Everglide S-500 Professional Headphones Review
Today we’re going to take a look at Everglide S-500 Professional Headphones. These headphones are intended primarily for gaming with the goal of being able to isolate the game in their own little world. But, how do they do for music? Are they any better than other inexpensive, full sized, headphone headsets? Let’s see what we can find out.
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The basic specs for the Everglide S-500 Professional Headphones is fairly typical so far as frequency response goes. The cable is a generous 3.1m or just a little over 10 feet. This might be unwieldy to use with your iPod but this kind of length is great for plugging into a desktop for gaming or music recording purposes. Unless you’re really frantic you won’t get yanked back like you would with shorter headphone cords. Another nice in-the-box feature is a carrying bag. I’ve had many a headphone damaged from banging around loose in my backpack. There’s also a clip-on mike included as well.
The build quality seems OK on the Everglide S-500 Professional Headphones. My main concern here is that the leather isn’t really leather and the obviously cheaper plastic construction doesn’t inspire long term confidence. The cord connectors seem solid on the outside but who knows what lurks underneath? The comfort level is excellent due to the oversized pads. This might put some people off who’re used to earbuds and smaller headsets but this is something I really like.
So far as sound quality goes, yes, you can tell that the Everglide S-500 Professional Headphones is an inexpensive set of headphones. Bass response is good, which is probably a help in gaming applications and some types of music. However, the headphones don’t perform as well as comparably priced Sonys when it comes to music. The upper mid-range and treble frequencies seem to lack a certain liveliness.
My verdict on the Everglide S-500 Professional Headphones is that it is what I’d call “just OK”. It won’t be as good as some comparable products, particularly when it comes to music, but should work well for gaming. Also, before you buy, make sure that you consider that it is oversized as compared to a lot of other headsets.
How do these headphones compare on price? They sound from your review as if they’re only adequate, and if the difference is only a few dollars, i think I’d prefer to get a set that would handle music well, and also be available to use for gaming.
The Everglide S-500 Professional Headphones sound just OK from your review … I’m not sure that I’d bother buying phones that were adequate for gaming.
I’d prefer to look for headphones that handle music well, and that could also be used for gaming.
Are the little drivers powered by neodymium magnets? I noticed that the top professional headphones are.
These headphones may or may not be good… but I’m not sure I’ll ever find out. I bought a pair and they were defective (no sound in one ear). In principle, Everglide is supposed to warranty them, but getting a hold of a human being there is like nearly impossible. Their email address for techsupport (which is how you are supposed them regarding warranty issues) bounces and doesn’t work! Headphones may or may not be good, but their customer service is piss-poor.