Surprisingly, many still believe that Beats and Monster are one and the same. Partnership with a black rapper who, being at the peak of glory, has not released any new album in 16 years, greatly changed the attitude to the brand Monster. From 2008 to 2012 the company Monster Cable is engaged in the production of headphones with Dr. Dre. But then the way companies sold. Today Beats belongs to Apple, its products are on the shelves in every App Store. But if you see headphones with a red “b” on the head of a student from the far suburbs – most likely it is a fake. In this sense, the Beats repeat the fate of Louis Vuitton handbags, and what some of the “louboutins”. Monster also goes its own way apart from Beats and continues to make damn good headphones.
Headphones Monster DNA Pro 2.0
Company, it seems, studiously avoids any similarities with the design of the Beats and willingly experimenting with forms. Flagship series DNA Pro looks very catchy and recognizable. Today we have on testing a model of the second generation – Monster DNA Pro 2.0.
Specifications
Monster DNA Pro 2.0
Type
full-size headphones
The size of the radiator
40 mm
Frequency range
20 Hz – 20 kHz
Resistance
32 Ohm
Sensitivity
100 DB
Weight headphones
300 g
Interfaces
3.5 mm
The approximate price
21 790 rubles
Where to buy
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Design and construction
Have DNA Pro 2.0 there are no obvious external differences from the original model. The same headband design, the same shape of the cups, except that now the colors are a little different. Headphones are available with black, white checkered or black (a La carbon) headband.
The finish is mostly glossy, but here it looks very organic
Cups Monster DNA Pro 2.0
They are easy to fold – cups bent “inside” the headband – and be easy to transport. Traditionally, full-sized headphones are used in a home or Studio environment, but the DNA Pro 2.0, you can easily use and transport, and on the street. For sport, obviously, they are not suitable. Go for a run with headphones on his head were not working, they keep quite confident, but in the gym they want to quickly remove and replace any “plugs” like the Monster Clarity HD Wireless (review).
Foldable design Monster DNA Pro 2.0
Connector for connection cable (3.5 mm) is on the left, and the right Cup. “We need this not only for convenience, but has a practical benefit: the second free entry, you can connect another pair of headphones (any, even if it’s the Apple EarPods), and to organize so wired sharing of music.
Convenient to listen to music together, without risking to Wake anyone at home
Headphones from JBL, for example Everest 300 (overview), has the same function, but everything is implemented via Bluetooth.
Main cable length of 1.2 meters is tapered, due to this it does not become entangled in pocket. The connector on the end is l-shaped. There is a small control panel with volume control buttons and play/pause. For some strange reason key pause/play worked perfectly with multiple computers and smartphones (HTC One A9 iPhone 6S, Sony Xperia Z5), but no device responded to the attempt to change the volume via the remote.
The ear pads are soft and pleasant – a material very similar to natural leather, but actually the product artificial. The material is easy to bend, thereby minimising discomfort from extended use DNA Pro 2.0. Calyx slightly bend back and forth for optimal fit, but such a wide array of provisions, as at Philips SHB9850NC (review), these headphones can not offer. But as for me, here it would be outright overkill.
Cable to the headphones Monster DNA Pro 2.0
Headband bottom is lined with a soft thick rubber, not that electrifies the hair when you try to correct the situation. On the head headphones sit perfectly without exaggeration. Hold on tight and not fall, even if you quickly shake his head left and right, although there are certainly craftsmen.
Listening experience
After some classic Sennheiser headphones the sound characteristics of the DNA Pro 2.0, you have to get used to. The bass here is deep and pure, and on it there is no such accent, as in new headphones Beats. Resembling the headphones Sony Extra Bass series. Using the equalizer to reduce the bass to minimum is quite real, but in this way you deprive yourself of some pleasures of these headphones.
I compared the new JBL Everest Monster with 700 when listening to the same songs. And even on the simplest compositions “seven hundredth” didn’t sound as rich. Detail from the DNA Pro 2.0 is very high, the sound is rich and dense, at first he seems a little subdued because of the abundance of bass.
Headphones are best suited for dynamic music, but also listening to classical works problems
Headphones no active noise cancellation, but thanks to the ear pads DNA Pro 2.0 is a smart reduce the external noise. The sounds of a neighbor’s punch can be barely audible, the noise of the trains in the subway, too, will penetrate to the ears, but for comfortable listening you don’t have to twist the volume to maximum.
I wouldn’t call DNA Pro 2.0 too picky about the sources. They sound great in conjunction with any smartphone (provided that your source material is recorded in loseless or high bit-rate), do well when working with a laptop. But not even the most sophisticated people will notice the difference when using quality player. For Example, The Fiio X3.
Insights
Universal earphone: ideal not only for music but for movies and games. I would even say that in games they easily “beat” this allows models like the HyperX Cloud. In addition, the Monster always captivating attention to detail – have a DNA Pro 2.0 exclusively high-quality finish and the set includes two handy cable, and carrying case. The sound is excellent, although it requires getting used to.
A farewell look at the Monster DNA Pro 2.0
But there is another detail which does not allow me to recommend the DNA Pro 2.0 to everyone. Now these headphones are almost 22 thousand rubles in the Russian retail. It’s a little above crisis a psychological barrier. In the United States for them will have to pay $ 275 – that price for them at the time.