Stephen Lau
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....out of my Sony MD stock earbuds
. So I've been using my AD900's for a month now and haven't touched my MD for a while. My friend wanted to go with me to buy his PX100s, so I decided to bring my MD and AD900s along to see how it would sound like. So the night before, I plugged my MD into my Sony DVD player's optical out, recorded the Rach 2 and 4, while listening to it with my AD900s. Well, I got a bit carried away, cos by the time I ended, it was 2am
because it sounded so good.
On the train, I brought the Sony earbuds with me because I'd figure the AD900s would make me look a bit weird
, and I haven't heard them for a while so I want to know the differences between it and the ADs. So when I sat down on my seat, plugged in my earbuds, and started up Rach 2, I nearly fell off my seat! The stock earbuds were bright, shrill, had no soundstage, sounded like static radio, and the strings and piano sounded worse than synthesised music! I thought, "hang on, something is definitely not right. I've been using these earbuds for more than 3 years, and before my AD900s, they DEFINITELY did not sound this crap". So I took out my Rach MD, put in my HK pop MD, and played the first track. Oh, how agonising was this train trip....I really acutally felt nauseous listening to it after 10secs - the treble was so shrill I had to take it out of my ear. No matter how I tried to adjust the bass and treble, the earbuds sounded like crackled, static, radio, devoid of any quality. My 30min train trip was ruined
I'd been SHOCKED to see how MUCH of the difference the AD900s had made to my listening. When I first put the ATs on, I certainly noticed a difference in sound when I was listening to my CDs, but definitely not as much as this. I'd realise how prolonged listening to a certain crappy headphone/IEM/earbuds can make you get used to its quality, making you oblivious to it's totally crap sound quality. This difference I think is realised more when you listen to a good headphone for a while, then switching back to the old one, rather than the opposite. Has any of you had similar experiences?
On the train, I brought the Sony earbuds with me because I'd figure the AD900s would make me look a bit weird
I'd been SHOCKED to see how MUCH of the difference the AD900s had made to my listening. When I first put the ATs on, I certainly noticed a difference in sound when I was listening to my CDs, but definitely not as much as this. I'd realise how prolonged listening to a certain crappy headphone/IEM/earbuds can make you get used to its quality, making you oblivious to it's totally crap sound quality. This difference I think is realised more when you listen to a good headphone for a while, then switching back to the old one, rather than the opposite. Has any of you had similar experiences?