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Originally Posted by Tyll Hertsens /img/forum/go_quote.gif
the balance between bass/mids/highs seemed pretty good to me for a sealed can; though I might complain a bit about a withdrawn midrange, it's well within the norms for sealed cans
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Withdrawn mids wasn't my own first impression with these cans. But I can see that the mids could indeed be overshadowed by the bass, which is a little on the strong side. My problem was with the highs - say the top octave of a piano and up.
My own early impressions (pre 150 hours) go like this.
First impression (unpacking my shipment): wow, funky box artwork!
Second impression (Cassandra Wilson,
Sankofa): ooh,
very nice vocals. Mmmmmmm.
Third impression (Cassandra Wilson,
Come On In My Kitchen): the lows are nice but hey, what's wrong with the cymbal? It doesn't sound like a cymbal, it sounds like a human beatbox making a cymbal sound by hissing through his teeth. This isn't good.
Fourth impression (Patricia Barber,
Touch Of Trash): yup, those high and sharp percussive sounds don't sound realistic. And they're significantly muted too. But everything else is awfully nice.
Fifth and sixth impressions (24 hours of burn-in later,
Come On In My Kitchen and
Touch Of Trash again): maybe there's some improvement in the highs, but it's not enough. I wonder if I can get past this. I wonder if more burn-in will help.
Burn-in continues. I'll suspend further critique until 150 hours at least.