Introduction

Razer has always been known to produce some of the best mice and sensors on the market. They established their reputation with the Razer Diamondback series mice, which are some of the best performing mice aimed at medium to high sensitivity gamers. Razer's slogan has always been "For Gamers. By Gamers". It says it all in my opinion.

Not long ago Razer gave birth to a new company called Razer Pro|Solutions. Razer Pro|Solutions focuses on producing high-end hardware for users of Apple products. All of the Pro products are held in either a clean white color or a sleek black design.

Today I will be taking a look at the newest addition to the Razer Pro|Solutions product line-up, namely the Pro|Tones m250. The m250 constitutes a small revolution for Razer, the headphones clip on to your ears, allowing them to be larger than the usual ear plugs, while still being quite compact. This should bring a new level of audio fidelity to those who want compact yet powerful headphones.

Technical specifications from Razer Pro|Solutions:

• Frequency Response: 50 ~ 20,000Hz
• Dynamic Transducer
• Impedance: 32 ohms
• Max Sound Pressure Level (SPL): 105dB
• Cable Length: 1.15/ 3.77ft
• 3.5mm connector plug
• Max Power Rating 50mW
• Weight 38g (with cable)

Package

The Razer Pro|Solutions Pro|Tones m250 come in a hard plastic blister package. One of the things you notice right away is the rather odd design of the headphones themselves. While this is quite unusual they do look nice and should go well with Apple music players.



As with the m100, Razer ships the m250s with a neoprene carrying bag and a jet-adapter. The part about the bundle that I personally value the most is definitely the black bag, as I often have my MP3-player and headphones lying around in my backpack.



The neoprene used to make the carrying bag is quite thick and should provide sufficient protection for the headphones. It has compartments on the inside, where you can store the cord and jet-adapter.

Closer Examination

One of the things that you notice the second you get these headphones out of the package, is the design. Held in clean colors and with a real aluminum back plate. It's clear that Razer has put a lot of effort into the design and manufacturing process of the m250s. They look quite spectacular with the aluminum back plate and the sleek white details. Besides the aesthetics, the gray retention clip is well built as well. These clips combined with the low weight of the headphones themselves help to make the Pro|Tones m250 quite comfortable.



The Pro|Tones m250 are clip-on headphones, which means that they have a small retention clip that you fit around your ear. The clip itself is secured by a small joint with some sort of spring in it. This spring keeps some pressure on the ear at all times preventing the headphones from falling off.



Here I have clipped one of the headphones to a CD. As you can probably see the retention mechanism presses against the CD, making good contact with the surface of the disc. The mechanism works well after you have figured out how to mount the Pro|Tones m250 correctly. After a little fiddling around I got them to fit my ear real good. Because of the little bends on the clip the headphones don't collapse your ear so much that they become uncomfortable to wear.



The strong point of such a clipping mechanism is the fact, that it can accommodate almost every shape and size an ear might have. To mount the headphones all you have to do is open up the clip, fit it around your ear so that the audio driver is positioned right in the center of your ear and then gently press the clip so that it tightens a bit around your ear keeping it in place.



The Pro|Tones m250 are quite small and handy. They are almost as small in diameter as the clear inner circle of a CD.



As with the Pro|Tones m100, the m250 features a small yet durable mini-jack connector.



The small cable joint is nothing out of the ordinary. It seems quite durable and keeps the cables firmly together even when I was trying to pull them apart.