Teenage Engineering TEE0067 M-1 Personal Monitor, Black

Hinges are metal pins through a plastic piece on the ear cup and one on the head band. Also the detent that keeps the headphones unfolded is another plastic nub which wears away with use. These flaws are unacceptable in a product this expensive, but I must like their sound quality and style enough to overlook these flaws, because I went ahead and bought a second pair when my first broke.

Ho preso queste cuffie principalmente per giocare con chat vocale. Non ho optato per le classiche cuffie da gaming semplicemente per una ragione estetica: non so perch ma quelle da gaming sono un tipo di cuffie dall’apparenza (spesso) molto cheap e con un design che cerca di essere inutilmente aggressivo, cosa che non apprezzo. Tornando a queste Teenage Engineering M-1 ci tengo fin da subito a confermare che funziona tutto perfettamente su Windows e su Mac, sia input che output. La scatola contiene le cuffie, un cavo audio e il microfono esterno: lo chiamo “esterno” perch in realt le cuffie sono gi dotate di un microfono integrato nel padiglione sinistro, ma per una maggiore qualit si consiglia di collegare quello esterno. Iniziando dal microfono, come detto quello integrato non il massimo ma funziona, mentre quello esterno oltre ad essere di ottima qualit, pu essere staccato ed attaccato al bisogno e pu inoltre essere connesso sia nel padiglione destro che sinistro. Le cuffie poi sono dotate di un tastino giallo che prevede le funzioni di tasto play/pausa, rispondi/chiudi chiamata oppure attiva/disattiva microfono, e funzionano tutti con una pressione singola, mentre premendolo due o tre volte rispettivamente si andr alla canzone successiva o precedente. Piccola chicca finale che ho scoperto solo dopo l’acquisto, che queste cuffie possono essere collegate in daisy-chain ad altre M-1 in modo da poter ascoltare la stessa canzone con un altra persona che possiede le stesse cuffie, abbastanza inutile per l’idea carina. In conclusione, sono cuffie che vanno bene pi o meno per gli utilizzi pi disparati, anche se hanno comunque alcuni difetti: stringono un po troppo le orecchie dopo sessioni di 2-3 ore, i padiglioni sono un po troppo piccoli, cosa che le rende ulteriormente scomode, ed infine scaldano anche un po’.
Prezzo altino ma il marchio Teenage engineering.

Tried so many different headsets while working from home – wired and wireless, over-ear and in-ear, consumer-grade and professional-grade, casual and audiophile, etc… Without spending a lot of money on interface modules, there were not many choices for headsets. I’ve been looking at M-1 for more than a year because I don’t know whether I need a sound-mixing style headset. Then, I found a used one (almost new condition) at reduced price. So I snatched this for a trial.

Comfortness: I was hesitant on “on-ear” style headset because it might cause fatigue or discomfort after long uses (4-5 conference calls a day, 30- 60 mins duration). Previously I used Sennheiser and Jabra headsets (callcenter style) and in-ear style headset (Razer ifrit) – I switched back and forth so that I didn’t end up with ear infection… after long hours of usage with M-1, it does give you some discomfort, and little sweats as well. However, it was actually quite comfortable to wear for an hour-long call (not so bad at all). This might be varied among people since we have different sizes of head. It does have enough compression feeling so that earpieces are securely placed, but not have too much force to squeeze your ears/head (I wear a 7 1/4 football helmet with a beanie). I need to extend the earpieces all the way to the end and it will fit me (again, this would be up to your head size/shape). Overall, it was okay for me (lucky!!).

Sound: audio quality would be the most positive aspect of M-1 – rich, not too much bass, somewhat neutral, almost no enhancement. Well, this is what I really like since I am not a musician. I wanted to hear others’ voice clear without any enhancement via whatever smart people invented over years. Just plain and simple. Mic quality is decent, not perfect, but good enough for crisp conversations (no distortion, echo, static noise, none). I think it is an uni-directional mic since it would not pick up surrounding sounds too much. Boom mic is long enough to locate the mic at the optimal location (for me, it would be just below the lower lip so that it would not pick up “p” too much, and I can sip my coffee easily). I use this for all communications (computer, tablet, phone) and sound quality is great in both inputs and outputs. There is some sound bleeding, but acceptable (not so much as open-back headphones). Its sound feels like weaker Grado SR80e (just my personal opinion).

Build Quality: metal frame with cushioned earpieces. It feels like 80s’ Walkman headset with fancy form earpads. For carrying purpose, earpieces can be folded inward.

Not So Good: wire is little short. I am using usb audio enhancer (from Razer ifrit since it has a mute button) and its would be okay. If you connect this directly to your laptop or computer, you might have only one sitting position, unable to stand and move. Another thing I need to address is limited function of its universal button. It seems working on phone/tablet (pause/play/next/previous), but didn’t work on computer. Not a deal breaker.

Overall, this is a reasonably-priced tiny workhorse headset with rich sound and good mic – not only for great conference calls, but for music lovers while working. This would be for music creators, but also for people who work from home and love music!!! Enjoy!!!

The sound is bass dominant which makes the treble a bit dark and recessed, but with how the treble is tuned vocals shine coming through it. I use this for phone calls all day. The weight and ability to bend headband to desired tension make this incredibly comfortable. You can dial in how hard they clamp down.

The boom mic is excellent once you get it out of the way of your nasal and mouth breathing paths. The boom mic picks up all of the body in your voice as well as the treble. My voice has never sounded so good on the phone, and with the 15kHz limit on phone calls, the muted nature of the sound tuning really softens the sharpest of cellular voices. I havent used the built in mic because I want the best sonic translation I can get through calls.

Build is top notch, and aesthetics are on point. I use this for gaming now too which works well when I don’t want to sonically isolate myself with over ear cans or earbuds.

My dogs ate my Platronics headset that I was using for 8 hours a day working from home during COVID. So, I went looking for my ‘dream headset’. I wanted something over the ear with a boom mic and a non-proprietary 3.5mm cord. It took me forever to stumble on this one, but I am glad I found it. This turned out to be an IDEAL headset for conference calls. People can hear me clearly on the boom mic and with it’s breath guard I can have a fan blowing nearby without sounding like I’m in a wind tunnel. Since all of these calls are done through my cell phone, having the answer/hangup buttons on the headset are quite handy too. The audio quality for music playback is pretty darn awesome as well. If you’re looking for a light weight over the ear headset for working from home – you found it. Weighs nothing on the head, you’ll sound FAR better than you do on any bluetooth earbuds or on any form of in-line mic on the cord of your jogging earbuds. Hard wired to phone with easy to find 3.5mm plug replacement cables. I don’t own any of Teenage Engineering’s other products, but this headset is perfect for what I needed for the endless parade of meetings I’m in. The price might seem high for my purpose, but -good- office headsets are often more expensive than this and won’t hook up to a cell phone anyway. This is the best headset I have found for doing conference calls and talking on the phone for extended times. If you’re sick of crappy $30 ‘office headset for phone’ options, this $80 option might be just what you are looking for. It was for me.