January 22nd, 2009 by Mista Kay Himself
So I was super hyped about getting these headphones, and here is my personal opinion on them…their not that good…
First off the good points. The design is solid, it comes in some fun colors to chose from and the materials they used like the foam vs the metallic earpiece is a nice touch.
The chord has an anti-tear material on it, which is pretty much like this cloth material so if you have a tendency to rip your chord somehow…you might like this.
Also all the Nixons come in different ranks. This particular model in the picture is the Nomadic iPhone model which has iPhone answering capabilities, but its quite a bit more $$ for that function. That little silver circle on the chord before the split is the mic.
Finally, the volume nob is right on the headphone so you can turn the volume up and down with ease. That’s probably one of the best functions on these headphones.
Now lets talk about the negatives. First and foremost, these dudes are super uncomfortable. If you rockin headphones, you want them to be comfy. They have this weird shape to it where the head piece doesn’t contour your head at all. Its like you got a flat stick digging into the top of your head.
Secondly, the sponge earfoam sticks out quite a bit from the actual speaker so there is major sound leakage. If you sitting on the bus, or in the library, your totally gonna be that annoying dude that has loud crappy Euro Trance bust’n out for his phones for everyone to hear…but in your case, its not becuase it’s turned way up, it’s just because a lot of sound escapes from the sides…Whether their on your head, or on your lap, it sounds like you have mini speakers on.
If your not picky about performance, then maybe go get them. I find the WE SC ones to be more comfy. I was super stoked about these headphones, and I wish I could rock them out. They have major potential…but maybe I’ll just wait till the second or third generations come out. Or step up one rank and get the Master Blaster. They cup your ears and they are more comfy…but your paying that much more!
Peace!
(By the way…I ain’t hate’n on Nixon Headphones…I got the Wire and it works real good. Just this Nomadic model in particular…)
Tags: Nixon, Nixon Headphones, Nomadic
Yo, as an OG in the Nixon Player game, I must say that I approve of this collabo. The truth is that these Nixon rubber series look a lot better in the pics than they do in real life. If they busted these colorways out in the ceramic series…daaaaaaamn that would be hot son! The hand color on the black one is sharp.
