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Being objective, still the Qualias. Sound just doesn't change. It just gets quieter. But it is the same. Same detail, bass, PRAT...
However, being subjective I have to say that it might be the L3000s.
These days I only listen to headphones in bed right before to sleep. I listen at very quiet volumes by then. The L3000 (from DHA3000) excel in those conditions because:
- The bass is nice, deep, relaxed and very present (unlike most headphones at very low volume)
- The slightly annoying "closeness" of the L3000 dissapears on the mids/high-mids. That's why I think this might be produced by the reverberation on the cans. It is a bit like a room with bad acoustics and loudspeakers bad placed. At very low volumes is not that bad. As soon as you go up, things get a bit worse. R10s do much better at keeping this effect at bay.
- Detail is still very good (not like the Qualias, which are the ones less affected by low volumes, they never sound muffed)
- PRAT and slam still there.
So actually the L3000 almost improves with low sound. Well, not really. There is less PRAT and they get darker and a bit siroupy but that is Ok when you are about to sleep. It is a very enjoyable and warm sound.
Other cans are losing more. R10 loses some bass, PS1 lots of detail, Electrostatics will lose lots of PRAT...
On the extremes, you have Qualia not losing anything and the K1000 losing pretty much all its magic.
Hope this helps. Cheers,
However, being subjective I have to say that it might be the L3000s.
These days I only listen to headphones in bed right before to sleep. I listen at very quiet volumes by then. The L3000 (from DHA3000) excel in those conditions because:
- The bass is nice, deep, relaxed and very present (unlike most headphones at very low volume)
- The slightly annoying "closeness" of the L3000 dissapears on the mids/high-mids. That's why I think this might be produced by the reverberation on the cans. It is a bit like a room with bad acoustics and loudspeakers bad placed. At very low volumes is not that bad. As soon as you go up, things get a bit worse. R10s do much better at keeping this effect at bay.
- Detail is still very good (not like the Qualias, which are the ones less affected by low volumes, they never sound muffed)
- PRAT and slam still there.
So actually the L3000 almost improves with low sound. Well, not really. There is less PRAT and they get darker and a bit siroupy but that is Ok when you are about to sleep. It is a very enjoyable and warm sound.
Other cans are losing more. R10 loses some bass, PS1 lots of detail, Electrostatics will lose lots of PRAT...
On the extremes, you have Qualia not losing anything and the K1000 losing pretty much all its magic.
Hope this helps. Cheers,