BenF
Headphoneus Supremus
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The bass was only "relaxed" until I burned them with the noise.
You can keep burning them with music for months, it will not get you anywhere.
Bass punches really hard now.
Another sign that they weren't burned in yet, is that you describe ES-700 as the more "lively" one.
If you want HA-S400 to shine, put HM5 pads on top of AKG and use Sabre DAC (hifimediy/ODAC/Audio-DG NFB11.32).
It really feels like a private concert.
^ i would have to agree with Ds on this one, i owned 2 sets of S400s and have burned them in for months, esp. that set that i intended to gift to my sis. The mids are the only thing that these S400s have going for them. They mids sound sweet indeed, but the highs and lows on these S400s are so tamed that it feels too boring/ relaxing with stock pads even with those AKG DJ pads. With those AKG pads the highs gets extended a bit more but still sounds recessed compared to the S500s and there is no sparkle to them, the bass is tight but they are nothing home to write about.
These ES700s are much more refined than the S400s in it's overall sound and sonic capabilities. For me these 700s is somewhat of a fusion of all the best traits of the S500 (great extended highs and awesome lows) and the S400s (sweet forward mids) but with even more refinement added on top of it. The treble of the S400s is really lacking and was the 1st thing i noticed on them, so i am pretty confused to hear some say the highs of the S400s are better than the S500s. They are more smooth that is for sure, but if you are looking for great extension and sparkle these S400s don't have it.
The S400s is a great easy/ relaxing listen on the cheap, but these ES700s gives you not only that easy listening experience but it also makes things much more lively and fun to listen. They are much more refined and sophisticated.
The bass was only "relaxed" until I burned them with the noise.
You can keep burning them with music for months, it will not get you anywhere.
Bass punches really hard now.
Another sign that they weren't burned in yet, is that you describe ES-700 as the more "lively" one.
If you want HA-S400 to shine, put HM5 pads on top of AKG and use Sabre DAC (hifimediy/ODAC/Audio-DG NFB11.32).
It really feels like a private concert.