*Just noticed this specific forum - this post is more relevant here.     I apologise if this is a topic already being/recently discussed. I've had a search of the forums and any similar, cogent, discussion seems to have taken place a few years ago. I wonder what difference a newer crowd on...

Quote:   I'm sure it will be useful, they'll be arriving in a few days. I'll gain perspective, whichever I decide I prefer. The danger is that I'll decide after a while that I like both for different reasons, and I'll end up wanting to keep them. We'll see.   @IEMCrazy (specifically)...

I apologise if this is a topic already being/recently discussed. I've had a search of the forums and any similar, cogent, discussion seems to have taken place a few years ago. I wonder what difference a newer crowd on the forums, and newer technology, will make.    After some mild, temporary...

Quote:   It's possible. When you say 'mental age', meaning more mature musical tastes? I'm pretty keen on everything really. I did try the HD650's with some Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov, etc. I get what you mean though.   I'll bear it in mind, thanks for your help.

Thanks for all of the posts in reply.   I'd like to clarify that the problem I have with mid-range sounds probably isn't as bad as you guys think. It's more that I jumped from a £20 set of Sony headphones to these, and I was expecting to be blown away. I've tried/used high quality headphones...

The sound seems muffled. It's as if there's a layer of something over the sound which blocks clarity. It's worse in the mid-ranges, the bass is better and the highs are quite normal. The mid-ranges, in a sense, seem cluttered together - morphing into one, unclear sound. What do you think?   ...

So, I recently bought some HD650's, and a Burson Audio HA-160DS Headphone amplifier / DAC to accompany them.   After a few days of on-and-off listening, I'm feeling a little disappointed. I've been listening through my iTunes Library, trying out all different types of genre, but I'm just not...

Hello all.   Having just received my new Burson HA-1060DS in the post, I have suddenly realised that it's got a 2-pin AC plug instead of a UK 3-pin.   Obviously, I'll need to find an adapter. My question is: what kind should I buy, and which one is safest/best for the Burson amp? I don't...