[ItalianDrummer]

Hello
I'm writing there because of a strange thing, the last week I was in England for a study tour, and in a local store(I can't remember the name, its walls are blue and it sells CDs too) and I tried the Momentum over(I've heard very well about them ) and my reaction was (with my Nexus 5 as source): "WOW, PERFECT!"
Today I was in Milan and I tried the same HP in two stores(Mondadori/Excelsior) and they seemed me an other kind of HP! The soundstage, volume and imaging were sightly worse! I can't imagine why.... Maybe in the other store they were amplified... What do you think? In London they seemed perfect for me and I wonder if they are really that way..

Sorry if my sentences, maybe, aren't the clearest you have ever read ahaha

 

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[davidsh]

Hearing and perception can vary from day to day. Or perhaps they are indeed different.

 

[ItalianDrummer]

Yes you are maybe right, but was it a problem or are they really bad headphones? I don't want to earn 230€ for something that i don't maybe like Isn't it possible that in england they were amplified? (I don't think so, but It's better to ask )

 

[thdarkshadow]

Could you not buy them and then if you don't like them return them? I know in the USA, best buy has a great return policy if you buy it then don't like it. Demo units also go through a good amount of abuse so you may have used a newish demo unit vs an old one. Or like you said the one pair could have been amped

 

[ItalianDrummer]

Mmh I think that Amazon does the same

What do you think about momentums? Are they Good to use with a portable device(Nexus 5) without amp? How are them in general? Which DAC/Amp should I use to pilot them?

 

[thdarkshadow]

I have a moto g and don't feel like I'm missing much without an amp. I run it at a little under half power for normal listening. I just got the momentums today and I'm a newb so take what I say with a grain of salt but I love them.

 

[ItalianDrummer]

Interesting... There is another strange thing: now I have a Superlux HD-681, they are quite good but strangely they're much louder and clearer than the momentums I tried in Milan... Maybe really was the cable! And if @thdarkshadow says that with a Moto G they're good I suppose that the ones I tried in London were "normal"  
 
But, just in case, which other pair you recommend me? thanks in advance (I listen to every kind of music genre, especially dance, alternative metal/rock and classic)

 

[davidsh]

NAD hp50

 

[ItalianDrummer]

Momentums are 40€ cheaper and fancier.. Others?
But I think I'll buy Momentums, but I need another recommendation, can you suggest me a nice DAC+AMP? Sometimes I use my headphones outdoor, so I may need it... I was reading about fiio E17 and it seems nice, but maybe for 150€ you know something better
I don't think that a player like the x3 will suit me because I want something to use with my phone and PC when I play something out listen to music so... And I don't like much the X3 design

 

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