My son has online classes to attend and the Jabra wireless earbuds he’s using gets uncomfortable after a few hours. I got him a new pair of Headphones; these are the OneOdio Studio 10 Headphones. These are wired and are not very expensive. So, let’s check out how good they sound.
So, this is the OneOdio Studio Pro 10 DJ headphones. I wanted a pair which are affordable and also has good audio quality, the reviews on amazon were good, I have to test the quality out for myself. We have the Hi-Res Audio certification; not sure how legit this is. In order to be Certified Hi-Res, bookshelf speakers and headphones must be capable of reproducing frequencies up to 40 kHz or above.
The specs behind the box does show 20-40 khz frequency range, so I’m hoping for the best. It uses 50mm neodymium drivers, which is good for clear audio.
We have two plug types supported, 3.5mm and 6.35mm.
It lists out the contents of the box too, let’s open it up and check them out.
Ok, first we have the cables both 3.5 to 3.5 and one 3.5 to 6.5mm.
A manual is also present, has instructions in multiple languages and the print quality is really good.
A nice PU bag to keep your headphones safe, we have the OneOdio branding embossed on one side.
They should not have added the warranty information on the bag, it’s spoiling its look.
But the bag feels good, opening it up we have the headphones within.
Wow, these look better than I thought they would. We have sufficient padding on each of them for comfort and the chrome shell looks really nice and I’m happy that it’s not overdone. These are over the ear headphones and should not hurt if worn for long periods. The ear cups look like they won’t fit your ears within, but they sit perfectly and also provide passive noise cancellation to a limit. I will know about the comfort factor from my son in a few days.
The construction is plastic, even the chrome sections, which is understandable considering the price.
We have a 3.5mm jack on the right cup and the 6.5mm jack on the left. The cables are provided separately so you can use the one you need.
The cups have these concentric circle designs, with the logo in the centre, looks nice. The hinges look strong, the cups swivel 90 degrees and can fold down too for storage.
The Left and right cups fold in allowing them to be stowed away into the bag easily.
The headband has the OneOdio logo on top and a leatherette finish, with really soft padding right under. I love the red stitching across the headband, it looks really premium.
It has a metal strip, running across the top, which allows you to customize the length allowing for a comfortable fit as per the size of your head. It’s present on both sides.
This is the 6.5mm to 3.5 mm cable, meant to be used with professional equipment like DJ turntables, mixers etc.
This is the provided 3.5mm to 3.5 mm cable, to be used with phones and it has this small little controller here, which has a button to control audio playback, pick/end calls etc and the hole next to it is a microphone.
You can use this cable to take/make calls which is especially useful during these work from home times. While music is playing you can control playback using this button, single tap is play pause and double tap is previous track and three times is move to the next track.
Just plug in the cable type you need and connect the other end to the phone or other audio device. My phone uses USB-c so I won’t be able to plug it into it, but it will work with my pc and iPad.
The 6.5mm to 3.5mm cable seems to have more length and you can daisy chain another headphone into the 3.5 mm jack for shared listening.
Let me plug this in here and the other end to the PC.
Wow, the clamping force is a bit high, your ears might hurt after a few hours as the pads do sit on them. They might slowly get more comfortable as you use them. Just extend the cups out if you don’t want it to sit too tight on your ears. My son uses it at its maximum length.
The padding on the cups is smaller than what I’m using on my Sennheiser headphones. They do keep the ears out at first, but slowly do move in.
Look’s wise it’s great, now for the audio quality.
I’m connecting it to the 3.5 mm jack we have on the cabinets ,which would use the audio solution on your motherboard which generally is Realtek.
Now let’s test the audio, playing some music. Wow, it’s quite good. The sound stage is smaller than my Sennheiser’s, but instruments are clear, these being touted as studio grade headphones they generally have a flat frequency response, which seems to be accurate. The sound is not totally flat, and the bass is not very high, but is present. Instruments sound clear and so do vocals and they are clearly discernible.
The highs, mid-tones and treble sound really good, surprisingly. I’m spoiled by higher end headphones, and they do have more separation and wider soundstage, the oneodio sound balanced and in no way would they disappoint.
Let’s test the microphone quality, its good, voice is clear enough for online meetings. (Sample available in video)
I would say this sound way better than Bluetooth headphones/earphones in this price range and honestly, they’re really good.
In my opinion, the OneOdio is a good headphone for the price, which is Rs 2,199, as long as you understand what you’re getting. For general music consumption it’s great, it has a solid bass response and good clarity and it’s also comfortable to wear. How long you can wear them would depend on your ear shape. I like the way it folds up when not in use and the PU pouch is a great addon.
The earcup padding is fine and was comfortable enough, but if you want more padding there is a higher end model which has much more padding.
But Studio and DJ in the name is a little misleading. I would not recommend them for mixing or mastering (i.e. “studio” work) but as I said, for normal music, online classes and video consumption they offer good value. We do get Bluetooth earphones at this price, but these sound really good, and with no compression as the audio is not sent wirelessly, we get even more quality audio. Link to the product can be found in the description if you would like to pick one for yourselves. I was sceptical of the reviews on Amazon, but I’m glad I chose these in the end.
