The headphone is very light, and comfortable from the day one. Out of the box, the light weight and airy nature of the sound plus initially less bass response made me wonder. However, just about a few hours later, bass response improved, and I started to enjoy the airy sound, which made the sound coming not just around my ears.
Not a big fan of the color as it reminded me of Super Nintendo that discolored in the 90s. I also suspect the fake-leader headband will get dirty soon. The HP is comfortable, although I have big ears that stick out into the paddings which cause minor discomfort. I'm really concerned about the stories of headband cracking to the point where I only stretch the headband not the cups when I wear or take off the HP.
Coming directly from M50, bass is less, but it's a good thing for me because now I can hear vocals in rock music without having to raise the volume which will raise bass even more. I'm not an audiophile, but I like the pronounced midrange. It's my first Sennheiser, and starting to understand why people like Sennheiser.
After adding Little Dot I+, I became a true believer. The bass got punchier and everything sounds very well-defined and clear. Classical music including piano pieces don't sound all that great without an amp, and LDI+ or probably any decent amps will help the HP truly sing. I'm so enjoying my music collection all over again. I don't really have any complain in sound. I'll be adding FiiO E7 later to skip my iPad's amp, although I don't frankly know how much better it will be.
I'm not going to claim this is neutral sounding because I've read reviews that all claimed that to all HPs from one end of the sonic characteristics to the other end. It just sounds balanced to my ears. Sure, there are HD600, 650, and 800, but I believe that this HP is good enough for me. I wasn't looking for the best HP anyway. Highly recommending this if you like music with acoustic, unplugged style, although it sounds great with all types of music to me.
Not a big fan of the color as it reminded me of Super Nintendo that discolored in the 90s. I also suspect the fake-leader headband will get dirty soon. The HP is comfortable, although I have big ears that stick out into the paddings which cause minor discomfort. I'm really concerned about the stories of headband cracking to the point where I only stretch the headband not the cups when I wear or take off the HP.
Coming directly from M50, bass is less, but it's a good thing for me because now I can hear vocals in rock music without having to raise the volume which will raise bass even more. I'm not an audiophile, but I like the pronounced midrange. It's my first Sennheiser, and starting to understand why people like Sennheiser.
After adding Little Dot I+, I became a true believer. The bass got punchier and everything sounds very well-defined and clear. Classical music including piano pieces don't sound all that great without an amp, and LDI+ or probably any decent amps will help the HP truly sing. I'm so enjoying my music collection all over again. I don't really have any complain in sound. I'll be adding FiiO E7 later to skip my iPad's amp, although I don't frankly know how much better it will be.
I'm not going to claim this is neutral sounding because I've read reviews that all claimed that to all HPs from one end of the sonic characteristics to the other end. It just sounds balanced to my ears. Sure, there are HD600, 650, and 800, but I believe that this HP is good enough for me. I wasn't looking for the best HP anyway. Highly recommending this if you like music with acoustic, unplugged style, although it sounds great with all types of music to me.
