Superlux HD330 review

DigitalHermit · March 28, 2015

Hey there,

I'm back again with the Superlux HD330.

As some of you may notice, I've been recommending this one alongside the HD660 a lot on these forums, and I was finally able to raise enough money to get the pair myself...

Unboxing

The pair comes in a hard plastic case with minimal padding... It comes wrapped in bubble wrap... The above picture shows the sticker label partially peeled off... I don't mind this... I'm after the headphones, not the box.

The package contains the headphones, some marketing material, and a 3.5mm to 5.25mm adapter... That "High SPL" card is just some marketing and a warning not to listen using these cans on high volumes for extended periods of time...

The Headphones

I ran it through a 50-hour burn-in first... and then listened to the album とらのあな — 東方幻奏響uroboros弐～fAIRYtAILoVERdRIVE～ (Tora no Ana - Touhou Wonderful Sound Uroboros vol. 2)... The album covers most musical genres like classical, metal, techno, and pop. The audio source is my PC with Realtek HD audio (no eq)...

The pair is a semi-open type and has a 150Ohm impedance and a 10Hz-30kHz response with a sensitivity of around 96dB SPL AT 1mW... (These things can get real loud even without an amp)

The first thing that i noticed with this pair is that it's nice and boomy without ruining the mids and highs... the instrument separation is also great (tested with well-recorded orchestra music)...

The graph below illustrates with accuracy the frequency response of the pair...

Now some of you out there may think that its F-R looks terrible... but then again, you consider how the response is nice and balanced, emulating an equalizer with a "V"-style setting... This setting is what I usually use with baseline acceptable cans...

Another thing that I noticed about this pair is how it immerses you in the sound... like you're actually in the place where the music is recorded...

Having fun with this, I tested with virtual barbershop and it had me amazed...

One bad thing that I can say about this is that it's uncomfortably tight at first but loosens up after a few weeks of use... Another is the poorly smoothed plastic pieces that hold the earcups in place... It's cutting into the earpads so you might want to look into getting spare pads early on...

Even then, the build quality is above average, considering that these cost around 40USD (not Amazon) (I got mine for 1800PhP after discounts)...

Conclusion

I am very pleased with this pair and will not buy another pair of headphones anytime soon... I'd give it a solid 9.5/10 considering its price...

Links:

http://www.superlux.com.tw/productInfo.do?pdctid=24792d42-f35c-4b07-b85e-d78f7ff42421&pdkid=3a182f85-9464-41bf-b4c7-d618102f84ac&level=2&lv0=1#skill_zone_li