I found this video on one of my flash drives. I downloaded it after it came out, I had it on my SSD until March 2021, when I moved it to that flash drive.
I just got an email from the Verum guy, MAIL: Hello. My name is Igor. And I'm creator of Verum 1. I've discovered 30 minutes ago and see that people are spreading nonsense and lie about me. Here is explanation of the whole situation that took place more then 2 years ago: www.verum-audio.com/apology I ask you 2 things: 1. Please pin post with this link that explains all the "controversy" or make it in the description 2. Please in the description give this link: ruclips.net/user/VerumAudiocommunity Please read what I ask in this post and help Ukraine in our fight. Thanks in advance!
Man, he probably missed out on a lot of sales because of this, and he really seems sincere in this apology/explanation. I hope he doesn't get hurt in all the fighting that's happening, or after if the russians take over. This situation is so fucked.
Wow 1 hour ago and I clicked this video by accident. Honestly for me it's hard to know what to believe. I do remember hearing that this guy was racist af, but I don't remember actually seeing anything he said/posted. His apology seems honest, but it's a bit weird that he decided to wait so long to post it. I also don't know almost anything about soviet union culture/society so I can't comment on that. We can't know if he's really sorry, or he's just trying to clean his name What I am pretty certain about is that he's probably not doing too well. No doubt the negative pr he brought upon himself hurt sales, and now with the stupid war making things worse for everyone, well he probably wasn't in a great position in the first place.
After reading what he wrote, I think its actually a refreshing perspective and a good reminder of just how far we've come. Igor, if you see this, you're a rockstar. God bless you brother
So for anyone wondering, it got removed because the creator of the headphones posted a lot of bad and racist stuff, among other bad things and he didn't want to support someone like that so he removed the video
@@Creeper99PL Wait, I saw that anthrax bit. If memory serves he was in a discord chat with his buddies and they were talking about a guy who apparently didn't like his product or him in general and so he joked about sending anthrax. if you take into account eastern europeans and their very dry, barebones humor and couple that with the fact he definitely didn't send anthrax then it definitely seems like it was just a joke. i'll try and find that pic in the meantime.
@@Creeper99PL He made reference to the fact that the review called the Verum 1's 'poison for the market' due to there low cost per performance and so the creator responded that he would make the Verum 2's 'anthrax' and send them to the reviewer as well, to 'see if he was immune'. The joke is in poor taste and has been weened out of context slightly but I'm no sure it's what I would call a viable threat.
I, for one, am grateful cuz I knew I watched this video but couldn't find it anymore and just as some other comment here I've been thinking it was the Meze's for some time now. Which would be less of a problem if that didn't mean I was attributing Meze with all the awful stuff the comments said the creator of this one did. So thanks, now I can be at peace with the Meze videos of Dankpod because it was just me being wrong about which good quality headphones from a lesser known place were the ones with the questionable (being charitable there) origin.
For those wondering why Wade took this video down, it's simple: The guy who made the headphones apparently has some controversial behavior, from threatening a critic with anthrax and apparently was homophobic and racist. Wade/Dank (to placate those who are whining over me using his name) instead unlisted the video before removing it entirely . It's pinned I know, but I also decided to clarify too.
The other part of why headphones need more power is Sensitivity, because Ohms are only 1 part of the equation. Sensitivity is measured in dB/mW. I know that 70 is really low and insensitive, and something like 100 is more common or so. Also, Audeze is kinda hated as well by a lot of people; their technical detailing is amazing, but the tuning is awful. They always put a huge hole in the upper mids (like around 4k-5k Hz), and boost the lower mids (around 1k Hz) until they sound "honky". Just look at the graphs, you'll see what I mean.
planar headphones tend to have pretty high sensitivity, I can drive my LCD-X just fine with any normal device. I have to say, they dont sound amazing to me. A bit harsh in the mids and thin in the bass. But I got used to it and they have been helping me through music production since, they are my go to tool when I want to listen to something "up close" and hear all the details. Otherwise, they are stupidly heavy and expensive. I dont think I would get worse results with some beyerdynamic headphones at about a fifth the price.
Power is literally just P=U*I, Voltage x Current. And with Ohms law U=R*I (or I=U/R) you can change the first equation to P =R*I² or P=U²/R. And none of these is Sensitivity. If you have headphones with a given Resistance (R) and you want to put out the rated power where they work, you only need to supply the right voltages. Sensitivity itself has nothing to do with the Power and Resistance, possibly just how much power it can output before falling apart.
@@Daniel-dj7fh That is a gross misunderstanding of the relationship between headphone amd amp. Sensitivity tells you how much power the headphones need. Impedance doesnt tell you much at all without also knowing sensitivity. Impedance needs to be within the amps specifications, so the amp can operate linearly and efficiently. Transistor amps are pretty forgiving when it comes to impedance, they only really go quieter with higher impedance. Tube amps however dont do well with low impedance headphones. Ohms law itself doesnt help you here, you need four pole analysis to get useful results.
@@kazumakazuma5814 It's not really usual to see manufacturing from UA to compete in such specific and complex niche. It's not a tank or nuclear reactor , you know.
I had no idea he even had these headphones. I'm one of the original backers on KS, and other than the obvious controversy against the creator, I do love the headphones
lol, if you don't have any ideas of your own, you shouldn't, but I am not sure why this deleted video is being promoted, especially when it's an advertisement for a guy who is doing something really disgusting.. not even talking about his past.. but you know.. him taking advantage of the current situation in ukraine.. you know.. using innocent people who are dying for no reason..to promote his business.
@@DankPodsFan the verum guy in your pinned comment, he is taking advantage of the ukraine people dying, for his own personal gains, to clear his bad rep and promote his site and yt page. If he was genuine about the redirecting offered help to his country, he would just send the post in second link as email and without bragging about donating. There was zero need to attempt to clear up his past racist remarks, to redirect the offered funds to Ukraine.
@@WillBilly. I said nothing against this video I just don't know why it was recommended by youtube.. probably because Ukraine was mentioned in the video and google has set the algorithm to pick up more videos that have to do something with ukraine. That would be my best guess
I saw this minutes after it came out, and was so confused when it vanished. That explanation of planar magnetics is so good, and I wanted to order a pair of these too.
@@VerumAudio Couldn't find the video or store back then, so I ended up ordering a pair of Phoenixes, but I am definitely ordering a pair come tax return. Thanks for your efforts driving the world of audio forward!
A theory of mine is that the vid got taken down because the guy making the headphones didn't want to receive a sudden spike in orders, maybe he would've needed to create some sort of company before handling such big numbers idk Edit: after seeing the replies, I've concluded that there is also another answer. dank didn't want to get into any drama due to Garupsik (guy that made the Verums) seeing them and leading to some sort of chaos, so the video getting deleted now has a better reason to have perished from his channel, I guess
I fond this comment on my mail, I don't know why the comment was deleted, but it was. Mail: Tommunism For anyone wondering why this video was set to unlisted/deleted, here's the pinned comment on the video when he unlisted it: "Yup it's unlisted. I thought I did my research but many people have reached out to me about the controversy. I certainly don't support that line of thinking no matter how good the product, we all on this planet together. It's a real shame as I really do love these headphones but there are more important things than material goods. Sorry for not being vigilant everyone." To sum up the controversy, basically this dude, commonly known online as Garupsik, did a lot of batshit crazy and unprofessional things, including: posting a lot of racist stuff, blamed it on an intern, kept doing it, and threatening to send anthrax to someone who gave him a bad review.
shit, imma just "if he make a good headphone, he make a good headphone" whatever that is going on with his company is his own business, im just a guy who likes headphones.
I've read the guy's apology, and my experience with friends from former Soviet countries is that they have absolutely no frame of reference to understand America's racist history, and assume it's similar to marginalized groups like the Roma people that they are familiar with, which is backed up by our own racist stereotypes. But these are very different groups if you know more about the history of the groups. I'm native, and frequently deal with people who think that we are extinct, that we were primitive when contacted by Europeans, or a number of other tropes, and most people are receptive to being given additional context and knowledge that changes their entire understanding. And that's great! People should be open to changing their opinions based on things they learn. So I think that Igor's apology is indeed genuine, and his reasoning for why he felt the way he felt seems sincere - if you have no clue whatsoever about Jim Crow or any of the things being done in the past several years to disenfranchise voters of color, then I could see how he would think it's "comical". It's not my place to forgive him, of course, but if this were instead over Standing Rock or the Wet'suwet'en First Nation asserting their treaty rights up in Canada, and with additional information, he realized he was in the wrong, I would 100% believe him based on how he wrote this.
I have read the apology. I have also seen that he has continued to be racist after making the apology and he has since gone on to have a general "death to the west" and "all hail Putin" vibe.
Keep your mind open and don't fall into the MSM Soros NATO propaganda pit. Keep rewatching the MSM footage then go find the Live Street cams all over Ukraine and ask yourself what doesn't add up. Especially since the covid mandates were suddenly lifted for no reason. Almost a week ago, Putin discovered and destroyed a bunch of secret Virus and Organ Harvesting labs funded by U.S./NATO/Soros/Burisma. The same Burisma that a certain Son was working for and the same ones that were paying, "The Big Guy" his 10%. MSM, Soros and NATO are scrambling with damage control right now and have been really sloppy about it. Especially with Zalinskyy roaming the streets?? There's no Russian invasion nor 20k/30k/40/ long convoy on it's way, that MSM has been claiming since last Friday. 😆😂🤣 Ain't that right JOTATUS?? 👴💤 😆😂🤣
@@MAGGOT_VOMIT you're a crazy tin hat wearing druggie, how about you focus on fixing your life Alex Jones before you fall into conspiracy theories you schizophrenic freak
The pinned comment said something along the lines "The creator of this product is racist and sends threads to all the people that give negative reviews", at least what i remember lol (don't quote me on that, idk if i am right)
What pinned comment says now is just gross.. I don't blame the uploader who got manipulated, by this man.. who is taking the advantage of the current situation(you know innocent people dying for no reason) to promote his business
Well now I know this video is not delisted, I wonder if there are other lost videos like iirc there was one with a proper KZ review but I only see other ones like slumping for audiophile were when only mentions it, I was trying to show a friend the review of the KZ but never found it.
Jokes aside tho, in the test he records the audio of the playing headphones, why should he make a video of them if he could also just take a picture of the assembly. It's probably just a picture he made of the headphones on the stand before or after the recording, and I could imagine him not being able to bother plugging the cables in then either.
Philips SHP9600MB, I've also seen a video where these were recommended also cheapish openbacks which are suppsoed to sound really good. How have your experiences been with yours? Do you have the sr850's as reference by chance?
@@mc495150 My Samson Sr850's also got around 32Ohms if I remember correctly, and I got mine plugged on the pc. I hear really quiet basses too. Maybe hit up warranty
It depends what power the headphones are supposed to run at. with P=U*I or = U²/R or = R*I² (P Power, U Voltage, R Resistance and I Current). You can kinda easily calculate what you need if you have 2 variables whcih are usually the resistance ("impedance") and power.
man i wish i didnt miss (skipped watching due to my feelings on the world at the time) the old video so this made more sense to post... for anyone wondering, the reason these run at so little power is because they are a different technology. it takes a lot more relative power to move a whole magnet with a coil than it is to run a simple electromagnet directly and let it shake the coil (copper waves on the mesh) i’m severely simplifying it and it is incredibly impressive the guys got it down that low, but nonetheless thats the basic reasoning
I just read the controversy thing Creator sounds based (not the anthrax part, anthrax is a cowards poison you gotta use abrin or cyanide) Been looking for some good wired headphones so I’ll be buying some Just happens that I can also pay in their local currency directly instead of going through currency conversion which is cool
saw this when it first came out an loved the headphones too, then i found out what the creator of the headphones supports. i woulda done the same thing
Hope the pinned comment and video help spread some knowledge on these, seems the creator learned from his mistakes and was somewhat unjustly attacked for some issues not really his fault.
Also downloaded this too when it came out, good thing I'm not the only one. Downloaded in 1080p but if I upload it, it might as well be 720p because it's going to be compressed again
@@p020z5 To make a better and cleaner picture I think. It's not a live video recording. he does that off camera and records just audio coming from these ears. Whenever he plays that audio recording, the picture of the correct headphones is displayed. It's funny that Wade recognizes that heaphones look better without all of these stupid wires, given that he one of the remaining popular advocates, for bringing back the ancient headphone jack to the phones.
The Creator of these headphones maybe problematic but then again Apple is problematic. People don't stop buying Apple Products because some people actually committed suicide due to the chemicals being used in the manufacturing process of some of their products. Lots of people still have iphones if one was to trace the history of every product you find shady dark corners in almost every single company out there. Plus the guys apologised and has moved on ideologically. Redemption is a very important human quality. This is the power of the market. It can break down social and racial stereotypes.
Good take, nowadays not only is there very few small companies making good products but were to quick to cancel someone but also the internet seems to never forgive.
People see a bad thing and it consumes their entire perspective, but what they _should_ do is take a step back and see how it compares on a larger stage, like you did when you compared them to Apple.
Dankpods shouldn’t have unlisted this video, sure maybe the guy said some heinous things but regardless his product is the best chance you have of being able to afford something nice. I’d rather a naughty man make a good device normal people usually couldn’t afford. I think the accessibility of it trumps whatever the man said. I bought my Verum 1 a year ago and it took three months to arrive. The cable seems pretty cheap but the headphones are fantastic and sound miles better than anything else I own.
I don't want this guy to go bankrupt or anything like that and I dont care if you guys buy from him, but he is honestly a horrible human being.. Yeah theres the past stuff he did, which he denied in his non-apology, but but more importantly look at what he is doing now... he is taking the advantage of the current situation(you know innocent people dying for no reason) to promote his business... just read the pinned comment. Truly disgusting
@@beardsntools Sensitivity is a luxury only the rich can afford. As for me, magnetic planar headphones would have been 3x out of my price range until Dank made me aware of it. Despite what you say about how awful he is, he made a rich boi toy accessible to those who could never afford to drop $1100 on headphones. That’s not just a good thing, that’s a good _deed,_ but everyone seems far more concerned with taking offense for what he’s said rather than what he’s done. Besides, your other headphone options in that price range are typically sweatshop-manufactured in China. You really think that’s a moral victory? I don’t.
@@lastfirst5863 Well I said I don't mind if you got these headphones, but it's worth mentioning that audiophiles have choices and nothing that they deem as "good" is manufactured in china anyway. My point wasn't to convince individuals to not buy from this guy, my point was that dankpods and others made the right call to stop giving him free advertising, especially since this guy has proven just now that he hasn't changed. It's also worth mentioning that it's usually "you get what you pay for". If comparable headphones are normally 1100 and these are 350 then that means cost cutting. Dankpods already mentioned two methods, but for the rest the time will probably tell. Also the pair the guy shipped to reviewers might be of higher quality, than the pairs he ships to people who actually buy them after they see such positive reviews.. it wouldn't be the first time that has happened.. even huge companies (i think it was samsung) are guilty of that with their ssds for example
@@beardsntools You’re missing my point. You say, “nothing they deem as ‘good’ comes from China anyways,” and while that might be true, nothing cheap comes from outside of China either, except this one. If you know of any others by all means let us know, because it does me no good to tell me I have choices when I don’t see anything along the same price range that doesn’t come with it’s own moral qualms.
I listened to the sound demo comparison on my NOLA speakers driven by Bel Canto monoblocks, and the difference between the two was easily discernible. The audeze were clearly better. That being said, it's a $350 headphone from a small business, so just to get in the ballpark is impressive.
Damn they're handmade in Ukraine, I guess not anymore... It's actually sad, I hope this guy does well through these times, and I hope he's able to get big from these if he does
I find it rather disgusting that he is taking the advantage of the current situation.. you know people dying in his country thanks to the invasion by Putin for no credible reasons.. for his own profits(read the pinned comment). the second thing he indeed did which he denies in his non apology is make some racist comment, when I looked into this long ago, the proof showed he indeed did say it.
@@beardsntools I don't want to take his side in any way, but I believe one statement in your comment is completely false. What do you mean he is taking advantage of the current situation for his own profits? He (roughly) said: 'Thank you for offering to donate to me, I don't need any many, the Ukrainian Army needs it much more.' And linked to the website of the National Bank of Ukraine where they opened a "Special Account to Raise Funds for Ukraine's Armed Forces", and attached an image that shows he has donated to them. The link in the pinned comment literally stands in complete opposition to what you're saying. Which would make me very interested in seeing the other "proof" you're mentioning.
@@bravado2809 That's what happens when you look at it on the surface level, but if you think about it critically it's completely different story. Here's what would happen if he was genuine about what his linked post say: 1. He would send the post you quoted as the content of his email. 2. He wouldn't worry about his past reputation as it has NOTHING to do with the ukraine war 3. He wouldn't link off to his business site, as there was no need 4. He wouldn't plug his yt channel as well 5. He wouldn't brag about his donation But no instead he made it about himself, trying to fix his reputation, so more people would buy his product and he made the "fight for ukraine" only a small footnote in the email that he sent, which is in the pinned comment. meanwhile he advertises his website and also plugs his yt channel
I think that the LCD2's sound better somehow, the bass sounds deeper somehow in comparison to the others. But it could be the whole Dac thing boosting the thing.
A shame the maker can't be judged for his work, instead of his politics or worldview. Too many people fail to realize, that most of the art and music and films and stories and clothes they like are made by human beings. Human beings have many facets, and sometimes failings depending on your outlook. Quentin Tarantino likes feet and maybe kids. Martin Luther King cheated on his wife. Salvador Dali was a fascist. Steve Jobs was a locally and globally famous jerk. J.K. Rowling is apparently now on the wrongthink list for some reason?? Look, if you limit your world to only things created by people who perfectly pass your ideological and moral purity test, you're going to be really, really bored.
The western people don't know there people who don't have it all. Oh for JK. she's a crazy feminist, and now you have to be a crazy trans supporter to fit in, was just wild how people got attacked for playing a game with her ip.
I was just going to suggest that might have been why it was deleted from Dank's own channel, you could see the region becoming a bit unmentionable for the last 12-18 months.
I don't know, I think he didn't say something correctly. The video was unlisted for a year but it's permanently deleted now. He pinned a comment on the video why it was deleted.
I just got an email from the Verum guy, MAIL: Hello. My name is Igor. And I'm creator of Verum 1. I've discovered 30 minutes ago and see that people are spreading nonsense and lie about me.
Here is explanation of the whole situation that took place more then 2 years ago:
www.verum-audio.com/apology
I ask you 2 things:
1. Please pin post with this link that explains all the "controversy" or make it in the description
2. Please in the description give this link: ruclips.net/user/VerumAudiocommunity
Please read what I ask in this post and help Ukraine in our fight.
Thanks in advance!
Man, he probably missed out on a lot of sales because of this, and he really seems sincere in this apology/explanation. I hope he doesn't get hurt in all the fighting that's happening, or after if the russians take over. This situation is so fucked.
Oh
Wow 1 hour ago and I clicked this video by accident.
Honestly for me it's hard to know what to believe. I do remember hearing that this guy was racist af, but I don't remember actually seeing anything he said/posted. His apology seems honest, but it's a bit weird that he decided to wait so long to post it. I also don't know almost anything about soviet union culture/society so I can't comment on that. We can't know if he's really sorry, or he's just trying to clean his name
What I am pretty certain about is that he's probably not doing too well. No doubt the negative pr he brought upon himself hurt sales, and now with the stupid war making things worse for everyone, well he probably wasn't in a great position in the first place.
Glad you posted this.
After reading what he wrote, I think its actually a refreshing perspective and a good reminder of just how far we've come.
Igor, if you see this, you're a rockstar. God bless you brother
So for anyone wondering, it got removed because the creator of the headphones posted a lot of bad and racist stuff, among other bad things and he didn't want to support someone like that so he removed the video
He threatened to send anthrax to someone who gave them a bad review. That's a little more important than racist posts.
@@Creeper99PL Oh wow didn't know that. That makes way more sense why he took it down. Thanks for the info!
@@Creeper99PL Wait, I saw that anthrax bit. If memory serves he was in a discord chat with his buddies and they were talking about a guy who apparently didn't like his product or him in general and so he joked about sending anthrax. if you take into account eastern europeans and their very dry, barebones humor and couple that with the fact he definitely didn't send anthrax then it definitely seems like it was just a joke. i'll try and find that pic in the meantime.
@@Creeper99PL He made reference to the fact that the review called the Verum 1's 'poison for the market' due to there low cost per performance and so the creator responded that he would make the Verum 2's 'anthrax' and send them to the reviewer as well, to 'see if he was immune'. The joke is in poor taste and has been weened out of context slightly but I'm no sure it's what I would call a viable threat.
@@OhSee I found the joke hilarious once I actually got the right context lmao, context truly matters here
I think I was blessed, since it got recommended to me
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I, for one, am grateful cuz I knew I watched this video but couldn't find it anymore and just as some other comment here I've been thinking it was the Meze's for some time now.
Which would be less of a problem if that didn't mean I was attributing Meze with all the awful stuff the comments said the creator of this one did.
So thanks, now I can be at peace with the Meze videos of Dankpod because it was just me being wrong about which good quality headphones from a lesser known place were the ones with the questionable (being charitable there) origin.
Same here
Me: they look crazy, I wonder who makes these
DankPods: hand made in Ukraine
Me, after watching the news: oh no
Guess it will take a very long time until he can make them again
Yea, I actually thought, yea I’ll get these. Then I realised… maybe not the best time…
Just wish that the guy will survive
Well they are now making rifles if you still want to buy from them
Now I’m sad
This 100% has to be getting recommended because Ukraine is a hot topic, there the algorithym knows to give it to people who also like DankPods
Damn, didn't even think about that connection.
Yeah, I just recommended this.
I got it recommended
Here we are
For those wondering why Wade took this video down, it's simple:
The guy who made the headphones apparently has some controversial behavior, from threatening a critic with anthrax and apparently was homophobic and racist. Wade/Dank (to placate those who are whining over me using his name) instead unlisted the video before removing it entirely .
It's pinned I know, but I also decided to clarify too.
Well now I know his name is wade
Aww heel naw dank pods in contreversy.
Gotta support that fella, seems based as fuck.
His name is Wade? I always imagined something more violently Australian.
@Dizzy Gear I not sure about that but from what I can see he was very rude to his customers. Look up Garuspik (that's his username)
The other part of why headphones need more power is Sensitivity, because Ohms are only 1 part of the equation. Sensitivity is measured in dB/mW. I know that 70 is really low and insensitive, and something like 100 is more common or so. Also, Audeze is kinda hated as well by a lot of people; their technical detailing is amazing, but the tuning is awful. They always put a huge hole in the upper mids (like around 4k-5k Hz), and boost the lower mids (around 1k Hz) until they sound "honky". Just look at the graphs, you'll see what I mean.
Nothing new, that dank doesn't know a whole lot a shit he talks about...
*cough* KZ *cough*
planar headphones tend to have pretty high sensitivity, I can drive my LCD-X just fine with any normal device.
I have to say, they dont sound amazing to me. A bit harsh in the mids and thin in the bass. But I got used to it and they have been helping me through music production since, they are my go to tool when I want to listen to something "up close" and hear all the details.
Otherwise, they are stupidly heavy and expensive. I dont think I would get worse results with some beyerdynamic headphones at about a fifth the price.
@@diyfu I have the zsn pro's, for the money they are defo better than the jank apple/samsung/jbl in ears at that price.
Power is literally just P=U*I, Voltage x Current. And with Ohms law U=R*I (or I=U/R) you can change the first equation to P =R*I² or P=U²/R.
And none of these is Sensitivity. If you have headphones with a given Resistance (R) and you want to put out the rated power where they work, you only need to supply the right voltages.
Sensitivity itself has nothing to do with the Power and Resistance, possibly just how much power it can output before falling apart.
@@Daniel-dj7fh That is a gross misunderstanding of the relationship between headphone amd amp. Sensitivity tells you how much power the headphones need. Impedance doesnt tell you much at all without also knowing sensitivity. Impedance needs to be within the amps specifications, so the amp can operate linearly and efficiently. Transistor amps are pretty forgiving when it comes to impedance, they only really go quieter with higher impedance. Tube amps however dont do well with low impedance headphones.
Ohms law itself doesnt help you here, you need four pole analysis to get useful results.
Damn... As Ukrainian I'm kinda shocked that this got up to dankpods, and he gave them such high grade...
why? aren't you proud? I would be.
@@kazumakazuma5814 It's not really usual to see manufacturing from UA to compete in such specific and complex niche. It's not a tank or nuclear reactor , you know.
@@micindir4213 There are a lot of companies trying to produce high-end audio gear, so this a very competitive field.
@@kazumakazuma5814 Wouldn't be surpsised if it was like a T-64 but headphones is kinda niche.
@@micindir4213 Or an easily sinkable warship
I had no idea he even had these headphones. I'm one of the original backers on KS, and other than the obvious controversy against the creator, I do love the headphones
What controversy is there?
@@myrealusername2193 the guy who makes these is apparently a racist or something, not sure
@@brownbreadinc127 oh ok
@@myrealusername2193 With his defence being that it's normal in his country.
@@nathansstuff1547 even better.
This video is getting a lot of views! I started working on a video, it should come out this week. If you have any ideas, please comment them.
lol, if you don't have any ideas of your own, you shouldn't, but I am not sure why this deleted video is being promoted, especially when it's an advertisement for a guy who is doing something really disgusting.. not even talking about his past.. but you know.. him taking advantage of the current situation in ukraine.. you know.. using innocent people who are dying for no reason..to promote his business.
@@beardsntools I have ideas. Who promotes the business?
@@beardsntools yet hear you are watching it
@@DankPodsFan the verum guy in your pinned comment, he is taking advantage of the ukraine people dying, for his own personal gains, to clear his bad rep and promote his site and yt page. If he was genuine about the redirecting offered help to his country, he would just send the post in second link as email and without bragging about donating. There was zero need to attempt to clear up his past racist remarks, to redirect the offered funds to Ukraine.
@@WillBilly. I said nothing against this video I just don't know why it was recommended by youtube.. probably because Ukraine was mentioned in the video and google has set the algorithm to pick up more videos that have to do something with ukraine. That would be my best guess
I saw this minutes after it came out, and was so confused when it vanished. That explanation of planar magnetics is so good, and I wanted to order a pair of these too.
We will be happy to see you among our clients.
@@VerumAudio Couldn't find the video or store back then, so I ended up ordering a pair of Phoenixes, but I am definitely ordering a pair come tax return. Thanks for your efforts driving the world of audio forward!
@@VerumAudio Why do you keep repeating yourself?
A theory of mine is that the vid got taken down because the guy making the headphones didn't want to receive a sudden spike in orders, maybe he would've needed to create some sort of company before handling such big numbers idk
Edit: after seeing the replies, I've concluded that there is also another answer. dank didn't want to get into any drama due to Garupsik (guy that made the Verums) seeing them and leading to some sort of chaos, so the video getting deleted now has a better reason to have perished from his channel, I guess
I fond this comment on my mail, I don't know why the comment was deleted, but it was. Mail: Tommunism
For anyone wondering why this video was set to unlisted/deleted, here's the pinned comment on the video when he unlisted it: "Yup it's unlisted. I thought I did my research but many people have reached out to me about the controversy. I certainly don't support that line of thinking no matter how good the product, we all on this planet together. It's a real shame as I really do love these headphones but there are more important things than material goods. Sorry for not being vigilant everyone." To sum up the controversy, basically this dude, commonly known online as Garupsik, did a lot of batshit crazy and unprofessional things, including: posting a lot of racist stuff, blamed it on an intern, kept doing it, and threatening to send anthrax to someone who gave him a bad review.
@@DankPodsFan the last bit was messed up
@@DankPodsFan Should've just retitled it to "The most BASED headphones"
@@Judgement_Kazzy you suld rename you chanal to idiot on youtube
@@lukkan99 what about renaming yours to "Cunt"
I actually saw this when released and never realized it was deleted until someone reposted it. Guess this is round 2 then!
The beginning of the DankPods Lost Media Saga?
Daqnkpods lost media iceberg.
the comparison of these crazy audiophile headphones is like the battle between two final bosses
he should of played it out of a
na-no
shit, imma just "if he make a good headphone, he make a good headphone" whatever that is going on with his company is his own business, im just a guy who likes headphones.
i thought i as insane when it disapeared good to know im not crazy
what a coincidence, this video kicks up in the recommendations as the builder's homeland gets invaded by a former world superpower
Gosh dang it, I promised myself I'd stop spending money on tech for at least the end of the year. But oh man I want these
I've read the guy's apology, and my experience with friends from former Soviet countries is that they have absolutely no frame of reference to understand America's racist history, and assume it's similar to marginalized groups like the Roma people that they are familiar with, which is backed up by our own racist stereotypes. But these are very different groups if you know more about the history of the groups. I'm native, and frequently deal with people who think that we are extinct, that we were primitive when contacted by Europeans, or a number of other tropes, and most people are receptive to being given additional context and knowledge that changes their entire understanding. And that's great! People should be open to changing their opinions based on things they learn. So I think that Igor's apology is indeed genuine, and his reasoning for why he felt the way he felt seems sincere - if you have no clue whatsoever about Jim Crow or any of the things being done in the past several years to disenfranchise voters of color, then I could see how he would think it's "comical". It's not my place to forgive him, of course, but if this were instead over Standing Rock or the Wet'suwet'en First Nation asserting their treaty rights up in Canada, and with additional information, he realized he was in the wrong, I would 100% believe him based on how he wrote this.
i read the apology for all of 30 seconds before the "police murdering a recidivist criminal" line came out
So you are crybaby American. He really should not have given an apology to you bullies
I have read the apology. I have also seen that he has continued to be racist after making the apology and he has since gone on to have a general "death to the west" and "all hail Putin" vibe.
@@BadgerOfTheSea Sounds like a based opinion? What even is racism in the modern day? Could you show what wrong he said?
Well maybe not the Putin part but anything to trouble the west
I’m lucky enough to own a pair, and they are every bit as awesome as Dankpods described. Peace and strength to Ukraine!
Keep your mind open and don't fall into the MSM Soros NATO propaganda pit. Keep rewatching the MSM footage then go find the Live Street cams all over Ukraine and ask yourself what doesn't add up. Especially since the covid mandates were suddenly lifted for no reason. Almost a week ago, Putin discovered and destroyed a bunch of secret Virus and Organ Harvesting labs funded by U.S./NATO/Soros/Burisma. The same Burisma that a certain Son was working for and the same ones that were paying, "The Big Guy" his 10%.
MSM, Soros and NATO are scrambling with damage control right now and have been really sloppy about it. Especially with Zalinskyy roaming the streets?? There's no Russian invasion nor 20k/30k/40/ long convoy on it's way, that MSM has been claiming since last Friday. 😆😂🤣
Ain't that right JOTATUS?? 👴💤 😆😂🤣
OK, sure. 🙄
@@MAGGOT_VOMIT go ramble somewhere else freak
@@kiai443 Stop smokin' the CNN, mindless lefty-sleestak.
@@MAGGOT_VOMIT you're a crazy tin hat wearing druggie, how about you focus on fixing your life Alex Jones before you fall into conspiracy theories you schizophrenic freak
Don't think they'll be shipping anymore out anytime soon
8 Ohms, like god intended
Hopefully he's safe and keeps making these.
The guy is threatened a journalist with anthrax and is homophobic and racist.
The pinned comment said something along the lines "The creator of this product is racist and sends threads to all the people that give negative reviews", at least what i remember lol (don't quote me on that, idk if i am right)
What pinned comment says now is just gross.. I don't blame the uploader who got manipulated, by this man.. who is taking the advantage of the current situation(you know innocent people dying for no reason) to promote his business
Well now I know this video is not delisted, I wonder if there are other lost videos like iirc there was one with a proper KZ review but I only see other ones like slumping for audiophile were when only mentions it, I was trying to show a friend the review of the KZ but never found it.
KZ review: ruclips.net/video/KFv3eThZTo0/видео.html
Is no one gonna talk about the fact that there where not plugged in while the headphones test
bluetooth, hallo
Jokes aside tho, in the test he records the audio of the playing headphones, why should he make a video of them if he could also just take a picture of the assembly.
It's probably just a picture he made of the headphones on the stand before or after the recording, and I could imagine him not being able to bother plugging the cables in then either.
maybe putin invaded ukraine because he wanted some verums
Damn he really wants those headphones...
Even after hearing all about what the creator did I still really want these hopefully things cool down in russia and Ukraine soon
What did he do?
@@Purparmalm yikes
i love mine they a bit heavy tho if that bugs you
@@Purparmalm bump
@@Purparmalm dankpods did that?
They have a lil more "Rice Krispies" to the sound not in a bad way. Nice design.
8 ohms? Wow, you could run them out of a potato and they sound good!
I have these and they don't, you need some power. Just for reference too a lot of speakers are also 8 ohm and even lower.
The properties outlined in this video are the reason why I bought Philips Fidelio X2: cheap ($200), very comfortable and 32 ohms.
Do you have a volume problem with them and very little bass??? I have…
@@mc495150 No problems. Your cable may be faulty. Try a different cable. If it persist, RMA them (if they are still under warranty)
Philips SHP9600MB, I've also seen a video where these were recommended also cheapish openbacks which are suppsoed to sound really good.
How have your experiences been with yours? Do you have the sr850's as reference by chance?
@@mc495150 My Samson Sr850's also got around 32Ohms if I remember correctly, and I got mine plugged on the pc. I hear really quiet basses too. Maybe hit up warranty
@@Daniel-dj7fh Sorry no. Had experience with the
HD660s and couple of Behringers.
I call this. Bootleg dankpods
I remember seeing this on DankPods
Incredible they both sound like my samsung speakers
Lol, even then you should be able to hear a difference in tone from both lol.
The resistance change being very stable in most planar headphones makes it so you need a lot of current to get a good volume and sound reproduction
It depends what power the headphones are supposed to run at. with P=U*I or = U²/R or = R*I² (P Power, U Voltage, R Resistance and I Current). You can kinda easily calculate what you need if you have 2 variables whcih are usually the resistance ("impedance") and power.
I think this man won't be making these headphones for a while....
If they can ship weapons There, he might still be shipping out headphones 😉
I literally thought the thumbnail read 80 Ohms. I think the idea of an 8 Ohm pair of headphones broke my brain a little.
I made my earbuds fully flat line so I can hear it perfectly
Wondering where it went
isn’t this the one about the meze ones?
No, it's another video
Thank you DankPodman I was looking to get some headphones to overthrow my showboating roommate with his LCDX's
Когда надеваешь эти наушники, то слышен свиной визг, а также крики американских детей из инстаграма.
Внизу активно хрюкают про 15 рублей и про плохих русских↓↓↓
man i wish i didnt miss (skipped watching due to my feelings on the world at the time) the old video so this made more sense to post...
for anyone wondering, the reason these run at so little power is because they are a different technology. it takes a lot more relative power to move a whole magnet with a coil than it is to run a simple electromagnet directly and let it shake the coil (copper waves on the mesh)
i’m severely simplifying it and it is incredibly impressive the guys got it down that low, but nonetheless thats the basic reasoning
It's weird that the lcd's need much more power then 🤔
I just read the controversy thing
Creator sounds based (not the anthrax part, anthrax is a cowards poison you gotta use abrin or cyanide)
Been looking for some good wired headphones so I’ll be buying some
Just happens that I can also pay in their local currency directly instead of going through currency conversion which is cool
nice pfp
Thanks for your archival work it is appreciated
saw this when it first came out an loved the headphones too, then i found out what the creator of the headphones supports. i woulda done the same thing
Hope the pinned comment and video help spread some knowledge on these, seems the creator learned from his mistakes and was somewhat unjustly attacked for some issues not really his fault.
Can you pin a comment telling why this vid was deleted mate?
:)
I remember this video and was looking for it…
Also downloaded this too when it came out, good thing I'm not the only one. Downloaded in 1080p but if I upload it, it might as well be 720p because it's going to be compressed again
I still want these after hearing about the guy who made them.
I don't, mainly because I have no need for them and also because I'm not buying from a guy who's willing to send bio weapons to people
@@illford Ukraine sending bio weapons ? WHAT
Same, creator and creation are two separate things.
@@kamiskub7409 He was referring to the guy who makes these headphones. Threatened to send anthrax to someone.
@@brettzolstick989 Not when you're paying him
i just realized the headphones aren't plugged in on the freakish ears on a stand.
They never are, even the HD600s are never actually plugged in
@@stillaeo why
@@p020z5 To make a better and cleaner picture I think. It's not a live video recording. he does that off camera and records just audio coming from these ears. Whenever he plays that audio recording, the picture of the correct headphones is displayed. It's funny that Wade recognizes that heaphones look better without all of these stupid wires, given that he one of the remaining popular advocates, for bringing back the ancient headphone jack to the phones.
That looks like the lol headphone 📸
When did the original upload come out?
Thanks for reupload friend
You're welcome.
Oh my pkcells
Wow! I didn’t watch it when I was notified, good job saving it!
Man if somewhen I'll have this much money I'll buy it
With how things are going, you can only dream of having "this much money" again, thanks to yours truly. $200 billion well spent
These might be worth more now. Respect to Ukraine
I wanted a pair after watching, but that’s not gonna be an easy purchase…
It sucks. They’re a really well tuned planar
Oh no someone doesnt like dudes kissing other dudes, oh the humanity
@@idkanymore3382 don’t forget the anthrax thing. And the racism thing
@@ahappycoder2925 Anthrax thing was very much taken out of context, Racism thing was literally just jokes, unless you have proof otherwise
@@idkanymore3382 Pretty sure they are referring to the whole war happening in Ukraine situation...
Wartime headphones
Much brighter , but still full dark sound
The Creator of these headphones maybe problematic but then again Apple is problematic. People don't stop buying Apple Products because some people actually committed suicide due to the chemicals being used in the manufacturing process of some of their products. Lots of people still have iphones if one was to trace the history of every product you find shady dark corners in almost every single company out there. Plus the guys apologised and has moved on ideologically. Redemption is a very important human quality. This is the power of the market. It can break down social and racial stereotypes.
Good take, nowadays not only is there very few small companies making good products but were to quick to cancel someone but also the internet seems to never forgive.
People see a bad thing and it consumes their entire perspective, but what they _should_ do is take a step back and see how it compares on a larger stage, like you did when you compared them to Apple.
I've also seen a deleted Dankpods video about the Stem Player.
I've found the reupload here: ruclips.net/video/EyfoefElIig/видео.html
Interesting... should I upload it too? I have the file in front of me.
@@DankPodsFan You can do it. Mainly due to lack of popularity of that reupload.
Some heros don't wear capes
9 minutes and 11 secondes... Anyone else have the same NO. ?
Dankpods shouldn’t have unlisted this video, sure maybe the guy said some heinous things but regardless his product is the best chance you have of being able to afford something nice. I’d rather a naughty man make a good device normal people usually couldn’t afford. I think the accessibility of it trumps whatever the man said.
I bought my Verum 1 a year ago and it took three months to arrive. The cable seems pretty cheap but the headphones are fantastic and sound miles better than anything else I own.
Jesus christ, moral bankruptcy sure comes around in the face of value
I don't want this guy to go bankrupt or anything like that and I dont care if you guys buy from him, but he is honestly a horrible human being.. Yeah theres the past stuff he did, which he denied in his non-apology, but but more importantly look at what he is doing now... he is taking the advantage of the current situation(you know innocent people dying for no reason) to promote his business... just read the pinned comment. Truly disgusting
@@beardsntools Sensitivity is a luxury only the rich can afford. As for me, magnetic planar headphones would have been 3x out of my price range until Dank made me aware of it. Despite what you say about how awful he is, he made a rich boi toy accessible to those who could never afford to drop $1100 on headphones. That’s not just a good thing, that’s a good _deed,_ but everyone seems far more concerned with taking offense for what he’s said rather than what he’s done.
Besides, your other headphone options in that price range are typically sweatshop-manufactured in China. You really think that’s a moral victory? I don’t.
@@lastfirst5863 Well I said I don't mind if you got these headphones, but it's worth mentioning that audiophiles have choices and nothing that they deem as "good" is manufactured in china anyway.
My point wasn't to convince individuals to not buy from this guy, my point was that dankpods and others made the right call to stop giving him free advertising, especially since this guy has proven just now that he hasn't changed.
It's also worth mentioning that it's usually "you get what you pay for". If comparable headphones are normally 1100 and these are 350 then that means cost cutting. Dankpods already mentioned two methods, but for the rest the time will probably tell.
Also the pair the guy shipped to reviewers might be of higher quality, than the pairs he ships to people who actually buy them after they see such positive reviews.. it wouldn't be the first time that has happened.. even huge companies (i think it was samsung) are guilty of that with their ssds for example
@@beardsntools You’re missing my point. You say, “nothing they deem as ‘good’ comes from China anyways,” and while that might be true, nothing cheap comes from outside of China either, except this one. If you know of any others by all means let us know, because it does me no good to tell me I have choices when I don’t see anything along the same price range that doesn’t come with it’s own moral qualms.
dankpods deleted it because of the creator's controversy
I listened to the sound demo comparison on my NOLA speakers driven by Bel Canto monoblocks, and the difference between the two was easily discernible. The audeze were clearly better. That being said, it's a $350 headphone from a small business, so just to get in the ballpark is impressive.
I knew there was a video about plannar magnetic headphones. I saw it a release because i open every video in tabs when i get home
Damn they're handmade in Ukraine, I guess not anymore...
It's actually sad, I hope this guy does well through these times, and I hope he's able to get big from these if he does
I find it rather disgusting that he is taking the advantage of the current situation.. you know people dying in his country thanks to the invasion by Putin for no credible reasons.. for his own profits(read the pinned comment).
the second thing he indeed did which he denies in his non apology is make some racist comment, when I looked into this long ago, the proof showed he indeed did say it.
@@beardsntools capitalism is capitalism after all
@@beardsntools I don't want to take his side in any way, but I believe one statement in your comment is completely false.
What do you mean he is taking advantage of the current situation for his own profits?
He (roughly) said: 'Thank you for offering to donate to me, I don't need any many, the Ukrainian Army needs it much more.'
And linked to the website of the National Bank of Ukraine where they opened a "Special Account to Raise Funds for Ukraine's Armed Forces", and attached an image that shows he has donated to them.
The link in the pinned comment literally stands in complete opposition to what you're saying. Which would make me very interested in seeing the other "proof" you're mentioning.
@@bravado2809 He says that he's not a fan of cancel culture. But he's persistently replying to other comments that are against the verum guy lol
@@bravado2809 That's what happens when you look at it on the surface level, but if you think about it critically it's completely different story. Here's what would happen if he was genuine about what his linked post say:
1. He would send the post you quoted as the content of his email.
2. He wouldn't worry about his past reputation as it has NOTHING to do with the ukraine war
3. He wouldn't link off to his business site, as there was no need
4. He wouldn't plug his yt channel as well
5. He wouldn't brag about his donation
But no instead he made it about himself, trying to fix his reputation, so more people would buy his product and he made the "fight for ukraine" only a small footnote in the email that he sent, which is in the pinned comment. meanwhile he advertises his website and also plugs his yt channel
My theory why the video came down because the video timer is 9:11
Ah I remember this
Didn't realize it had been deleted
The verums sound “muffled” compared to the lcd 2s but sounds great
I'd specifically buy from Verum now that I know more about Igor.
1:44 Does the way that he says huge remind you of someone. lol
I don't blame Wade for taking this video down, guy sounds a little wild
"These are great"
me: nice
"These came from Ukraine"
me: oh no
lcds are better (much better than verums i'd say), but for the price, verum1 is excellent!
What is the name of the song he uses to test these on the stand
Me critiquing the fine differences & details through water damaged iPhone 13 speakers: 🤔🤔🤔
I think that the LCD2's sound better somehow, the bass sounds deeper somehow in comparison to the others. But it could be the whole Dac thing boosting the thing.
I think it's the DAC bossting the LCD-2 too, when I went out to the store and try out the LCD lineup, I remembered it doesn't have that deep bass...
wait, that’s illegal
lcd2 sound like when you try mix a song high asf but you someohow make the mix sound mono and stereo at the same time
Sure do hope they survive the potential war
Separate art from artist, innit?
More like separating the product from the manufacturer, but same principle.
A shame the maker can't be judged for his work, instead of his politics or worldview.
Too many people fail to realize, that most of the art and music and films and stories and clothes they like are made by human beings. Human beings have many facets, and sometimes failings depending on your outlook. Quentin Tarantino likes feet and maybe kids. Martin Luther King cheated on his wife. Salvador Dali was a fascist. Steve Jobs was a locally and globally famous jerk. J.K. Rowling is apparently now on the wrongthink list for some reason??
Look, if you limit your world to only things created by people who perfectly pass your ideological and moral purity test, you're going to be really, really bored.
The western people don't know there people who don't have it all. Oh for JK. she's a crazy feminist, and now you have to be a crazy trans supporter to fit in, was just wild how people got attacked for playing a game with her ip.
How come this video is not on the dankpods channel?
Got this recommend to me after the war with Ukraine and Russia
I was just going to suggest that might have been why it was deleted from Dank's own channel, you could see the region becoming a bit unmentionable for the last 12-18 months.
@@milksheihk no it’s because the creator is a POS
Автору любов і повага ❤🇺🇦
I....... Might.... Need These..... Woooot
Watching this in march 2022, and i hope the Guy is okay..
So Americans bullied the guy into giving an apology...Lost some respect for dankpods for deleting the vid....
That's ok, I gained some respect for him. Based dankpods
@@cool_bug_facts For bending the knee? Commie
@@kiprasking8581 walking parody lmao
@@cool_bug_facts Like cmon, he yeeted someone because of a few jokes and not being American.
@@kiprasking8581 Mfs throw the word commie around like it’s still the cold war
You’re a commie!
I’m a commie!
Everyone’s a commie!
Why was it deleted?
Same…
The man who made the headphones is a terrible person.
I don't know, I think he didn't say something correctly. The video was unlisted for a year but it's permanently deleted now. He pinned a comment on the video why it was deleted.
The guy who runs verum tried to kill someone for giving him a bad review
@@officialrhythmicthoughts The guy who runs verum lives in a perfect world? Where everything is in his favour?
I saw this when he accidentally uploaded it 💪💪😂
why is this only in 720p How did you capture this.
If I say the method, this account will be gone.
@@DankPodsFan I use Net video Hunter it Works way better it's a plug in for Firefox and other browsers. ; )