JML
Headphoneus Supremus
Takashi, I don't hear significant problems in the upper-mids on my EW9, but I do listen alot to vinyl via a Corda HA-1, or directly out of a D-25S (and it's unfortunate that your profile doesn't list any associated equipment, so I'm afraid that your impressions cannot be judged fairly without the context of source or amplication). (But I'm currently without a good CD player, so factor that into the mix from my perspective.) They get better with use and breakin. The ATs are far, far more listenable than something like the peaky V6 (very unlistenable sibilant peak in the 7K Hz range) or Grados, to me anyway. The comfort is unmatched, and I won't/can't wear ear canal phones.
They're very much like the EM7, but with a bottom to match the mids and top. Plus the build quality is improved and the design refined (the rotating clip mounts are better done, and the cable layout is better, plus the cable is rubber-coated instead of that fragile silken fabric). Bangraman, I think you'd really, really like these. A major step up from the EM7. The neoprene case is the same as before, but in a different color (black neoprene, grey zipper tape, switched from the EM7 case).
The KSC35 sounds pretty nice for the money, granted, but I wouldn't put them anywhere near the AT-EW9 as far as refinement, midrange transparency, and top end delicacy. They're throw-away junk as far as build is concerned. And I find the bass overwhelming, wooly, and very annoying. For the price, they have few peers, granted, but since when was this only about price?
They're very much like the EM7, but with a bottom to match the mids and top. Plus the build quality is improved and the design refined (the rotating clip mounts are better done, and the cable layout is better, plus the cable is rubber-coated instead of that fragile silken fabric). Bangraman, I think you'd really, really like these. A major step up from the EM7. The neoprene case is the same as before, but in a different color (black neoprene, grey zipper tape, switched from the EM7 case).
The KSC35 sounds pretty nice for the money, granted, but I wouldn't put them anywhere near the AT-EW9 as far as refinement, midrange transparency, and top end delicacy. They're throw-away junk as far as build is concerned. And I find the bass overwhelming, wooly, and very annoying. For the price, they have few peers, granted, but since when was this only about price?