WeSC have just launched some new models in time for the summer holiday season.  The new headphone models are the WeSC Pickup and the WeSC Maraca.

The WeSC Maraca headphone is has a distincly retro design, not that far away from the highly sought after Alp Horn, but is a much smaller headphone and has a headband similar to the Bongo and Oboe models

WeSC Pick-up Headphones

The WeSC Pickup headphone is the coolest looking (in our opinion) of the new models, with circular ear pieces and funky earpads.  The headband is a metallic band with adjustment to allow for all sizes of head.

As ever WeSC have really pushed the boat out and come up with some of the funkiest looking headphones available.  You can be sure you’re wearing the coolest headphones with these new models.

WeSC Maraca Headphones

More Information

For the full range of WeSC headphones and many other cool retro headphones, check out the HiFi Headphones store.

The launch party was also attended by celebrity investor Debora Meadon from the UK TV series Dragons Den as well as the founder of WeSC, Greger Hagelin.  Shaun and Kristina from HiFi Headphones took the opportunity to have a few beers and meet some of the team.

WeSC Alp Horn - First Photos & Test

The WeSC store launch party gave us the chance to have our first listen of the WeSC Alp Horn headphone.  The Alp Horn has been in the pipeline for some time (we were expecting initial stock in August 2008), so it is great to finally see the Alp Horn in production.

Annalise from LateralCorp kindly let us demo an Alp Horn and we were suitably impressed.  The design of the Alp Horn is like no other headphone we have ever seen and we love it.  It’s great to see a headphone manufacturer doing something completely different and unique with headphone design.

I had a bit of trouble with the fit of the headband over my head and ended up wearing it with the headband resting towards the back of the top of my head.  Mind you I have a particularly large head and have problems finding hats and caps that fit me!

WeSC Alp Horn Headphones

Sound quality is excellent, with plenty of clarity and detail.  I found bass response a little lacking initially, but this improved substantially once I got the fit right and therefore got a good  seal over the ears.

Overall we think this headphone is a winner.

More Information

For a full range of WeSC Headphones and many other brands of high quality headphones and earphones please visit the HiFi Headphones online store.

We have just taken delivery of the brand new WeSC Sitar headphones.  The Sitar headphones comes in a range of cool colours and a stylish design that should satisfy the most fashion conscious listener.

The Sitar is a surprisingly lightweight headphone and has handy rotating ear pieces, making it possible to use them for DJ monitoring.  The sound quality is superb, with plenty of bass and good reproduction of higher frequencies.

The Sitar’s earpads sit on the top of the ears, rather than enclosing them completely, so while they seal out some noise they do let some external sound in.

Over the last year WeSC have been consistently releasing headphones with funky designs and compared with some of the other ‘trendy’ headphones on offer we have been very impressed with the sound quality of WeSC’s headphones.

WeSC Bag Pipe DJ Headphones

If you are looking for stylish DJ headphones in cool colours then another option is the WeSC Bag Pipe. The WeSC Bag Pipe has larger ear pieces than the Sitar, which means they are better at isolating you from external noise than the Sitar.

WeSC Bag Pipe Headphones - Stretch Armstrong

The sound quality with the WeSC Bag Pipe is equally as good as the Sitar, but in our opinion a bit better suited to DJ use as there seems to be less emphasis on the bass and more on the mids/highs.  This makes the Bag Pipe a little better for cueing up the next tune as you can discern more of the detail in the mix.

WeSC Bag Pipe DJ Headphones - Limelight

More Information

For more information on WeSC headphones and a range of other street style headphones and DJ headphones please visit the HiFi Headphones store.

The incredible looking WeSC headphones range is now available from the HiFi Headphones store. WeSC are on to a winner as they have developed a range of retro and street style headphones with decent sound quality to back up their good looks.

WeSC (We are the Superlative Conspiracy - pronounced wee-S-C) is a Swedish brand that is better known for designing rather cool looking clothing. WeSC have translated their definitive style onto the range of headphones. WeSC headphones certainly have a distinctive retro style that ensures they really stand out from the crowd.

Do WeSC Headphones Sound Any Good?

So how do the WeSC headphones sound? When we tested our first batch of WeSC headphones we were also positively surprised by the build and sound quality. Often with street style headphones the audio performance is seriously lacking and often the build quality is disappointing, but WeSC seem to have paid attention to the sonic abilities of their headphones as much as the physical build.

WeSC Oboe Activist

Which model - Oboe, Oboe Activist or Bongo?

It would be easy to label the WeSC headphone range as purely fashion accessories, but actually they don’t sound bad at all.  While not the last word in audiophile excellence, the WeSC range have a very well balanced sound with plenty of musical detail present.

The bottom of the range WeSC Oboe headphone sounds very capable, but in our opinion the WeSC Oboe Activist series delivers slightly better clarity. There is yet more improvement in audio detail with the WeSC Bongo headphone, which also has a slightly better fit due to the soft comfortable earpads.

More Information

To see more WeSC headphones check out our Retro & Street Headphones section on the HiFi Headphones website.

WeSC Bongo Headphones

WeSC YouTube Advert

If you have a couple of minutes why not check out the advert for WeSC headphones on YouTube.