I received my ESW9s yesterday and fell in love with them instantly (well actually after a quick 2 hour burn-in). I have to say, these headphones knocked my socks off like nothing else has ever done (amps, IEMs, DAPs - well maybe the Sony A818, but thats for another thread)!!!!
The first pair of headphones I tried were the HFI-780s. After 1 day of burn-in, I sold them the very next day and almost wrote off all headphones. I know more burn-in was supposed to improve them greatly, but I could not get past the analytical sound and harsh highs. I don't care how much burn-in was supposed to improve the highs, they were simply not what I was looking for. Neither was their bass. I wanted something warmer and lusher, and the ESW9s are exactly what I wanted.
I can not believe how good they sound for a portable headphone. Everyone that owns them is absolutely right, once you hear them, you will not want to take them off. They have a sound signature that gets me lost in the music like nothing else. The bass is amazing, the mids are great, and most importantly, the highs are perfect (not harsh, but smooth, just the way I like). I must have listened to them for 6 hours straight last night, listening to songs I haven't heard in a while and enjoying them like I have never before.
There are only 2 gripes I have about them :
1. Comfort - I don't have a problem with them pressing on my ear, but I don't like the headband on top of my head after about 4 hours. Maybe I'm just not use to wearing headphones since I have been strictly an IEM user. This is only my second headphone purchase and I heard they get more comfortable after 2 weeks of use.
2. Wife likes them so much that she did not want to take them off. (This is were the Only Child Syndrome kicks in and I don't want to share.
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She said she never knew music could sound like this. She was singing out loud and told me she couldn't help it.
Main point here is that the ESW9s have a warm lush sound signature that gets me completely lost in the music, and that's the whole point of listening to music, isn't it?
Previous ESW9 owners, what's the recommended burn-in time for these?
EDIT : Forgot to mention - they look great, and they sound great (to me) with all types of music I listen to (rock, hip-hop, pop, some techno).
The first pair of headphones I tried were the HFI-780s. After 1 day of burn-in, I sold them the very next day and almost wrote off all headphones. I know more burn-in was supposed to improve them greatly, but I could not get past the analytical sound and harsh highs. I don't care how much burn-in was supposed to improve the highs, they were simply not what I was looking for. Neither was their bass. I wanted something warmer and lusher, and the ESW9s are exactly what I wanted.
I can not believe how good they sound for a portable headphone. Everyone that owns them is absolutely right, once you hear them, you will not want to take them off. They have a sound signature that gets me lost in the music like nothing else. The bass is amazing, the mids are great, and most importantly, the highs are perfect (not harsh, but smooth, just the way I like). I must have listened to them for 6 hours straight last night, listening to songs I haven't heard in a while and enjoying them like I have never before.
There are only 2 gripes I have about them :
1. Comfort - I don't have a problem with them pressing on my ear, but I don't like the headband on top of my head after about 4 hours. Maybe I'm just not use to wearing headphones since I have been strictly an IEM user. This is only my second headphone purchase and I heard they get more comfortable after 2 weeks of use.
2. Wife likes them so much that she did not want to take them off. (This is were the Only Child Syndrome kicks in and I don't want to share.
)She said she never knew music could sound like this. She was singing out loud and told me she couldn't help it.
Main point here is that the ESW9s have a warm lush sound signature that gets me completely lost in the music, and that's the whole point of listening to music, isn't it?
Previous ESW9 owners, what's the recommended burn-in time for these?
EDIT : Forgot to mention - they look great, and they sound great (to me) with all types of music I listen to (rock, hip-hop, pop, some techno).
