Just got these, and right off the bat they're very impressive.
Full, clear sound, plenty of energy & balance throughout the entire audio spectrum, with slight humps in the 20 - 100 Hz region (+3.5 dB) and from 6 KHz on up to 14 KHz (also around +3.5 dB). I flattened these right out with Peter Verbeek's excellent APO EQ system. Everything sounds very natural and clean. Sound stage is also very well delineated - especially for a completely closed design like this. Isolation also very good.
50 mm drivers, neodymium magnets, 10 Hz - 25 KHz frequency response, +/- 5 dB
Sensitivity is 96 dB/mW, and the impedance is 32 Ohms, so they're easily driven.
I am just floored in a good way at the sonic qualities of these things, especially given the $38 USD I paid for them (new).
Velour ear pads very comfortable.
Aesthetically, they're just flat-out ugly to look at, but I knew that before I bought them. They just sound great, and are very comfortable.
Very immersive; I found myself drawn right into the music, as opposed to just listening to the headphones themselves. Ideally, for the best experience of musical reproduction, audio transducers (whether headphones or speakers) should disappear (or should become utterly "transparent"), so that only the music remains. These headphones accomplish just that; they get out of the way and they let the music take over.
Clamping force on the head is a bit tight, but they're brand new, and I'm sure they'll break in nicely. I stretched them out overnight, using the Samson box they came in.
I've included an image of Samson's original OEM spectrum trace ("SR950_FreqTrace.jpg"), along with an image of the EQ-corrected humps, using the APO equalizer ("SR950_APO_1_sm.jpg")
UPDATE: I just listened to Bruce Cockburn's "You Get Bigger as you Go" at 1080p right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wefFe9zlXTQ - in my experience, this is probably the highest quality audio recording in all of YouTube. When this is played at 1080p resolution, the sound quality through these SR-950s is nothing short of breathtaking. The harmonics and overtones of the guitar literally sparkle - without being sibilant, and with no hint of breakup - the brass of the cymbals sizzles, and the toms and kick drum slam and thump hard and deep. Amazing results with just a modest amount of EQ. So glad I got these....really enjoying them.
Full, clear sound, plenty of energy & balance throughout the entire audio spectrum, with slight humps in the 20 - 100 Hz region (+3.5 dB) and from 6 KHz on up to 14 KHz (also around +3.5 dB). I flattened these right out with Peter Verbeek's excellent APO EQ system. Everything sounds very natural and clean. Sound stage is also very well delineated - especially for a completely closed design like this. Isolation also very good.
50 mm drivers, neodymium magnets, 10 Hz - 25 KHz frequency response, +/- 5 dB
Sensitivity is 96 dB/mW, and the impedance is 32 Ohms, so they're easily driven.
I am just floored in a good way at the sonic qualities of these things, especially given the $38 USD I paid for them (new).
Velour ear pads very comfortable.
Aesthetically, they're just flat-out ugly to look at, but I knew that before I bought them. They just sound great, and are very comfortable.
Very immersive; I found myself drawn right into the music, as opposed to just listening to the headphones themselves. Ideally, for the best experience of musical reproduction, audio transducers (whether headphones or speakers) should disappear (or should become utterly "transparent"), so that only the music remains. These headphones accomplish just that; they get out of the way and they let the music take over.
Clamping force on the head is a bit tight, but they're brand new, and I'm sure they'll break in nicely. I stretched them out overnight, using the Samson box they came in.
I've included an image of Samson's original OEM spectrum trace ("SR950_FreqTrace.jpg"), along with an image of the EQ-corrected humps, using the APO equalizer ("SR950_APO_1_sm.jpg")
UPDATE: I just listened to Bruce Cockburn's "You Get Bigger as you Go" at 1080p right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wefFe9zlXTQ - in my experience, this is probably the highest quality audio recording in all of YouTube. When this is played at 1080p resolution, the sound quality through these SR-950s is nothing short of breathtaking. The harmonics and overtones of the guitar literally sparkle - without being sibilant, and with no hint of breakup - the brass of the cymbals sizzles, and the toms and kick drum slam and thump hard and deep. Amazing results with just a modest amount of EQ. So glad I got these....really enjoying them.