As for Pinsheng HD500, which is the main HIFI audio headset recently released by Pinsheng, many people may have a lot of questions and distrust about Pinsheng HIFI earphones like me. After all, hifi earphones are almost occupied by foreign brands at present. When it comes to HIFI, most of the cooks will talk about Senhai in Tianjin Ledao, AKG, Innovation, Tianlong, BYD, sony, etc. The domestic emerging HIFI brand is relatively difficult to start, but there are also successful precedents. For example, the HIFIMAN series and the Seven Rainbow HIFI Walkman series have also been recognized by many people. Pingsheng has produced a HIFI headset for earphones. Compared with the player, I think it may be more difficult to make and tune earphones, and it is also relatively difficult to get a good reputation. Especially at the same price, domestic earphones need to do better than foreign brand earphones to get a good reputation.

With regard to the design and sound quality of the Pinsheng HD500, this article brings about the feeling of using the HD500 through personal subjective experience.

◆ Packaging

The packaging of the Pingsheng HD500 is quite good. It is packed in paper boxes. Compared with most earphones packed in transparent plastic boxes, it looks better.

◆ Appearance

The appearance of the Pinsheng HD500 looks good, and it seems that the workmanship is very thick. The metal wire drawing process earmuff shell and the metal headband bracket, the overall material is quite solid compared with the earphones at the same price. The top is made of leather. Personally, the earphones use more metal. On the one hand, the texture is very good, but it also brings weight problems. Of course, compared with the large hifi earphones with more than 1000 yuan, The weight of the Pinsheng HD500 is acceptable. This design of the Pinsheng HD500 is more suitable for listening to music in indoor rooms, but not good for street portability.

◆ Wear

Because of its thick earmuffs and leather design, the Pinsheng HD500 has a very strong sense of wrapping and is slightly heavier in weight. After all, the metal thickened sponge is easy to heat up after long wearing. It is OK to listen to music in winter, but it will not be too comfortable in summer. There is no obvious collet feeling when wearing for a long time. After all, the overall comfort of the package design is OK.

As the HIFI work of Pinsheng, I have to say that the whole headphone is really made of full materials, which is reflected in the weight. Of course, I didn't take it apart to look at the internal design. From the external design, every detail was done well, and I gave my evaluation that the materials are solid and excellent. In terms of the marks on the left and right channels and other details, the Pinsheng HD500 has also done a good job. I personally tried to remove the earmuff sponge, but it was unsuccessful. It seems that the sponge cover of this earphone is an integrated design. It's a pity if it can't be removed. It's hard to take care of the dust after a long time.

Of course, the telescopic headwear design is also available for some high-end headphones, which can adapt to various head sizes. The left and right channels of the headset are clearly marked.

The Pinsheng HD500 adopts the design of separating machine and cable. I like this design. I can use various wires by myself. Although the wire has limited improvement in sound quality, it is better than nothing. The most important thing is that the wire can be replaced, which is good for users who like to wear earphones in sleep or have bad habits of wearing earphones. Bad habits of wearing earphones can easily lead to wire breakage, At this time, using the Pinsheng HD500 can easily replace the cable. I remember that the Logitech TF10 I used to use was also designed as a replaceable cable. After I broke the headphone cable, I bought a new good cable to replace it, and the sound quality was slightly improved.

It's a bit strange that the wire link of the Pinsheng HD500 is designed on the right earmuff, so when wearing it, the wire is on the right hand side, which is a little strange for right-handed users. Especially for players like me who often wear various earphones, I am used to the position of the left ear wire. Wearing the Pinsheng HD500 is always a bit strange.

◆ Equipment matching and positioning

In view of the price of the Pinsheng HD500, I initially positioned it as a headset for mobile phones and other portable devices. I believe everyone understands the reason that a good horse is equipped with a good saddle. The headset and equipment are very carefully matched. The sound of the warm sound player with the warm sound headset will be warmer, and the sound of the cold sound with the cold sound headset will be colder. High frequency transparent equipment with better high frequency earphones will make the sound brighter, while low frequency players with better low frequency earphones will make the sound more vigorous. On the contrary, the collocation will be neutral. The inappropriate combination will make the sound of the two better devices unpleasant.

Sound quality is a very subjective thing. Everyone has different listening feelings and different sound preferences. When selecting audio devices, you should first understand your listening preferences, and then understand the sound style of the device. Personally, I prefer a warmer voice and a brighter treble. Of course, tri band equalization is the best, but there are few entry-level devices that can achieve tri band equalization. Most products are biased towards high frequency or low frequency. Because low-end entry-level products are almost synonymous with no features if they are tri band balanced. After all, the cost is there. If you want to achieve the extreme on the one hand, you have to sacrifice more or less on the other. It's just that the sacrifice is more or less.

The price of the Pinsheng HD500 is positioned at the entry-level hifi product. I think it is a bit exaggerated to let such a priced product challenge hifi earphones of more than 1000 yuan, so I think it should be very suitable to use hifi music phones with it. As the current audio quality handset, Xiaomi Note, together with vivo, Meizu and other products, represents the first-line brand model of the current audio quality handset. But I think the users who use this headset are more likely to use it with mobile devices under 1000 yuan, music phones or PC notebooks.

◆ Preliminary test of sound quality with hifi mobile phone

The tasting HD500 is paired with Xiaomi's note. Instead of using the usual ferry, California hotel and other audition songs to explain the sense of connection and sweetness, I personally listened to the matching from audition songs to popular songs for about two weeks. On the whole, I talked about the style of the tasting HD500, which confirms the thick appearance, Pinsheng HD500 tuning is oriented to low frequency. The vigorous low frequency is powerful but not mixed. The sense of volume and strength are very good. The intermediate frequency is relatively thick. This intermediate frequency may be a little abstract. Maybe comparison is a better choice. At the same price, I think it is easier to understand the comparison with the AKG K450 I used. Unfortunately, the AKG K450 is not in hand at present, so it is impossible to compare with AB. Only based on the previous impression, the low-frequency HD500 is better than the K450, In particular, the sound field caused by the volume feedback generated at low frequencies is wider than K450, and there is little difference in strength and elasticity. The density of the mid frequency is better than that of the K450, but the brightness of the high frequency is also similar to that of the K450. Although the high frequency of the Pinsheng HD500 is also very crisp, it lacks permeability and ductility, and the brightness performance is slightly poor. This difference is almost the same as that of K450. If the Gaussian PP is compared at the same price, the high frequency of Pinsheng HD500 can be said to beat the Gaussian PP completely. But if you compare the earphones better, you will feel a little bored and immediately compare them.

The sound of the Pingsheng HD500 is relatively neutral, loyal to the original sound, and there is no obvious cold and warm phenomenon, so it can respond well to the cold and warm sound of the playback equipment. For all kinds of preferences for cold and warm, it belongs to the all-in-one headset. Of course, this is the experience that is decoded later, while the sound of the Xiaomi note is slightly warm, and the sound of the Pingsheng HD500 is slightly warm.

◆ Deep experience with PC and decoding

The reason why we use desktop decoder to experience the Pingsheng HD500 is to have a deeper understanding of the sound of the Pingsheng HD500. After all, the quality of mobile phones is limited. The sound field, level, analysis, etc. of sound need better equipment to have a better and more comprehensive experience. Through careful listening, the analytical power and resolution of the Pinsheng HD500 is good, and it can interpret various instruments to a certain extent. Of course, it is not too good to say how good it is. It can only be said that for the introductory walkman and HIFI mobile phones, this analytical power and resolution are nearly enough, but compared with better earphones, Its analysis or positioning is more or less inadequate. The sound field is pretty good in the longitudinal direction, but slightly tight in the transverse direction.

◆ Match decoding and contrast audio quality experience

Before I said comparison, it may not be convincing enough to say so many good and bad things. After all, many earphones have played for a period of time, so I can only say that I have an impression of the sound, and I can't compare with AB, so I can only compare with the existing equipment, AB comparison can be divided into two ways: decoding and mobile player. As I said before, matching is very important. It is purely to seek high prices and high-end products. If it is not matched well, the result will be tragic.

Compared with the first earphone, AKG K601 was the second flagship of AKG in that year, with a price of about 1000 yuan. With desktop decoding, it can be said that the comparability is very small. If we say that the Pinsheng HD500 is better than the K601, it may only have a vigorous low-frequency effect. Other aspects are almost defeated in front of the K601. After all, the price gap is huge. The comparative experience here is also a tip for many beginners who are lucky. Don't imagine that a HIFI headset can beat the quality of well-known brands with more than 1000 yuan. After all, the price gap is huge.

The second earphone is Philips SHL5605GY. The price of this earphone is the same as that of the Pingsheng HD500. The style of Philips SHL5605GY is very different from that of the Pingsheng HD500. As a semi open design, the sound of Philips SHL5605GY is relatively fresh and the high frequency permeability is relatively good, so the voice, especially the female voice, performs well, However, the thickness of the mid-range voice, the low-frequency rhythm of the music, the surrounding atmosphere of the music, and the analysis are worse than those of the HD500. It can be said that there is a big difference between the two styles. Philips SHL5605GY tends to high frequency, and Pinsheng HD500 tends to medium and low frequency.

◆ Contrast the audio quality experience with mobile phones

However, the contrast experience with mobile phones has changed to some extent. The AKG K601, which originally performed best, performed worst. Here's an explanation for you. When choosing headphones, you must pay attention to matching, because the AKG K601 has a high impedance, it is difficult to push it to a perfect state with the push of the mobile phone, and because the sound quality of the mobile phone itself is slightly poor, The reduction analysis of AKG K601 can more truly reflect the quality of the player, and the unadorned sound can show the shortcomings of the player at a glance. Both Pinsheng HD500 and Philips SHL5605GY have been modified to a certain extent, and the sound quality of mobile phones is better. At the same time, it is also a matter of style. The music atmosphere of Pinsheng HD500 has a strong sense of rhythm, low frequency, etc., and the vocal performance is also good. Philips SHL5605GY, on the other hand, is more transparent in high frequency. If you want to distinguish between the two styles, I think different people give different answers.

◆ Summarize feelings

As a HIFI headset of Pinsheng, the Pinsheng HD500 has done quite well in the same price. It has achieved a relatively balanced triple band. It can be said that the quality of the performance at the same price is very good. But as I said at the beginning, if the Pinsheng HD500 wants to be a high-quality product, or a product recognized by Singers, it can't be just good, It may be better than similar products at the same price, such as AKG K450, but it is not enough to make up for the brand disadvantage in the initial hifi field. To sum up, the Pinsheng HD500 is more suitable for users who love middle and low frequencies, and for those who have requirements for high frequencies but are not demanding beginners. It is recommended to use the entry-level HIFI equipment below 1000 yuan and first-line HIFI music mobile phones.