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These are still going strong for me (well, after discovering the Shure olives that is)...
As long as one is after a natural, uncompressed sound signature these are still absolute gems today.
I have found out that every genre sounds good on the HF5s, especially music with a focus on human voice and natural instruments. I still use them for rock & metal, but my arsenal can deal with such genres in more effective ways (JVCs/ SONYs).
One quality that is hard to beat on the HF5s is the separation of individual sounds. Every nuance is described separately - not at all detached - but still with a life of its own.
Listening to UNISONIC as we speak, there is a brilliant musicality and coherence in the sound (despite the recordings extreme compression - 5db dynamic range).
Voices shine - what can anyone say about Michael Kiske's iconic vocal signature - every time in every song I've heard.
Soundstage is ok - nothing extreme - no bummer either.
Isolation is top notch. Have these on and you forget the f..ng chaos in the train going to work. You have to focus on spotting the stop however.
End of the mature user report.
Keep going strong and enjoying music!
As long as one is after a natural, uncompressed sound signature these are still absolute gems today.
I have found out that every genre sounds good on the HF5s, especially music with a focus on human voice and natural instruments. I still use them for rock & metal, but my arsenal can deal with such genres in more effective ways (JVCs/ SONYs).
One quality that is hard to beat on the HF5s is the separation of individual sounds. Every nuance is described separately - not at all detached - but still with a life of its own.
Listening to UNISONIC as we speak, there is a brilliant musicality and coherence in the sound (despite the recordings extreme compression - 5db dynamic range).
Voices shine - what can anyone say about Michael Kiske's iconic vocal signature - every time in every song I've heard.
Soundstage is ok - nothing extreme - no bummer either.
Isolation is top notch. Have these on and you forget the f..ng chaos in the train going to work. You have to focus on spotting the stop however.
End of the mature user report.
Keep going strong and enjoying music!