(<< That's very obviously not a DT 1990, but he doesn't care; he's bopping along to the bass)No you are not alone. When I had them I preferred the balanced pads for the same reasons. I did like the detail of the analytical pads. If the analytical pads had the same bass performance of the the balanced pads then they would've been my preference. Using the Hugo 2 with the DT1990's and balanced pads brought the detail level up to that of the analytical pads. So it was how I listened to them.Geez. Am I the only one that uses the balanced pads? Seems like there used to be more parity between the two, but now most prefer the analytical pads. I've never even bothered trying the A-pads because I've never felt the need. For one thing, I lurve dat bass.
Geez. Am I the only one that uses the balanced pads? Seems like there used to be more parity between the two, but now most prefer the analytical pads. I've never even bothered trying the A-pads because I've never felt the need. For one thing, I lurve dat bass.
I guess my attitude is that I enjoy the balanced pads and have never heard the analytical pads, so I don't have a preference one way or another, but I know that I like the balanced... Why change what I know I like?At one time I think Balanced was the more common preference but it does appear to have switched. You'll never know which you prefer unless you try both.
The problem with big bass is that it can intrude into the mid-range. The HD 650 is a good example of this, as is the DT 1990 with Balanced pads. I don't like muddy lower mids and chesty sounding male vocals. I want accuracy, hence Analytical. Of even greater concern to me is the emphasized sibilance I hear with the Balanced pads. The Dekoni Elite Velour pads have bass in between the Beyerdynamic pads, but also exaggerate sibilants.
Ha! Finally, a sane person!
I just realized that I probably just implied that you don't know what you're talking about. Gah. I'm a jerk and I apologize. I was trying to make a joke, not insult anybody. You don't post much, but I usually enjoy and agree with what you have to say. (In fact, there's another user that had a similar avatar to yours and a kind of similar name, and I kept wondering why you kept saying so many things that I didn't agree with. I felt like a dope after having a conversation with this guy and then realizing I wasn't talking to you.)At one time I think Balanced was the more common preference but it does appear to have switched. You'll never know which you prefer unless you try both.
The problem with big bass is that it can intrude into the mid-range. The HD 650 is a good example of this, as is the DT 1990 with Balanced pads. I don't like muddy lower mids and chesty sounding male vocals. I want accuracy, hence Analytical. Of even greater concern to me is the emphasized sibilance I hear with the Balanced pads. The Dekoni Elite Velour pads have bass in between the Beyerdynamic pads, but also exaggerate sibilants.
I bought the Amiron first, had them with the DT 1990 for a week, sent the Amiron back, too dark for me.
...Hmmm... Maybe two years? Can't remember off the top of my head. I think it was a year or so after this thread was started. I wanted something that could play more aggressively than my HD 650.
