[pearljam50000]

Can anyone compare?
Thank you.

 

[third_eye]

I just did a 3 way shootout between the K550, Momentum, and Sony 7520 (which I kept). I would rate them as follows:
 
Sound Quality: 7520>K550>Momentum
 
Portability: Momentum>7520>K550
 
Comfort: 7520=K550>Momentum
 
 
The K550 is quite good, it does not have a removable cable and the fit can be a challenge for some.
 
The Momentum is a very good portable, but I couldn't get a good fit comfort wise.
 
The 7520 is excellent. I think possibly the reference for a $300-350 "semi-portable" closed can. If portability is not a factor, the Mad Dog should also be considered.

 

[morserotonin]

I would have added the KEF M500 to that shoot out.  I find the comfort and sound quality to be amazing and they definitely fit the portable bill as well, folding up very nicely. I still need to hear the 7520, though I hear good things about it.

 

[third_eye]

  I would have added the KEF M500 to that shoot out.  I find the comfort and sound quality to be amazing and they definitely fit the portable bill as well, folding up very nicely. I still need to hear the 7520, though I hear good things about it.

 
I'll try and check those out too. You should definitely try and audition the 7520. In fact, I would not even consider it a portable. Just a great full sized closed headphone which happens to be somewhat portable. Since it has 3.5mm jack, replacing the long coiled cable is cheap and easy.

 

[pearljam50000]

Thanks

 

[pearljam50000]

For some reason there are only a few reviews of the 7520,can anyone share their impression?Thanks

 

[fateicon]

K550 is very light-sounding, nice tonality, decently neutral. Highs are kind of sweet, syrupy sounding. Can be airy. Momentum is nicely balanced but feel a bit strangled, muddy, rolled off. Don't recall that it has a very airy sound. Both are pretty comfortable. I prefer my Yamaha pro 400 to both. That was $150 used on amazon last I checked. K550 is probably my #2 closed phone after the Yamaha. None of these closed phones is perfect. There's always a trade off. Seems that you have to trade bass for clarity and vice versa. The Pro 400 keeps this to a minimum. If you eq the bass and treble, even better. The K550 never really sounds right with bass eq'd up from what I recall. The Pro 400 responds well if I turn the bass down on tracks which have heavy drums. Boosting the treble by 2 or 3 db gives them more life when needed. I would even take the UE6000 over the Momentum. It's tonality is a little nicer and the phone is clearer despite it having the least treble energy of any phone I own.