What Makes These Headphones So Expensive?

So as you guys know, we get a lot of stuff showing up around here at the studio

This one, unexpected, kind of a master and dynamic, never looked at their headphones before

Studio 35x Kevin Durant. This is his approach to headphones. It's not like plastering your name on it

You find a company that's already doing headphones in the first place. And then it's like a collab of some sort

Kevin Durant, that's right, the basketball player, NBA star, be out for most of next season, but still a star

Signed a big deal. He's got a collab with master and dynamic

Now, what I know about this company, these are premium headphones, expensive headphones

Brilliant performance, Jack. Brilliant. You understand? Okay. Brilliant. Up to 24-hour battery life. Let's go ahead and crack into it and see if these are any good

Will, can you give me a cost on this? How much do these things cost? $500. Okay, so no joke

They got a retro vibe going on. That's a leather headband, ladies and gentlemen

I like the fact that it's kind of atomic era, early headphone days

sitting by the turntable, inspired. I like these red buttons on the side for volume as well

Similar on the inside of the ear cups with this orange fabric. Any other colors will

So silver leather, black leather, and metallic silver, according to Will Do

It looks like you have a USB type C connector for charging them up. This is a must, in my opinion

I have a lot of wireless headphones sitting around, and if I pick one up and it's still micro USB

I'm just like, you know, it feels antiquated at this point. I hate that connector It a flimsy connector so type C of course they charge up quicker as well in most cases there is a traditional mini jack connector over here because you might need to use them wired

got this tension slide situation going on no clicks no click clap oh look at that that's a

nice little canvas type of bag there with a magnetic connector on the top let's see here we go like

this oh they just fit in like this okay so this is just an extra pouch down on the bottom has a

zipper pocket and i i would assume you you're gonna put your accessories in there right extra

cables it's a nice carry bag you gotta have it this is your mini jack cable it's braided they

carry through the same concept for the type c cable as well the airline adapter these are these

are popping up a lot less frequently recently but if you're on an older aircraft you you still may

see this type of connector so you throw it in the zipper pocket you have it if you need it they've

even included that's pretty cool that's a type c2 typical usb connector okay has a bit of a charge

you can see this light flashing over here i think it goes into pairing mode immediately

oh it's like a it's like a alien whoo whoo whoo okay there we go mw65 i got the prompt here to

set up google assistant so obviously these headphones support google assistant as well

Let's play some tunes. I should tell you, I'm listening to music, okay

They sound good. They got to sound good. That's what? 500. Come on. They sound good

Let's get that out of the way. These have removable ear pads. I have noise canceling turned on right now

It's not enough to have noise canceling anymore. You got to have different versions of it

That's what I was just toggling through when Jack was yelling and screaming. Mode 1

High. High noise cancellation. That's what I'm on right now. Airplanes, city streets, and so forth

Low. lower noise or windy environment. Maybe you don't want such intense noise cancellation. I'll switch

to that right now. Okay, and then there's also an off setting. Now I can hear my own voice

You know, certain times, noise canceling, depending on what I'm listening to, not so much with music

but maybe for like a podcast or something, can feel like you're in a fish tank, like you're squeezing your, not the most pleasant in certain circumstances. The ability to turn it off is a

must. That said, I got to get the edge to the Sony headphone that allows me to have the microphone

pass through so I can actually hear the surroundings. That's one step better for

environments in which you need to remain aware of your surroundings and you can have the noise canceling functioning because you have to remember with any of these headphones there passive noise isolation as well just having this on your ear is blocking you from your surroundings what can i say about these

headphones i like them first up i like headphones that are a lighter color like this uh the materials

feel really high quality you can kind of understand why you're paying the money that you're paying

sound wise 40 millimeter beryllium high performance drivers yeah they sound good like i just said but

It's not like I'm noticing $500 worth of sound, I would say

compared to the cheaper stuff that I've tried, including the Sony headphones I have downstairs, which you see typically around $350, something like that

sometimes even less than that. So I put it in the same territory. Why are you buying this instead of that headphone

which has been received so well? Well, I think you can argue that's a more premium-looking headphone

It's a more premium-feeling headphone. Like, it looks and feels special. I think people are going to pick this because they're expecting good sound

Because good sound is a must. But then also, they like the retro styling

And they want something different. They want something that stands out. What's the collab? I don't know

Did they just stamp a badge on it? If it's the blue button, that ain't going to mean much

Because he ain't with Golden State anymore. You see that, Jack? NBA free agency

What a mess. Everybody's moving around all over the place. You can't even do endorsement deals anymore

Anyhow, it's a fancy headphone. If you get the Kevin Durant. If you get the standard version, you know what you're getting

It's a really cool look. It does sound good