I was one of the first to have bought these when they first came out (that I was aware of on Head-Fi). I absolutely adored them EXCEPT for one personal issue I had with them. It might be the shape of my ears or the type of glasses I wear but the pressure exerted on the top of my ear caused the...

Just an update (long overdue), after a week and a half with the P5s, I've come to the conclusion that while they sound quite good, being a eyeglass wearer is not a good match for the P5s. They simply clamp down on the tops of my ears too much which causes aching after about 15-20 minutes. Back...

Quote: Originally Posted by kumaiti Tom's hardware has roundups for about all 5.1 headsets available, though you must check "Tom's Guide", which is where this kind of review goes: Tom's Guide: Your High-Tech Source of Information too bad their reviews are quite light on details...

I want that ginormous Rice Krispy treat!

Quote: Originally Posted by SillyHoney Beats? No! Absolutely not! Before I tried a Beats at Best Buy I THOUGHT they are GREAT phones. I wanted to see how amazing $300 phones sound like. I put them on and I was like "What???". They SUCK! Sound much worse than my SRH440. I was confused...

Quote: Originally Posted by Damnegy It is not that I do not have problem with wrong advices, or misleading ones, it is just that I think people can themselves make the difference between founded posts and the stupidly written ones, where there is just no arguments. As you can see...

Quote: Originally Posted by Noobiiee I try the demo at Apple store the other day. The noise-cancelling is pretty good as I couldnt most of the noises around when I put them on. The ear pads are pretty comfy with memory foam like the Bose QC15. The sound quality is similar to Bose with...

Quote: Originally Posted by Damnegy Man, chill out please, here is not a place to get angry... Indeed, you seem really passionate, and they have carried you away, but try to keep you blood cold... I am not saying that you should just take any "insult" (if there is any) in the face...

Quote: Originally Posted by swbf2cheater I feel the 485 to be one of the 2 best headphones ever made. They are far nicer than the Beats and then some. I remember the 485s to have like a 8 foot cord (may be longer) and open back. Not very suitable for every day use outside of the...

I do agree about the ridiculousness of Monster's cable business. I also do agree that the price of the Beats are overpriced at the $300 asking price BUT I would have to say that for that entire package, if it was say, $250, I think that would be a fair price. What I don't agree with are those...

Quote: Originally Posted by happyxix I never said they aren't good phones. I SAID THERE ARE BETTER CHOICES IN THE PRICE RANGE. I have the ES7s, I borrowed the ESW9s from my friend for use in and outdoors. I put more than enough hours in the ES7 to know it when blindfolded. I don't...

Quote: Originally Posted by HD-5000 I sense a lot of bias going on, probably because of the Monster brand and the association with a hip-hop star. It also seems like everybody formed their opinion of Dr. Dre Beats from the listening stations at Best Buy. Has anyone actually sat down...

Quote: Originally Posted by headibob I went and listened to another pair of P5 again (everybody else was hoovering around the iPad table!). This pair seemed to be broken-in better. (I was very disappointed last time). Now the sound was more coherent, nothing recessed or stuck out...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ypoknons Can you expand on this? Why do closed back phones have better positioning of audio? What is it about DH that makes closed phones work better? To my ears (and this is from using several head phones with the JVC DH1), the airiness of the phones...

Because of this thread, I tried out my A700s in my MixAmp to do some comparing with some games and movies (namely, Uncharted 2, MGS4, Bad Company 2, Dark Night, Black Hawk Down, Drag Me to Hell) and the A40s compare favourably with the A700s. As for soundstage, yes, I know there's a difference...

And on what basis do you have for saying that? I'm A/B'ing the A40 and my A700s right now (and I've had the AD700s before I sold them back a long ways to get the A700s because the closed back on the A700s were better suited for my use, on top of that, the SQ are comparable except with the fact...

immtbiker, how are the P5s sounding to you now? I've found that they've opened up a bit but they seriously do some weird (although not necessarily bad) things with the music.

Quote: Originally Posted by cowincanada another unqualified and hasty generalization. Agreed. Also with his post before yours, he mentions that upping the volume would be inappropriate and would disrupt people around him. I never said anything about the P5s leaking sound because...

Do not buy the AD700s with the MixAmp. The A40 is on par with the SQ of the AD700s and thus the $250 A40 bundle with the MixAmp is the wiser choice AND you get the added benefit of having the removable mic on the A40.

I had the Pioneer set up for a week before I returned it. Not a big fan, I would say that the sound quality of the phones they came were aren't worth plopping down all that money ($400 plus) for it. The AKG set up is for audio authoring in 5.1 and they cost $1200, in no way practical for the OPs...

Quote: Originally Posted by Head Injury Aren't the P5 designed as an accessory to MP3 players like an iPod, which are generally used as portable sources and, thus, in loud environments? So aren't the P5 by extension meant to be listened to in loud environments? If they don't sound good...

Quote: Originally Posted by happyxix For my purpose the apple store was a extremely great test area. I am not going to use these in the comforts of the indoors of an office or home. I have other headphones/IEMs for that. So I was to see how much these can work in the outdoors and with...

Quote: Originally Posted by happyxix They are in every apple store in every mall out there (ok not every). There are plenty of places to listen to them. I don't have to own the cans to compare them to other cans I've heard. So far in total I'd say I have $15 ~ minutes on them from 3...

It depends on what phones you plug into the MixAmp. The MixAmp doesn't sound amazing with all headphones. I would say that if you're going the MixAmp route, just pick up the A40+MixAmp, it's a GREAT value or you can go the slightly less expensive route and get the Tritton AX Pro which sounds far...

Quote: Originally Posted by happyxix Not even the best in the $200 price range where other cans like esw9a and hd25 (heard I never heard II) is better in most aspects such as bass and clarity. The P5 is going to be just another FOTM which would die out pretty fast since its readily...