Možemo reći da – sukladno glavnom naslovu – i jedan i drugi par slušalica možemo svrstati u pristojnu srednju klasu. Prilično su udobne, solidno konstruirane, sklopive, a u slučaju manjeg modela je čak i na dizajn posvećena dodatna pažnja. Ono što ih dijeli od kreme su akustičke performanse za koje ne možemo reći da su loše, ali se ipak ne ističu naročito u gustoj šumi raznoraznih ostalih prosječnih slušalica – ni manji ni veći model se, primjerice, ne može nositi s onim što u toj kategoriji nudi Sennheiser. Tome dodajmo i da je surround efekt kod Theatrea više egzota nego nešto što doista dobro funkcionira. Zbog toga – ciljajte na njh ako ste prerasli “bulk” slušalice koje se dobivaju s MP3 playerom, a visoka klasa vam je ipak nedostupna ili nepotrebna.

Conclusion

We can say that both pairs of those headphones could be classified as typical mid-range products. They are quite comfortable, well built, foldable, and in the case of the smaller model, even particularly carefully designed. However, their acoustical properties are what blocks their path to top-class – we cannot claim that they sound bad, but nor are they distinguished among the thick forest of other average phones on the market. For example, neither of these Zalmans can compete with the stuff that Sennheiser offers in the according market niches. In addition, the surround-effect of the Theatre model is more of a fancy option than something that really works satisfactorily. Therefore, aim at those Zalmans if you’ve overgrown the bulk models supplied with the MP3 players, and you don’t need – or can’t afford – the top class.