec Hammo S headphone unboxing, subjective impressions, and measurements
« Reply #16 on: August 11, 2015, 09:53:14 PM »
Here's a brief comment on the Zoro HD II.

I very much enjoyed the music... and that was listening straight out of a low-cost Asus 7-inch tablet.

The down-side would be that I could hear the fish-tank pump when wearing them. (Yes, I spent the London part of my trip on a living-room sofa-bed).

They are comfortable, but don't grip very tight, and don't afford much in the way of isolation.
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