Posts by cactus_farmer

Quote: Originally Posted by randybandicoot  I still do.   I would argue that they have a similar bass "quantity," but the presentation of that bass is completely different. The HD650's tend to have a...

Does anyone have both HD650 and DT880 on hand to directly compare bass quantity?

bump...?   Anyone else want to comment on whether they think the ZX700 is in the same league as the M50, but different - or if the M50 is simply better?   Also, is there anything else with an 'n' shaped sound signature?

What I mean by pro audio is that there are often peaks and clipping in the material that haven't been removed because the material is raw and hasn't been mastered. This clipping could potential damage the drivers of headphones....

Does anyone know if the K702 has more power handling or durable drivers than the K701 in order to handle pro audio?   Or are they literally exactly the same apart from color and that detatchable cable?

Quote: Originally Posted by extrabigmehdi  There's less resonances in cups with open headphones , than closed, that's why the soundsatge is bigger  imho. Yes, but doesn't explain difference in soundstage...

What is actually going on to make some headphones have a larger soundstage than others? I'll admit I have no idea.   Does the recession of mids have anything to do with it? For example, the DT880 has slightly recessed mids...

[BEGIN QUOTE] soundtage is too wide and it creates trouble for the midrange. As John Grado reportedly said a few years ago (speaking about the GS-1000 if I recall correctly),when designing a headphone you can either have intimate and...

I've heard some very good headphones referred to as 'grainy', and other headphones referred to as having a 'black background' - which apparently means free of grain.   'Grainy' sounds a negative connotation to me, yet I'm not...

bump - has no-one heard the X1/L1?