I have come to appreciate open headphones that are relatively on the bright side of neutral. I have been spoiled by:
AD700
RE0
K701
DT880/32
DT990/600 (my fave so far)
KSC75
I have bought a lot of headphones this year, but these are definitely the ones that stood out the most as being the clearest, most crisp, and detailed. Pretty much every time I compared these to warmer headphones, I always regretted getting the ones with a warm signature. It just made them sound veiled and muddy in direct comparisons. I think I'd hate all Sennheisers...
This has also pretty much proven to me that tube amps would probably be a terrible idea for me. I'd like to know which amps out there tend to be transparent, and not add ANY warmth to a headphone's sound. I keep hearing how people love amps that soften the treble. I'd prefer treble to stay harsh than become softer actually. Though I wouldn't want an amp that makes headphones brighter either, as I wouldn't be ever buying warm headphones ever again... I have my Creative Aurvana Live for warmth...
So which amps that you guys know of have a neutral/transparent sound that doesn't color a headphone with warmth or soften up anything? I'd rather have recessed mids as long as my treble stays as sparkly as they are supposed to be.
I'm not looking to buy any right now. I'm more or less just curious. I'm gonna be getting the E9 soon anyway. It's been said that it has great synergy with my K701 and that it's relatively transparent/neutral, so I'm all set for now... if I find it lacking, I'll be getting the M Stage sooner or later anyway...
