Mhog55
Headphoneus Supremus
My favorite cans to listen to fast rock - AC DC Judas Priest, are still my HD 25s. They make this type of music get my adrenaline flowing, at times to where I feel like running through a sheet rock wall, Daniel Craig 007 style. I know this sort of thing isn't for everyone, but straight adrenaline is the best drug rush in the world. Don't ask me how I know. My youth was mostly ill advised.
These particular cans have zero Soundstage whatsoever. I have cans that have better width, depth, etc., such as the Beoplay H6 and Hifiman Edition S. I also owned the Hifiman He400s once upon a time. For whatever reason, the HD 25s just do rock better. Don't get me wrong, it also sounds great on my other cans, otherwise I wouldn't keep them. The HD 25s handle guitar distortion like a champ. Snare and kick drums are straight in your face with such a liveliness it's superb.
So I got to thinking, maybe it's the lack of Soundstage that makes these so great with rock, or maybe I simply don't prefer it with rock? They image as good, if not better than the other two sets, so maybe I simply appreciate imagining over Soundstage? I really don't know. I'm still relatively new to this.
On a side note, can anyone remove the drivers from the HD 25 and put them in a different set of cans? I literally hate everything else about them. Would this run the risk of killing the sound?
These particular cans have zero Soundstage whatsoever. I have cans that have better width, depth, etc., such as the Beoplay H6 and Hifiman Edition S. I also owned the Hifiman He400s once upon a time. For whatever reason, the HD 25s just do rock better. Don't get me wrong, it also sounds great on my other cans, otherwise I wouldn't keep them. The HD 25s handle guitar distortion like a champ. Snare and kick drums are straight in your face with such a liveliness it's superb.
So I got to thinking, maybe it's the lack of Soundstage that makes these so great with rock, or maybe I simply don't prefer it with rock? They image as good, if not better than the other two sets, so maybe I simply appreciate imagining over Soundstage? I really don't know. I'm still relatively new to this.
On a side note, can anyone remove the drivers from the HD 25 and put them in a different set of cans? I literally hate everything else about them. Would this run the risk of killing the sound?