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Originally Posted by SP Wild
 I always felt the fatigue had come from the treble emphasis of the phone - but now I realise that it is in fact the artificially inflated headstage that gives me this problem. I also feel that details are exagerrated - I have heard all the details so nothing new here - except they are thrust upon the foreground when I feel they should be in the background. Granted I rarely listen to audiophile recordings. These songs were in my CD
I wanted HD800 to at least sound like a Senheisser. After a minute of listening the only option I felt I had was to remove the headphone - the disorientation was very severe.  |
I am not infering that there is anything wrong with this preference, BTW. If you feel this way, the HD-800 can very easily come across as unwanted culture shock!
The ultimate expression of the old-time, concentrated sound is the (vintage) DT-48, in my view. This phone makes NO concession to modern practice. It is unabashedly a headphone, no concession to soundstage (the image is resolutely focused in your head), no extended bass, limited treble extention and complete emphasis on it's midrange quality without compromise. Which makes it a facinating headphone, in my view. Essentially NO ONE would make a headphone like this today which makes it unique unto itself. But it's what Nagra said you should use to monitor recordings made through their exotic recorders, FWIW...
Kevin
