Watch for the UE TF-10 sale on Black Friday. They typically do it every year, so they may do it this year as well.

Do you guys think this additional laid back character with the dog pads will cause vocals to sound more distant or lost in the mix? I'd still like them to sound distinct and powerful, if that makes sense. Furthermore, I usually hear "laid back" when describing headphones that are a little...

Quote: Any idea where the uncompensated graphs are? Just for the sake of comparison to other headphone graphs (which usually appear uncompensated)

Quote:   I never said they're boring if you're referring to comment's I've made. In fact, I think being bright makes them a little more lively, but I'd only be worried about fatigue. However, if they really are bright, people might be listening them at a lower volume (at least compared to...

Quote:   Thanks for the reply, but you haven't really given me any insight regarding what the actual differences in sonic character are. Any further explanation would be greatly appreciated!

What are people's opinions regarding the Dog Pads vs the Shure pads? From what I can gather from previous posts, the comfort is better, bass slam is greater, and the mids are smoother with the Dog Pads. How about the treble? Does it get much darker with the Dog Pads because I enjoy the treble...

The frequency response for the Paradox seems dead flat even beyond 1k Hz, but isn't this bad for a headphone (especially for the purpose of enjoying music)? I've always heard that you'd like to see a moderate linear decrease in response after 1k due to the proximity of headphones to the ear...

Quote: This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but that's sort of how I feel about tubes too. I think DSP is an adequate substitute for more expensive tube amplifiers. Especially because the pleasure from using tubes comes from the pleasant (even harmonic or whatever) distortion...

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Quote:   The nocebo effect is a negative expectation can result in negative experience, even if there is no tangible/real effect occurring. In other words, with the nocebo effect, you would expect or worry so much about hearing distortion that you convince yourself distortion exists. 

Quote:   You can't test leakage like that because most of the sound that's leaking will be blocked by your head when you have them on. If you have some foams or something to cover the ear cups when you take them off, that's a better measure. Alternatively, you could use a free program...

I'll add that I own the XB500s and while they do have good bass response, they are too dark (or maybe they just have mediocre mids/highs). It makes it difficult to enjoy them with typically bass filled genres like electronic, dubstep, and hip hop. Maybe it'll be just the right level of darkness...

Quote: Thanks for your reply. If I got these, I'd most likely run them out of my iPhone and an O2 if I was at my computer. While I'm sure an amp would be nice, it is just so much more convenient to not have an amp. Most of my travel would involve moving around and having to deal with an...

Quote: Oh yeah, I meant I'm not sure which stores had demo versions to try, but that really doesn't make too much sense now that I think about it because those stores wouldn't be selling them anyway. It would make more sense for the audiologist to have the, so I'll just the JHA website...

Where can I try them out? I'm not sure which stores would have universal versions available