Final Audio Design Adagio III Headphones - Black

Fantastic quality for those who love bass, so far the best earphones i have used even better than Beats by Dre. The wire however is very bog standard quality and feel abit easy to snap. If the design was more sturdy I'd rate 5 stars!

I needed to replace my Soundmagic E10 phones which unfortunately were broken when a large dog jumped up on me, pulling them out of my ears and in the process snapped the jack! Initially thought about the E10s again because for £30 or so they're about the best in their class. Came across the Adagio lll and was struck by the cool design with the right ear housing coloured red and the left one in white and after reading various reviews decided they were for me, even though twice the price of the E10s. Comparing the Adagio's with my 'best' earphones (Monster Turbine Pro-Copper) which are/were nearly three times the price of the adagio's, I was mightily impressed with the powerful bass and 3D vast airy soundstage. This deep but taut bass is only achieved after burning them in for between 30-50 hours, so possible buyers be warned, don't make a snap decision after listening to them 'out of the box', do run them in before passing judgement. I rated them five stars simply for their sound, the only slight quibble I have is that I wish the cabling looked a little more robust, which the Monsters certainly are and accessories are a bit sparse, only three pairs of silicone tips and no pouch but for me, how they sound is of more importance. One last point, supplied eartip quality is quite good but would advise obtaining Sony Hybrids, I think nozzle diameter size is 4mm, same as the Sony MDR-EX1000 phones. To conclude, I believe the Adagio lll's come pretty close to the performance level of more costlier earphones.

Purchased on behalf of a Stuff Magazine review. They should come with a caution, these earphones are bass heavy. I appreciate that beats headphones have set the tone for the market these days but some people still like their music to sound like the artists and producers intended. Cable rattle isn't too bad but don't run with these. I've yet to find a bud size that fits my ear and doesn't fall out but thats more to do with my ear shape than audio quality so I won't delve into that canal. Final thoughts, for £40ish they do look a little on the cheap side aesthetically but i'm not too concerned with that, just thought it was worth the mention for anyone that it does concern.

I hesitated over buying these because I wanted some thing comparable to my Seinheiser IE8's and my Shure SE535's both of which I own. You never can tell with peoples opinions of headphones since the reviews are very subjective to what you have listened to before. Obviously something will sound great compared to Apple headphones or similarly cheapies. I have to say though that if it is bass you want these are pretty special even straight from the box. They fit very nice and snugly with the standard plugs and I was immediately impressed by them within 30 seconds of listening to Anjunabeats Volume 6. I can easily listen to these in the gym and not worry too much about ruining them as I would with the Shures or IE8's. Seems Like a perfect price point for quality phones with great bass and sound. Obviously the Shures are better but the gap is not huge. No idea on their longevity as just opened the box.

I was very excited to get these as a replacement for a pair of Shure earbuds which had reached the end of their useful life. But it took me all of 3 seconds to discover that the quality I was hoping for just wasn't there with these. The bass was fine, but the guitars were washed out and indistinct. Overall, the whole experience was just too hollow and muddy. I was gutted and had to send them back.

I'm no audiophile but it doesn't sound bad, clear sound, good bass and nice design. The bass can be overpowering at times and it doesn't come supplied with spare buds of the same size. If you want a funky looking set of headphones with decent sound at this price, I'd recommend it.

This is a great pair of headphones. Good quality build and great sound. The only reason that I am giving it 4 stars is because all bass sounds feel somewhat muffled and it's not due to the headphones not being "burnt in". There are better headphones for the price but these aren't bad. If slightly muffled bass isn't likely to bother you, these headphones are pretty good.

I have a pair of £300 Westone 3's which I loved. I think i like these better. For the price is amazing and the sound quality is amazing. I love electronic dance music which means bass is important to me. These have amazing bass! The westones are really good when you have lossless music, but I listen to podcasts mostly. This generally means low quality (by comparison) audio which the westones do not like as they pick up all the bad bits. These FADs are exactly what the doctor (of bass?) ordered. Why people are paying for Beats earphones when you can buy these bad-boys, I have no idea.

These sound great but you have to take the time to get them seated properly.

Ich habe gut zwei bis drei Wochen nach den geeigneten Kopfhörern für mich gesucht... da bin ich inzwischen sehr penibel geworden, nachdem ich bereits alle üblichen Verdächtigen (Bose, Shure, Beyerdynamics, AKG,...) durch habe. Sie hatten - bis auf Beyerdynamics, da sollte man von den In-Ears auf jeden Fall die Finger lassen - alle ihre Vorzüge und ich würde sie nicht als direkten Fehlkauf bezeichnen. Sie hatten einfach alle ihre kleinen Kinderkrankheiten. Bose neigt zu Kabelbruch, Shure hat einen gewöhnungsbedürftigen Tragekomfort, bla bla bla. Ich habe die Adagio III nun einige Tage in Gebrauch und habe den Kauf bisher keine Sekunde bereut. In aller Kürze kann ich sagen, dass man hier für relativ schmales Geld einen sehr ausgewogenen Kopfhörer bekommt. Er hat - in Anbetracht des Preises - sehr angenehme klare Höhen und einen mehr als akzeptablen Mitteltonbereich! Den Bass würde ich als sehr trocken und intensiv bezeichnen. Für meine Verhältnisse vielleicht sogar zu intensiv. Ich habe daher hier mit dem EQ etwas runtergeregelt. Ein weiterer positiver Aspekt: keinerlei Kabelgeräusche! Für meine nicht gänzlich anspruchslosen Ohren gibt es hier genau die richtigen Kopfhörer mit einem hervorragenden Preis-/Leistungesverhältnis! Eins muss man allerdings wissen: für kleine Gehörgänge sind im Lieferumfang evtl. nicht die passenden Silikonstöpsel dabei. Ich trage meistens die mittlere Größe bei diversen Herstellern. Bei den Final sitzt aber bereits die kleine Größe sehr stramm. Meine kurze Übersicht: + sehr klarer Hochton + guter Mittelton + KEINE Kabelgeräusche + trockener, intensiver Bass + hervorragende Abschirmung - magerer Lieferumfang - Passgrößen der Silikonstöpsel nicht für jeden gut

Muy buenos auriculares, suenan muy bien. Mejor si tienes un buen amplificador, se nota bastante sobre todo en los bajos.

El precio es bueno, la calidad está acorde con el precio.

ho preso le cuffie per mio figlio, è rimasto soddisfatto per la sua qualità audio e il design. il prodotto è ben costruito, l'audio è superiore alla media delle cuffie di livello medio, Buona presenza di bassi senza esser esagerata, i medi son ben bilanciati e le alte frequenze non sono molto brillanti ma nel complesso son energiche e fanno sentire la loro presenza. Prodotto consigliato per rapporto qualità prezzo.