Who still has the Sony SA5000? - Page 20

Try changing your source. The sr-202 are quite open with very good upper mids from my setup
I agree with your statement about the low-end though , since the sr-202 are known to be the bassier cans in the lambda family.

+1. The ESP/950 are another odd one like this. 

 

 

 

 

That is one comfy and easy listening phone.  You can even throw it at something and not worry about it.

i tried multiple sources and while sounding best out the pre-outs off my h/k725 with music there still seemed like something missing. sounds really great but for the midrange i still find my 240DF's on top compared to everything i heard when coming to midrange quality and tonality. not the upper mids like i mention and thought it was,but defiantly sounds like something from lower treble and air. i don't know. something just seems off to me, but overall very enjoyable and really appreciate their sound for what they are. the sr-202's do have very clear midrange that is very nice though.

 

 

If I recall correctly, the SA-5K transmitted a nice sensation of bass into the earpads, with my electronic music.  Like, you can feel that, but it won't show up in FR, afaik.

 

 

 

My SR-404 sounded amazing in several ways but I had a hard time getting into the music.  I'd just listen "ah, nice" and that's it, same issue with the Hifiman HE-500.  That's why I like the K1000 and T5p.

 

Neither are very portable though, the K1000 is clunky, and the T5p is closed, maybe SRH-1840?

 

 

 

kiteki! That picture is taken in Hong Kong! I have no idea how a person can wear that out in Hong Kong since we have humidity levels constantly being 95-99%

 

 

Last time I was in Hong Kong I was forced to wear a singlet top when everyone else was wearing 3 layers of clothing. Everyone was staring at me. (To be fair, I was probably dressed a little differently anyway besides the top.) And I was born there! I don't know how anyone can stand it. I wonder if headphones ever oxidate.

 

Her headphone has built in air-conditioner.

 

it looks shoped.  I hated everytime my family went to visit HK in the summer.  The heat and humidity in summer was literally like a sauna. 

HK is really a very nice place (cheap headphones hey!). But yeah I have to have aircon on 24/7 now since its much too humid. You feel the water vapor in the air condense on your skin when you go out. I don't feel like listening to my speakers now since if I turn on the power amp I'll die of heatwave...

 

Back on topic, shame that production ended for SA5000...I have yet to try it, and it has always been on my list of to gets :(

I've had a brief comparison between the SA5000 and SRH1840 out of my S9 DAP hooked to a Obj2 amp. Unfortunaetly i haven't been able to volume match properly because time was short. anyway, overall they were very close and i preferred the Sonys better clarity and seperation over the Shure's slightly more involving mids toanlity and bass punch. I'll defintely get a clearer picture when i come back with a y1 DAC but still shows the SA5000 can more than stand it's own against newer offerings.

Edited by Amarphael - 4/22/12 at 8:03am

 

 

Wow!  I'm an idiot.  SA-5000 was my first real headphone, I could have been happy... nope... had to go online and start chasing sonic rainbows to no end, sigh.

 

Funny you hooked it up to the Cowon S9... my first digital DAP, lol.  I once had that and my Sony Discman, I could have been happy... nope... I had to... (etc.)

 

 

Edited by kiteki - 4/22/12 at 11:29am

yea. they do push pretty good amount depending on the track. they defiantly played acoustic bass very well and can hear the bass-end side of the acoustic guitar easily and bass guitars. also can easily tell when there is bass in the vocals which is very important, well to me. i have mine stuffed with cotton underneath the pads to distance them a bit cause when i first got them i found the pads were bit flat compared to what i like. guess that helped. also the sa5000 enclosure is known to have cancellations inside to some extent. they are not very well mechanically damping or not completely open at all. they're more semi-open if anything cause there is piece of felt blocking the openings.

cowan are much better players than ipods so i guess reason why guys get better results than my ipod touch. i actually liked my sony walkman mp3 player more but i gave it away cause at first i thought the ipod would be nice. sold my ipod after week of owning it. also another reason why i think better sources it's plugged into gives the sa5000 a more ''clean'' sound, cause since the sa5000 is not very well mechanically damping, electrical wise could help them move and stop quicker causing less resonance in the enclosed chamber, unless of course listening at loud levels cause you excite the frequencies more. always used the SA5000 for quiet to moderate listening levels. my avg listening level is where i can actually hear myself talk when the music is on and playing.

my amps are rated 50 and above@8ohms as well so damping factor is usually higher overall since my power amps are seeing a 70ohm speaker load and where i think it could be helping the sony's oscillate/resonate less. can't say for sure, but it's just a guess.

From CSD, the SA5000 actually are pretty well damped/non-resonant (relatively speaking of course) - stats do better, the AD2000 seems to do better, but the SA5000 does better than a lot of other open cans (like the K701).