A1000-W1000-W2002 comparison interest?

[bangraman]

Just wondering. In which case I'll keep the A1000 until the W1000 turns up.
Remember though that this is "Ol' Cloth Ears" who will be doing the evaluating.

If you want a comparison, please suggest some music types and representative artists. I'll go with the music I have from what you suggest.

 

[Pepsione1]

I'd like to see a review on this subject.

As for the music you should use, may I suggest Counting Crows - August and Everything After. I just bought this recently and its very enjoyable (I know its old but its truely amazing). I remember the sound quality is also superb, I will check tonite and report back.

 

[wordsworth]

Bangraman, we love comparisons. So bring it on

BTW what are you going to do with A1000, I thought you really liked them?

Wordsworth

 

[bangraman]

I really like the A1000. But I'm curious about the W1000 and it's an itch that has to be scratched. I've just finalised a deal with a friend to swap a phone of mine for a W1000.
See the For Sale section for what's happening to the A1000.

 

[LobsterSan]

it would be an interesting comparison, and answer a lot of questions i think people have regarding the three headphones. bangra, did you ever do a comprehensive sonic comparison between the a1000 and the w2002?

 

[wallijonn]

Dark Side of the Moon

Mariah Carey, Rippleton (Lovin' You... is easy cause you're beautiful), Lee Ann Rimes, or any other female that can hit the high notes. Sade for the low notes.

Tibetan Monks

Jazz Piano

Jazz Guitar (Sebastian Bach, Brazil, Celtic, Italian, Spanish, Miles & Davis, Segovia, Merle Travis, ...)

Bluegrass Violin

String Quartet, Baroque, Yo Yo Ma

Santana, Zepplin, Hollies, Lynnard Skynnard, Beatles

Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Glen Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Ella Fitzgerald, Andrew Sisters, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Jo Jo Stafford, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Dean Martin

Enigma

 

[dhwilkin]

I'd like to see this comparison.

 

[AIM9x]

You need to play some Berlioz through these toys. I was listening to Berlioz through my newly re-acquired D-25S and KSC-35s.... i was happy. I would like to know which one of these phones would make me even happier.

 

[purk]

Hi,
I would suggest Diana Krall for a female vocal. Try Eagle, Hell Freezes over too. I would love to read this comparison. Thanks for doing this.


Purk

 

[ooheadsoo]

I'd like to hear any modern classical recordings. The Joshua Bell west side story sacd is a nice one. I also use my reference recordings Candide cd to evaluate classical. If you don't have these, then any nice classical recording will do. Perhaps Berlioz?

Diana Krall's earlier cds would be nice, or her Paris SACD.

I haven't heard any exceptionally well mastered big band or small ensemble jazz cds lately, or I'd mention some. Oh, one did come to mind: The Bucky Pizzarelli Swing Live cd by chesky SACD. That one was excellent. Anything by John would be great too for guitar work, "cohesiveness" (did I just make up a word?,) and male voice.

 

[pigmode]

I hope you have a system that can do the W2002 justice. It is very revealing of any weaknesses upstream.

 

[Duncan]

Gladiator Soundtrack - MORE music from the motion picture (or... CD2 depending how you read into it

)
Good for the 'classical recording' requirement, also Oliver Reed and Russell Crowes voices sound very artificial unless you have good equipment on board

Norah Jones...
Chris De Burgh - Spark To A Flame

Both conflicting views of vocals... Norahs, Dark and Soulful, and Chris' - full of energy ~ can the ATs take it with ease??

 

[Jap]

Quote:

Originally posted by bangraman If you want a comparison, please suggest some music types and representative artists. I'll go with the music I have from what you suggest.

I would be very interested in this comparison since I have been seriously eyeballing the W1000. I listen to a variety of music genres and can offer some wide suggestions. However, if you sample female vocals, traditional jazz & modern fusion jazz, you pretty much can capture the vocal/instrumental heights of the other genres of my tastes:

Easy Listening/Vocal: The Carpenters, Roberta Flack & Barbara Streisand.

Jazz/Vocal: Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holliday, Carmen McRae, Lena Horne, Nancy Wilson, Nina Simone, Diana Krall, Nathalie Cole, Norah Jones & Tony Bennett.

Jazz/Instrumental: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Young, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Stan Getz, Admad Jamal, Herbie Hancock, John Klemmer, Pat Methany, David Benoit, Lee Ritenour, George Benson, Claude Bolling, Jean Pierre Rampal, Hubert Laws & Bobby Lyle.

 

[dariusf]

Yes! bring it on

If you could throw in some hard rock or metal that would be nice. Especially some good electronic guitar work.