![]() These headphones seem completely closed back and there seems to be no breathability. The headband produces a somewhat high amount of clamp pressure and keeps these secure on the head. The ovals shaped pads are very comfortable. The PaMu Explore uses protein leather pads on a proprietary clip-on mounting system that padmate promises long life due to their construction and materials. Perhaps the driver enclosure is not closed back after all. I detected wind noise and the origin was the space between the two cups. They do seem to be robust enough to last a very long time with normal use. The pro is that since it is a fixed cup there is no swivel which is always a weak point in all headphone designs. The rubber suspension adds weight and bulk which is undesirable in a headphone design. There is no swivel on the headband itself. So basically each side is composed of two shells, one inner and one outer with a rubber suspension in between. They are not actually but give that impression because they are mounted on a rubber suspension system that gives the cup just a few millimeters of side to side swivel. The only metal part is on the metal slider adjustment and only as an overlay. I really cannot say what purpose these bars have. There are bars on the bottom covered in a ribbed rubber shield. Their design is a completely closed-back design or so it seems. The cups are huge and so is the headband. The PaMu Explore is a big headphone and a unique design. At times I could not adjust the volume from the source and at times I could so it’s a good thing these are there and I do prefer them over touch control volume controls. Many times did I pause the music while testing the PaMu Explore until I used better control on my part and used better hand discipline.Īside from the touch controls are two buttons for volume adjustment located on the right-side cup. The sensitivity is such that just by floating your finger over the touch panel it activates. However, the sensitivity could be turned down a hair. The PaMu Explore has touch controls that for me worked very well. No one complained about the audio quality on the other end. ![]() The microphone system on this set works just fine and sounds pretty clear. The PaMu Explore does not have ANC, active noise canceling in the audio department but it does use CVC noise canceling on the dual microphone setup it has. SBS codecs work and Apple AAC so I can say the coding department is enough to not worry about your devices working with the Explore. The PaMu Explore steps it up and gives us APTx HD support plus the more common APTx. They mention many other codecs but only list 4 specific ones. The PaMu Explore has you covered in this department and has a generous list of compatible codecs. Qualcomm claims the same low power performance out of this chip comparing this chip to their premium QCC5100 series chips and claims a reduction in power consumption over other similar chips of 65%. It uses an 80kb programmable DSP ram plus another 256kb of ram to handle the decoding. ![]() ![]() It also runs on a dual ram DSP and also on a dual-core 32-bit main system. The 90-pin VFBGA type flash-programmable chip is part of the Qualcomm low power SoC line. So you could connect these headphones to your favorite amp or use this method if your battery runs out of energy or if you just want to try out the drivers’ full capabilities.īluetooth capability is handled by the single-chip solution Qualcomm QCC3034 chip. The PaMu Explore not only works over Bluetooth but you could also use the 3.5mm plug on the bottom of the right cup. The 40 microns thin driver has a Polyurethane Composite diaphragm.Īccording to Padmate, the driver is capable of a frequency response of 10hz to 30khz. PaMu developed the 40mm dynamic driver that is being used here. The PaMu Explore employs a single dynamic driver. The introductory price of 199 US dollars puts it in a class where there is a lot of competition from large companies like Sony, JBL, Audio Technica, and Sennheiser and many other companies so let us see how this fares. The PaMu Explore has many features but is simple in function. The PaMu Explore is their freshman debut for full-sized Bluetooth headphones. So it makes sense that at this point they want to try their hand at a full-sized headphone with Bluetooth capabilities. We reviewed two of their models and thought they were decent TWS models particularly in battery life and touch control functionality. They sell TWS units like hotcakes and buyers are liking them. Padmate has become somewhat of a common name when it comes to TWS earbuds.
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