barneypooch
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Just got me a pair of SE530s, largely due to all you wunnerful peeps! I'm really thrilled with them. My only other 'phones are Stax Lambda Pro and hand on heart I prefer these little Shures (at one sixth the cost). Why? Well, number one is that the Stax make my ears sweaty and also you have to stay in one position or the ruddy things fall off. But I also prefer the actual sound of the Shures. Of course they lack the transparency of the Stax but (big but) I just find them more engaging. They've got that most elusive of qualities: musicality.
I've been into hi-fi for over 30 years and only found a handful of transducers with this magic quality. My original Quad 57s (now replaced with 989s, but still never equalled in the mids, IMHO); Rogers LS3/5a which I owned at college; and Spendor BC1s, which I replaced in time by Spendor SP1s, but never equalled the magic mids of the BC1. I currently have the 989s in my music room and B&Ws in my living room cinema setup, and though they're both great I still miss those old speakers, even though they had serious flaws.
It's all about the mids for me. If they sing in the mids I can forgive a lot. And these 530s have the X-factor.
I haven't owned a Shure product since I was at college with a Thorens TD125 and a V15 cartridge. For the kiddiwinks among you that cartridge ruled back in the late 70s. It's great to hear that Shure's decades of experience still pays dividends. They're just genius at handling the mids.
Oh, I lied: I have a Shure SM58 mike. Another product that continues as a bestseller after decades in production, precisely cos it knows how to deal with the human voice.
Anyways, thanks again for all the great postings. I feel I made the right decision (after agonising over custom IEMs, the W3 etc etc).
PS: I just called my mate Angus and he's buying my Lambda Pros. How's that for putting my money where my mouth is?
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I've been into hi-fi for over 30 years and only found a handful of transducers with this magic quality. My original Quad 57s (now replaced with 989s, but still never equalled in the mids, IMHO); Rogers LS3/5a which I owned at college; and Spendor BC1s, which I replaced in time by Spendor SP1s, but never equalled the magic mids of the BC1. I currently have the 989s in my music room and B&Ws in my living room cinema setup, and though they're both great I still miss those old speakers, even though they had serious flaws.
It's all about the mids for me. If they sing in the mids I can forgive a lot. And these 530s have the X-factor.
I haven't owned a Shure product since I was at college with a Thorens TD125 and a V15 cartridge. For the kiddiwinks among you that cartridge ruled back in the late 70s. It's great to hear that Shure's decades of experience still pays dividends. They're just genius at handling the mids.
Oh, I lied: I have a Shure SM58 mike. Another product that continues as a bestseller after decades in production, precisely cos it knows how to deal with the human voice.
Anyways, thanks again for all the great postings. I feel I made the right decision (after agonising over custom IEMs, the W3 etc etc).
PS: I just called my mate Angus and he's buying my Lambda Pros. How's that for putting my money where my mouth is?