deejayen
New Head-Fier
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I've currently got HD600, but wouldn't mind something better. I've always thought the HD600 was a bit warm and woolly - nice for listening to music, but for whatever reason recordings I make with them don't sound that great on other systems. However, I'm reading that the HD600 is supposed to be neutral, so perhaps it's my ears! I've downloaded Sonarworks 4, so perhaps that's all I need.
However, at the weekend I popped into a HiFi shop when I was visiting a city, and despite saying I was probably more interested in open back cans, the salesman demoed three closed backs. They were all plugged into a Moon 430HA - he said the source was at least CD quality.
First up was the Meze 99 Classics - it sounded pleasant and was light an comfy. The bass was pronounced, and not that tight. I'm not sure it let me hear completely into the mix.
Next was a Pioneer SE-Monitor 5. This sounded really weird after the Meze. Bass was non-existent, and the mid-range was quite honky and thin.
The final one was just that - Final Sonorous VI. I can't remember much about this one, other than that the treble seemed quite nice and detailed (could hear an acoustic guitarist breathing etc.) Like the Pioneer it was quite heavy.
At that point I was surprised by how different the headphones sounded, and was beginning to doubt that my ears could pick out 'neutral'.
Also, I'd expected the Moon amp to be fantastic, but I'm not sure that any of the headphones in combination with it were any better than what I already have.
I'm a bit confused about how to pick something which is going to better for me than the HD600.
However, at the weekend I popped into a HiFi shop when I was visiting a city, and despite saying I was probably more interested in open back cans, the salesman demoed three closed backs. They were all plugged into a Moon 430HA - he said the source was at least CD quality.
First up was the Meze 99 Classics - it sounded pleasant and was light an comfy. The bass was pronounced, and not that tight. I'm not sure it let me hear completely into the mix.
Next was a Pioneer SE-Monitor 5. This sounded really weird after the Meze. Bass was non-existent, and the mid-range was quite honky and thin.
The final one was just that - Final Sonorous VI. I can't remember much about this one, other than that the treble seemed quite nice and detailed (could hear an acoustic guitarist breathing etc.) Like the Pioneer it was quite heavy.
At that point I was surprised by how different the headphones sounded, and was beginning to doubt that my ears could pick out 'neutral'.
Also, I'd expected the Moon amp to be fantastic, but I'm not sure that any of the headphones in combination with it were any better than what I already have.
I'm a bit confused about how to pick something which is going to better for me than the HD600.