[up late]

the th900 has a midrange dip. doubt that burn-in will change that. they respond well to eq apparently. some folks claim that a tube amp can plump them up.

 

[NotaLefty]

the th900 has a midrange dip. doubt that burn-in will change that. they respond well to eq apparently. some folks claim that a tube amp can plump them up.

Well I'm currently using the WA7tp on the low impedance setting and switching off with the Audioquest Dragonfly V1.2. The sound is certainly of a higher quality from the WA7tp, but I prefer the general sound signature of the Dragonfly. Neither seem to do anything for the mids, and I feel that they are even more lost on the WA7tp. 

 

[up late]

maybe eq then? otherwise it is what is.

 

[deuter]

Well I'm currently using the WA7tp on the low impedance setting and switching off with the Audioquest Dragonfly V1.2. The sound is certainly of a higher quality from the WA7tp, but I prefer the general sound signature of the Dragonfly. Neither seem to do anything for the mids, and I feel that they are even more lost on the WA7tp. 

Can you demo the headphones with dacs and amps?

 

[RIVERST]

In the market for great headphones to pair with my chord Hugo. I've been looking at all the summit-fi cans and read great reviews about the Th-900, etc... Would the fostex pair nice with the Hugo and should I recable them. I listen to mostly urban music and 90% of my music is high-res quality. Unfortunately there are no meets in my area, so I'm relying on the recommendations I recieve here. Thanks!

 

[Zojokkeli]

In the market for great headphones to pair with my chord Hugo. I've been looking at all the summit-fi cans and read great reviews about the Th-900, etc... Would the fostex pair nice with the Hugo and should I recable them. I listen to mostly urban music and 90% of my music is high-res quality. Unfortunately there are no meets in my area, so I'm relying on the recommendations I recieve here. Thanks!

 
The stock cable is bulky and quite long, so recabling might be a good option. 

 

[Whazzzup]

In the market for great headphones to pair with my chord Hugo. I've been looking at all the summit-fi cans and read great reviews about the Th-900, etc... Would the fostex pair nice with the Hugo and should I recable them. I listen to mostly urban music and 90% of my music is high-res quality. Unfortunately there are no meets in my area, so I'm relying on the recommendations I recieve here. Thanks!

I'll let the thread know the benefits of scorpian cable in a few, what wouldn't pair well with a Hugo, the th900 are not difficult to power, hpa8 is more than enough. As an example.

 

[RIVERST]

So is it safe to say that the sound quality is awesome, but the OEM cable is cumbersome. Also, how does the 900 compare to its sibling (600)?  

 

[plakat]

To me the cable is rather nice. Only point is the junction getting caught at my desk constantly as its hanging rather deep.
 
I hear the TH600 as a bit less U-shaped, but a tad rougher in the treble region. Still better value/money... though I love the red cups.

 

[citraian]

I just tested the TH900 for the first time since I got the M9. All I can say is that the combination with the Vega and the M9 is great. I don't even feel the midrange dip as big as I did before. 
 
I'm totally baffled on how much these scale on higher end gear. The only headphones that I've seen to scale better than this are the HD-800s.

 

[MisterMoJo]

  I just tested the TH900 for the first time since I got the M9. All I can say is that the combination with the Vega and the M9 is great. I don't even feel the midrange dip as big as I did before. 
 
I'm totally baffled on how much these scale on higher end gear. The only headphones that I've seen to scale better than this are the HD-800s.

Hi are you using the amp single ended with the stock cable?  If so, how does it sound?

 

[citraian]

Yes, the stock cable on single ended. The bass is well extended and controlled, the mids are clear and way less recessed than I remembered them and the highs are sparkly but still too much sometimes. Soundstage, imaging and clarity are great, even better than before.

 

[MisterMoJo]

  Yes, the stock cable on single ended. The bass is well extended and controlled, the mids are clear and way less recessed than I remembered them and the highs are sparkly but still too much sometimes. Soundstage, imaging and clarity are great, even better than before.

excellent, thank you for the information!

 

[Mortalcoil]

  Man, I'm trying really hard to love the TH900, but I'm disappointed by the extremely evident lack of mids. I find myself turning up the volume louder than I usually listen, causing quicker fatigue. Does this improve with burn in at all? They have about 5 hours on them. 

 Loose translation ......time to sell them.

 

[HemiSam]

LOL @Mortalcoil
 
Punt them my way....I'm easy.  I have too many headphones, but I don't own the TH900's....yet.
 
 
 

 
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