Zalman Real Sorround Sound Headphones ZM-RS6F (Theatre 6)
Zalman is not a company that is known for its audio products, and as such I was not sure what to expect when I ordered the Zalman ZM-RS6F (also known as Zalman Theatre 6) headphone on Indiatimes shopping. But after having put it to use for almost 6 hours now, I am a happy user…
I had ordered mine on Indiatimes shopping for Rs 2850 (INR), but you can probably get it cheaper from a real (and not online) store. But even at Rs 2850, I think its worth it.
Comes in a package that is very different from what I have seen for any headphone. A neat hemisphere with a transparent dome holding the headphone inside, it sure looks cool…
The package comes with a really long (3 meters long) cable and that is more than sufficient for most people. Owing to the 5.1 surround sound capabilities, it has 3 headphone plugs.
The earpieces are large leather-ish pads wrapped over foam-rubber. They nicely cover your ears when you put them on and insulate you from external noise pretty well.
The ear pieces have a strange but interesting shape, but thats due to functional reasons I believe. Each of them has 3 speakers inside for front, surround and rear.
On a side note, even though the package claims to be 5.1 equivalent (what exactly does the equivalent mean, I don’t know), it actually a 5.0 system with the sub-woofer missing – if you play something only on the sub-woofer channel and keep others mute, you won’t hear a thing. However, the absence of a sub-woofer does not prevent it from reproducing most low frequency sounds in a satisfactory manner.
The padding is good, and keeps you pretty comfortable. Had it on for more than 3 hours and it was very comfortable, could have possibly had it on for another 2-3 hours.
The sound quality was great for movies, you actually get the feeling of actually being immersed in the scene. Really commendable performance. Unfortunately if you decide that you want to listen to some stereo music after the movie, you are in for disappointment – the performance in this field is barely acceptable.
Good design, long cord, comfortable ear pieces and excellent surround sound are the positive factors in favor of this headphone, while I think the stereo audio leaves a lot to be desired (at this price point) and an inline volume control would have been nice. Overall a good quality headphone, well worth the money.
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