Value and Conclusion
- The RHA SA950is sell for $59.99 online at Amazon.com!
- i-device remote
- 3 year warranty
- Good bass
- Good wearing comfort
- Light weight
- User replaceable cable
- Durable cable
- Comfort not perfect
- Midrange and treble performance not ideal
- No Android option
- Build quality less than desirable for the price
The RHA SA950is pose an alright value for money ratio if you use Apple i-devices. Unfortunately, there is no Android option, although it would only take minor modifications to the already separate cable. The bass on these supra aural headphones is quite good if you can get a good seal between the cup and your ears, which is a bit tricky because the ear cups are fixed rather than on a ball-joint like on any Sennheiser PX-series on-ear headphones. This issue could be solved by modding the ear pads slightly; however, it would also be interesting to have RHA make asymmetrical pads for a better alignment with the ears.
The cable is really neat and its build quality is better than everything else on these headphones that feel and look a bit lackluster. The headband is generously padded, which is great in terms of boosting wearing comfort, but the ear pads let them down. The size adjusters seem a bit loose considering they use nothing but friction to keep the ear cups in place. We do not know whether this will pose durability issues, but it is probably not an issue as the headphones come with a generous 3 year warranty.
These headphones are, price considered, feature rich, and they have a sound quality that is not that far off the PX-200 IIs. It is an alright purchase, since their remote-enabled version for i-devices usually costs well over $110. If you just want the sound quality, the normal PX-200 IIs can usually be had for around $60.