Username: Jackson458 I would really love the Audio Technica R70x on massdrop.

To be fair, I don't think these are meant to serve as an "upgrade" to the EX1000 or the A3 as both of those have very different sound signatures. The XBA-300 is likely to be something a little different to those mentioned above and if anything probably serve as successor to the XBA-3/30.

Very true, I've found on most of the BA drivers I've heard, they dont have the rumble in the bass and the warmth texture in the vocals of the EX800. Though I do admit to slight better definition in the treble over the EX800. Looks like I'll wait a little further, currently weighting between...

  Solid collection, cheers for the photos, the XBA-300 looks even smaller than the EX800 so that's good. Very tempted by these, would you rate these being similar to the EX800 in terms of sound sig? Mainly because I'd like to get something a little different for the collection.

  Cheers for the reply, I find the noise from wind blowing across the EX800 pretty bad due to its large size so that's good to hear. But I wonder why they didn't go for an over ear style like the EX series, A3 or Z5, would have been much better for comfort and cable noise.

Great impression everyone. How would everyone rate the wind and cable noise on the XBA-300? I have the EX-800ST which has quite dismal wind noise and the housing on these looks equally large.

Maybe take a look at the Audio Technica IM-02, also quite neutral and balanced.

The EX600 gets you about 80% of the EX1000 if I have to put a number on it but I havent heard it for a while so take it with a grain of salt. The 7550 or EX800ST for japanese domestic market version is essentially the same as the EX1000 but with a 3 dB reduction in the treble above 6 KHz (I...

Sony EX1000 or 7550?

Has anyone here heard the Sony MDR-7550/EX-800ST? Just wondering if the IM-02 sounds different or is similar to these.

Hello everyone, I've heard that the MA900 has a similar signature the the Audio Technica R70x but has a wider sound stage. Just wondering if the treble is as detailed as the R70x?

Haha, true didnt like it at all.

True the mid-bass is a little boosted and quite thick. But maybe I gave the impression that the T51 is bassy, sorry about that but it's really quite balanced and fun, just a warmer sound than the DT1350 (so personally I do not think it's worth changing the DT1350 for T51). It's one of my...

I haven't heard the DT1350 for a while but have owned the T51 for a long time now and I prefer the T51 for portable use (due to my preference for warmer signatures). The overall signature is a bit more melo with more emphasis on the mid-bass and less treble with a bit more shimmer than the...

Really? I've heard the K712 is not on par with the MSR7 in terms of detail but still fairly good,but it's not as upper-mid and treble focused. I was considering the K612 as some said it has a bit more midrange and treble energy than the K712 as almost as good as the MSR7 in terms of detail.

Thank you very much for a great description, I do agree that the MSR7 lacks a little energy in the bass so I have to turn the volume up quite high to get a sound that's a bit more filled in. A little increase in the bass is very welcomed.  

Hello everyone, I'm thinking of getting the K612 Pro for my first open back purchase and just wondering how the vocals sound on it (as I am especially picky on the vocals section), is it anything like the Audio Technica MSR7?

Hello everyone, I've had the MSR7 for a couple of weeks now and I'm loving the overall sound (especially the vocals). I'm also thinking of getting an open back with a relatively similar signature and vocals section to the MSR7, so just wondering if anyone have any recommendation?

Thanks for the reply, Looks like it's just that cable and not the headphone jack itself so not too bad.

Is anyone having an issue when slight movement of the plug in the jack of the headphone loses sound on one side of the headphone even though the plug is still fully inserted in the jack?

Interesting, probably just my imagination then. I was initially going to get the M70x but because the M70x loss all the bass and became really harsh when I had my glasses on so that why I go the MSR7 instead. 

Hello, to those with glasses, did anyone find that the MSR7 loss a touch of bass when wearing glasses vs without or is it just me?