There are some similar headphones available at this price but most of the direct competition hails from brands similarly less well known in the UK. The OneOdio Monitor 60 Wired Headphones have a simple design and a comfortable headband. (Image credit: Future/TechRadar/Jennifer Allen) OneOdio Monitor 60 review: Sound quality The OneOdio A10 feature the Bluetooth 5.0 standard together with the SBC and AAC codecs. The connection is stable, but it doesn’t offer a wide range. Bouncing around my music library it soon became obvious that the A10s shine in Pop, R&B and Dance rather than Jazz, Folk or Classical. It’s very much a case of being better at some genres rather than being bad at others, though. Coltrane’s “Love Supreme” still sounded good, as did Myrkur’s outstanding new album “Folkesange”. We recently reviewed OneOdio's dedicated studio-oriented wired headphones, the Monitor 60. They were strictly for listening to audio in the old-school way.

There's no dedicated noise cancellation here, of course, but sound isolation is pretty reasonable. Thanks to many ports, you can also share the output by plugging in more than one cable at a time, which is ideal for letting someone listen in on your work or simply sharing a tune. When it comes to the highs, the OneOdio came out on top there for me because even though it was a little edgy at times, it was more detailed and accurate than the Koss headphone, which has fairly rolled off highs. Strings just had that extra zing when listening on the Pro 50. It appears that the external noise reduction for calls isn’t too aggressive. While that means a person on the other side might hear you quietly typing on a keyboard, you’ll avoid sounding muffled. We like that you can easily adjust the earcups and headband of these headphones. (Image credit: Future/TechRadar/Jennifer Allen) OneOdio Monitor 60 review: Design The weakest aspect of the OneOdio Monitor 60 wired headphones is the one that's probably most important to you: sound quality. Things start well with a reasonably wide soundstage. But, as you listen, you'll realize there's not much excitement behind the OneOdio Monitor 60, although the sound is fairly clean at least.The only issue is with those chrome earcups: they show up greasy fingerprints badly and need constant cleaning. The timbre is on the colder side of natural, and this works well with most music styles, especially electronic 80's & 90's from the likes of Tears for Fears and Seal. Switching ANC on/off doesn't have a huge impact on the sound in the way we often see it tightening the sound up on TWS. Using the headphones in wired over wireless gives you the benefit of Hi-Res Audio, and for me I did notice an upturn in the sound when plugging a cable in. Everything feels a little tighter, and the volume seems a little quieter, so you may have to crank it up a little louder. Starting with ANC off, the sound signature is noticeably V-shaped. There’s a good amount of bass boost that, thankfully, doesn’t sound overwhelming.

Surely the OneOdio A70 aren’t quite what I call a “best buy”. In fact they epitomise the kind of sound signature that I don’t like: there is no balance whatsoever, making it so that bass leaks over mids and treble has wild peaks that make it fatiguing. They’re just like the Pro-50: headphones that can be interesting if you really like this kind of tuning, but which otherwise aren’t great as their tuning limits them too much. OneOdio says you should use this for DJing (and I can’t say anything about this, as this is a field I don’t know enough about), as well as monitoring and mixing; I very much doubt that these headphones can be good for mixing, due to their heavily coloured signature that can mask details and give a wrong impression of how the music really sounds. They can surely be fun if you listen to bass-heavy electronica or other similarly bass-intensive genres. It retains control and speed, but it’s much quieter. You can still hear some rumble, but only when you truly focus on what you’re listening to. MidrangeThe OneOdio Monitor 60 headphones come with three cables, including a 3m cable for hooking up to your TV, a 1.2m cable for general use, such as plugging into your laptop, along with a 3m 3.5mm to 6.35mm coiled cable for hooking up to your amp and other specialist equipment. I tried it out, and I was able to get nice volume and good sound quality on the second pair of headphones I connected. So the feature works well if that’s something you’re interested in. Consequently, vocals can sometimes sound overly sibilant. Instruments like electric guitars and keyboards can at times appear a bit too shouty and aggressive. Bass port on top of the ear cups.

However, with 40mm diameter drivers, they sound pretty good and even the active noise cancelling is effective. They’re a remarkable pair of headphones for very little money.You also get a no-fuss zip-around carry case in the box, which although hardly beautiful or luxurious fulfils its protective brief splendidly. The earcups on both sides rotate inwards and fold flat to fit the case, minimising their day bag or suitcase footprint.