After one month with both headphones, I definitely think that the good one is the Focal Spirit Classic.   It is sad that it hasn't had its  own appreciation thread because I think it is the closed headphone that I have listened to that is more similar to the HD650. And that is an endless...

  Thanks!   And sonically... what are the differences between 770 (80 Ohm) and 1540? I understand that the Shure is better and the quality is to its side, but I would like to know the tonal balance: which one has more bass (sub-bass, mid-bass, impact, slam)? Which one has less recessed mids...

Yes, it is authentic. I'm from Spain and I have bought mine there, in amazon.es. I bought the FSP at 165€ and the FSC at 200€ (now it is pricier). Around $500 for both headphones. It was a good deal .

    The FSC and the HD650 sounds similar. To me it is the closest headphone to be considered a closed version of the HD650. From 200Hz/300Hz to 8KHz they are almost the same.   It (FSC) has rich, upfront, full bodied and beautiful mids, pretty similar to the HD650 ones. Also, it has the...

To me the D5000 were too bassy and bright. The D7000 is better, with more tight bass and more forward mids although with a thinner sound overall.   I prefer the sound of the X1 to the D5000. Maybe it is not as detailed and It is V-shaped too but I think it is more balanced and warmer. Also...

  The FSC is better built too.

Maybe it has been commented but ¿How the 1540 compares to the TH900 or the Denons (DX000)? 

I haven't heard so many different opinions about the mids of a headphone until now. There are people who say that it has great, not recessed, beautiful, rich, detailed, full, warm and even lush mids. At the same time there are other people who says the opposite, dry and distant mids, not...

  Oh no. Dry mids? Not as good as the 650?... I don't like that.

Byrnie, sorry. I have said that not as a criticism, I did it only to mention the similarities between the HD650 and the Focal Spirit Classic.   Stereolab42, you have the SRH1540 and the DT770 Pro. Which version of the 770? 32 Ohm, 80 Ohm... I have had the DT770 80 Ohm and I liked it. I'm now...

  Mmm, I haven't heard the SRH840 so I don't know.   I don't mind the leakage. I only want to be isolated from external sounds and noise: the family, the kids, the TV, the cat, etc. . The Denons are almost opened in this regard. If the isolation of the Shure is similar to the Focals (their...

Hi,   For all I have read about the SRH1540 I think it is like a closed version of the Philips Fidelio X1. Their graphs in Innerfidelity are pretty similar. I have made an image (with Gimp) with the combined graph of both cans and you can see the similarities    SRH1540: red and blue  ...

Now that I have listened to both, FSP and FSC, along few days I can confirm that:   - The Classic has noticeably more bass presence and is warmer. - The Pro is more transparent in the mids, with a bit more details. . Both headphones are not fatiguing, at least to me, but the classic is less...

Hi,   I have just received the FSP from amazon.es (for only 165€, aprox. $230). I have been listening it only for thirty minutes, but I can say this is an excellent headphone. Its tonal balance is great and works well, very well, with all genres. The FSP are a bit warm, only the enough amount...

A recent comment from Tyll Hertsens in Innerfidelity http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/innerfidelity-december-2012-update:   "I've got a pair of Sony MDR-1R in the lab and measured. Not quite as good as the Momentums, and not quite as good sounding. But I'm going to try to get my hands on...