CONCLUSION

   Testing the TMA-1 DJ Headphones took time but it was well worth it in the end since they proved to be amongst the top professional grade headphones i have ever used. So the TMA-1 DJ Headphones were plugged into several devices during testing including my two Yamaha A/V amplifiers (RX-V650/RX-V463), the Logitech Squeezebox Touch, two android smartphones (LG Optimus 2X/Huawei Honor), an iPhone4 and finally the Creative Labs Titanium HD audio card placed in our primary system. Just like the REVO Wireless we found no reason to burn-in the drivers of the TMA-1 DJ Headphones since even after almost 36 hours of use they sound the same as the moment we took them out of the box so that's definitely a plus. Now at first i thought that the 40mm drivers were not large enough to product deep and rich bass (at least not as much as 50mm ones) but i was wrong and so the TMA-1 DJ Headphones produced remarkable and very accurate bass levels with extremely crisp/dynamic midrange response and very accurate highs. If i had to point out a single issue that would be the lack of noise isolation mainly due to the rather small earcups but that mostly occurred when listening to music in low volume levels so that shouldn't pose a significant issue to DJs and professionals alike. As for the Omni-directional microphone well we didn’t really put much time testing it since it worked as intended with the few calls we used it for.

   Normally high end professional grade headphones cost quite a bit (most times exceeding the USD300/300Euros price mark) but AIAIAI seems to think otherwise since they are pricing their solutions quite aggressively (always compared to the competition). So as we speak the TMA-1 Headphones with Mic retail for USD186 inside the USA (Amazon) and at around 199Euros inside the EU. For the ones that care not about the in-line microphone the standalone version goes for around USD20/20Euros less so do keep that in mind. Overall i am very satisfied from the TMA-1 DJ Headphones, they are small, extremely durable, feel great thanks to the matte black paint (feels like rubber coating), are quite comfortable (although the headband could use some padding) and produce extremely accurate audio so what more is there to ask? True noise isolation is not great especially at low noise levels (although the sound doesn't leak outwards) but that's something that happens with quite a few professional grade headphones out there so i can live with that. Long story short AIAIAI has designed and manufactured an amazing headset worthy of our Platinum Award.

PROS

- Build Quality (Extremely Durable)
- Size/Weight
- Crisp/Accurate Mids/Highs
- Deep/Rich Bass
- Plenty Of Volume
- Omni-Directional In-Line 3 Button Microphone
- Coiled And Straight 1.5m Cables
- 3.5mm To 6.3mm Gold Plated Adapter
- Gold Plated Plugs
- Price (Compared To The Competition)

CONS

- Passive Noise Isolation
- Headband Padding