The headphone looked just as swell in the wood as it had in the promo photos. The cabling in its black cotton weave proved exceptionally slinky, its ends 2.5mm plugs. Channel markers engrave on the insides of the slider blocks. The plush vegan leather pads with oval opening angle ergonomically and the driver is protected with a thin black cloth over a perf metal plate.

Nothing about my visual and tactile inspection said 'newbie' or 'first effort' anywhere. This looked like a locked and loaded proposition right out of the zippered holster. Enter the marquee trick of easeful rotation of the cover plates and instant wear comfort. For my big noggin the sliders retained plenty of expansion room just as shown below. Even Jean-Luc Picard could wear these without coming up short.

With a good housekeeping seal of approval bagged five minutes in, proof of life came equally quick and—due to demonstrably high sensitivity—most enthusiastically so. This assignment was off to a flying start. Time for a playlist to remove any sleepiness from transit or newness.

Given Spanish origins, here's a suitable selection.