Hi, I've read loads of reviews talking about how the ESW9 sounding divine with female vocals, but would love to know how does it fare with the deep male vocals? Would the lower end sound too thick with these headphones? Love to hear some opinions from those that own these cans. :)

Thanks! :) Seems like they'll do fine without an amp for now.   I've always heard the AD2000 being praised for female vocals, but how do they fare with deep male vocals?

Sorry for the silly question but would these sound decent out of a Cowon J3 unamped? I'm still trying to get the hang of impedance and the sensitivity of headphones, and from what I understand, the J3 should be able to drive headphones that requires high impedance.   I keep reading about how...

  Quote: I remember testing out a friend's Denon D2000 and found that the mids were rather recessed. I hoped that it would have changed drastically with the D5000 but it seems like that isn't the case. Thanks for letting me know about it!   I've heard loads of good reviews about the...

Thanks! That certainly helped me in estimating how the ESW9 would sound as I've only managed to demo a pair of Shures 840 recently. :)   I've also been given the Audio-Technica W1000x, JVC HP-DX700 and Denon D5000 as a choice. Has anyone listened to these headphones previously that would be...

I've been lurking around the forums reading reviews on headphone, yet I'm having trouble gauging the mids between these two headphones. I've read some reviews claiming that the ESW9 has a more forward mids than the SRH840 and vice versa and would love if someone who has heard both to chime in...