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Hed Kandi Discothéque On-Ear Headphones

Been seeing a lot of branded headphones coming into the Philippines lately (and we’ve been testing a bunch of them in the past months) and one of the newer and more recognizable brand is Hed Kandi.

Originally started out as a record label, I guess it made sense for Hed Kandi to venture into the headphone market.

We picked this Hed Kandi Discothéque from the local distributor to test out.

The Discothéque is a simple on-ear headphones with a stainless-steel frame for a head-band coupled with soft leather-like pads (on-ear headphones are categorized as supra-aural headphones).

Another twister strip of stainless-steel protrudes from the side, holding the ear cups and allowing the bands to be extended according to the size of your head. The accordion-type cord (more commonly referred to as curly cables) provides good cable-management yet offers the extra cable length when needed (the Discothéque maxes out at 1.5).

The ear-pads are soft and comfortable although I fear that thin piece of polymer film that covers the pads might easily get torn off by accident.

The head-band is strangely very tight, not just because I have a fairly-sized head, but because the steel frame is not very tractable so the pressure of the pads against the ears becomes significant over time. I just think the head-bands can be very tiring to use over prolonged periods of time.

Sound quality is impressive — clear and crisp in the low and mids, not tinny on the high end and has really solid bass. For the most part, I think it’ the bass that gave this headphone really good marks.

The ear pad does a fairly good job at isolating ambient noise but not by much (and because it’s a supra-aural headphones, it really depends on the size and shape of your ear lobes).

Hed Kandi Discothéque technical specifications:
Driver diameter: 40mm
Frequency response: 20Hz – 20kHz
Impedence: 32 Ohms
Sensitivity: 108dB
Max input power: 100mW

The Discothéque retails for about Php1,190USD 20INR 1,719EUR 19CNY 148 in local stores (like Astrovision, Mobile 1, Digital Hub, Digital Walker, PowerMac and iStudio among others), a very decent price-point if I may say so.

They come in a variety of funky colors as well and it’s pretty obvious that this model is targeted towards the more trendy or fashion-conscious crowd. I just feel you’d end up putting it around your neck than around head because of that somewhat uncomfortable head band. Too bad because we really liked the sound quality of this unit.

In any case, we’d love to give this Hed Kandi Discothéque to one of our readers. Here’s what you need to do to score this unit.

In 160 characters or less, complete this line:

“I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up … “. Include this link at the end — https://www.yugatech.com/143hedkandi.

Post it on your Twitter, Plurk, Google+, FB or Tumbler and leave a comment here with the link to you entry. We’ll pick the random winner on Monday.

Disclosure: Digits Trading, the official distributor of Hed Kandi in the Philippines, supplied us with this unit for review and allowed us to keep it or give it away to readers. They’re also an advertiser on this blog for the next 12 months so you should see their banner ads by end of the month.

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Abe Olandres
Abe Olandres
Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.
  1. http://www.facebook.com/kpdaliposa/posts/1831059484*****

  2. I really want this soooo bad!

    I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’ve given up on my beats solos. so many imitations! Time to set a new trend! :D

    G+ – https://plus.google.com/1080832*****171176518/posts/d7Y7EYGdXuD
    Twitter – http://twitter.com/#!/monchee/status/1056402*****745985
    Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/monchyuson/posts/1015028*****27192
    Tumblr – http://tumblr.com/xlz48zqq5k

  3. https://plus.google.com/1151175159047539*****/posts/DSBxjJyaLoy

  4. good job catching the grammar mistake early on

  5. https://twitter.com/#!/PotSantos/statuses/1056475*****603138

  6. sh*****t… i like to have this one..

  7. https://twitter.com/#!/charson22

  8. I had always been eyeing these headphones…

    http://curiousscribbler.tumblr.com/post/9253172864/for-the-love-of-music

  9. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1000000*****018#

  10. here’s mine! https://plus.google.com/1137015685*****285077/posts/ZoE8AdsGYZd

  11. Hi. I left a comment on your article on Google+. Keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks! :)

  12. Done! https://plus.google.com/116898689185059838891/posts/5QfDLcbV9rj

  13. if i will be blessed with this,,it will be my first over ear headphones! please see my entry @

    http://www.facebook.com/stig04

    unfortunately cant post on google+ right now,,service unavailable :( goodluck to all of us guys!:)

  14. http://twitter.com/#!/GinoCarpio/statuses/1058240*****282626

  15. my post @ google+

    https://plus.google.com/u/0/1087605*****930811792/posts/b5qnoZscs5M

    goodluck!:)

  16. My entry

    Google+
    https://plus.google.com/11777655057022*****79/posts/CY7d2ddsBwG

  17. https://twitter.com/#!/ALEXccastillo/status/1058518*****479938

  18. http://twitter.com/roiji/status/1058541*****750912

    I’d give up my Beats Studio for this…
    Nakakasawa na Beats…

  19. Here’s my entry:

    https://www.facebook.com/van.rodillo/posts/14022053*****05

    Thank you!

  20. http://www.facebook.com/louie.ang

    http://twitter.com/#!/MLrocks2009

  21. http://twitter.com/#!/lancefernandez/status/1058562*****570049

  22. http://twitter.com/#!/jerry_culala/status/1058566*****464256…heres my entry

  23. FB link:

    https://www.facebook.com/felmer/posts/165766350167718?notif_t=like

  24. my entry thanks :D
    http://twitter.com/#!/rovxz/status/1058571*****155904

  25. Here’s my entry

    http://twitter.com/#!/DGTBlackBerry/status/1058589*****852160

    Hope I win

  26. I am definitely joining\! here is my entry: http://twitter.com/#!/ren_joy/status/1058596*****759298

  27. http://twitter.com/Sanctuarian06/status/1058600*****930304

    Goodluck!

  28. http://www.facebook.com/oturan/posts/185048678*****1

  29. The appearance and style is convincing.

  30. my entry..

    twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/tnecniv102/status/1058613*****420032

  31. https://twitter.com/#!/imdenmark/status/1058601*****885696

  32. http://twitter.com/#!/ellryj12/status/1058624*****719872

  33. http://twitter.com/#!/vgzylun/status/1058611*****935424

  34. may kirf? oem or class a? which sounds better? which is more expensive? which is closer to original in terms of sound quality?

  35. http://www.facebook.com/marlondguzman/posts/1654023568*****

  36. Here’s my entry..=)

    https://plus.google.com/u/0/11052275*****50793667/posts/GrC8ZAeLiz5

    Hope my Philips headphone may rest in peace..=)

  37. Hi Sir Abe, here’s my entry:

    http://twitter.com/#!/vgzylun/status/1058611*****935424

  38. Twitter- https://twitter.com/#!/zoi_dos_quattro/status/1058624*****003905

    FB- https://www.facebook.com/zch24/posts/1015041*****24951

  39. Eto po ang entry ko Sir Abe:

    http://twitter.com/#!/vgzylun/status/1058650*****228928

    Sana manalo ako, hehe :)

  40. http://www.facebook.com/cyd.cabrera/posts/223358281049765

  41. https://mobile.twitter.com/#!/JulianneVictory/status/1058663*****199938

  42. http://www.facebook.com/oturan/posts/254411064579743

  43. my entry:
    https://m.google.com/app/plus/x/xm7ru2ub6x2f/?group=m1c&hideloc=1&private=1&v=stream&aid=z13vhpn50tz0edmbc04cjxorzrqbxbf5ync0k

  44. Here’s my post!! Please read it :)

    https://plus.google.com/114859119434422527333/posts

  45. my entry:

    https://m.google.com/app/plus/x/xm7ru2ub6x2f/?group=m1c&hideloc=1&private=1&v=stream&aid=z13vhpn50tz0edmbc04cjxorzrqbxbf5ync0k

  46. heres mine
    https://m.google.com/app/plus/x/xm7ru2ub6x2f/?group=m1c&hideloc=1&private=1&v=stream&aid=z13vhpn50tz0edmbc04cjxorzrqbxbf5ync0k

  47. Here’s mine

    https://twitter.com/#!/rafkei/status/1058681*****141953

  48. http://twitter.com/z4rine/statuses/1058772*****627457

  49. http://twitter.com/#!/burnin6_desir3/status/1058805*****177600

  50. https://plus.google.com/u/0/1011948*****567759825/posts/JJk7oUf1fDa

  51. mine:
    https://m.google.com/app/plus/x/xm7ru2ub6x2f/?group=m1c&hideloc=1&private=1&v=stream&aid=z13vhpn50tz0edmbc04cjxorzrqbxbf5ync0k

  52. https://www.facebook.com/MonchingdeGuia/posts/114591845307041

    hope my philips retires :D

  53. https://plus.google.com/u/0/1050819*****517905401/posts/9C6uGsjN2DT

  54. I forgot the URL link to Yuga. My bad :)

    http://twitter.com/#!/burnin6_desir3/status/1058837*****098496

  55. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=223999034318130&id=1000009*****139

  56. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?viewas=1000006*****395&sk=wall

  57. please please
    https://plus.google.com/111892871692786862075/posts/GV8e3bC63s5

  58. http://www.twitlonger.com/show/cj36ue

  59. Goodbye my china china earphones! ;)
    www.gplus.to/rockette

  60. I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up my fuzzy P150 headphone

  61. http://twitter.com/#!/ehmmjhey/status/1059043*****031040

  62. I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up my fuzzy P150 headphone

    http://www.gplus.to/rollybgo

  63. …..nice one….Done!

    https://www.facebook.com/QuakyQuake

  64. nice one….done!

    https://www.facebook.com/QuakyQuake?sk=wall

  65. Here you go!

    http://twitter.com/#!/deuts/status/1059309*****219969

  66. pasali ako… here’s mine:

    https://twitter.com/#!/cee_a3j/status/1059320*****834624

  67. here’s my entry…

    https://www.facebook.com/rrgtiu/posts/114282708673078

  68. https://www.facebook.com/aldenrobin.andres/posts/2166872444265?notif_t=feed_comment

  69. wow. here’s my entry

    https://twitter.com/#!/sherwoodhere/status/1059631*****917056

  70. http://twitter.com/#!/keziachretien/status/1058580*****334464

    http://www.tumblr.com/tumblelog/keziachretien

  71. https://plus.google.com/1031583*****942940764/posts

  72. My entry. =)

    http://www.facebook.com/csoliskiok#!/csoliskiok/posts/238037502*****2

  73. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1000004*****000&sk=wall

    Let’s see…

  74. after the horror I felt when I saw the price of some of the headphones you reviewed, this one is much more affordable

  75. http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=114789805287486&id=1064926847

  76. https://twitter.com/#!/TheWUnderDhog/status/1060617*****120768

  77. http://twitter.com/#!/kutsaratinidor/status/1061463*****929280

  78. https://twitter.com/#!/butchcastillo/status/1061551*****072192

  79. My “I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up … “, entry. ^___^

    Twiiter: http://twitter.com/#!/hellokeithy/status/1061764*****232384

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=155317394551332&id=1000006*****305

  80. Here’s my entry

    http://twitter.com/#!/sphrynx14/status/1061869*****260032

  81. https://twitter.com/#!/patrickstar88/status/1061919*****109504

  82. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1117628490

  83. joined!

    http://twitter.com/#!/rajavoom/status/1062013*****442240

  84. http://twitter.com/#!/sidcassidy28

  85. tweeted here:
    http://bit.ly/pPbQc0

  86. https://twitter.com/#!/leicaido/status/1062094*****902272

  87. http://twitter.com/#!/fate_less_e/status/1062119*****407042

  88. https://twitter.com/#!/kiko_kix/status/1062087*****270913

  89. http://twitter.com/#!/IamRomar

  90. “I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up http://www.facebook.com/momochan100188/posts/249235505107978.”

  91. FTW! =)
    http://twitter.com/#!/paulomavila/status/1062194*****815745

  92. http://twitter.com/#!/JopzLuna/status/1062071*****996225

  93. https://www.facebook.com/ellen.jamias/posts/114887431944338

  94. Here’s my entry!

    https://twitter.com/#!/greatdaneRTL/status/1062361*****568320

  95. Sa akin na yang headphone na yan!! (crossfingers!)

  96. Sa akin na yang headphone na yan!! (crossfingers!)

    https://twitter.com/#!/r11_27

  97. http://twitter.com/#!/eguar51

  98. http://www.twitlonger.com/show/cjsk1l

  99. “I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up … “. Include this link at the end — http://yugatech.ph/143hedkandi.”

    http://www.twitlonger.com/show/cjsk1l

  100. My entry

    http://twitter.com/#!/repageo/status/1062958*****141952

  101. https://twitter.com/#!/marvin_tejada/status/1062966*****522624

  102. https://twitter.com/#!/kimanduh/status/1062993*****655426

  103. http://keziachretien.tumblr.com/post/9289412839/id-love-to-have-that-hed-kandi-discotheque

    I posted the dashboard link yesterday.. XD sahree..

  104. https://twitter.com/#!/rvnmarasigan/status/1063894*****900416

  105. here is the link:

    http://twitter.com/#!/einnorlester/status/1064200*****571905

    more power yugatech!

    • i forgot to include the link on my tweet..sorry.. here’s the complete one..

      thanks!

      http://twitter.com/#!/einnorlester/status/1064245*****357696

  106. http://twitter.com/#!/iceprincenygel/status/1065003*****396032

  107. http://www.facebook.com/xoxoyanne/posts/129242377172088

  108. http://twitter.com/#!/piansuravilla/status/1066071*****018048

  109. http://twitter.com/#!/blackbatusai/status/1066265*****801920

  110. my entry:

    http://twitter.com/#!/vernMedenilla/status/1066579*****971200

  111. HERE’S MY ENTRY ! yey.(crossfingers!)

    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1000002*****077

  112. here’s my entry :
    http://twitter.com/#!/iambachuchay/status/1067628*****810176

  113. http://www.facebook.com/#!/allanoreyes

  114. https://twitter.com/#!/NakedArra/status/1068968*****070016

  115. Done!
    http://twitter.com/#!/maumiravite/status/1069198*****575297

  116. here’s the link.. a facebook status.. :D
    http://www.facebook.com/sec0nd2n0ne

  117. Here’s my entry!

    http://twitter.com/#!/mahalpilipinas/status/1069327*****889345

  118. Here ya go

    http://twitter.com/#!/deathgod1358/status/1069859*****529280

  119. Here’s my entry:

    http://twitter.com/#!/kikayprincess02/status/1070059*****724352

  120. http://twitter.com/#!/WyzeArchie/status/1070198*****818368 :)

  121. “I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up MY LIFE TO HAVE THAT“. —http://yugatech.ph/143hedkandi.

    http://twitter.com/#!/setmartizano

  122. http://twitter.com/#!/rollynunez/status/1071147*****630464

    Rolly Pega Nunez

  123. http://twitter.com/#!/MySassyChef/status/1071305*****725632

  124. https://twitter.com/#!/racabria/status/1071508*****497152

  125. https://twitter.com/#!/jazieloliveros/status/1073006*****988288

  126. I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up my apple headphones!

  127. Reisa Maas-http://www.facebook.com/reisamaas

    “I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up our home theatre for it because it’s still like having a home theatre and being able to bring it everywhere!“ — http://yugatech.ph/143hedkandi

  128. http://twitter.com/#!/xcyanidebeauty/status/1074104*****478400

  129. http://twitter.com/#!/creamhearts
    I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up my tv!

  130. “I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up my w700i Walkman Phone :) “.

  131. https://twitter.com/#!/arlenetamayo/status/1074736*****169857

    :) I’d give up chocolate :)

  132. here’s my entry:

    https://www.facebook.com/#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=27078995*****37&id=1157903868

  133. http://twitter.com/#!/tintedsmile/status/1075044*****745344

  134. http://twitter.com/#!/kirsten_avery21/status/1075376*****879936

  135. http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=139687896124242&id=1000016*****500

  136. http://twitter.com/#!/bettibot/status/1076030*****290432

  137. Here’s my entry

    http://www.facebook.com/williamsonorfila/posts/1094768*****028

  138. I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up our dogs
    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1000000*****841

  139. What would i give up just to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque –> http://bit.ly/n0LhVN :D

    (https://twitter.com/#!/ligayateus/status/1077069*****737984)

  140. “I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up living=)“. — http://yugatech.ph/143hedkandi

    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1000004*****179

  141. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1000004*****179

  142. I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up my facebook for a week for it. http://yugatech.ph/143hedkandi

    http://www.facebook.com/dreff.aguilar

  143. Here’s my entry! :)

    http://catcherinthemai.tumblr.com/post/9501165997/hed-kandi-discotheque-http-yugatech-ph-143hedkandi

  144. http://twitter.com/#!/dongdongr/status/1078323*****883456

    sana mapili…

  145. https://twitter.com/#!/SuperMarkiii

    I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up watching my fave TV series! haha http://yugatech.ph/143hedkandi.

  146. I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up my school report card — http://yugatech.ph/143hedkandi.

  147. I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up ALICE IN WONDERLAND PLAYING CARDS — http://yugatech.ph/143hedkandi.

  148. Hope I’m not too late

    “I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up 1 week of internet surfing “ http://yugatech.ph/143hedkandi.

    https://plus.google.com/u/0/114486128266980414341/posts/bugzsTBAsTe

  149. http://twitter.com/#!/indestructabl_e/status/1081632*****106880

    (oh pls. sana makahabol)

  150. Here’s mine:

    http://twitter.com/#!/gabzki/status/1081709*****687040

  151. Joining!

    “I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up my phone texting habit and listen more into music ! http://yugatech.ph/143hedkandi

    shared at fb:
    https://www.facebook.com/shermaine7/posts/161717530574034

    twitter:
    http://twitter.com/#!/Sherfriends/status/1081700*****777729

    tumbler:
    http://sherfriends.tumblr.com/post/9544599246

  152. http://shuruwapapang.tumblr.com/

  153. “I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up this friggin’ MAXELL Headset of mine! hahaha “ — http://yugatech.ph/143hedkandi

    http://www.facebook.com/aLucanas/posts/2269638187729?ref=notif&notif_t=like

  154. http://www.facebook.com/cablay28/posts/2344224488909

  155. “I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up Creative speakers!“. Include this link at the end — http://yugatech.ph/143hedkandi.

    https://www.facebook.com/sheramf/posts/157769807639713

    Thanks!

  156. http://jusskissed.tumblr.com/post/9544825815/id-love-to-have-that-hed-kandi-discotheque-id

  157. http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=265590700125977&id=1000002*****127&notif_t=like

  158. https://plus.google.com/1021123*****733256813/posts

  159. Here’s my entry: http://twitter.com/#!/angkarasu/status/1081754*****499393
    Goodluck to all :)

  160. http://twitter.com/#!/jobeck/status/1081751*****016321

  161. https://twitter.com/#!/AlvinHipolito

  162. https://plus.google.com/112758974483204030653/posts

  163. http://twitter.com/#!/mikolalo/status/1081769*****554688

    Here is mine! I hope I get to win this because the last time I joined the cherry mobile contest, I got to the top 10 but lost.

  164. I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up eating lunch and dinner!

    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=592336633

  165. http://twitter.com/#!/bluejackal/status/1081775*****008705

  166. http://twitter.com/#!/joelclavio/status/1081798*****687808

  167. I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up going online for a day.

    http://www.plurk.com/p/ds0rik

  168. http://twitter.com/#!/iAMZuperJei/status/1081845*****854656

  169. “I’d love to have that Hed Kandi Discothéque! I’d give up opening Facebook and Google+ for a week ” — http://yugatech.ph/143hedkandi.

    https://www.facebook.com/binsent.ribera?sk=wall

  170. Here sir,
    https://twitter.com/masterenatski/status/1081922*****865408

  171. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1000026*****950

  172. https://twitter.com/whoisraymund/status/1082013*****069696

  173. http://www.facebook.com/otaner.aginuz

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