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post #91 of 95
6/17/12 at 6:30am
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How come XB500's 300Hz square wave doesn't show the same thing then which is probably more airtight than D1100 and easier driven, I've never felt a headphone's airpressure/tickling my ears as well as XB500 did.

 

http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/SonyMDRXB500.pdf

 

^ in XB500's 300Hz square wave again it's very apparent that the highs are quite rolled-off.


Edited by RPGWiZaRD - 6/17/12 at 6:50am
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post #92 of 95
6/17/12 at 7:10pm
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How come XB500's 300Hz square wave doesn't show the same thing then which is probably more airtight than D1100 and easier driven, I've never felt a headphone's airpressure/tickling my ears as well as XB500 did.

 

http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/SonyMDRXB500.pdf

 

^ in XB500's 300Hz square wave again it's very apparent that the highs are quite rolled-off.

The XB is most definitely not as closed as the D1100.  I have taken the D1100 apart, and it is essentially 100% airtight as long as the earpads are against the head entirely.

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post #93 of 95
9/5/12 at 8:11am

IMHO:  These are very nice sounding, punchy deep bass, but they are super fragile unfortunately.  I had a pair which I treated with "Kid Gloves" and they cracked-just like everyone warned.  Sound is very nice, but the plastic is the deal breaker.  Advise to look at M50's or something else. 
 

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post #94 of 95
12/17/12 at 3:02pm

will the d1100 be run sufficiently out of a player with a slightly lower power output than an iphone, such as the Galaxy s3 international?

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post #95 of 95
4/9/13 at 1:59pm

Nice review, the tip about 4khz really helped wink.gif

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