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Originally Posted by vcoheda
in the end it doesn't matter, as neither are great in that area anyway - that is, bass should not be one's primary concern if considering either the K701 or W5000.
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Accurate bass is very important to me. I think that all the cans delivered very good and accurate bass, with lots of harmonic detail. Anything more out of the AKGs and UEs would have been bloated and overblown.
I love string bass and female duets and I've several stellar recordings that really show ALL the character of the bass. I also like pipe organ, particularly pipe organ with band or orchestra. The Reference Recordings of the Dallas Wind Symphony and the organ at Dallas' Meyerson Hall, which I've heard live with the DWS and DSO, is incredibly accurate. All three of these cans do a great job with this material, giving a great representation of instruments and spaces I've actually heard live.
Some "bass heads" wouldn't know accurate bass it hit them in the @ss. None of these distort the bass by artificially pumping it up; however, if it's in the recording they all produce it.
As I said in the review, bass and midrange accuracy are two of my primary priorities.
Dave