Review headphones Oriveti Basic — bass wisely

The Company Oriveti immediately established themselves as a major headphone manufacturer. To produce the first product and not goof is a good bid for success. The developers decided to develop it first, updating the hybrid model (more on this in the next review) and announcing , which we'll talk.

In General, the Basic idea is quite simple, Oriveti took custom speaker (not the one that is in the hybrids?) and decorated it in a compact and stylish metal body, providing traditionally, accessories and everything you need. The price tag put the average for similar solutions for this model ask for exactly 100 dollars.

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specifications

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• Beam: dynamic, 10mm
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• Impedance: 16Ω
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• frequency Range: 20Hz – 20kHz
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• Sensitivity: 108±3 dB/mW
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• Distortion: <1%
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• Cable: interchangeable with MMCX connectors, 1.2 m
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• Plug: gold-plated, 3.5 mm TRS

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Packing and delivery

The company decided not to skimp on the details and even on the model 3 times cheaper than the flagship showed its full potential. Stylish box made of black cardboard hides earbuds under them in separate sections is a convenient case with zipper with accessories. In addition to the headphone package included:

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• duplancich two pairs of silicone ear tips
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• odnoplanovye 6 pairs of silicone ear tips in different sizes
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• same pair of silicone -
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• carabiner for those who want to wear the bag with headphones on belt

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Design and usability

If I didn't know the real value of this model and would evaluate it only at the photos, I overstated the price tag would be at least two times. Basic, despite the name, the look really premium and are also efficiently collected. Round case — very thin, made of metal, painted black with brand logo and company name printed on the outside. Complements the design of plastic «legs» with MMCX connectors inside. Thanks to its compact size and lack of sharp corners headphones without problems sit down in almost any ear and comfortably worn for a long time. The model is designed for behind the ear wear, wear it cable down is perhaps possible, but not very convenient.

Zvukovoy depart at the correct angle, they are quite long so the soundproofing headphones provide typical form-factor average.

This model uses a removable wire that goes to the benefit of durability. In Basic, as in Primacy, installed MMCX connectors, but the wire is made easier than in the older model. Despite this, the Basic cable is very good for its price range, it does not harden in the cold, no noise from friction on clothing, and moderately prone to tangling. The company's portfolio is a high level replacement wire, but, of course, it is designed for top-end Primacy model, use it with Basic makes no sense.

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Sound

To listen To the following equipment was used.

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• and the role of the DAC and amplifier
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• Apple MacBook Pro Retina 2016 as the source
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• the role player
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• , and Astell&Kern AK320 in the role of portable players
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• Recording high-resolution Lossless-formats (Dr. Chesky have The Ultimate Headphone Demonstration Disc and others)

Before listening headphones were heated for 48 hours, the big changes in the sound to no avail.

The Sound for this model Oriveti decided to do is quite simple, but at the same time enjoyable. General feed — dark, with accent on the bass and moderately laid by the wayside HF. Simply put, the model basheda, but reasonable basheda.

Bass — main brace the sound. It's not super fast (though not slow-boomy) but deep, powerful and felt tight. By varying the different attachments you can change the amount of bass, ranging from moderately-average emphasis on mid-bass and ending with the absolutely killer subwoofer directly to your ears. Overall the bass is well controlled and does not interfere with the midrange, but just because of the presence of a sufficiently large number of deep bass he sometimes pulls the attention of the listener, creating an unusual sound. Not for the fanatical fans of NCH is a very simple solution consisting in the replacement of nozzles on smaller bass in this case is reduced quantitatively and ceases to dominate, while remaining slightly accented. Headphones good the textures, but the ideal of separation of instruments in the low register here is not worth waiting. However, for a $ 100 headphone with a dynamic emitter is more the norm.

The midrange is surprisingly neutral and detailed. They do not give any additional sound coloration (however, in applying this model lacks the bass), not trying to get to the forefront emotions or «rearrange» sources of sound on an imaginary stage. The latter, incidentally, a little more than average in width (which is not typical for models with an emphasis on bass) and slightly less than average in width, the tools, except for the low frequency, well separated. In General, midrange I would describe as transparent, without harshness and emphasis in microdialysate.

Vernacularly range is served simply, but as he laid by the wayside, it doesn't really catches to your ears. Of course, to hear the lightest damping and overtones of the instruments in the Basic does not work, and they are not created for this, but the task of shading the bass, treble doing there, the feeling of stiffness there. As there is no any hints of harshness and aggressive flow of the HF.

Comparisons this time I will not carry out Basic have clearly painted serving, so imagine what will be the difference with any other model, not difficult, but writing a lot of comparisons like «nothing to do» — is not particularly meaningful.

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Compatibility

In General Basic, may well play with a good smartphone, but their stock «level» enough for players of primary and secondary segment, the main thing — to choose the model without a strong emphasis on the bass in order to avoid busting.

Genre headphones naturally gravitate to styles that benefit from bass emphasis, or at least not perishable such filing. Various styles of electronic music and modern pop, jazz, instrumental music is their Forte. In General, the other styles also quite good «go» Basic, but this is probably what is called improvement. The recording quality of the model is not particularly critical, a 5 out of 10.

traditionally, several tracks as example

Igorrr — Lullaby for a fat Jellyfish. Not sure which of the styles should include this mix of extreme electronic music with no less than extreme metal, but the dominant bass these headphones are by far the track in favor, as neutral «middle». By the way, please stop to clean the jellyfish, it infuriates me.

Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson's Dark Forest — Black Snake. In form it is the exact opposite of the chaos of the previous track, and in fact — this seemingly quiet music similarly gives the listener anxiety and feeling of insecurity. Like jazz instrumentals is also very good at Basic due to the pleasant warmth.

The Ondekoza — Odaiko. Perhaps not to include something from the repertoire of these Japanese masters of the drums in the review of these headphones would be a crime, so I decided not to such blasphemy. Deep bass is exactly what I wanted to convey the scope and power of such music, and Basic good with her.

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Insights

Interesting model for the lovers of bass. Neat sound, allowing the headphones to sound with emphasis on bass, but no too much, excellent design and very high build quality is what you would expect from Oriveti.

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