Je possède un casque de l'ancienne génération à 35$ (on le trouve encore à
30.50$), le P20, assez petit pour tenir dans la main une fois plié, et je n'ai pas des grosses mains, l'arceau manque un peu de force de serrage, les oreillettes en simili cuir sont confortables, niveau qualité de fabrication, comme pour les intras PL30, on en a pour son argent, sans plus.
Au niveau de la signature sonore, le son est chaud, les médiums sont les plus en avant, viennent ensuite les basses, et enfin les aigus qui sont en retrait par rapport aux deux autres, les basses et les aigus ne sont pas très étendus, la scène correcte pour un casque fermé, le tout donne un son très facile à écouter, très relax.
SoundMagic doit faire face à la concurrence, et donc a renouvelé sa gamme avec le P30, je vois que l'arceau est maintenant gainé de plastique et de faux cuir, les articulations pour le plier semblent plus solides, le câble arrive sur un seul écouteur, la fiche Jack est coudée et la solide boite de transport a été remplacée par un petit sac.
J'ai trouvé
une critique, en anglais, de ClieOs, que je reproduis ici :
The sound signature of P30 is warm to slightly mid and bass focus. Bass has good quantity and quality. It is not huge but the low end impact can still be felt easily. Mid is in pace with the bass, slightly thick and show good texture and sweetness. Treble, especially upper treble, feels a little behind the mid and bass. Not lacking but does give a slightly darkish feeling. Soundstage is quite good for a closed can, but nothing spectacular. Though not quite as bass strong and with a slightly more forwarded mid, the overall tuning of P30 reminds me a lot of TMA-1 with the same darkish flavor. I generally prefer a more detail and analytical sound on IEM which I listen more critically but tend to be on the opposite with portable cans as I usually go for a warm tone and more casual listening. I really like the TMA-1 for that and P30 also fits right into my taste. It is not a TMA-1 killer per se, but still very well rounded portable cans for the sub $100 category and a good alternative to other brighter selection such as the MEElec HT-21 or Fischer Audio oldskool70s. I think it is hard not to mention AKG K81DJ when it comes to sub$100 closed can as it has been a well recommended closed cans for Head-fi for quite some time till recent few years, not to mention that the current $50 price tags make it a good buy on its own right. The most obvious difference in sound between K81DJ and P30 is that the AKG offers a richer tone, crispier top and better dynamic while P30 has better soundstage, separation and sounds more laid back. Personally I prefer K81DJ’s sound by just a hair - but given that I can’t stand its clamping for more than half an hour, P30 is just a better choice that I can go to without the feeling of losing a lot ground.