"Mad Dog" by MrSpeakers, modified Fostex T50RP review - Page 231

Hey there, 

Out of one rig MrSpeakers had the Lyr/Bifrost combo. The middle was the Magni/Modi stack and I believe the far left was out of a Burson (I'm not sure which one, I didn't get a chance to listen to that one :/ ) 

Just a question (think I have read about this somewhere before but can't remember where), do the Mad Dog Alpha's cancel out background noise well?

My DT770's are fairly good at it, would the Mad Dog's be worse or better compared to those?

Sorry if this is a common question but if they are considerably more isolating than the Beyers I am 99% sure I will get a pair. :)

The Burson was a great match.  

I think it depends on how loud you play your music. I'm sure someone else with the mad dogs can better answer this question. From my own experience, they blocked out a lot of noise. I was auditioning them while looking at MrSpeakers speak to another head-fier next to me. All I could hear was Stevie Wonder's Isn't she lovely 

Innerfidelity has a graph available that shows the attenuation of external sounds vs. frequency.  Not sure if the Mad Dogs with Alphas were used for this measurement, but they should isolate more than the Dog pads.  Seems very close between these headphones.

DT770 600Ω

http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/BeyerdynamicDT770.pdf

Mad Dogs

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

Thanks a lot for the replies! They are insanely tempting, almost too bad that my Beyers are fine again, don't have that excuse to get them anymore. :p

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Originally Posted by IcedTea 

Hey there, 

 

Out of one rig MrSpeakers had the Lyr/Bifrost combo. The middle was the Magni/Modi stack and I believe the far left was out of a Burson (I'm not sure which one, I didn't get a chance to listen to that one :/ ) 

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Originally Posted by HiFiGuy528 

The Burson was a great match.  

Thanks guys. I would love a Burson but they are a bit out of my price range in Canada.

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Originally Posted by sonitus mirus 

Innerfidelity has a graph available that shows the attenuation of external sounds vs. frequency.  Not sure if the Mad Dogs with Alphas were used for this measurement, but they should isolate more than the Dog pads.  Seems very close between these headphones.

 

DT770 600Ω

http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/BeyerdynamicDT770.pdf

 

Mad Dogs

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

they weren't

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Originally Posted by IcedTea 

Hey there, 

 

Out of one rig MrSpeakers had the Lyr/Bifrost combo. The middle was the Magni/Modi stack and I believe the far left was out of a Burson (I'm not sure which one, I didn't get a chance to listen to that one :/ ) 

The far left was a Burson Conductor.  

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Originally Posted by daigo 

 

The far left was a Burson Conductor.  

Well that is far far far out of my price range.

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Originally Posted by mechgamer123 


I did this as well.
There's a reason he doesn't get many return units

You guys think my E-11/ZO double amp will do these justice?  I love Q-40's but these........just sound amazing.

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Originally Posted by Oregonian 

You guys think my E-11/ZO double amp will do these justice?  I love Q-40's but these........just sound amazing.

I might not even include the Zo. That might potentially add too much bass. I don't have my E11 right now (it's on loan) but I'm using the E07k with them right now and it's just about as good as my iPod LOD and an O2

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Originally Posted by mechgamer123 

I might not even include the Zo. That might potentially add too much bass. I don't have my E11 right now (it's on loan) but I'm using the E07k with them right now and it's just about as good as my iPod LOD and an O2

First off, there's no such thing as too much bass!  LOL. Seriously, this dual amp setup is more about depth of sound improvements and bass at low volume levels.

im ordering MD's with Alpha pads tomorrow.  Can.  Not.  Wait.