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So I own a HD598 and I'm using a Fiio E10k to drive all of these headphones. I wrote a short comparison of the names headphones and hope you enjoy it!
Listening to music with Spotify Premium Extreme quality - wish I had FLACs or CDs or Tidal to compare but oh well...
Most of you know the sound signature of the HD598 so I won't talk about them in particular.
I just wanted to have something "new" to listen to, which is not as neutral as the Sennheiser but with overall good detail, comfort and bass.
The first to arrive for testing were the ATH and I listened tot hem the whole day yesterday.
The come with plenty of accessoires and are really really flexible. These headphones are clamping. While the material is really soft and feels great, the cans themself apply a decent amount of pressure on my head. Even after stretching them for several hours it didn't really lessen the clamp.
The sound is decent to good. There's things I like like the bass which is super nice and really deep. The mids are somewhat more passive I'd say. They are there but are often overshadowed by the prominent bass. But now I come to the part that I can't really get along with - it's the treble. It's super... metallic and really really harsh in my ears. The first time I listened to some of my fav. songs I had to lower the volume / take off the headphones. In Battlefield 1 the sound is really immense, you get the feeling you're really shot. The bullets flying by make such a high pitched HISS that it took me by surprise the first time. There's a slight soundstage but compared to the HD598 everything seems to be way more... opressed.
If it weren't for the comfort and the treble this would be really really good headphones for the price I paid. I'm gonna try them a bit more over the course of the next days, but I find myself looking and wanting to listen on to our next contender...
the Philips Fidelio X2.
Ok they are HUGE, you look like a teddy wearing them. But they are super comfortable. Not as good as the HD598 but close. The Velour earpads are super soft and comfortable, the headband adjusts perfectly onto my head. While being open these cans have really deep and accentuated bass. I really like the sound and feel of the bass, while not being as crisp and oomph as the ATH M50x they are more easy to listen to. The mids here are also a bit surpressed but instead of being overshadowed by the bass, vocals kind of sound like being sang a bit farther away than the rest of the instruments. The treble is very crisp and detailed. I like it but in some cases it feels like it's crackling (maybe it's the tracks?). I really enjoy listening to music with them.
Trying Battlefield 1 again I had a blast playing with these. You can pinpoint everything going on in the battle, a shotgun fired in my face point blank made my ears hurt (not really, but it sounded gorgeous) and there's just a presence of the sound around you.
Just for funs a friend of mine left me Sennheiser HD8 DJ here to compare, which I will write later about.
Update:
The ATH M50x is def. going to be returned.
It's just too metallic and artificial in the treble and also too uncomfortable to wear a whole day.
The Sennheiser HD8 DJ on the other hand has grown on me. They are fun to listen to.
While it's super "close", has a small soundstage and feels similar to the ATH in terms of sound (deeeeep bass, decent mids) it has no bleeding in from the bass into the mid ranges.
Also it's way more comfortable. The sound is super colored of course but that's what I'm kinda looking for.
EDM sounds amazing on them and you can even listen to Rock etc. without much fatigue because you the treble is a bit laid back.
It's built like a tank and very light. The clamping is there but not really annoying.
My friend offered me to buy them for 80€ cause he does not use them, I might consider getting them just for fun.
http://imgur.com/a/JHeD7
Furthermore I just got the DT770 from another friend.
I just have started listening to them but all I can say, they are impressive for the price and super comfortable. They have nice bass and soundstage but after listening to the Fidelio X2 the DT770 just sound like a light version of them. Not as deep as X2, not as big soundstage as the X2 not as clear, crisp and fun as the X2.
I will listen some more but I think the X2 spoiled me on them.
Listening to music with Spotify Premium Extreme quality - wish I had FLACs or CDs or Tidal to compare but oh well...
Most of you know the sound signature of the HD598 so I won't talk about them in particular.
I just wanted to have something "new" to listen to, which is not as neutral as the Sennheiser but with overall good detail, comfort and bass.
The first to arrive for testing were the ATH and I listened tot hem the whole day yesterday.
The come with plenty of accessoires and are really really flexible. These headphones are clamping. While the material is really soft and feels great, the cans themself apply a decent amount of pressure on my head. Even after stretching them for several hours it didn't really lessen the clamp.
The sound is decent to good. There's things I like like the bass which is super nice and really deep. The mids are somewhat more passive I'd say. They are there but are often overshadowed by the prominent bass. But now I come to the part that I can't really get along with - it's the treble. It's super... metallic and really really harsh in my ears. The first time I listened to some of my fav. songs I had to lower the volume / take off the headphones. In Battlefield 1 the sound is really immense, you get the feeling you're really shot. The bullets flying by make such a high pitched HISS that it took me by surprise the first time. There's a slight soundstage but compared to the HD598 everything seems to be way more... opressed.
If it weren't for the comfort and the treble this would be really really good headphones for the price I paid. I'm gonna try them a bit more over the course of the next days, but I find myself looking and wanting to listen on to our next contender...
the Philips Fidelio X2.
Ok they are HUGE, you look like a teddy wearing them. But they are super comfortable. Not as good as the HD598 but close. The Velour earpads are super soft and comfortable, the headband adjusts perfectly onto my head. While being open these cans have really deep and accentuated bass. I really like the sound and feel of the bass, while not being as crisp and oomph as the ATH M50x they are more easy to listen to. The mids here are also a bit surpressed but instead of being overshadowed by the bass, vocals kind of sound like being sang a bit farther away than the rest of the instruments. The treble is very crisp and detailed. I like it but in some cases it feels like it's crackling (maybe it's the tracks?). I really enjoy listening to music with them.
Trying Battlefield 1 again I had a blast playing with these. You can pinpoint everything going on in the battle, a shotgun fired in my face point blank made my ears hurt (not really, but it sounded gorgeous) and there's just a presence of the sound around you.
Just for funs a friend of mine left me Sennheiser HD8 DJ here to compare, which I will write later about.
Update:
The ATH M50x is def. going to be returned.
It's just too metallic and artificial in the treble and also too uncomfortable to wear a whole day.
The Sennheiser HD8 DJ on the other hand has grown on me. They are fun to listen to.
While it's super "close", has a small soundstage and feels similar to the ATH in terms of sound (deeeeep bass, decent mids) it has no bleeding in from the bass into the mid ranges.
Also it's way more comfortable. The sound is super colored of course but that's what I'm kinda looking for.
EDM sounds amazing on them and you can even listen to Rock etc. without much fatigue because you the treble is a bit laid back.
It's built like a tank and very light. The clamping is there but not really annoying.
My friend offered me to buy them for 80€ cause he does not use them, I might consider getting them just for fun.
http://imgur.com/a/JHeD7
Furthermore I just got the DT770 from another friend.
I just have started listening to them but all I can say, they are impressive for the price and super comfortable. They have nice bass and soundstage but after listening to the Fidelio X2 the DT770 just sound like a light version of them. Not as deep as X2, not as big soundstage as the X2 not as clear, crisp and fun as the X2.
I will listen some more but I think the X2 spoiled me on them.
