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Item Weight	0.61 lbs	0.66 lbs	1.05 lbs	1.20 lbs	1.13 lbs
Special Features	Noise Cancellation	Lightweight	volume-control	foldable	Noise Isolating

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The HD-681 headphones from Superlux combine premium-quality audio components with an ergonomic design to offer accurate and detailed sound in a lightweight and comfortable package. Ideal for long, fatigue-free listening sessions, they are intended for use by musicians and audio professionals in monitoring applications, including recording live instruments and vocals, mixing, and more. The HD-681 features around-the-ear earcups which provide sound isolation from outside noise and help eliminate "headphone bleed" when recording in the studio. The semi-open design delivers a natural sound while still offering deep bass response and minimal sound leakage. Two 50mm neodymium drivers provide a rich, balanced sound with high resolution, wide dynamic range, and excellent stereo imaging. The headphones are equipped with a self-adjusting headband and thick around-ear cushions, providing the listener with a great fit. The HD-681 comes with a protective storage pouch and a gold-plated 1/4" adapter.

Condition Note: Item may have small scratches, may be missing some accessories and is in 100% working condition

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Superlux HD-681 Professional Semi-Open Studio Headphones

Screw-On, Gold-Plated, 1/8" Stereo Mini Jack to 1/4" TRS Phone Adapter
Protective Storage Pouch
Limited 2-Year Warranty

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Product Dimensions

4.21 x 7.36 x 7.87 inches

Item Weight

9.7 ounces

ASIN

B002GHIPYI

Item model number

HD681

Customer Reviews

1,919 ratings

4.3 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#9,230 in Audio Headphones

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

No

Date First Available

April 13, 2004

Manufacturer

Superlux

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Robert A. Garrison

These are amazingly accurate sounding headphones.

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2017

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A major recording studio in San Antonio, Tx had a blindfolded "headphone shootout." These headphones beat out every single pair they had there, including ones that cost over $200. The build quality is not great. They feel cheap because they are, but sound AMAZING and ACCURATE. I have worn them for many hours in a row, taking only short breaks, and they are also very comfortable.

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TheCosmicRythm

Best deal for the money that I've found.

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2017

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I bought these headphones for studio use. They are similar (if not the same) build as the Presonus headphones at a much lower price.

My first criteria is that they had to be flat. I want to be able to hear all of the instruments equally. They achieve this. I ran them through the paces of a wide variety of music. The Doors, Yes, Michael Jackson, Type O Negative, The B-52s, Meghan Trainor et al. These headphones really bring out the mix well. The more modern pop mixes have a deeper bass and these headphones deliver. The older mixes come through as airy and more natural.

The sound isn't overblown with bass like other headphones at a much higher price. When there is bass in the mix, there is bass in your ears.Listening to your favorite artists with these gives you a respect for the producer. There are a lot of details that come through that other headphones simply can't handle.

The long chord is nice to have in order to play an instrument/sing while being plugged in. The screw on 1/4" adapter is a great feature as this allows you to take it off and use these headphones on your cell phone/iPod/whatever you use as a digital media device. For the money, they are a great deal

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Terrance Leach

I Am Amazed! The Superlux HD-681 Headphones Are Fantastic

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2020

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This must be the best headphone deal on Amazon! I am quite impressed. Firstly, they are quite comfortable. I can wear them for hours and feel no discomfort. While I can certainly tell that am wearing them, I find that they are as comfortable as my old baseball hat. Also, I wear glasses and experience no discomfort wearing these phones.
Sound quality is unbelievable for $35. I am comparing them to my Sennheiser HD58x, Beyerdynamics DT 990 Pro and Phillips SHP9500 phones. In my humble opinion, the bass from the Superlux HD681 headset is superior to all three of the above mentioned headphones. The bass is not 'boomy' but neither is it thin either. Middle frequency response seems quite good too. Vocals and lead instruments are right out there in front but not in your lap close. The higher frequencies are bright but not 'hissy' and sound great. I enjoy a set of headphones that are a little bit bright, typical of open-back phones, without compromising bass. My DT 990s' are the closest thing I have that meet this criteria.
Another plus (for me) is that I have lots of music on my iPhone. After purchasing (from Amazon) a UGREEN lightning plug to 3.5mm audio adapter I can use these headphones to listen to my music without a headphone amplifier. They are low impedance phones, 32 ohms, with pretty decent sensitivity. I can hurt myself by cranking the volume up to high on my phone!
I use these for listening to classical, rock and pop. They seem particularly well suited for rock, however, I am listening to Coplands' 'Appalachian Spring' as I write this review and the sound stage is awesome! These phones seem good for all genres I listen to.
I have 1 very minor nit to pick, however. As far as I can tell, the headphones and head strap are all plastic and have an odor which I don't care for. That said, don't hesitate picking up a set of these phones for that reason.
Cheers!

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A. Thomas

Long overdue review

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2019

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So, I'm finally in a position to write a review of the Superlux HD681 headphones.. I've purchased 2 sets of these headphones over the last (nearly) 6 years. The first set was for myself. The second set was for my mother (4 years ago). After 6 years of regular use, sometimes upwards of 8 hours, my almost 6 year old set is still in "like new" condition, as is my mother's 4 year old set. Durability is not an issue in the slightest, if you don't abuse them. If you abuse them, yes, they will eventually break. However, when treated properly, they will last for years. Even after 6 years, the audio is very clean. The bass is not overbearing by any means. I do enjoy reading reviews from others regarding these headphones. After 6 years, I've only heard static, distortion, etc from low quality audio files and streams. When playing FLAC files, the sound is crystal clear through the entire volume and gain level. I'm running these from a FiiO E10K DAC/AMP. I'm not an audiophile by any means, and it appears neither are most posting reviews. Most of the reviews here appear to be written by people who are more impressed by price than actual experience or by people that listened to a brand new set for a few minutes before posting a review. Sound quality is heavily affected by source. Low quality audio chipsets, low quality audio recordings, etc. If you're listening to Spotify, Napster, Youtube, etc, expect distortion, hissing, popping and crackling. If you're using Realtek or VIA integrated audio, expect distortion, crackling, popping and hissing. That is the fault of the audio stream or audio device and not the headphones. As I said earlier, FLAC files played through a FiiO E10K outputting to these headphones are crystal clear, even with the volume and gain turned all the way up. Yes, these headphones WILL make your ears sweat....but after nearly 6 years, my ear pads are in near perfect condition.

For those looking for 100% perfect sound reproduction. You're going to be looking forever. Your perfect product does not exist. For the rest of you. IF you want good sound quality with a wide sound stage for a reasonable price, and don't want to invest several hundred or thousands of dollars in audio equipment, these are well worth the cost. You'll have to invest thousands to actually hear the difference between these and the more expensive headphones they compete with. The only people that can truly hear the difference between these and the more expensive "brand name" headphones, are those that think cost and quality and directly proportional.

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Kyle

Superlux: If they cost 3x more, they'd still be the best value headphones around!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2017

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Don't be put off by the generic-sounding cheapo brand name - these are absolute best kept secret in headphones. I'm an audio engineer and I took a pair of the HD-662F with me into the studio to use for tracking vocals, the studio owner tried em out and ended up ordering 3 pairs!

These HD681 are semi-open, which makes them feel a little less urgent, and more open than the closed-back 662s. They bleed more sound so I wouldn't recommend them for recording especially, but that does give them a lovely natural quality which I think makes them the best Superlux model for listening to music/movies/games etc. if you don't like the red colour, the Presonus HD7 and Samson SR850 are extremely similar rebranded ones with different aesthetics.

I'm not saying Superlux are the best cans in the universe, far from it, but there is nothing else that comes remotely close in this price range.

8 people found this helpful

gingerjedi

The phones for Musicians, Recording and Home AV enthusiasts...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2018

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Perfect for clean, open sound, allowing for accurate audio production and recording, and having a semi open design at 32ohms per speaker allows this modest set punch well above its price, after 100hrs, the speaker response is set, and you get a really open, quick, distortion free and very detailed sound, the bleedout is very minimal due to the design, and its perfect for recording and monitoring music and vocals, they are tuned to almost perfection in my eyes for that job, this is not a headphone for strolling down the street with, and the long chord, and screw in jack adapter are all adding to set of phones that should cost at least £100 or more, I am a fan of Superlux, and these phones are nothing short of amazing for the price, and I love the sound of the 681's, if you have home AV, you will love the sound too, and will have the ability to further tune the set to your tastes via your eq, in the studio, the situation will be the same, the open sound allows for careful, and accurate sound shaping, and the non enhanced, even response means this set walks the walk, its the real deal, and every audiophile should have at least 1 set of Superlux headphones, they are that good for the money.

5 people found this helpful

Lisalone

I've been dancing :)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2018

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I love these! New out of the packet today I've finally got that hit I've been craving, you know the one, when you feel the music and don't just hear it. Good all round listening. I'm glad I tried them first with my phone, which is only a cheap Xperia, because they sounded great. Next I tried them on my laptop and they sounded nasty to begin with due to my crappy laptop equalisers, which can be tweaked when I have the patience, but if I had tried that first I probably would have blamed the headphones and returned them. They sound good though my MP3 player too.

They might not be the best in every way, but great for my needs and at especially at this price, I'm enjoying them A LOT! For the first time ever I realised there were backing vocals to Phil Collins In the Air Tonight! Another phenomenon I've noticed is I'm enjoying listening to tracks I usually skip over, and the music is still interesting and satisfying at lower volumes than I usually listen at.

The ear cups fit nicely over all of my ear, the self adjusting headband works well, and they fit tight enough with very little bleed whilst still being pretty comfortable.

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bee

HD681 Good sound reproduction

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2020

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I needed a set of over the ear headphones for music and also games and they needed to be fairly comfortable when wearing glasses. I have tried 3 different headsets of various prices over the past few weeks and none have come anywhere near close to these for sound quality. They are fairly light and comfortable even wearing glasses, although I will eventually put some softer velour pads on them as some here have done.

Now the sound... Well they have surprised me, not overall bassy and very good mid to high range as well. I've been playing a variety of music from Zeppelin's "You Shook Me" to Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" and they responded very well and have a faithful vocal range. Can't crank them up too far as the sound can become a bit distorted, but that not such a bad thing.

The quality is fine if not top end but for this price at under £30 its to be expected but the sound reproduction for me is excellent and that was a surprise.

Now need another pair for my Grandson but now the price has gone up.... but still worth it!

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PIER

Dopo molte ricerche ho trovato un prodotto davvero sorprendente.

Reviewed in Italy on May 24, 2018

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La storia del rodaggio delle cuffie è una ca**ata immane. Viene chiamato "rodaggio" dei driver, quello che in realtà è il tempo che occorre al cervello per abituarsi ad una nuova equalizzazione. Nel mio caso, provenendo da AKG K240Mk2 , ho notato immediatamente la SUPERIORITA' DELLE SUPERLUX HD681 . Stesso palco, stessi superalti, stessi medi, assenza del picco a 8khz che affligge le AKG K240MK2, gamma medio/bassa più avvolgente e gamma bassa/sub NETTAMENTE MIGLIORE rispetto alle AKG240. I bassi e sub sono avvolgenti e rapidi, nè troppo secchi, ne boomy. Una goduria per questa cifra. Le HD681 sono citate anche nel software di compensazione Sonarworx Reference e sono le uniche cuffie della lista che non vengono compensate dal sistema Sonaworx, perchè hanno una risposta già flat. Le AKG K240 MK2 , invece, vengono stravolte dal Sonarworx reference system . Questo la dice lunga su come veniamo presi per i fondelli dai marchi blasonati. Alcuni dicono che Superlux sia tra i produttori di driver per conto di AKG, ma che poi , arrivati in AKG, i driver vengono filtrati fisicamente o elettricamente, cambiando totalmente risposta in frequenza. In ogni caso, ho preso le HD681 ( non, le 681Evo non le 681B, non le 681F, perchè la HD 681 sono le uniche citate dal software di cui sopra come pienamente flat. Ne comprerò sicuramente altre due paia per scorta, perchè la Superlux credo abbia smesso di produrle.. e sono fantastiche. PEr finire sono davvero a 32 ohm, riesco ad usarle benissimo da tutti gli smartphone e addirittura anche dalla realtek integrata nella scheda madre del pc .

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