What Hi Fi Sound and Vision
Thu, Aug 12 2010, 12:00PM
Creative EP-830
For
Dig up reasonable detail
Against
Lack weight and drive; bass sounds lightweight
Besides the likes of Apple, Creative is another MP3 player manufacturer that comes under criticism for the quality of its packaged headphones.
Will the company's £40 in-ears show us they're capable of better? Although they're able to dig up more detail than some, the bass sounds lightweight and lacks drive.
Instead of gracefully flowing along to Lily Allen's Smile the EP-830s sound rather ponderous, and don't put enough effort into pushing the track along.
The lack of weight and drive means that these headphones tend to overemphasise the upper-midrange and treble – and this proves distracting.
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