freak
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I extensively compared a couple of high quality cans (at the same time) and strangely I found my old, worn out Sennheiser HD555 to be the best.
I compared them with Sennheiser HD650, AKG K-712, HiFiMAN HE-400 and Beyerdynamic DT150 and HD555 wins in almost every genre. The cans I remember were better than HD555 was K-701 but mostly in good quality instrumental rerecordings. K-701s bass was so great, tight extended and well controled and treble so natural and precise. Sounstage in K701 was also huge. K712 sounds nothing like K-701 to me. Smaller soundstage, lower quality bass and treble. Worse in every aspect IMHO.
HE-400 are also not very good sounding headphones with mudded bass and pierceing treble. Heavy and not very comfortable.
DT150 mids sound recessed to me with too much bass (especially upper bass/lower midrange) Its soundstage is a bit better that HD555s though.
HD 650 is definitely very laid back with smallest soundstage of all the headphoneses tested. Treble is really mild and ressesed. It may be good for poor quality harsh recordings. On the other hand they are extremly comfortable.
I mean how is it possible that headphone that were a few times more expensive sound worse to me than an old worn out HD555?
My amplifier is Pro-Ject Head Box SE II and my source is ARCAM rDAC. Maybe amplifier is not good enough but I doubt it.
BTW. My HD555 have their inner foam removed.
I compared them with Sennheiser HD650, AKG K-712, HiFiMAN HE-400 and Beyerdynamic DT150 and HD555 wins in almost every genre. The cans I remember were better than HD555 was K-701 but mostly in good quality instrumental rerecordings. K-701s bass was so great, tight extended and well controled and treble so natural and precise. Sounstage in K701 was also huge. K712 sounds nothing like K-701 to me. Smaller soundstage, lower quality bass and treble. Worse in every aspect IMHO.
HE-400 are also not very good sounding headphones with mudded bass and pierceing treble. Heavy and not very comfortable.
DT150 mids sound recessed to me with too much bass (especially upper bass/lower midrange) Its soundstage is a bit better that HD555s though.
HD 650 is definitely very laid back with smallest soundstage of all the headphoneses tested. Treble is really mild and ressesed. It may be good for poor quality harsh recordings. On the other hand they are extremly comfortable.
I mean how is it possible that headphone that were a few times more expensive sound worse to me than an old worn out HD555?
My amplifier is Pro-Ject Head Box SE II and my source is ARCAM rDAC. Maybe amplifier is not good enough but I doubt it.
BTW. My HD555 have their inner foam removed.