几周前，我们从Monster买了一套入耳式耳机。它们被称为Monster Clarity HD 高清入耳式耳机(Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones)，其制造商承诺它们经久耐用、舒适且提供的音频体验是一流的。但是，即使制造商称赞他的产品，你也不能总是相信它。了解设备是否足以满足您的期望的最佳方法是对其进行测试。这就是为什么，如果您打算购买这款耳机，您应该首先阅读我们的评论，以了解它是否适合您。
拆箱Monster Clarity HD 高清入耳式耳机(Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones)
Monster Clarity HD 高清入耳式耳机(Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones)采用部分透明的矩形盒子。这种设计选择(design choice)让您无需打开实际包装即可看到耳机内部。
在包装内，您会找到耳机、一本包含手册和保修的小册子，以及两套不同尺寸的耳塞（除了已经安装在耳机上的耳塞）。
到目前为止，Monster Clarity HD 高清入耳式耳机看起来像是质量上乘的产品，采用精心设计的包装交付。(Up until now, the Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones look like a product of good quality, delivered in a carefully designed package.)
硬件规格
Monster 没有在他们的网站上列出确切的硬件规格。而且，不幸的是，我们在Internet(Internet)上的其他任何地方都找不到它们。
但是，官方网站列出了有关这些耳机的一些信息。其中，Monster告诉我们，Clarity HD 高清入耳式耳机(Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones)具有增强的压力点，使产品更耐撕裂，它们的设计目的是隔离噪音，并且包括通用 ControlTalk(Universal ControlTalk)控件。
我们自己进行了测量，发现Monster Clarity HD 高清入耳式耳机(Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones)的线缆长度为 1.20 米（3.93 英尺），这对于入耳式耳机来说是相当标准的长度。
在硬件规格(hardware specs)方面值得一提的其他事情是，这些耳机具有低调的直角 3.5mm(profile right angle 3.5mm)连接器，并且电缆是扁平的，因此，至少从理论上讲，它们应该比经典耳机更难缠结。
不幸的是，我们不能对 Clarity HD 入耳式耳机的硬件规格说太多，因为 Monster 在其官方网站上没有提供任何信息。(Unfortunately, we can't say much about the hardware specs of the Clarity HD In-Ear headphones, as Monster doesn't provide any on their official website.)
使用Monster Clarity HD 高清入耳式耳机(Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones)
打开Clarity HD 入耳(Clarity HD In-Ear)式耳机的包装后，我们立即喜欢他们的设计。在我们测试过的模型的黑色哑光颜色(matte color)上，银色嵌件看起来非常漂亮。另一个不错的设计是在ControlTalk 按钮(ControlTalk button)和入耳式扬声器上印有简约的Monster 标志。(Monster logo)
我们之前提到，Monster Clarity HD 高清入耳式耳机配(Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones come)有三种不同尺寸的耳塞。这是一件好事，因为这意味着您可以使用适合您的一对，无论您的耳朵是大还是小。
起初，我们在没有将耳机插入任何设备的情况下试用了耳机。我们这样做是为了看看（或者更好地说：听到）耳机是否真的提供任何噪音隔离。我们很高兴地发现耳塞在这方面工作得很好：大部分外部噪音都立即降低了。现在不要认为没有声音到达我们的耳朵，但我们会说耳机阻挡了大约 50% 的外部声音。
然后，我们想检查听音乐时耳机的声音。我们将Monster Clarity HD 高清入耳式耳机(Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones)插入几个不同的设备，并聆听了几种不同类型的音乐。我们在诺基亚 Lumia 930(Nokia Lumia 930)、Kindle Fire HDX和旧款智能手机——三星 Galaxy S(Samsung Galaxy S.)上使用耳机。在这些设备上，我们播放了莫扎特(Mozart)、平克·弗洛伊德(Pink Floyd)、Skrillex 和 Iggy Azalea(Skrillex and Iggy Azalea)的曲目。
我们必须承认，音乐质量(music quality)非常好。无论(Regardless)您播放何种音乐类型，Monster Clarity (music genre)HD 高清入耳式耳机都能(Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones)提供良好的效果：深沉的低音、清晰的声音和准确的高音。我们注意到的唯一可能的缺点是，有时低音似乎有点过于突出，即使在没有那么多低电平的音轨中也是如此。
在评估音频设备时，我们认为重要的另一件事是播放视频时的音质。(sound quality)为了测试这一点，我们使用Monster Clarity HD 高清入耳式耳机(Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones)观看了电影。我们很高兴地说，这些耳机配得上Clarity HD 的名称(Clarity HD name)：表演的声音清晰易懂。
然后，我们检查了这些耳机在电话交谈中的表现。我们使用它们在连接到 4G 蜂窝网络的诺基亚 Lumia 930(Nokia Lumia 930)上拨打电话。电话两端的电话体验非常好。(phone experience)我们交谈的人听得很清楚，证明安装在耳机电缆上的麦克风质量很好。
最后，我们需要谈谈Monster Clarity HD 高清入耳式耳机(Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones)提供的Universal ControlTalk 功能(Universal ControlTalk feature)。这是一组智能手机功能，可让您控制诸如接听或结束电话(phone call)、拒绝电话(phone call)、播放或暂停音乐(play or pause music)或视频、跳到下一首或上一首曲目或启动(track or launch)语音控制(voice control)等操作。所有这些动作都是通过按一次或多次按下耳机按钮以不同的顺序启动的。
问题是并非所有这些都适用于每台设备。例如，在我们的Lumia 930上，我们无法跳到音乐播放列表(music playlist)中的上一首曲目。但是，我们可以执行上面列出的所有其他操作。我们特别喜欢语音控制功能(voice control function)，这实际上意味着启动Cortana（如果您使用的是Windows Phone）、Siri（如果您使用的是 iPhone）或Google Now（如果您是Android 用户(Android user)）。
我们必须提到的另一个缺点是Monster没有提供任何关于Universal ControlTalk 功能(Universal ControlTalk feature)的文档。我们从头到尾检查了手册，但没有——什么都没有。如果您想了解更多信息，您应该查看ControlTalk 的工作原理？(How does the ControlTalk work?)此网页的部分：耳机 - 常见问题(Headphones - Frequently Asked Questions)。
在听音乐、看视频或打电话等各种情况下使用后，我们对 Monster Clarity HD 高清入耳式耳机提供的音质非常满意。然而，我们认为有一些缺点是：低音有时过于突出，即使它不应该如此，并且通用 ControlTalk 功能没有记录，即使它作为这款耳机的强项进行营销也是如此。(After using them in various situations, like listening to music, watching videos or having phone calls, we are more than satisfied with the sound quality offered by the Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones. However, there are a few things we consider to be downsides: the bass is sometimes too prominent, even when it should not be, and the Universal ControlTalk feature is undocumented, even if it's marketed as a strong point of this headset.)
判决
我们喜欢Monster Clarity HD 高清入耳式耳机(Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones)提供的音质(sound quality)。无论您听什么，无论是音乐曲目(music track)还是电影，音频分辨率都很好。对于您和与您交谈的人来说，电话交谈都很清楚。ControlTalk是一项功能，可以在旅途中使用耳机时真正让您的生活变得轻松，就像您骑自行车时一样。另一方面，我们不喜欢某些歌曲中不应该出现的不需要的低音。而且我们也不欣赏完全缺乏ControlTalk 功能(ControlTalk feature)的文档。即使它有缺陷，考虑到所有积极方面和价格范围(price range)，我们为大家推荐Monster Clarity HD 高清入耳式耳机(Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones)。
Reviewing Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones
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Unboxing The Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones
The Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones come in a partially transparent, rectangular box. This design choice lets you see the headphones inside, without opening the actual package.
Inside the package, you will find the headphones, a booklet containing the manual and the warranty, and two different size sets of earbuds (in addition to the ones already mounted on the headphones).
Up until now, the Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones look like a product of good quality, delivered in a carefully designed package.
Hardware Specifications
Monster doesn't list the exact hardware specifications on their website. And, unfortunately, we couldn't find them anywhere else on the Internet.
However, the official website lists some information about these headphones. Among others, Monster tells us that the Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones have reinforced stress points that make the product more resistant to tearing, they are built to isolate noises and they include Universal ControlTalk controls.
We did our own measuring, and found that the cable of the Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones is 1.20 meter (3.93 feet) long, which is a rather standard length when it comes to in-ear headphones.
Other things worthy of mentioning in terms of hardware specs are the fact that these headphones feature a low profile right angle 3.5mm connector and the cables are flat so, at least theoretically, they should be a bit more difficult to entangle than classic ones.
Unfortunately, we can't say much about the hardware specs of the Clarity HD In-Ear headphones, as Monster doesn't provide any on their official website.
Using The Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones
Immediately after unpacking the Clarity HD In-Ear headphones, we loved their design. The silverish inserts look really nice on the black matte color of the model we've tested. Another nice touch is the minimalistic Monster logo printed on the ControlTalk button and on the in-ear speakers.
We mentioned earlier that the Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones come with three different sized earbuds. That is a good thing, as that means you can use a pair that fits you, regardless if you have large or very small ears.
At first, we tried out the headphones without plugging them into any device. We did that to see (or better said: hear) if the headphones really do offer any noise isolation. We were pleased to find that the earbuds work quite well for this: most of the external noise was instantly reduced. Now don't think that no sound was reaching our ears, but we would say that the headphones block somewhere around 50 percents of the external sounds.
Then, we wanted to check how the headphones sound when listening to music. We plugged the Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones into a few different devices and listened to a few different types of music. We used the headphones on a Nokia Lumia 930, a Kindle Fire HDX and an older smartphone - a Samsung Galaxy S. On each of these devices, we played tracks from Mozart, Pink Floyd, Skrillex and Iggy Azalea.
We must admit that the music quality is really good. Regardless of the music genre you play, Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones deliver good results: deep bass, clear voices and accurate high tones. The only possible downside we noticed is the fact that sometimes the bass seems to be a little too prominent, even in audio tracks that don't have so much low levels.
Another thing we consider important when assessing an audio device is the sound quality when playing videos. To test that, we watched a movie using the Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones. We're happy to say that these headphones deserve their Clarity HD name: acting voices are clear and easy to understand.
Then, we checked how these headphones fare in phone conversations. We used them to make phone calls on a Nokia Lumia 930 connected to a 4G cellular network. The phone experience was really good, on both ends of the line. The people we talked to heard us very clearly, proving that the microphone mounted on the headphones' cable is of good quality.
Finally, we need to talk a bit about the Universal ControlTalk feature offered by the Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones. This is a set of smartphone functions that allow you to control things like answering or ending a phone call, declining a phone call, play or pause music or videos, skip to the next or previous track or launch voice control. All these actions are initiated with one or more presses on the headphones' button, in various sequences.
The problem is that not all of these work on every device. For example, on our Lumia 930, we couldn't skip to the previous track from our music playlist. However, we could perform all the other actions we listed above. We especially liked the voice control function, which really means launching Cortana (if you're on Windows Phone), Siri (if you're using an iPhone) or Google Now (if you're an Android user).
Another downside we must mention is the fact that Monster doesn't provide any kind of documentation about the Universal ControlTalk feature. We checked the manual from cover to cover, but no - there's nothing. If you want to find more about it, you should check the How does the ControlTalk work? section from this webpage: Headphones - Frequently Asked Questions.
After using them in various situations, like listening to music, watching videos or having phone calls, we are more than satisfied with the sound quality offered by the Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones. However, there are a few things we consider to be downsides: the bass is sometimes too prominent, even when it should not be, and the Universal ControlTalk feature is undocumented, even if it's marketed as a strong point of this headset.
Verdict
We liked the sound quality offered by the Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones. The audio resolution is good regardless of what you listen to, be it a music track or a movie. Phone conversations are clear, for both you and the person you speak with. And the ControlTalk is a feature that can really ease your life when using the headphones on the go, like when you get on your bike. On the other side, we didn't like the unwanted bass sounds in some songs where they shouldn't have been present. And we also didn't appreciate the total lack of documentation for the ControlTalk feature. Even if it has its flaws, considering all the positive aspects and its price range, we recommend the Monster Clarity HD High Definition In-Ear Headphones for everyone.
