SA 5000 eh? I would like to hear them sometime.
You are right about the difficulty of reproducung classical music accurately, or any acoustic music, for that matter. I can easily tell if the sound of a Steinway piano is getting bent by my system, I would have no idea if any amplified music or techno type sound is being altered by my rig. There is no such standard of reality like there is with musicians playing acoustic music live into the microphones (which can add their own sound, I'm certain). I'm sure that there are those who can tell if a certain Fender amp or certain electric guitar is being colored, but this would have to be in a simple musical texture, not in a big sound.
As for me, I'd like to find something somewhere between the DT-880 and the Senn HD-650, both of which I own and between which I bounce back and forth. I play the Beyers more, I think. The highs are so clear, maybe a bit clearer than if I were listening live. I guess that that is the test. Does it sound like you are sitting right there with the musicians?
You are right about the difficulty of reproducung classical music accurately, or any acoustic music, for that matter. I can easily tell if the sound of a Steinway piano is getting bent by my system, I would have no idea if any amplified music or techno type sound is being altered by my rig. There is no such standard of reality like there is with musicians playing acoustic music live into the microphones (which can add their own sound, I'm certain). I'm sure that there are those who can tell if a certain Fender amp or certain electric guitar is being colored, but this would have to be in a simple musical texture, not in a big sound.
As for me, I'd like to find something somewhere between the DT-880 and the Senn HD-650, both of which I own and between which I bounce back and forth. I play the Beyers more, I think. The highs are so clear, maybe a bit clearer than if I were listening live. I guess that that is the test. Does it sound like you are sitting right there with the musicians?
