Instead, there's something a little mushy and bloated sounding about these headphones that puts them squarely in the sub-$50 camp. I expected tighter bass and more detail from these guys, particularly because I have a lot of respect for the sound that Tivoli radios deliver. But let me reiterate: the HT-21s are $25 headphones and these are $159.99 headphones.Īgain, you can't expect too much refinement from entry-level $25-$35 on-ear headphones, but your expectations rise dramatically when you get into the $150 price range. That said, we did give the HT-21s a good review largely because editor Justin Yu liked their design and thought they sounded quite decent for the money. They both lack any sort of refinement associated with headphones that cost $150.
The HT-21 seems a bit thin by comparison but offers a touch more clarity. The Radio Silenz offers more bass, but in the process sacrifices some detail. In fact, the Radio Silenz and HT-21 do sound different. True, two headphones can look the same on the outside (share the same housing) but sound different altogether. What's disconcerting is that the Tivoli headphones come with the exact same thin, cheap plastic carrying pouch that's included with the HT-21s. The only problem is that aside from the inline noise-canceling circuitry, which doesn't do much when activated, the Radio Silenz is very similar to the $25 MEElectronics HT-21.
The headphones actually look pretty nice, are lightweight, fold up for transport, and are fairly comfortable for on-ear headphones. The reason I say unoriginal is that the Radio Silenz headphones appear to be an off-the-shelf Chinese design that's gussied up with Tivoli's signature wood trim on the earcups (the wood comes in walnut, cherry, and black ash colors). Instead of coming up with a unique, high-quality product, Tivoli's put something together that's both unoriginal and decidedly entry-level, with a misaligned $159.99 price tag that doesn't match its performance. Alas, the company's first foray into the headphone market - the noise-canceling headphone market no less - is a different situation altogether.
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