found some; closed.

Quote: You're quite close, but not there yet, even though I much appreciate your opinion on the topic. I would agree that additional equalization would be  LESS NECESSARY if one had a dead flat system (possibly speakers, for it is not achievable *objectively* with cans) in an...

Quote: Oh boy, that sounds terrible! Seriously, you are on to sth there! What about these evil geeks audio engineers who fiddle with multiband compressors and parametric equalizers and all that horrible hellish stuff before they produce a sellable recording? And we have the Loudness Wars...

Quote: You don't need Grado or Stax to hear how ..... is that :P

"too revealing" is a misguided notion. If your headphone is accentuating high frequencies in a crazy way (it's what Grados do), you might think of them as too revealing. The same is true of Stax (especially 404/303/202). Total crap that takes away all the pleasure unless you are listening to...

Quote: That is a very real possibility. It would be very logical to think that the manufacturer picks better drivers for HD 595 and puts those of a less than stellar performance into HD 555 housing. Of course, all that provided there are any measurements & QC taken.

Quote: Well, while it is true that orthos can get really flat, it's too bad we don't really need that. The high frequency range will always be totally messed up in headphones, regardless the design. You always bet and wish the hills and valleys harmonize with your HRTF (and pinnae & ear...

Quote: Okay, it seems to be a problem of gradation... A loud noise, maybe? It makes people sick, to live in a noisy environment, for sure.

  Quote: Actually things get a little bit less or more subtle here (depending on your perspective). My source tells me that we developed acute hearing to respond to environment cues when hunting or running away. So hearing helped us a lot in surviving. An interesting side note is that...

You can try to think of it in the following way: is the music produced nowadays supposed to sound pleasant and funny, or boring/uninvolving? Then, try to find the most musical/fun sounding system and be happy with it Neutrality is needed for mixing/production, and even there it is referred to...

Quote:   A Grado fan, possibly? If you like a very upfront midrange, then D2000 is definitely not for you. This headphone has a very speaker like presentation, it is relaxed as far as "natural" goes.

What about Foobar's "Downmix channels to mono"?

Strictly speaking, HD 555 is a kind of headphone that does not need an amp/dedicated soundcard. However, you always do better with better toys.

Almost every measurement of HD 800 shows a considerable treble spike in 8-9kHz region, so if you're sensitive to high frequency content, it might be an issue. Psychoacoustically speaking, the balance should be fine as long as the treble spike is on the same level with the bass bump.    HD595...

What do these need to sound good? A thorough redesign? A change of philosophy? No, you're kiddin' me. Airy and weightless sound is excellent.... for some 30% of my music, possibly. If I could return to these days some K 501 rested on my shelf, I would. But then I would have other excellent...

Quote: Originally Posted by sonh Thank you, I love STAX, 404LE for life! I think the 404LE may very well be the perfect headphone for me. I will get the sr-007 MK2 just so I can add it to my collection hehe. With THAT money (if I may risk a guess), would it not be more effective...

keithhr1, your approach is kind of... idiosyncratic, if you know what I mean.

Quote: Originally Posted by mypasswordis IMO you are completely wrong about everything. The "entry level" Stax (Lambdas) are not overrated, and the SR-202 is the only Lambda I've heard that sucked. All the other Lambdas are very good and leave most dynamics in the dust, including some...

Either way, the extra processing FLAC calls for is nothing compared with the routine tasks performed by the computer. Hey, even your graphic card introduces more pollution when you're scrolling down this page! The conclusion would be: take the soundcard physically out of the computer, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by spritzer As for selling the Omegas at half price, that is just about the most stupid thing I've read in a while. Have you ever opened up one of these and seen just how expensive they are to make? Sennheiser and Beyer would have no problem selling their top...

I think that the entry level series of STAX is somewhat overrated, people mistake speed/clarity with the extra emphasis on highs (waterfall graphs prove that x0x series is much slower in highs than say HD 650!). And there are some people who would agree, there has been a thread once.... Other...

CPU is not an extra variable in the rig. If it were, it must have been malfunctioned. Really, changing bits of music at random is a clear sign of something very bad going on. And even then, say there is a single 0/1 difference each second, something like 1/1000000 of the whole information being...

How do they compare to beyerdynamic T1?

Quote: Originally Posted by musicman59 Does anybody know how to open the T1 cups to get to the driver connections? Pics please!

Quote: Originally Posted by Antony6555 Why? Also, I agree that a reference transducer (headphone or speaker) should have a response that is as accurate as possible, ie you can listen to determine if another system is accurate. Though I agree that when audio companies use it, the term...