Review: Skullcandy Mix Master – Duality - Page 2

Thanks!

 

Just ordered some V-Moda's also... probably will compare against these Mix Masters! ;-)

This may not appear like a serious question, but it is... does the Skullcandy Mix Master Mike sound at all similar to the LCD-2 or LCD-3?

 

If you think it does, or doesn't, I made a thread on the topic.

Thanks.

great review...

what drew my attention to this can was the immediate comfort and spatial sound coming out of this skull. :P

but... after a few hours, the clampforce and the plastic rub on my ears took its toll, and i had to unskull this can from my head.

 have to do the cottonbudstuffing, thanks for the tip.

 

Initially i held back buying this can becos of the symbol on this can, looks like a sat**nic goat....

but then again it looks like a TRIPLE M locked in a circular form..anyway..:P

 

didnt see any left or right sign on the cups...i guess the right cup must be the one with the MUTE switch.

So far its been enjoyable, like a grado closedcan..very upfront...good clarity..

but clarity can be improved if i dare to cut off the inner cloth lining the cups.

 

need to put on my leather jacket and find the remains of my harley..and take a foto for my album.

These gotta be one of the coolest looking headphones I've ever encountered.  Smaller than I thought.  They do not look bulky at all on.  I listened to them straight out of the iPhone and found it kind of boomy.  I plugged it into the Fiio E9/E10 combo and it sounds quite nice.  I really like the mid range and the treble on these.  The bass might be the worst flaw from what I can tell because it can get boomy but it doesn't offend me like the Denon AH-D1100 did for me.  They don't sound much like the LCD-2 that I own.  LCD-2's sound much cleaner, especially the bass.  

i did the cottonstuffings, and its been three hours since...total bliss...no more sore eartips. 

 

just hooked it up to a LYR for the first time...wow..this can sounds crazy manifiqco ...good energy, aiiry, tightbass on greg karukas

Maksim is well under control...hayley westenra quite good.. just some quick feel. 

this can should be good value for pops, jazz, n styling if u like this kinda look.

 

For orchestras , i still have to explore further,, i wouldnt say its got exceptional separation,,,like a T5p..:P

 

I listened to the MMM yesterday, it's a very good headphone, I rate it above the Sennheiser HD25-II and Audio Technica AD700 which I tried in the same store.

 

It's clearly above the Aviator, but I still think the Skullcandy Uprock has an awesome colouration.

since i have started stuffing , decided to put more cotton towards the back of the earpads...indirectly angling the drivers a little..tot there is an improvement in central focus.

isolation improved a tad, less leakage behind the ears...? lol.

 

the store that i tried the MMM had the beats mixrs...focal spirit one...mmm MMM stuck out like a sorethumb with the bigger soundstage and sonic range.

Edited by Lorspeaker - 7/7/12 at 10:24am

Ahaa, someone who agrees with me
I own a HD 25 II and I tried the SC MM yesterday... I was stunned!
although the reviewer thought otherwise, I found the MM very open with a huge soundstage(better than the HD 25 II)
the bass is really growling without getting boomy, the highs and mids are also great.
I was never fond of the Skullcandy headphones but these blew my mind.
The only reason I won't buy them is de fact that the build quality really is bad... Heard in many reviews that they just broke :s
but nontheless, awesome sound by sculcandy (whoe would have thought!?)

these or m50 if they cost the same?

That would be a crazy price for the Mix Master's.  I'd buy it for the price alone but I like the sound of the Mix Master's more.  The M50's clamping force was a bit uncomfortable and if you find the Mix Master's uncomfortable, just stuff a couple of cotton balls under the pads and you're good to go.  The M50's get a lot of praise and the Mix Master's are overlooked but it really is a good sounding headphone.  

cool, which one leaks more/ isolates better?

They are about the same in sound leakage/isolation, maybe the M50s deliver a better fit (ence a slightly better isolation) on a wider range of head sizes due to the stronger clamping force.