I was given a chance to demo a pair of 750's, courtesy of another headfier. You will have to forgive me as I'm not very good with at pointing out the intricacies of the different aspects of the sound spectrum, just expressing in layman's terms; thought I'd jot down a few observations. I didn't have a whole lot of time either due to academic constraints. I'll be mostly comparing them to my A900LTD's.
Build Quality
These have a great build quality, really nice ear pads. The clamping force is just right, not as much as the DT770/80 that I've owned in the past. I guess YMMV depending if you've got a big head (like me) or otherwise. The velour pads feel nice on the ears. I thought the ear cups were bigger going by pics, but they're just the correct size; not too small, not too big. Although I would've preferred a little more circumference to them. The A900's would be more better to wear for long period of time however, I suspect the clamping force will get to you after a while. This might be an issue if people game for along time.
What I like
The first thing that stood out to me was the bass. Oh my the glorious bass, hit me like 10 ton truck; this to me, was the best feature of this can. I would say it was more refined than the DT770's bass (if memory serves me right), not as boomy, but hit just right, and had a satisfying decay. Great with hip-hop, electronica, etc.. those kind of genres where a satisfying thump makes all the difference.
Everything else
That was pretty much where the love stopped; the music sounded thin to me compared to the AT's. I didn't find them to be treble focused, as some people have pointed out; although I am used and like the AT house sound, which would probably explain it. Music in general didn't seem as full compared to the AT's
Also I guess S-Logic does make a subtle difference, however the AT's had a more better soundstage, to me, than these. The 750's made it as if the music was between your ears in a diffuse sort of way; whereas the AT's made it feel as if the music/instruments were in a 3D space all around you.
If I could mate the AT's SQ with the bass of the 750's I think I would satisfied for quite a long time (in headfi terms, maybe 5 months
). Maybe have to check out Fitz's mods for them. As far as types of music go, I think these would suit some eletronica, and classical quite well, maybe even hip-hop. However for the general genres of music, I found myself reaching for the AT's...
Maybe the Proline 650's are something that would suit me better, since they are said to be darker, while having similar if not as much bass punch. I just detest pleather pads, though I could probably change them.
As far as source, my setup and the comparisons were done using either flac or 320 cbr files. SBLive coax digital out -> Beresford DAC -> PIMETA (24v Elpac).
Build Quality
These have a great build quality, really nice ear pads. The clamping force is just right, not as much as the DT770/80 that I've owned in the past. I guess YMMV depending if you've got a big head (like me) or otherwise. The velour pads feel nice on the ears. I thought the ear cups were bigger going by pics, but they're just the correct size; not too small, not too big. Although I would've preferred a little more circumference to them. The A900's would be more better to wear for long period of time however, I suspect the clamping force will get to you after a while. This might be an issue if people game for along time.
What I like
The first thing that stood out to me was the bass. Oh my the glorious bass, hit me like 10 ton truck; this to me, was the best feature of this can. I would say it was more refined than the DT770's bass (if memory serves me right), not as boomy, but hit just right, and had a satisfying decay. Great with hip-hop, electronica, etc.. those kind of genres where a satisfying thump makes all the difference.
Everything else
That was pretty much where the love stopped; the music sounded thin to me compared to the AT's. I didn't find them to be treble focused, as some people have pointed out; although I am used and like the AT house sound, which would probably explain it. Music in general didn't seem as full compared to the AT's
Also I guess S-Logic does make a subtle difference, however the AT's had a more better soundstage, to me, than these. The 750's made it as if the music was between your ears in a diffuse sort of way; whereas the AT's made it feel as if the music/instruments were in a 3D space all around you.
If I could mate the AT's SQ with the bass of the 750's I think I would satisfied for quite a long time (in headfi terms, maybe 5 months
). Maybe have to check out Fitz's mods for them. As far as types of music go, I think these would suit some eletronica, and classical quite well, maybe even hip-hop. However for the general genres of music, I found myself reaching for the AT's...Maybe the Proline 650's are something that would suit me better, since they are said to be darker, while having similar if not as much bass punch. I just detest pleather pads, though I could probably change them.
As far as source, my setup and the comparisons were done using either flac or 320 cbr files. SBLive coax digital out -> Beresford DAC -> PIMETA (24v Elpac).
