There are, it seems safe to say, warmer waters in which to dip a toe than the premium wired headphones market. With its HW600 planar magnetic over-ear headphones, Shanling has entered a contest where ‘very good’ is seldom good enough – after all, if you’ve got four figures to spend on some hard-wired, open-backed headphones then you’re not short of choice.
That choice, what’s more, is offered by brands with credibility that’s been won over decades. This means the mere fact of the HW600 speaks of either impressive self-confidence or, well, reckless self-confidence. So which is it?
