These things are epic for classic rock. I got around 50 hours of burn-in on them, and they sound great. I could go for a bit more bass, but these days I'm steering a bit away from hard rock to 60s and 70s. I have a 2nd Gen iPT with no EQ on.
Sadly, after only 10 hours of break-in, I'm getting a hunch these might not be for me. The cymbals can be really overpowering on some tracks as well as the bass. This really doesn't work with a lot of my (alternative) rock music.
Is this something that will get better with break-in, or is this just the sound signature of the M11+? Maybe I just need to get used to the sound.
They do a very good job on classical, hip-hop and classic rock, but most of my music is modern rock. And that's where I really miss the forward mids of my PL50.
I want the guitars and vocals to be more forward and the cymbals to be there, but not be a lot more apparent than the drums.
Actually, bass is not that bad, but I think the quantity is just too much for my kind of music.
If I would give my PL50 10 points for sound, I think these would barely make it to 7 at the moment.
So, I guess I need to start EQ'ing and see what that does.
For me, the bass got a little more pronounced and it got less "cymbal"ly. The bass seems tight and punchy, as it is for most well-worn in people. As for forward vocals, these are pretty vocal-centered. I didn't have much luck with apple's EQ and trying to squeeze more bass out of it, they just made it sound muddy and I hadda turn up the volume to hear the vocals well.
I don't have a whole lotta alternative rock.
If Skillet qualifies, it could use more bass, but everything else on "monster" sounds pretty slick.
