I normally don't write reviews - but these are literally the worst built headphones I've ever used, and I've owned plenty of them over the past 20 years. For the price, you'd expect them not to fall apart within the first year and Focal's response to it is more or less "deal with Amazon" (go ahead and go to their site, and look at the reviews they've quietly tried to hide). At this point, their sound quality doesn't matter if they can't properly fit on your head because the hinges literally crack and break from the lightest use. To be clear: I never traveled with them, they always sat on my desk, and I never wore them in an awkward position.
After 4 months, the left hinge started to split and I had to use a zip-tie to prevent it from further falling apart. The problem is in the design: the bottom of the hinge has so much flex for a stress point where two pieces of the headband adjustment come together. Even the most gentle of use will eventually cause this stress point to loosen up.
Fast forward 5 months, and today when I put them on, the other hinge literally snapped from the inside and now they don't even rest properly on my head. Both joints completely fell apart within a year and that cheap, soft plastic they use is the culprit. As a company, they have little integrity to address this glaring quality control issue.
They sound great, but that doesn't amount to anything if they're this disposable. Save your money and look elsewhere.
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Atrociously bad build quality that Focal will not own up to or repair.
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2016
I normally don't write reviews - but these are literally the worst built headphones I've ever used, and I've owned plenty of them over the past 20 years. For the price, you'd expect them not to fall apart within the first year and Focal's response to it is more or less "deal with Amazon" (go ahead and go to their site, and look at the reviews they've quietly tried to hide). At this point, their sound quality doesn't matter if they can't properly fit on your head because the hinges literally crack and break from the lightest use. To be clear: I never traveled with them, they always sat on my desk, and I never wore them in an awkward position.After 4 months, the left hinge started to split and I had to use a zip-tie to prevent it from further falling apart. The problem is in the design: the bottom of the hinge has so much flex for a stress point where two pieces of the headband adjustment come together. Even the most gentle of use will eventually cause this stress point to loosen up.Fast forward 5 months, and today when I put them on, the other hinge literally snapped from the inside and now they don't even rest properly on my head. Both joints completely fell apart within a year and that cheap, soft plastic they use is the culprit. As a company, they have little integrity to address this glaring quality control issue.They sound great, but that doesn't amount to anything if they're this disposable. Save your money and look elsewhere.
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2016
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Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2016
After 4 months, the left hinge started to split and I had to use a zip-tie to prevent it from further falling apart. The problem is in the design: the bottom of the hinge has so much flex for a stress point where two pieces of the headband adjustment come together. Even the most gentle of use will eventually cause this stress point to loosen up.
Fast forward 5 months, and today when I put them on, the other hinge literally snapped from the inside and now they don't even rest properly on my head. Both joints completely fell apart within a year and that cheap, soft plastic they use is the culprit. As a company, they have little integrity to address this glaring quality control issue.
They sound great, but that doesn't amount to anything if they're this disposable. Save your money and look elsewhere.
Atrociously bad build quality that Focal will not own up to or repair.
By em-mohv on December 2, 2016
I normally don't write reviews - but these are literally the worst built headphones I've ever used, and I've owned plenty of them over the past 20 years. For the price, you'd expect them not to fall apart within the first year and Focal's response to it is more or less "deal with Amazon" (go ahead and go to their site, and look at the reviews they've quietly tried to hide). At this point, their sound quality doesn't matter if they can't properly fit on your head because the hinges literally crack and break from the lightest use. To be clear: I never traveled with them, they always sat on my desk, and I never wore them in an awkward position.By em-mohv on December 2, 2016
After 4 months, the left hinge started to split and I had to use a zip-tie to prevent it from further falling apart. The problem is in the design: the bottom of the hinge has so much flex for a stress point where two pieces of the headband adjustment come together. Even the most gentle of use will eventually cause this stress point to loosen up.
Fast forward 5 months, and today when I put them on, the other hinge literally snapped from the inside and now they don't even rest properly on my head. Both joints completely fell apart within a year and that cheap, soft plastic they use is the culprit. As a company, they have little integrity to address this glaring quality control issue.
They sound great, but that doesn't amount to anything if they're this disposable. Save your money and look elsewhere.
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