Jisoncase Review for Samsung Galaxy S3, S4 and Note2 Cases

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I was sent the Jisoncase’s for review for the three devices. I have to say I’ve been incredibly impressed by the quality of the cases.
First and foremost I want to share with you a promo code, that grants you a $10 USD discount from the Jisoncase website:
“BYOUTUBE2013“. This is definitely a a huge discount on these cases, which I suggest using if you plan on purchasing from their site.

Alternatively you can go to their online stores:
-Their eBay store
-Their Amazon UK Store
-Their AmazonUSA store

Now diving into a short written review:
I found all the cases to have a consistent, well made design and especially good attention to detail. The cut-outs are well placed for all devices, for their camera, speaker (both front and back), power key, 3.5mm jack and USB connection. The only cut-out that isn’t present, for the Note 2 and S3 for example, is the volume rocker. However, due to the nature of the cases, opening up from right to left – it makes sense. Thus I can’t complain about that.
Other than that, the price is something that’s always a major concern for buyers, including myself, when it comes to any sort of products and cases are no different in that respect. I find the pricing from Jisoncase extremely well priced for the quality of the item received. As I stated in my video review below, I haven’t come across many cases that offer a similar quality for such a reasonable price. Just to add the cherry on the top of the cake, the screen protector that comes with a few of the cases are very easy to use and of good quality (from what I’ve observed on my S3).

overall, I can’t fault these cases in any respect. They are excellent cases that I’ve found to be extremely stylish, professional and more so really well made at an extremely reasonable price for handmade products.

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Review of the AKG K551 Headphones – Neutral and Smooth Sounding

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Pros: Neutral/flat response, soundstage, design and looks, lightweight
Cons: Poor/weak bass extension, highs are slightly rolled off, benefits from an amp, cable thickness, lack of Android compatibility, cable is on left side only

Packaging & Accessories: 2/10
Build Quality: 8/10
Design & Look: 8/10
Isolation: 6/10
Comfort: 8/10
Audio Quality: 9/10
Value: 10/10
My final Rating: 9/10

Purchase Date: June 2013
Purchase Price: £150

AKG K551 - Looks

 

First of all I would like Sam, from AKG’s PR agency, for sending these out to review to me!
The AKG K551’s can be bought on Amazon UK, AmazonUSA and other resellers worldwide. The review will be conducted at the £150 price tag, even though they can be now bought at around £130 from certain places.

The AKG K551, is identical to its identical twin, the AKG K550, however rather than having a thicker, non-mic cable, it has a thinner cable with mic controls on it. That’s the only difference I was able to notice from reading other reviews online of the K550 and furthermore seeing the K550’s in-store.
Thus the K551’s are designed with Apple users in mind, and for those that don’t want to get their players out to play/pause, increase/decrease the volume. With that in mind, I’m an Android user, and despite testing this on Apple products, where the product worked as expected, I was again disappointed that the K551’s didn’t work on Android, like a lot of audio gear that has “mic controls” advertised on it. I can confirm that on my S3 running Android 4.2.2 leak, the mic controls didn’t work at all.

Now unto the full review of these headphones:

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Impressions & Thoughts on Open Back vs Closed Back Headphones – Sennheiser HD800/700 & Fostex TH-900

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Introduction:

I’ve always been fascinated about audio and when I get the chance to hear new products, or even old products that have always been on my mind – I jump on the opportunity.
I recently was lucky enough to demo the Sennheiser HD800/700’s & the Fostex TH-900’s at P.J. Hi-Fi, a high-end audio shop located in Guildford. Before I get into my impressions, I would like to thank Andrew Holt for allowing me to spend as much time with these three headphones and more so being an extremely professional individual. I had a great chat with him both before and after my listening session; I found what he said really spot-on and honest. P.J. Hi-Fi is mainly a speaker/hi-fi shop, however they do store these three high-end headphones.

The headphones:
–Sennheiser HD700 : £500-700
–Sennheiser HD800 : £900-£1100
–Fostex TH-900 : £1100-1500

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Custom Art – Silverline Interconnect & PFE232 custom tips – An amazing experience!

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I recently bought Custom Art’s Silverline Interconnect for my portable rig and a set of custom moulded ear tips for my PFE232’s.
First, the cable:
I wanted a durable, flexible, good quality and good looking cable. Custom Art offered a cable like this for a very reasonable price of £21.
I went ahead and bought the 7cm interconnect, that has a straight jack on one end and an angled one on the other – it also is triple braided with a 5N silver cable.

I got the cable in, and ever since I have had it in my possession, I’ve loved every minute with it. It brings out the mids of the PFE232’s and doesn’t dampen the quality of the music, unlike with other cables I’ve tried in the past. More so, the cable is so tiny and extremely flexible that it works very well with my rig.

The cable was thus perfect and I hope it lasts very long for me.

Here are some pictures of the cable:

Unto the ear moulds:
The custom ear tips were extremely small in size, meaning they aren’t like full custom ear moulds. That said, with it being custom, it would block out more noise than your average ear tip. I thus went ahead and bought that for around £35. The price was extremely reasonable and very much affordable.
The quality of the finish of the ear tips is top-class, and really well done. The only negative thing I found on them, is that the hole on the end of the ear tip, meaning that the soundstage of the earphones was slightly reduced. That said, after speaking with the owner of Custom Art, Piotr, he said he could easily open the hole, in order to widen the soundstage a bit. He chose to put a small hole as it was how the PFE232’s drivers were, which is completely understandable, in order not to modify the sensational sound of the PFE232’s.

The ear tips, increased the sub-bass response and power of the mid-bass of the PFE232’s, but also due to an earphone tip that doesn’t alter the sound, unlike the Comply Foam tips, the mids were also a bit more up-front. As said above, the soundstage felt a little less open, but that could have easily been changed.
Overall the sound quality was an improvement, and the experience was great. However, for me the earphone tips weren’t comfortable for long periods of time. This has nothing to do with Custom Art, as I had the same discomfort with my 1964ears ear moulds. Thus meaning the earphone tip impressions were at fault, not the ear moulds themselves.
If I get around in making new ear impressions, I will send my tips back to Piotr, in order for them to be re-moulded (he was very kind in letting me do that).

Here are the pictures of the ear tips:

I hope this posts helps you out!
I would strongly suggest buying from Piotr, as not only was his products and craftsmanship excellent, but his customer service was absolutely phenomenal. A MUCH BETTER experience than dealing with other custom earphone companies out there, be it in the UK or in the USA.
Go check out his facebook page, for more pictures of his other works!
–TotallydubbedHD