starfly
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If that doesn't work, there's always hearing loss
Indeed, the more hearing loss you have the less bright a headphone will sound
If that doesn't work, there's always hearing loss
Could also be recording dependent. I'm listening to some Police right now (and I know this recording is bright) and my HD800s are not letting me forget about it. But most of their early stuff was recorded this way.
It occurred to me that the harshness might be due to older or low bit-rate recordings (I listen to a fair amount of "older" material). So I started focusing on newer stuff. I listened to samples of Lady Gaga and, even though the music is very dynamic, I wasn't hearing the harsh bits. Then I loaded the Toy Story 3 blu-ray. There's a moment early in the film where Mr. Potato Head is playing an outlaw and spills his loot on the train. Then Woody walks towards him. The tinkling sparkle of the dropped coins, and Woody's jangling spurs are fairly high on the frequency range. The P7s vividly revealed those sounds. But then Mrs. Potato Head shows up and attacks the protagonist. Her voice peaks with some harsh moments. So that blew my theory of only older or low quality recordings being the culprit. :/ Interestingly, I've also found that if I put the Pioneer receiver into "stereo" mode (rather than direct pass through), the harshness is tamed a bit.
I'd like to hear some more defense for the P7s over the NAD HP50s. The NADs seem to be destroying the B&Ws in the threads where both are mentioned. I haven't had a chance to audition the HP50s. I've got to decide before next Friday whether to keep the P7s. I'll probably end up keeping them by default...
I'd like to hear some more defense for the P7s over the NAD HP50s. The NADs seem to be destroying the B&Ws in the threads where both are mentioned. I haven't had a chance to audition the HP50s. I've got to decide before next Friday whether to keep the P7s. I'll probably end up keeping them by default...
PolkManiac: I was very curious about the need of a good dac/amp for the P7. I just got my Theorem and in search for a new portable headphone. I read that the momentum doesn't benefit much from a quality dac/amp. Was very curious how the P7 will scale up w/ something like the Theorem. I am also considering the NAD HP50 but from what I read it is more similar to the momentum and doesn't benefit much with the Theorem. So do you recommend the P7 with Theorem? Or is there a better one in its portable class?
IMO, if you like the highs of the P7, then keep them. If you feel they are too bright, I would go for the HP50.