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Tascam TH 02 Closed Back Studio Headphones Black
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.7
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/10
Total Reviews
713
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328
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Sound Quality
109th, sound, recording, loud, 02
+85%
-15%
" ... I'm not an expert by any means but these sound really good to me. ... "
" ... It doesn't keep out much sound, but I don't expect much for $20 headphones. ... "
" ... The sound quality is pretty good for the money though. ... 7.5/10 sound ... "
" ... The sound generated is really good. ... Either way, they do sound very good. ... "
" ... I expect to do some sound recording down the road, so these will come in handy. ... "
" ... Good clear sound, lightweight, no senseless frills . ... "
" ... Im an aspiring artist that owns a fairly home studio where I engineer my own music and these headphones are perfect for studio monitoring and feels extremely professional using them they sound terrific ,for its low cost it's definitely pure quality. ... "
" ... Great for the price, if you are expecting $150 popular brands for music, they are not that. ... "
Price
71steal, budget, dollars, bucks, compete
+94%
-6%
" ... I understand that these are not expensive headphones and I doubt they will compete with headphones that are hundreds of dollars more. ... "
" ... The sound quality is pretty good for the money though. ... "
" ... For about 20 bucks? ... "
" ... But for price it good. ... "
" ... Really good for the price. ... "
" ... Phones easily worth the price. ... "
" ... These are great for the price ... "
" ... you can't beat these for the price. ... "
Comfort
60uncomfortable, head, ear pads, fit, cups
+58%
-42%
" ... They were smaller and less cushioned than I prefer. ... "
" ... Hey, watch the ear jokes. ... "
" ... Comfortable for the hour or so that I wore them. ... "
" ... Comfortable fit and adjusts easily to different people. ... "
" ... Comfortable ear muffs and the cable is long. ... "
" ... A little uncomfortable at times, but honestly, one of the best headphones I've owned in this price range (and even higher). ... "
" ... Very simple for the Tascam's, I feel these are the best bang for buck hands down. ... "
" ... They are also light and sufficiently comfortable to wear (although not as comfortable as the Sonys) and I like the long (3m) straight cord rather than having a heavy coiled cord tugging at my head. ... "
Cables
36long, jack, wire, detachable, solder
+53%
-47%
" ... For starters the cord is really long for most people. ... The solution is easy, braid the cord. ... "
" ... Thick, long cord and built well enough and comfortable. ... "
" ... 1) The cable isn't removable, this would be a nice feature that could allow us to use shorter cables or different quality cables. ... "
" ... They are also light and sufficiently comfortable to wear (although not as comfortable as the Sonys) and I like the long (3m) straight cord rather than having a heavy coiled cord tugging at my head. ... "
" ... Good headphones, good sound, really long cord, not ideal for carrying these around and using them ... "
" ... Braided the crazy long cord to three feet. ... "
" ... I had no idea until I looked down and saw a cord with no headphones. ... "
" ... Trivial, but they also look pretty nice and blend in as studio-like equipment with my amps, microphones, stands, cables etc. ... "
Build Quality
25build quality, build, uncomfortable, head, construction
+72%
-28%
" ... Product is well put together. ... "
" ... These are very durable headphones. ... "
" ... I closed the door to my car and didn’t realize my headphones had fallen out. ... but I really can’t complain considering the abuse they went through. ... "
" ... I have no idea how durable they will be - time will tell. ... "
" ... Build quality feels more solid then you'd suspect. ... "
" ... the sound quality is amazing but the build construction is not so much. ... "
" ... I purchased them 10/2015 and they still work and look like the day I bought them 12/2017 so I would say the durability is great. ... "
" ... Very nice studio headphones seem to be well made. ... "
Product Reliability
22year, stopped working, 3 months, six months, right ear
+36%
-64%
" ... These earphones developed an intermittent fault in the plug making them useless. ... "
" ... started playing out of one ear after a few hours of normal use. ... "
" ... Happened on both so I'm sure it's not just me. ... "
" ... I consider these my desperate-last-resort headphones. ... "
" ... Purchased two sets of these and one set already is not working after 2 months of light studio use. ... "
" ... The biggest problem though is that these break so easily in six months after daily use. ... "
" ... All of the chargers stop working in about a month. ... "
" ... this was after under a week. ... "
Bass
19highs, mids, mid, lows, uncomfortable
+84%
-16%
" ... As far as the sound goes, the bass is strong, tight, clean and well balanced. ... "
" ... Bass was decent as well. ... "
" ... Really comfortable, awesome sound, but the bass is not as loud as I would prefer but they ARE open headphones so not really complaining. ... "
" ... It's ok for listen the music , More bass if someone like more bass this is good for you. ... "
" ... Plenty of bass but not overdone. ... "
" ... I use them to quietly thump on my bass. ... "
" ... The sounds is clear and the bass is more robust than expected, based on some other reviews I read. ... "
" ... They were very comfortable with some good bass but after a year and a half the sound went out which took longer than I thought. ... "
Fit
16head, tight, ears, headband, ear cups
+63%
-38%
" ... Comfortable fit and adjusts easily to different people. ... "
" ... Surprisingly though this does not seem to cause any problems, and the phones stay put just fine. ... "
" ... They are used several hours per day and have been used that way since last fall. ... "
" ... I closed the door to my car and didn’t realize my headphones had fallen out. ... "
" ... After a quick fold back into a straighter line it had worked great since. ... "
" ... excellent build, fit, feel, and sound. ... "
" ... As a recording engineer with 30 years under my belt these are awesome ! ... "
" ... I've had these headphones for about a year now and they still hold up. ... "
Frequencies
10mids, lows, bass, mid, well balanced
+90%
-10%
" ... Mids and highs also all there and balanced. ... "
" ... The mids are a tad bit forward which is ok with me. ... "
" ... super airy and bright highs . ... "
" ... The highs are not super smooth or very bright but I do not have complaints. ... The drivers themselves sound proper . ... "
" ... Hi frequencies are well balanced. ... "
" ... Good sounding headphones not as full of a sound as I was hoping for even with my graphic equalizer but they are good headphones the one setback is Tascam needs to put in better ear pads a little bit softer feel around the ears would be a great plus after a little while of wearing them my ears were very fatigued I suppose I can fix that if I want to spend another 20 bucks on ear pads but then again I could have spent $40 on a better headset ... "
" ... Really, they don't even sound that good without an equalizer. ... "
Design
10cheap, tascams, simple, plastic, materials
+70%
-30%
" ... Better to just buy nicer headphones! ... "
" ... For the price is top notch plain and simple ... "
" ... But using eqmac2 on my Mac really made these headphones shine. ... "
" ... excellent build, fit, feel, and sound. ... "
" ... It's solid, detailed, and has enough fullness. ... just not very sparkly or metallic like, for example, the Superlux HD668B, my favorite, smile-inducing cheap headphones. ... The TH-02 design sounds echoey and howly to me, but that's a housing design issue and I think some damping material inside can make them sound flatter and drier. ... "
" ... The build quality is okay, I don't care for the swiveling ear cups or folding design. ... The headband is thin, although soft enough. ... This can be looked at as a good thing, however. ... "
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