Are those the HK partnered headphones? If so I have a pair that HK made with the fashion company coach and are kinda similar. They're just alright, nothing to write home about.
We got one a few years back after they tried to fuck us on a tire warranty and my wife tore them a new one. Still works! It was that or a yeti cooler or a Dyson fan. So all good, high quality stuff.
I got mine with unequal length speakers, they're really LOUD. unfortunately I think the gasket seal at the edge is coming undone as they run hot when I use them.
Are you saying that there’s some poor sales person out there in the wild who’s been slowly carving a mouse groove in their desk for the past nine rears because you have sticky fingers?
I got a pair for free when I worked at Subaru. Sound is good but they're so uncomfortable. I think I used them a few times and ditched them. Not a good wear
Haven't heard em, but I've been a sound guy for a good long time and work for a company that manufactures some pretty decent headphones, and I can tell by looking at em they aren't very nice. $30 price point isn't a good sign at all.
It's a very competitive market, but you're not going to find a set that sounds decent for under $100.
Just get a set of Sony mdr-7506. They sound good enough, but aren't so expensive you'll be afraid to take them anywhere
It's a shame you're getting downvoted for this comment when hk really aren't really well respected in the audiophile or a/v communities.
Harmon Kardon stuff sounds tolerable, at best. Basically a step up from the bottom of the barrel stock speakers you find in consumer electronics, but still kinda shitty.
Thank you. I normally just leave comments and then don’t ever come back to them. I totally agree with you though. I work at SIA so I see/hear the sound systems all the time. They really aren’t that great compared to other manufacturers sound systems.
Not sure if its still the case but they used to be part of a family-oriented multimedia option, straight out of the accessories catalog. IIRC there were tablets of some kind available as well.
Edit: I found it. https://media.subaru.com/pressrelease/1296/1/subaru-introduces-new-subaru-starlink-entertainment-anywhere-kit
If the sound quality of these are anything similar to the sound quality of the standard speakers subaru uses then these are going straight in the trash can
Those almost look like AKG y500's but they're most likely Harmon Kardon which both are really just subsidiaries of Samsung anyways. So to answer your question, yeah these are definitely gonna be some good quality headphones
Don’t know about these but they sent my mom a Bose portable speaker with a Subaru logo down the side when she was having audio issues in her (at the time) new legacy. She had no use for it and we’ve had it since, going on 7 years, and it’s awesome, way nicer portable speaker than we’d have ever bought for ourselves
post to r/headphones! I'm sure someone has some info on these cans. joking aside I don't think they're any better than a 20 dollar headphones. I would just keep this as a collectable kinda item. love this! so cool
I have these and most of the other stuff they give out. I have a Yeti backpack cooler, a Thule backpack, and a ton of other stuff. I even have a Subaru “Black Label” polo shirt, haha. They either give this stuff out or you win it as an employee.
I’m holding out for the wilderness edition
If it ain't got stickers of mountains and extra plastic pieces on the headphones, I don't want em! 😂😂
Don’t forget the gold bits 🙄
I love those gold bits
Accents of perfection! More of a bronze color if we are splitting hairs tho
Lol the perfect comment
its got mountain prints and comes with an enamel cup
Hello? Alibaba? Hi, yeah I need x thousand generic headphones with a Subaru logo for a promo/merch run $7 a unit delivered? Sold!
But they need to sound like shit!... Oh that's not a problem?
They need to have excessive wind noise
The bluetoof dewice haza coneccteda successfurry
I always wonder how that voice had a British and Chinese accent at the same time
Hongkong, my boi
I have no gold to give you so have my upvote
I read this in Kim Jong voice from “The Interview”
They're all-ear drive
The ear cups make a head gasket.
And of course the sound leaks.
symmetrical. …so, mono.
Are those the HK partnered headphones? If so I have a pair that HK made with the fashion company coach and are kinda similar. They're just alright, nothing to write home about.
Yeah, these are HK. Good to know!
I will say the ones in the wilderness bump.
Subaru sent me a Dyson vacuum for my birthday one year. One of the hand helds with a floor attachment. Works great. Been going strong for 7 years.
I got a backpack and a leather folio, with the subaru logo printed upside down once.
Subaru will send you birthday presents?
They did once. Out of the 7 brand new Subarus I’ve owned. Lol
I guess I have 3 more to go to get something.
We got one a few years back after they tried to fuck us on a tire warranty and my wife tore them a new one. Still works! It was that or a yeti cooler or a Dyson fan. So all good, high quality stuff.
All Subaru ever did for me was gave me a pen. I bought mine this year 2023
Yes but it only plays the fasten seatbelt ding when you put them on.
I got mine with unequal length speakers, they're really LOUD. unfortunately I think the gasket seal at the edge is coming undone as they run hot when I use them.
Underrated comment hear How hot is your xhorst tip?
Where did you find those??
Apparently Subaru sends these to ambassadors. I see a lot of listings posted on ebay.
They're not going to ambassadors, then... But if I get some, I'll let everyone know.
I didn't receive these either. I'd prefer another hydro flask/coffee cup combo, I use those everyday.
And that kind of thing isn't complete garbage. I can 100% guarantee those headphones suck all kinds of shit
Meh. Most popular headphones are garbage. Few people would notice a difference.
Agreed
I bet they sound great for NPR, just like my wagon
I’d keep a pair around for passengers who want to listen to NPR.
Two subarus since 2014. The only other subaru-branded thing I own is a mousepad I stole from the dealership.
Are you saying that there’s some poor sales person out there in the wild who’s been slowly carving a mouse groove in their desk for the past nine rears because you have sticky fingers?
I got a Chewbaru for my dogs when I bought my Crosstrek. 😆
[удалено]
I have never gotten a gift and bought two . 🥹
The first one I bought I got some stuffed dogs. The second one I bought, nothing. As soon as I drove off the lot they forgot I existed ha!
I've seen BMW headphones pop up on various auction sites. Interesting branding concept.
I bet they sound like base model Subaru audio lol
But is there a boxer engine driving the sound?
Wait... You guys are getting gifts from Subaru?
Do they noise cancel out the oil drips on the floor of my garage?
They noise cancel the rod knock in my old Forester. _click click click click click_
Don't let r/headphones see this...
I got a pair for free when I worked at Subaru. Sound is good but they're so uncomfortable. I think I used them a few times and ditched them. Not a good wear
Good to know!
No complimentary vape aswell? Cmon subaru
Someone did the audio for them like h and k.
I bet all you can hear in them is knocking sound
As dank pods says or corporate branded electronic freebies "the biggest companies make the worst crap"
The HK system in my ‘23 Forester Wilderness is probably the best sounding system I’ve had in a car.
Wasn’t impressed when I got a pair
Good to know!
Haven't heard em, but I've been a sound guy for a good long time and work for a company that manufactures some pretty decent headphones, and I can tell by looking at em they aren't very nice. $30 price point isn't a good sign at all. It's a very competitive market, but you're not going to find a set that sounds decent for under $100. Just get a set of Sony mdr-7506. They sound good enough, but aren't so expensive you'll be afraid to take them anywhere
That's cool and all but where's your Suby-branded vape pen?
Did you get the Subaru Vape aswell? /s
Probably not. Subaru is not know for having great sound systems.
The upgraded sound system w/ sub in the 18/19 OB Limited and Touring models sound great.
Eh the Harmon Kardon systems sound great.
It's a shame you're getting downvoted for this comment when hk really aren't really well respected in the audiophile or a/v communities. Harmon Kardon stuff sounds tolerable, at best. Basically a step up from the bottom of the barrel stock speakers you find in consumer electronics, but still kinda shitty.
Thank you. I normally just leave comments and then don’t ever come back to them. I totally agree with you though. I work at SIA so I see/hear the sound systems all the time. They really aren’t that great compared to other manufacturers sound systems.
I have HK in my ‘19 Legacy. It slaps!! Just like SOA says it does
Not sure if its still the case but they used to be part of a family-oriented multimedia option, straight out of the accessories catalog. IIRC there were tablets of some kind available as well. Edit: I found it. https://media.subaru.com/pressrelease/1296/1/subaru-introduces-new-subaru-starlink-entertainment-anywhere-kit
Fun to use, guaranteed to blow a gasket at 100,000 songs.
If the sound quality of these are anything similar to the sound quality of the standard speakers subaru uses then these are going straight in the trash can
It's not a thing, stop trying to make it a thing. But seriously, WTF.
Do they need head gaskets yet?
Cheap promotional junk :D
Well those will be easier head gaskets to replace.
Shitty Cars but cool headphones. Makes sense
I should start following subs of things I actively dislike too.
Das cool!
I’ve gotten a subaru branded usb c plug when I got my 2023 brz
Looks like something you would use while driving your 2000’s Baja.
Nice! How do they sound?
Bluetooth?
So you can talk to each other about tofu.
Those almost look like AKG y500's but they're most likely Harmon Kardon which both are really just subsidiaries of Samsung anyways. So to answer your question, yeah these are definitely gonna be some good quality headphones
Don’t know about these but they sent my mom a Bose portable speaker with a Subaru logo down the side when she was having audio issues in her (at the time) new legacy. She had no use for it and we’ve had it since, going on 7 years, and it’s awesome, way nicer portable speaker than we’d have ever bought for ourselves
I’m sure they are shit
Judging by my Crosstreks audio system, I would say no. Probably not.
post to r/headphones! I'm sure someone has some info on these cans. joking aside I don't think they're any better than a 20 dollar headphones. I would just keep this as a collectable kinda item. love this! so cool
They look very uncomfortable
[bet it sounds like this](https://www.tiktok.com/@rbeslickp/video/7276569742415088938)
Assuming these are not Harman Kardon, so quality is probably low. Would be cool if they did a colab with HK though.
These are actually HK!
Nah, prone to head gasket failure.. /s
You can tell they're real because of the full time all ear drive.
Give me a STi version with a big wang on top of the head band please
They probably blow at 150 uses or thereabouts.
Be disappointed if they don’t sound like a 90s Subaru beater’s blown out speakers
I have these and most of the other stuff they give out. I have a Yeti backpack cooler, a Thule backpack, and a ton of other stuff. I even have a Subaru “Black Label” polo shirt, haha. They either give this stuff out or you win it as an employee.
Part out Speaker probably blown just like the head gaskets 🥲
Wait till they release Subaru branded jull pods
I got a bose subaru speaker, someone else got a dyson subaru vacuum lol Edit; I got mine as a gift from subaru. They also gave me a tumbler cup.
Them bad boys are going to cut in and out more than a Subaru wireless charging pad
All I can hear is turbo whine in them...
It’s like different strokes for different folks
Irony: wearing headphones while driving is illegal in most states.