Design and features:These headphones have medium sensitivity so they can provide satisfying volume levels when used with home audio equipment and all but the lowest-powered portable audio devices. The E35 has an integrated microphone and player function controls that are compatible with iPads, some iPods, and some iPhones and some other cellphones. The call connect/disconnect button can be used with some iPhones and some other cellphones. These headphones may not operate properly with some non-Apple/non-Android mobile devices or other audio equipment. Additional features include earcups that fold and swivel to flat for ease of carrying and storage.
Sound quality: We found the E35 delivers delivers sound quality that falls in the good range - it reproduces music and voice reasonably well despite the obvious shortcomings in its sound. The overall sound can be summarized as boomy and muffled. Bass (as in bass drums, bass guitars, stand-up bass, etc.) has good impact and goes deep, but is somewhat prominent and boomy. The midrange (voices, guitars, horns, etc.) is a bit nasal, muffled, and dark (there is an opaqueness that covers up fine detail), and has a slight plastic resonance (something like what you would hear if you talked into a semi-rigid plastic cup). The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is subdued and a bit smeared (sounds that should have a delicate shimmer sound blurred). While the sound has a decent sense of liveliness it is closed-in (sound-wise it is obvious that you have something covering your ears).
Comfort: We found that these headphones produce a sense of moderate pressure on the ears. When wearing this model the sound of the cable rubbing on clothing can easily be heard; while walking the vibrations from each foot step may be heard through the headphones by some users. As typical of on-ear models the ear pads might feel hot and/or sticky after prolonged use.
