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Battle Of The Flagships (58 Headphones Compared)
Sep 17, 2013 at 6:54 PM Post #4,546 of 5,854
Not sure additional headphones would be anything more than a pipe dream, especially midrange or niche ones -- the upcoming addition (HE60) has still been two or three months in the making. 
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Sep 17, 2013 at 6:59 PM Post #4,547 of 5,854
3x0 said:
  Not sure additional headphones would be anything more than a pipe dream, especially midrange or niche ones -- the upcoming addition (HE60) has still been two or three months in the making. 
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well the AD900X is the... I don't know it's the next line in the AD900 people seem to find a more balanced sound with the ADx00X series headphones over thier non X labled brothers and sisters 
 
and honestly... I enjoy Metallica's Master of Puppet's album the best with my AD900X, while I find the bass on the AD900x is a little TOO tight for most music... for EDM Classical and Metal it's really top notch! The extra bit of bass on the AD900x gives guitars a nice crunch and a gentle tactility, but it's the bass too that I REALLY love, my Dt 880... has a slighty more balanced bass, where as the AD900X has a slight bass hump, which combined with it's fully open back design has really brought Cliff Burtons Bass lines ALIVE for me 
 
While it totally kills reggae how ever q.q 
 
Sep 17, 2013 at 10:13 PM Post #4,551 of 5,854
donunus said:
  The older ad900 has a slightly more natural balance than the ad900x though.
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I can imagine it would, as imo the AD900x has a almost mechnical bass... a little un natrual in timbre sometimes 
 
Sep 18, 2013 at 9:50 AM Post #4,552 of 5,854
3x0 said:
  Not sure additional headphones would be anything more than a pipe dream, especially midrange or niche ones -- the upcoming addition (HE60) has still been two or three months in the making. 
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I promise its in the works.  There's a lot of projects I am working on simultaneously, but its coming.... :)
 
Sep 18, 2013 at 1:38 PM Post #4,553 of 5,854
davidmahler said:
  I promise its in the works.  There's a lot of projects I am working on simultaneously, but its coming.... :)
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Hi David. I was wondering if the new Woo 234 mono is on your list of amps to get a hold of?
 
Sep 29, 2013 at 3:20 AM Post #4,555 of 5,854
As someone who distributes their listening to the following: 35% classical (ranging from solo piano to symphonies), 35% rock (classic mostly, with some acoustic), 15% instrumental jazz (small ensembles mostly), 10% ambience/electronic, 5% miscellaneous, which headphone would suit me best?
 
I own the HE-500s right now, but I feel like it's missing a little something for rock and classical, though it's great on other genres. For rock, I feel like it's missing a little bite or impact that allows me to become emotionally invested in the music, and for classical, I feel like the HE-500 are a little too cramped sonically-wise for me to fully appreciate the large-scale symphonies and masses.
 
However, with electronic and jazz, the weightiness of the sound signature provide for a very engaging listen, and wouldn't change a thing.
 
Without sacrificing too much of what makes electronic and jazz music enjoyable for me, is there a headphone that would satisfy my needs for classical and rock?
 
Sep 29, 2013 at 3:59 AM Post #4,556 of 5,854
hedonism said:
  As someone who distributes their listening to the following: 35% classical (ranging from solo piano to symphonies), 35% rock (classic mostly, with some acoustic), 15% instrumental jazz (small ensembles mostly), 10% ambience/electronic, 5% miscellaneous, which headphone would suit me best?
 
I own the HE-500s right now, but I feel like it's missing a little something for rock and classical, though it's great on other genres. For rock, I feel like it's missing a little bite or impact that allows me to become emotionally invested in the music, and for classical, I feel like the HE-500 are a little too cramped sonically-wise for me to fully appreciate the large-scale symphonies and masses.
 
However, with electronic and jazz, the weightiness of the sound signature provide for a very engaging listen, and wouldn't change a thing.
 
Without sacrificing too much of what makes electronic and jazz music enjoyable for me, is there a headphone that would satisfy my needs for classical and rock?
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I tried to answer your question on the HE-500 thread. It's hard to get one headphone to do many things, IMO. If you check Head-fi, the HD-800 is very much loved for classical.
 
Sep 29, 2013 at 7:19 AM Post #4,557 of 5,854
This is one great piece of work indeed, thanks for all the reviews.

But i got a question, i got the HD700, and am very pleased with them, but there is one little problem and that is the sibilance, don't bother me all that much, but from time to time it does. So am wondering if that's something which could be fixed with an amp/dac? If not, which other pair of headphones would one look at for an upgrade? Of course they should have the "same" sound or sound better, without the sibilance problem, and still be as comfortable as the HD700's are, as they are a dream to wear, and to me that is important.

I've been thinking of the HD800, but i guess a decent amp/dac setup for those are probably gonna cost me a bit more than what i want to invest at the moment, but am also a bit afraid that they might have some of the sibilance problems that the HD700's have.
 
Sep 29, 2013 at 5:37 PM Post #4,558 of 5,854
nitrius said:
This is one great piece of work indeed, thanks for all the reviews.

But i got a question, i got the HD700, and am very pleased with them, but there is one little problem and that is the sibilance, don't bother me all that much, but from time to time it does. So am wondering if that's something which could be fixed with an amp/dac? If not, which other pair of headphones would one look at for an upgrade? Of course they should have the "same" sound or sound better, without the sibilance problem, and still be as comfortable as the HD700's are, as they are a dream to wear, and to me that is important.

I've been thinking of the HD800, but i guess a decent amp/dac setup for those are probably gonna cost me a bit more than what i want to invest at the moment, but am also a bit afraid that they might have some of the sibilance problems that the HD700's have.
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See the bellow link (post #156):
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/612502/sennheiser-hd-700-appreciation-thread/150
 
Sep 29, 2013 at 5:47 PM Post #4,560 of 5,854
anyone ever compare HD 700 to Beyerdynamic T1. i bet the T1 would destroy the HD 700.
 
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