lewisprinceAAD
Member of the Trade: Adair Acoustic
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These look beautiful! I can't wait to demo them.
Don't know if this was posted already, but came across this review:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2424547,00.asp
They mention that the bass can get slightly distorted at high volumes as one of the cons (but then when you read the text in the article they don't mention anything about it).
These look beautiful! I can't wait to demo them.
The most comfortable closed portable headphones I've tried were the Denon D600, followed by the Sony 1R. But that was before I was spoiled by the HD600's comfort. I had no idea how uncomfortable my Shure 440 were until I tried the HD600. I wonder how these fill fare...
I get a pressure point at the top of my head when wearing the D600 for long periods. They are just too heavy for the relatively skinny headband they have. I would say the 1R tops my list for comfort in a closed portable. The Senn HD 500 series and up is probably my pick for most comfortable overall.
To keep it OT though, the P7 was very comfortable IMO. The longest session I had was only about 20-30 minutes though. I should get more time shortly though.
I've had the P7's for a few days. The sound quality is excellent, but comfort wise these are not a perfect match for me. I find the headband too firm and thin, so I'm probably going to return these.
Look forward to hearing your opinions. Would you agree that these are a deviation from the B&W sound signature of headphones past? They are much better sounding to me.
Right off the bat, the sound improves just from not being filtered through rubber/fake leather, or whatever material the P3 and P5 use to cover the drivers. Now there is just a thin layer of cloth.
If I could use an analogy, I find the change (from the P3 and P5) similar to when Grado introduced the bowl pads which replaced the flat pads. The bass got tighter and the soundstage opened up. The big difference is that, unlike the Grados, the top end remains warm and clean, and lacks any sort of sibilance and brightness problems. What I am finding with the P7 is the bass is present for sure, but in a good way...kick drums kick, electric bass throbs, things residing in that range have power and dynamics. And unlike the Momentum, for example, the P7 is alive and kicking in the midrange as well. It's like a Sony MDR-1R with some good kick and presence in the bottom. But with much better midrange accuracy and timbre.
Are you using the P7 amped? If not what are you using for athe source?