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Originally Posted by nickchen
Are you sure you had a correct sealing? Fitting on non-asian heads is a known issue of the W5000, and it sounds awfully thin if the sealing is suboptimal. A buddy I know has them, but after modifying the pads, they developed bass qualities I'd call thunderous.
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Of course, I knew that someone would question me on this, so I held them with my hands and moved them to all positions, put pressure on them and took pressure off them to no avail.
As I said, the bass was good, with more detail than the 701s, but not as much slam as either the 701s or the Triple.fi. The Triple.fis are absolutely stunning in the bass with real slam and articuate rendering of the detail character of each bass instrument. The UEs blew away the competition in this area, excepting the Vienna Acoustics which had the added benefit of hitting me in the chest. The 701s had great volume and dynamics but lacked in detail while the W5000s provided detail, but lacked in volume.
The point of a comparison of three very good cans like these is not to declare a "winner" but to point out the relative strengths and weaknesses. No one should take my comments regarding the W5000's bass as damning. All three of the cans are very, very good, top to bottom. Peoples' priorities will determine which they prefer.
As you point out, the W5000's headband design is probably its weakest feature.
Dave