danmagicman7
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So a little background.
My dorm room has the following noise/sound producing devices:
Axiom speakers:
M22's bookshelf mains (2x5.25" drivers)
VP100 center
QS4 surrounds
HSU STF-2 Subwoofer
Now, noticing that any speaker lover gets sentenced to death on these boards, I don't know how many of you know about the speakers I have. Anyways, the M22's are very forward sounding speakers. They are also very neutral speakers with a flat response down to about 90 Hz. I have my sub crossed over at 80 Hz.
I sit about 3-4 feet around from the speakers.
My set up: Yamaha RX-V557 with direct SPDI/F from computer. All music in lossless format. Headphones plugged right into the reciever.
So, after listening to the 595's and letting my brain adjust to listening and picking out their sound signature, I'm really appreciating their sound. If I were to pick a couple words about the midrange they would be: rich and liquid. These are very plesent sounding mids. If I do a switch back and forth between my mains, it sounds pretty similar. Actually, the Senns sound VERY much like a speaker set up. When I first got them I thought my speakers were on. Actually, sometimes I have put my senns on, forgotten to plug them in, and have listened to my speakers for a little bit and didn't notice the difference for a few seconds. Anyways, the Senn's definately have a warm sound to them. The axioms have more of a forward "cold" sound.
What's the difference? In electric guitars and midrange music, I would say my Axioms give a very "how it is" sort of sound. Senns give it a sort of "glowing" sound, which is a very nice alternative.
Highs. The Senns have a very graceful way of articulating the high sounds. Plenty of articulation here, but not overdone. After listening to my friends SR80's for about 5 minutes after listening to my 595's. All I could think was: "Holy crap, these highs suck....ouch...is that my eardrum cracking!?!".
Compaired to the 595's, the SR80's highs sound like they are going to break open a crack on a frozen over lake only have fire spew up from under these cracks and rain down on unsuspecting beholders. Each time a cymbol struck it was like a figernail was taking a scratch and swipe at my eardrum. But you guys knew that already. While I'm at it, what I also noticed swapping the SR80's with the 595's, it's like the midrange of the SR80's were completely gone, only leaving the kind-of-bass and the highs left over.
Back to the 595's highs. Very articulate and accurate. They layer themselves in the soundstage, separating the instruments and vocals around my ears. Very nice encompasing sound.
Now the most "debated" or whatever side of the 595's, the Bass. The bass is laid back. The only thing in my opinion that is missing is lower extension. I have huge doubts any headphone (even beyers) can get the extension of bass I'm used to from a subwoofer. My favorite bass lines in some rap and techno music were almost non existent on the 595's. However, these bass frequencies are very low, probably in the 40-60 range I am guessing. Looking at many headphone graphs, it doesn't look like many get down to that range. Correct me if I'm wrong.
However, the bass that is there is very textured and pleasent. I tell you, I'd rather have bass that I have to listen for and pick out than bass that overpowers the sound of the music. The 595's bass to me was textured and quick. The bass from the kick drum pairs very well with its higher frequency counterpart to give it a punchy sound. To me, I wish this sound was a little more punchy, but I am always trying to listen for that punchy sound with the 595's, so I guess they keep me coming back wanting more, which is good I think.
A +2 db boost on the bass on my reciever really brings out the bass on the Senns. That's all they need.
Yea, and these things are super comfortable.
That's my review. Thanks for reading.
My dorm room has the following noise/sound producing devices:
Axiom speakers:
M22's bookshelf mains (2x5.25" drivers)
VP100 center
QS4 surrounds
HSU STF-2 Subwoofer
Now, noticing that any speaker lover gets sentenced to death on these boards, I don't know how many of you know about the speakers I have. Anyways, the M22's are very forward sounding speakers. They are also very neutral speakers with a flat response down to about 90 Hz. I have my sub crossed over at 80 Hz.
I sit about 3-4 feet around from the speakers.
My set up: Yamaha RX-V557 with direct SPDI/F from computer. All music in lossless format. Headphones plugged right into the reciever.
So, after listening to the 595's and letting my brain adjust to listening and picking out their sound signature, I'm really appreciating their sound. If I were to pick a couple words about the midrange they would be: rich and liquid. These are very plesent sounding mids. If I do a switch back and forth between my mains, it sounds pretty similar. Actually, the Senns sound VERY much like a speaker set up. When I first got them I thought my speakers were on. Actually, sometimes I have put my senns on, forgotten to plug them in, and have listened to my speakers for a little bit and didn't notice the difference for a few seconds. Anyways, the Senn's definately have a warm sound to them. The axioms have more of a forward "cold" sound.
What's the difference? In electric guitars and midrange music, I would say my Axioms give a very "how it is" sort of sound. Senns give it a sort of "glowing" sound, which is a very nice alternative.
Highs. The Senns have a very graceful way of articulating the high sounds. Plenty of articulation here, but not overdone. After listening to my friends SR80's for about 5 minutes after listening to my 595's. All I could think was: "Holy crap, these highs suck....ouch...is that my eardrum cracking!?!".
Compaired to the 595's, the SR80's highs sound like they are going to break open a crack on a frozen over lake only have fire spew up from under these cracks and rain down on unsuspecting beholders. Each time a cymbol struck it was like a figernail was taking a scratch and swipe at my eardrum. But you guys knew that already. While I'm at it, what I also noticed swapping the SR80's with the 595's, it's like the midrange of the SR80's were completely gone, only leaving the kind-of-bass and the highs left over.
Back to the 595's highs. Very articulate and accurate. They layer themselves in the soundstage, separating the instruments and vocals around my ears. Very nice encompasing sound.
Now the most "debated" or whatever side of the 595's, the Bass. The bass is laid back. The only thing in my opinion that is missing is lower extension. I have huge doubts any headphone (even beyers) can get the extension of bass I'm used to from a subwoofer. My favorite bass lines in some rap and techno music were almost non existent on the 595's. However, these bass frequencies are very low, probably in the 40-60 range I am guessing. Looking at many headphone graphs, it doesn't look like many get down to that range. Correct me if I'm wrong.
However, the bass that is there is very textured and pleasent. I tell you, I'd rather have bass that I have to listen for and pick out than bass that overpowers the sound of the music. The 595's bass to me was textured and quick. The bass from the kick drum pairs very well with its higher frequency counterpart to give it a punchy sound. To me, I wish this sound was a little more punchy, but I am always trying to listen for that punchy sound with the 595's, so I guess they keep me coming back wanting more, which is good I think.
A +2 db boost on the bass on my reciever really brings out the bass on the Senns. That's all they need.
Yea, and these things are super comfortable.
That's my review. Thanks for reading.
