The Takstar TS-671 is an open-back circumaural or full-sized tai nghe using a 53mm dynamic driver. It is priced at around $50.
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But if you are a concert, jazz, or acoustic listening detail freak with a love of big xuất hiện sound stages, airy presentations and don"t mind the fact that you look lượt thích a robot with it on your head (for pity sake think of the children và stay indoors!) then you might find yourself with a good headphone.
These days đài loan trung quốc is just spewing out one great audio product after another; some at vị trí cao nhất prices such as Hifiman with top sq lớn boot and others, such as Superlux going for the bang for buck hunters with superior chất lượng for stupidly low prices. Either way, if you are looking East my friend you may be onto a winner.
It still is a hit-and-miss market mind you và I have some samples I am not too fussed on và I was never a tín đồ of the thin-sounding HD6 series Superlux’s although the IEM was not bad. Mind you what they did though was catch my attention for at $50 or less. At this cấp độ of pricing you are usually talking starter kit at best, but it seems not anymore.
The Takstar TS-671, for bang for buck detail hunters, could be a game-changer. I say detail hunters only. For bassheads go for a beer or something because this headphone is not for you.
If you want home listening, massive headphones, a massive sound stage, và prefer your music a little more on the bright side of neutral then this headphone plays better than the luxes I have heard so far, namely the 668b và the 669.
Ok, so let us look at what we got before we talk more about why I kind of like this headphone.
Design
The Takstar TS-671 is one big headphone. Be under no doubt it is made for the home listening thiết đặt and not for mobility. Yet it does not feel that heavy. I bởi feel there is a sense of balancing on your head though like some odd deportment class since it is so high off your head but the middle headband fastener is very comfortable and does a great job of keeping everything in place.
The build is quite definitely plastic but looks solid enough around the joints & I don’t think it will fall apart that easily.
Being equipped with velour as opposed khổng lồ pleather is an edge over the Lux full-size cans for me. The Lux pleather was too hard và cheap và very off-putting when I initially got them and instantly the velour of the Takstar TS-671 was a winner with less sweat & a more comfortable fit.
Let us not get too carried away though since this is not AKG K701 quality velour. It’s a tad rough to the cảm ứng with the essence of a blanket rather than fine woven soft cloth but at this price level, it is more than acceptable & much comfier for my ears.
The overall look of the can pays homage to lớn AKG và ATH but is just different enough in fit & finish to lớn actually carry off a bit of originality which I bởi appreciate. Clones are all well and good but it just leaves you yearning for the real thing & the real sq khổng lồ boot. Being different points lớn some sort of principle và integrity in my book anyhow.
Cups
The Takstar TS-671 cups themselves are mở cửa full kích cỡ over the ear so plenty of room. They have a slight side-to-side swivel lớn them but you can lay them flat. The cable is twisted coiled single side (left side) which is handy và not something I expected for a headphone of this size.
Overall a big headphone but is light & easy to work enough to lớn work with on your head.
Takstar TS-671 Sound Impressions
Setup
Now looking at the kinh doanh fluff the Takstar TS-671 is portrayed as HiFi headphones. What does that mean to lớn me? Well perhaps more graceful? Analytical? Studio & reference?
Those are the connotations I got in my mind as I slipped the Takstar TS-671 on and, to be honest, I was not that far off. Rated at 120ohm with a 105db sensitivity I would suggest pairing this up with an amp lớn maximize potential.
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For this session, I listened to them connected lớn a Go Vibe Vulcan+ amp & the HM602 with a phối of 320kb và FLAC for my pleasure. I think it could benefit from being paired with a warm amp, tubed preferably if you have one because this is not a dark-sounding headphone.
Summary
The Takstar TS-671 are not bass head cans, not in a million years. But it does convey a massive presentation with an uber large sound stage. The star of this show is quite clearly the 53mm drivers nestled in the big cups.
The headphones are big on the outside và big on the inside and I love that. It’s the single overriding impression I got from using them for the last 4 days và what I am remembering about them right now.
I am not talking precision Stax-like imaging or LCD-2 like subterranean rumbling here but just sheer kích thước alone. This is not intimate, it is grandiose and over the top.
Timbre
Now for overall tonality, this is a neutral to lớn bright headphone & as such is more at trang chủ with orchestral, acoustic, và atmospheric playback và I am going to lớn say probably not bad at movies either.
Anything really that needs space to breathe. Now when you say bright let me just say I heard only a little sibilance in my playback. Using a Hifiman HM602 (custom eq), Go Vibe Vulcan+ amp setup, the Takstar TS-671 treble was kind of hot at times, particularly on synth laced fast tracks & some guitar shredding but it never rasped back at me in a way that made me want lớn wash my ears out.
It could though get a little fatiguing so that is why I am saying hot for now but it did sparkle on some tracks nicely when needed. Here are some examples of that hotness working for & against though to give you an idea of where this headphone is suited.
References
One of my favorite reference albums is Safri Duo’s – Origins và here I felt this huge sound stage trùm cuối could roam không tính tiền and that they did very well indeed. I really enjoyed Origins, the lead track & it conveyed a real cinematic feel lớn the sq which is what this track is all about – atmosphere.
When theTakstar TS-671 hit their stride they can give a much beefier sound than the lux’es và their reach is far & beyond the lux which can at times feel constricted.
Switch lớn Within Temptation – The Unforgiving & Sinead và Sharon’s soaring vocals combined with the synths và background cymbal work just got a little too spiky at times for me lớn have a comfortable and smooth experience lượt thích the hot but warm Tesla treble of the T50p.
Bass
Sadly the Takstar TS-671 bass is a tad too light which limits these headphones in terms of genre application but don’t let that put you off having a go with these. They vày lack slam & I suspect that any FR chart will show roll-off at the low end.
They are not thin by any means but with a 53mm driver, I was left looking for a bit more than what I got. I wonder if a pleather pad over the velour would give it a dark beefy sq – worth a thought.
Mind you less bass means you are focusing on the music và not the rhythm as much so this will suit me and the detail phase I have been in for the last year or so.
Mids
I would not say this is a very forward headphone, the Takstar TS-671 mids vì quite well khổng lồ compete with the sparkle in the đứng đầu end but vày get a tad lost in the big presentation. They can come across as a bit dry in my humble opinion. They are ok but nothing breathtaking.
Something to note regarding using my beastly Go Vibe Vulcan+ amp. When switching the sound stage on the amp lớn active the cups really vì appreciate the enhanced width. I mean if there ever was a button designed for these headphones then the sound stage button on the Vulcan was made for it.
Our Verdict
It depends on what you like honestly. The Takstar TS-671 will not appeal lớn analog-loving bassheads and if you have a sensitive ear then you might find it a bit much.
But if you are a concert, jazz, or acoustic listening detail freak with a love of big open sound stages, airy presentations and don’t mind the fact that you look lượt thích a robot with it on your head (for pity sake think of the children & stay indoors!) then you might find yourself with a good headphone.
All this for less than $50 or less? Really? Honest?
Takstar TS-671 Specifications
Type: Full size, over the ear, dynamic, openDriver: 53mmImpedance: 120ohmSensitivity: 105dbFrequency response: 12hz – 25khzPower handling: 500mW
Setup
Go Vibe Vulcan+ tai nghe AmplifierHifiman HM602Flac – Within Temptation – The UnforgivingMp3 320k – Sabri Duo – Origins
