manuvajpai
100+ Head-Fier
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2009
- Posts
- 156
- Likes
- 13
I got my new AD700s a few days ago and I would like to make some comments about them. At first I was really really satisfied with my purchase, but then I started finding some problems with them. It started with the very apparent sibilance, I thought that it will go away with burn-in and by improving my source (I was using Realtek alc880 at the given point of time). I got my xonar essence STX soon and started testing with it.
So far I have accumulated around 60 hours of play time on the HPs and around 30 hours on the xonar. Of this around 20Hrs has been spent on playing pink noise and low frequency sweeps on both, for faster burn-in. Sadly, while I have experienced some reduction in sibilance, I still am unsatisfied with the mid range. It works well on equalization but it hasn't got the intimacy that I thought it will have, judging by the reviews. The highs also appear slightly more sparkly for my tastes. I am also noticing some loss of detail in very busy passages.
Lastly, I hear a weird short reverb at the end of every note, which I find very distracting. Is this because of the increased soundstage and airiness? This one thing is spoiling the whole deal for me and making my music sound very unnatural and synthetic. This, coupled with the recessed mids, makes vocals really distant and uninviting.
Has anyone else experienced this problem, and if yes then is there a solution for it? I still like them a lot and don't want to part with them, mostly because they are a gift from my girlfriend. However, they are not living up to the expectations that I had from them. They don't sound magical, yet (I still got hope for them
). This is making me want those Senns now. Grr... Head-fi!
PS - Just noticed that the reverb is less apparent on equalization, on turning up the mids and notching down the highs. Sadly the music is still a bit inorganic, if I am using the right word.
So far I have accumulated around 60 hours of play time on the HPs and around 30 hours on the xonar. Of this around 20Hrs has been spent on playing pink noise and low frequency sweeps on both, for faster burn-in. Sadly, while I have experienced some reduction in sibilance, I still am unsatisfied with the mid range. It works well on equalization but it hasn't got the intimacy that I thought it will have, judging by the reviews. The highs also appear slightly more sparkly for my tastes. I am also noticing some loss of detail in very busy passages.
Lastly, I hear a weird short reverb at the end of every note, which I find very distracting. Is this because of the increased soundstage and airiness? This one thing is spoiling the whole deal for me and making my music sound very unnatural and synthetic. This, coupled with the recessed mids, makes vocals really distant and uninviting.
Has anyone else experienced this problem, and if yes then is there a solution for it? I still like them a lot and don't want to part with them, mostly because they are a gift from my girlfriend. However, they are not living up to the expectations that I had from them. They don't sound magical, yet (I still got hope for them
PS - Just noticed that the reverb is less apparent on equalization, on turning up the mids and notching down the highs. Sadly the music is still a bit inorganic, if I am using the right word.