polarbear123
aka davisxu
aka rajmahal
aka gradofan1
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Wow there goes another $400 in my wallet (I already own the C5/P3/P5 etc...)
Hey guys,
I work at Superfi in Leeds, and the B&W rep has just brought us a pair to listen to, and I can safely say that these are the best portable headphones I've listened to, and definitely the best that we sell (for my listening taste). I just compared them directly with the Sennheiser Momentums, which were my previous favourites and they a lot more punch, more clarity and generally just a better sound (sorry, I'm not great at describing sound yet )
I was listening to Fleetwood Mac's The Chain from the Rumours SACD (converted to 24bit/96KHz FLAC) with my Astell & Kern AK100, and briefly to Pink Floyd's Money from the Dark Side of the Moon SACD (converted).
I am now trying to get the rep to get me a pair on the cheap - lol
How do they compare to KEF M500 ?
I thought the P5s were stellar all around except for sound, where the AT ESW9, Senn HD25-II, and Senn Momentums all beat them. Like others have said, a bit too muddy and congested. The fit and finish were superb and I really wish that they had sounded better. I am definitely interested to see how these end up stacking up. As much as I love my Momentums, I would give them up in a heartbeat if the P7s could just match them in sound quality.
Thanks for posting the review. Positive enough that I might see if a local Apple store has a pair to test out. Horrible environment for a real test, but I can bring my Momentums and at least get an idea of where they stand. I'd also love to know if the cable is any thicker than the P5's. I thought it was ridiculously thin and very difficult to build a replacement due to such a narrow channel.
Very good question. I think that the NAD Viso HP50 should also be considered. Personally I found the P5 to sound very `muddy' and `congested' with an overly dark signature, so hopefully the P7 will have different sonic attributes.
Andy.
Since there is a b&w p7 post, I will let out my view on how much I love my b&w p3 for all techno-related genres and could care less about others who think otherwise.
First off, I wish Tyll Hertsens at Innerfidelity could understand what a cellular phone remote transmitter is and what it does to driver sound, but mangled the earpads just for a fashion statement and decided to skip an a/v 101 step to CHECK THE CABLES. Oh well.
Second off, I really do not see why people use "rolled off", when you can see "taper off", especially for treble. Rolled off is more of a marketing term, whereas tapers off is used to describe measurements resembling exponential decay. Well, that's marketing.
Third, I have listened to many headphones, own many headphones, and own astronomically low-distortion audio equipment. The b&w p3 are the best I heard for an overall techno-related genre experience. The hd 25-1 II are best at mixing and dt880 are best for monitoring, but b&w p3s are best for MY EARS for remastering and leisure listening. Anything brighter will just have the treble muddy out the bass and mids on good electronica recordings.
So back on topic, I can't wait to try the p7s out. Sorry for the above rant. I have been a backup dj for many parties (some that were raided), and I used to be a bbs junkie at computer forums. I just could not bear, to my ears, vocal travesty for headphones that sounded best for techno-related genres and electronica in general.
How do they compare to KEF M500 ?