I wouldn't consider AD2000X veil, I feel AD2000X is very transparent. AD2000X does however have quite a lot mid bass and lower mid bleeding to the mid which I assume you are talking about. AD2000X also has very strong warm colouration (electric violin sounded like acoustic violin) in the upper...

Recently, I have been playing with interconnect cable, and I laid hands on AT-RA5000ANV. I'm really blown away by this cable, and i was using previously not great but decent cable AT6HD33. It bring so much MORE resolution, clarity , sound stage and bass quality into my audio technica headphone...

i think everyone hears it (pure assumption, but i can confirm that i do hear the footstep thump), it just a matter how much and how much it bothers you. *edit: maybe no one mentions about it as there nothing you can do about it but live with (another assumption).

stax is a wise choice unless you can try/hear the audio-technica yourself. audio-technica have very heavy/strange colouring, so there is a chance that it goes either way (love or hate).

N40 should be bad on ipod shuffle (I can't really confirm as i dont have or tried shuffle). on the iphone6, n40 sounded bad, thin and hollow highs, bass isn't dynamic (still acceptable level), and low volume level (still loud enough for me, but not my friend). my personal opinion n40 pricing...

A simple impression cum comparison between AD2000, AD2000X and W5000. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/audio-technica-ath-w5000-headphones.471216/page-20#post-13825385 https://www.head-fi.org/threads/audio-technica-ath-w5000-headphones.471216/page-20#post-13826082

AD2000x isn't as bad as most people make it out to be. AD2000x is a very strange or special headphone, I think AD2000X is trying to emulated 3 way speakers which Japanese are crazy over (like Diatone DS-1000, Yamaha ns1000 or ns2000). the highs are very detailed, clean, dry and clear like metal...

I'm not too sure if AD2000 is for you. AD2000 is cold, dry and fatiguing (not to me, i'm a treble-head). despite that I do like AD2000 the most in comparison to W5000, AD2000x and Sennheisers. I share sentiments with people who like AD2000 for EDM and metal cause it has a lot of bite (raw and...

I don't think you can do much about the footstep boom, apart from maybe landing softly. for cable noise you can solve it with a shirt clip (eg: https://www.amazon.com/Headphone-Earphone-Headset-Headphones-Clothing/dp/B00TRSNRTC). I only use one on the collar. if it is not enough, you can place 1...

i recently got a at-ha5000 and i was so blown away by the sound quality. I was so curious on the how much difference it made so i went to dig a little deeper. my research led me to believe what was different is power (clean, speed, agile, precise, and raw power). i still a little unsure but...

lol, thank for the great answer and the additional drop of humor.

I need advise on Op Amp for X7, looking at sparko. I'm right now i'm using x7 direct to speaker or to ath-ha5000 for my headphone. Moving forward i'm thinking of getting a speaker amp and using x7 more as a DAC. 1) Does op amp improve SQ for line out? or it is more for the headphone out and...

Little envious, seen your polished w5000 and found your tutorial. I never polished thing before, don't really dare to try, maybe next time.

You might be right about it versatility. Can't really be sure due to my collection. For good headphone, I only have Audio Technicas', I like their clear, light, and forward vocal presentation. I did try it on my cheapo headphone which I have for abusive usage and when I'm less hygienic. My...

I alway thought that the sound quality between a medium amp and a TOTL amp should not be far off because of diminishing returns. Today I know I was totally wrong. Before I continue I like to stated that I quite a noob in terms of amplifiers. I am a little hesitant to get ha5000 as they don't...