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Headphoneus Supremus
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It's just how the hobby is. Audiophile purists who demand the best equipment et al expect a flat response, this is the golden standard set by audiophiles in the sound world everywhere, be it speakers or headphone.
However the "younger" generation of audio lovers are not so easily convinced, especially with today's culture where strong bass is prevalent in the most popular music. As a result, the audio world got divided between the classical audiophile who demands flat response, and the newer breed that can't be satisfied with such a thing, because the kind of music they listen to needs a more colored sound.
But to avoid the schism and make everyone feel bad, the ideology that cans can be "fun" instead of "flat" and still be legit in this hobby was created. It's a euphemism more than anything else in the world of pure classical audio.
That suits everyone fine, nobody is gonna make an issue over it, it's better than classical audiophiles calling basshead cans as junk because they are imbalanced or muddy or whatever else you want to call it. Much better to call it "fun" than "muddy."
But if you want to expand the schism even further and get into an argument in semantics by saying "flat is fun, too!" then by all means.
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However the "younger" generation of audio lovers are not so easily convinced, especially with today's culture where strong bass is prevalent in the most popular music. As a result, the audio world got divided between the classical audiophile who demands flat response, and the newer breed that can't be satisfied with such a thing, because the kind of music they listen to needs a more colored sound.
But to avoid the schism and make everyone feel bad, the ideology that cans can be "fun" instead of "flat" and still be legit in this hobby was created. It's a euphemism more than anything else in the world of pure classical audio.
That suits everyone fine, nobody is gonna make an issue over it, it's better than classical audiophiles calling basshead cans as junk because they are imbalanced or muddy or whatever else you want to call it. Much better to call it "fun" than "muddy."
But if you want to expand the schism even further and get into an argument in semantics by saying "flat is fun, too!" then by all means.
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I just don't get this whole headphone review mindset of "these are great b/c of the ultra flat freq response". Flip side...these are fantastic because of the warm "fun" sound they portray...far from a flat response, but very desirable.
So which is it? I hear people who praise the flat sound say..."those are great...a really warm and fun sound" about something unflat.
So basically what I guess I'm asking...if you get a really flat freq...and that's what you're really wanting...when you listen to them, is it not fun? Critical listening...a term I don't quite get, I suppose. You have to be alert to enjoy these excellent cans. The flip side, these cans have that "fun sound" that you don't have to really be 100% alert and can just sit back and "chill" to.
Help?