Eagle_Driver
Headphoneus Supremus
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Sorry for my prolonged absence from the Head-Fi forums. An extended period of unemployment, followed by my hiring at another supermarket, then finally my promotion to a full-time work schedule, left me with little time to even post in the forums. To make matters worse, my password expired and the email account that had been used to create the account was deactivated.
With those out of the way, I'm back posting about my recent headphone experiences.
In the several years since I had dropped off canvas and sold off nearly all of my "good" headphones (leaving only a pair of the Sony MDR-7509 {non-HD} headphones), I had been listening to music solely on my smartphone - first an iPhone 5c, now a Moto E LTE phone.
Along with my smartphone listening I had purchased a few headphones - a Skullcandy Aviator, a Beats Solo HD, a Beats Solo 2 and now an Audio Technica ATH-M50x. Plus, I have a set of Apple Earpods that came with my now-stolen iPhone 5c.
First, I was pretty satisfied with the Aviator. However, the bass and highs were a bit too rolled off for my liking. Plus, the plug at the headphone end began to intermittently lose contact. Which brings me to:
The Solo HD. Blurgh! What was I thinking? Murky and muddy. Enough said.
Next, the Solo 2. That's much better (sound-wise), but I feel too self-conscious about wearing a fashion statement every day on the bus and train and on the sidewalk. Plus, in my opinion it is worth only about half as much (sound-quality wise) as its asking price of $200. Nice mids, but there's still a bit of treble roll-off, and the mid-bass is still a bit overemphasized.
Finally, a few days ago I picked up a pair of the ATH-M50x. Already I'm liking this headphone a lot, although slightly thick and uneven in the sound right now. The ATH-M50x has already put my MDR-7509's to shame!
I will update my impressions after further listening.
Welcome back,
Eagle_Driver (Randall)
With those out of the way, I'm back posting about my recent headphone experiences.
In the several years since I had dropped off canvas and sold off nearly all of my "good" headphones (leaving only a pair of the Sony MDR-7509 {non-HD} headphones), I had been listening to music solely on my smartphone - first an iPhone 5c, now a Moto E LTE phone.
Along with my smartphone listening I had purchased a few headphones - a Skullcandy Aviator, a Beats Solo HD, a Beats Solo 2 and now an Audio Technica ATH-M50x. Plus, I have a set of Apple Earpods that came with my now-stolen iPhone 5c.
First, I was pretty satisfied with the Aviator. However, the bass and highs were a bit too rolled off for my liking. Plus, the plug at the headphone end began to intermittently lose contact. Which brings me to:
The Solo HD. Blurgh! What was I thinking? Murky and muddy. Enough said.
Next, the Solo 2. That's much better (sound-wise), but I feel too self-conscious about wearing a fashion statement every day on the bus and train and on the sidewalk. Plus, in my opinion it is worth only about half as much (sound-quality wise) as its asking price of $200. Nice mids, but there's still a bit of treble roll-off, and the mid-bass is still a bit overemphasized.
Finally, a few days ago I picked up a pair of the ATH-M50x. Already I'm liking this headphone a lot, although slightly thick and uneven in the sound right now. The ATH-M50x has already put my MDR-7509's to shame!
I will update my impressions after further listening.
Welcome back,
Eagle_Driver (Randall)