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Really nice review ! Not the kind of review where you get at the end and wish it was longer. Really thinking about those headphones when I get more money to spend !
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Usually before posting on forums, if I know its going to be a long one, I type it all out on MS word before posting. This is just incase the internet goes funny and 404s on me when I click submit. The post was taking up close to 6 pages long at 12 point type. I couldn't believe I could talk that much on a subject I didn't know all that much about.
Thanks everyone for taking the time to read my thoughts and impressions.
A few questions.
1) I like using the equalizer in foobar2000 as my main music application, and have all the major codecs so I can play FLAC and OGG files, does the player really make that much difference, whether its Foobar, Windows Media Player, Core Player etc?
2) I read that certain audiophiles will NEVER touch the equalizer. But I find that everything set at zero just makes it rather plain. I think that's where the whole veil thing comes into play. Once I experiemented with the EQ, I set it to something I like (usually the settings from left to right look like a mini "W") but the bass settings is no where near as dramatic as the treble, since I'm already getting distortion at around plus 5 db.
There are arguements for pro and cons of this, namely because its "messing around" with the fidelity or the true sound that the composer wanted. I'm personally more interested in making whats best for my ears and suits my taste. I may have done a cardinal sin here, but the entire point of me upgrading to these phones is to listen to music for my personal enjoyment, really. I turned up the treble a bit to make it more lively and less distant.
I don't know if this is the audiophile equalvent of those who don't mind watching anime with English dubs. Now that's something I'm vehemently opposed to. Subtitles 4 lyfe.
3) The Presonus Audiobox basically acts like an amp, DAC, and soundcard all in one handy dandy shell. This equipment really is meant more for recording through microphone, but it suits my needs for music listening. My settings currently are:
48V - OFF
Mixer - Playback (dial all the way to the right, as opposed to inputs)
Phones - dial around the 11-12 range, and thats quite loud enough for me.
Main - dial all the way to the right where the marker says "10".
Any ideas or comments if this setting is not correct? According to the guys at Axe, this is where it should be, and so far I concur.
I've been thinking of getting a seperate amp (mainly the Presonus HP4 which as 4 headphone outputs, perfect for me to plug in my 555s as a comparison rather than having to take out the one plug) just to try to get extra juice. Maybe this might help to boost up the bass without worrying about distortion you think? The HP4 amp is about $170 CDN ( in the USA its for about $99 but then again, its in the US, hence its cheaper). Other fun stuff I could look into is the EQB3 - also from Presonus. Basically it just looks like a physical equalizer rather than fiddling around with your virtual one in your foobar etc.
Oh god my wallet got raped badly, it hates me forever.
Don't even get me started on upgrading the cables. : (
I've had these 650s on now for around the 50 hour mark and they've certainly opened up. This "veil" business practically doesn't exist after working around with the EQ.
