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UUmwelt replied to the thread Yamaha YH-5000SE — a flagship from an orthodynamic headphones veteran!.Pretty helpful review. Do owners or those who auditioned it agree about the kinda honkey or megaphone-like sound of the mids this...
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UUmwelt reacted to doctorK53's post in the thread Yamaha YH-5000SE — a flagship from an orthodynamic headphones veteran! with Like.Very happy to see another owner of YH-5000SE in this thread. Here is my comments for burn-in in my second impression post: Since its...
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UUmwelt replied to the thread Yamaha YH-5000SE — a flagship from an orthodynamic headphones veteran!.This. I can only conclude that manufacturers that actively advertise burn in are using it as a way to reduce buyer's remorse returns. A...
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UUmwelt reacted to jamesjames's post in the thread Yamaha YH-5000SE — a flagship from an orthodynamic headphones veteran! with Like.To offer another perspective on the general point here I would like to suggest that speaker 'burn in' is a myth. Just how the diaphragm...
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UUmwelt reacted to HiFiDJ's post in the thread Yamaha YH-5000SE — a flagship from an orthodynamic headphones veteran! with Like.Whoops, my bad. Thanks for the better link!
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UUmwelt replied to the thread Yamaha YH-5000SE — a flagship from an orthodynamic headphones veteran!.nice track, bad crunchyroll geolocked link here's a link from the artist's channel: Like most modern j-pop production this track is...
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UUmwelt reacted to HiFiDJ's post in the thread Yamaha YH-5000SE — a flagship from an orthodynamic headphones veteran! with Like.IMO if you're looking for a hp that can stage very similarly to speakers, the Yamaha won't do that. I haven't heard everything, but IME...
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UUmwelt reacted to Tachyon88's post in the thread Yamaha YH-5000SE — a flagship from an orthodynamic headphones veteran! with Like.Never heard the MDR-Z1R, but if I were in the market for a closed DD I would get those for sure. One of the reasons I went with DCA...
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UUmwelt replied to the thread Yamaha YH-5000SE — a flagship from an orthodynamic headphones veteran!.I shouldn't make it sound like closed phones in general don't sound like HPs, in fact almost all do as well. I was spoiled in a way by a...
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UUmwelt replied to the thread Yamaha YH-5000SE — a flagship from an orthodynamic headphones veteran!.After giving up on open-back headphones, these (along with the D8000 LE) have reignited my curiosity once again. This will sound like a...
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UUmwelt reacted to Mercuttio's post in the thread Final A8000 Beryllium Diaphragm Dynamic IEM Comments and Impressions with Like.Final just kind of knows what's up now, or at least how I want to hear stuff. I tried some of their closed back headphones years ago and...
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UUmwelt replied to the thread Final A8000 Beryllium Diaphragm Dynamic IEM Comments and Impressions.To add: slam and power indeed, if you give it enough power. In spite of being IEMs these scale up considerable with power, and...
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UUmwelt replied to the thread Final A8000 Beryllium Diaphragm Dynamic IEM Comments and Impressions.Our friend is deciding on a discounted unit so probably not enough budget for pricy alt cables. IMO if these are for you you should like...
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UUmwelt replied to the thread Final A8000 Beryllium Diaphragm Dynamic IEM Comments and Impressions.I was half-jokingly making that guess because I do think the Z1R has better "staging" for sure. That is its one strength. Everything...
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UUmwelt replied to the thread Final A8000 Beryllium Diaphragm Dynamic IEM Comments and Impressions.Let me guess the answer: Sony IER-Z1R edit: Made the guess before looking at the sig I swear