There was 2000 ohm DT100 which has the spookiest most silent blackness background and the voices are so realistic. Also noticed differences between the 32 ohm, 80, 250, 600 , and 2000 Though oddly their 5 ohm and 25 ohm are deadly silent. So both points are valid

I like this explanation of having minimal coloration. In that; you can shape the sound to your desire. Or for professionals to match their systems in studio. Most drivers seem to have sweet spots in terms of volume sometimes and when I'm other regions the sounds fall apart. Or driver rub...

Yes I believe ZMF has the 300ohm biocellulose drivers and their own special line of amps As well as Philiphone? They have the custom 300ohm in the Audio Technica air wing shell. But like some of the above comments it's not a hard written rule The "KING" R10 IIRC is 32ohm so XD

Very true. Even the Foster biodyna in the Denon/ Fostex line is very annoying to deal with with tubes since they have low impedance. I've had some luck with OTC low gain and tube buffer like ifi itube to get the tube flavor with less background noise.

So I have seen people use open back but very rarely in public. For example on the subway. So for audio books or mostly dialogue based it's not a problem. And yes since people do talk on the plane and airline staff etc, plus plane engine noise, they all will overpower any leakage of such low...

Having the sr-5nb (Gold) and hearing the x9k , your explanation is clear to me. Though one can influence sr-5 with different pads. So I am hoping that the X1 also can have that luxury in case the pads are not up to snuff I'm other words it would be awesome if the x9k pads worked nicely...

As long as it's closer to the smooth x9k sig and not on thinner and bright that would be awesome It would be nice to have round stax. I cannot help but wonder if 007/x9kx pads would fit on them as they both feel nice Sr-5 allowed for every pad imaginable since it accommodated your typical...

Oh I'm Canadian and being inconsiderate to fellow passengers was not my goal LoL I was watching sitcoms like Fraser on low volume and always double checked if it leaked. I even told the two people beside me if I fell asleep I can hear them and basically elbow my ribs to wake me up and that...

I had to order some foam donut ring for demo for my 5ks (Lawton walnut cups and 610 pads) I literally rolled donuts from the 2k, 7k, and th900 and they all sounded different Possibly due to aging but the density were different. Th500rp also not same So with replacing them for fresh foam...

Are the black paper 600 the best matched one of the 580s Because late version 580 has like white screens So this 600 with black paper and the driver ring and their claim of well matched drivers relative to 580s I believe 650 also had a black paper version but I never saw one

Decided to wear on plane. Since I had aisle seat and the middle/window seat passenger can ask me to move if they need the loo Was able to watch movies at good enough volume, can hear the airline staff ask me what I want to eat/drink etc Also it seems to attract some attention since no one...

Not going to say 100% that is true as fact . But I had a very similar though come to mind this week that those Giant foam or flat foam pads give quite an interesting experience vs on ear and over ears If you think about it , even KOSS porta pro and their brothers are mysteriously loved by...

Not going to say I've figured out all the ins and outs of this crazy game of over-ears vs on ears... but on-ears almost are like GIANT earbuds which bypass the ear shape of individuals and just shoot the sound straight into ear canals. Very different experiences like with dt48 with DT48S pads...

Pad'rolln on a sr5 sure is hella easier than on a sigma i tell you what

I've never seen like a complete summary. Just bits and pieces here and there. I guess the actual thread has most of the information. If it exists I would love to read it

Oh ok, that's new to me. But I think you own like 5 of them right LOL

How did you bid on it? It was limited to ebay.de (Germany) ? and if it did sell for 121 euro ... tht is a steal ... i think it's worth like $500-1k but more importantly, tht green cups i think is Rarest ones besides the original/prototypes

Same concept in 1977 and ... to me my favourite... well "ear speaker" and with some gain of salt ... ear speaker or headphone ... since very limited in terms of vibrotactile and bone conduction through body it will always be limited so in the context of that in mind, i guess we have to gobble...

Anyone win these??? 121 Euro like Gawd Damn mang. Was not allowed to bid from my country ... grrr

Its rare to see such innovation/design for what is being asked. Hopefully, they are of high quality... channel matching and what not... good balance... QC etc. If he's good at what he does, he should get paid ;) no problem with that .

This is best statement/ comment in here. It looks like a well engineered headphone. His wife? also helped in design it seems from some comments in here. All he has to do now is make an e-stat (like baby orpheus) for like $499 - $999 w/ energizer/amp and he will be lvl 99 O.G. Moving...

One thing that puzzles me with the 6 series, is how they don't sound as open as they look. They're intimate, and open sounding yes... but they don't sound as open as at the Audio Technica AD1000x for example. Ofc, the Ad1kX doesn't sound as balanced/natural as the 660S2 for example. The F1 is...

When I had the R70X and 660s1/2 all side by side, it was amazing how light the r70X was along with the fact it sounded like a Sennheiser moreso than typical AT open back sound. The earcups on the r70x is hit or miss though since the cups are smaller than the AD1k/2kx/x5k etc. But the most...

The Meze pads are so nice and the headphone built so well and comfy. The tuning is a bit off relative to the s2. It's easy to see why you have mixed feelings :P Wonder if those Meze pads would work on the 6 series :) Probably not sound right... but never know... :D

Cool picture. Nothing against the new driver or design. Hope it's the closed back many were waiting for. But part of the 6 series charm is that it requires no soldering to take apart and put back together. Also, the 300ohms allows for more flexibility with amps (should one want to go tube...