Packaging and Accessories

Look at the absolute unit of a shipping box the HarmonicDyne G200 came in! Admittedly large enough that Linsoul would have plenty of room to throw in review units for a few other products, but the fact remains that this entire box was made by HarmonicDyne and used to transport a single G200 product box inside. So, while there are still some telltale signs about headphones inside, there is no product name this time around, unlike with similar shipments from the likes of Audeze and HIFIMAN. Open the box to see thick foam all around the product box itself, or should I say product case?


HarmonicDyne is known for shipping its headphones inside good quality metal travel cases, with the Zeus and Poseidon cases both acting as heavy duty briefcase-form factor units that are easy to travel with, lock the headphones inside, and store when not in use. This time round things are form over function, effectively a display case without any handles, making it hard to travel with. The lid, if you will, is made from acrylic in a clear finish, and fits into an aluminium storage box that is quite sturdy in its own right. With reinforced corners and plenty of room to host a handle if the company had seen fit, I was disappointed by the essential limitation of this box to indoors instead. Two non-lockable latches are on the front, and opening the lid reveals a thick foam sheet over the contents. Now the see-through lid makes more sense, removing the foam sheet now provides a direct look at the headphones and the accessories. The lid is a static and dust magnet though, and keeping it clean without shocking yourself will be a hurdle. On initial inspection, there were already dust and tiny foam particles between the lid and the foam sheet that I had to clean for the photo above, a sign that HarmonicDyne is slightly short of the finesse expected from a premium product.


Removing the items reveals they were placed inside a thicker foam sheet with machined cutouts to snugly fit the headphones and accessories alike. There's no metal badge with serial number inserted into the foam, as with the Zeus and Poseidon, instead we get an actual card with the serial number and warranty information. HarmonicDyne provides a microfiber cloth that will come in handy to keep the case and headphones clean, then there's an actual user manual that goes over the list of contents and how best to use them. I then arrived at my biggest frustration here in the form of a soft suede drawstring pouch containing the cable and cable adapters, this was chock full of tiny suede fragments that rained all over my photography equipment and then stuck to anything and everything—including the lid of the case, courtesy static electricity. Once again it's details such as this—or the lack thereof—keeping HarmonicDyne from truly being considered a premium audio company.


Ignore the poor editing job in the first photo above, I realized too late about the tiny adapter which wasn't originally in the photo. The problematic pouch mentioned earlier contains this female 4.4 mm TRRS balanced to male 3.5 mm TRS single-ended adapter, which has an external housing sleeve that can be unscrewed to closely examine the internals, along with the headphone cable and two other adapters in the form of short cables themselves. Both of these have a female XLR connector on one side, connecting to either a male 4.4 mm TRRS balanced connector or male 6.35 mm (1/4") TRS single-ended connector. This means you can power the HarmonicDyne G200 off a source with 3.5 mm/4.4 mm/6.35 mm/XLR connectors, although the 3.5 mm option will require the cable and two adapters in series!


Rounding off the unboxing section is a set of replacement ear pads from HarmonicDyne. The company calls these "special custom third-generation flannel" ear pads" and are composed of suede fabric lining, with medium density foam filler. These are relatively thick and large, with a round opening for the ears. There is no contouring or angled construction along the side either, so time will tell how well these work in practice. A look from the rear reveals a more classic installation mechanism in play, with an integrated dust screen in the pads to help protect the drivers.