I'm loving having closed headphones at home, and the SigPros are very nice indeed.
At first I found them a bit bass heavy however, today is a new day and I'm not noticing it as much as yesterday,
This could be me getting used to them (Highly probable) but it could be them breaking in and allowing the mids to sound more freely.
As far as closed headphones go I think they are as fast as the HD 25-1 II's, with a much larger sound stage and less fatiguing.
Do I like them more than the GS-1000's?
I think so... mainly because I find them a bit 'faster' and they have a larger sound stage.
What did the GS-1000's do better?
Vocals, for example, listening to 'Cat Power - The Greatest' would really shine on the GS-1000's but Chans voice feels a little recessed on the SigPros.
Maybe this will improve over the break-in process.
So far, 5 hours in I would sum them up as follows:
- No fatigue at all.
- Excellent soundstage.
- Very 'fast'.
- The build quality cannot be faulted, they would probably last a lifetime.
- They sound much better on my Objective2 than on my Fiio E17.
- Slightly recessed vocals with Folk recordings, this may improve after break-in.
- I would not say that they are NZ$1200 better than Sennheiser's HD 25-1 II's, however they are a good step up and I don't know what else you would go with for the money (As far as closed cans go).
I love the MS II, it's the most transparent DAC I've heard or learnt about anywhere near it's price range.
Yes, it's an O2 built by JDSLabs, again, the Objective2 is the best amplifier I've tried, both on paper and to the ears, it's interesting that people still get suckered into much more expensive amps with much lesser stats.