[M3NTAL]

Is the 400 or 435 s considered their TOTL Open dynamic phone?

It looks as if the 435 s is capable of being driven by a portable player, but IMO that should not discredit it from being good sounding.

I am going to assume that since you claim the velour pads reduce the bass and since the 400 come with those pads, that MB Quart is going for a more neutral sound with that can.

Am I at 1K posts yet?

 

[oqvist]

400 is the bass monsters in the group. It´s the one supposed to be most "musical" I suppose where the 450 Pro is supposed to be more serious and neutral.

450 Pro has much clearer mid range and considerably more detailed. 400s is not bad they are still better then the Hd 650 but they somehow have some of that headphones pit falls. But it´s essentially an open headphone as well since it has no isolation so you can as well put it in the TOTL open dynamic group. 8.35D Monitors with the new pads have nice soundstaging as well but a bit cold.

I also don´t see how making headphones that are hard to drive would have a higher roof either. They reward you more for buying amps but otherwise I preferr my German Maestros unamped versus every other headphone I have owned to date. Sometimes even my beloved Pro 900

I am going for the 435S myself. Have similar frequency response as the 450 Pro it seems but even smoother response curve. Since the 450 Pro don´t have any isolation I can as well go fully open

 

[Acix]

I find the 8.35 with the newer pads to be in the 702 area code, just with more punchy bass. I can take a guess that 435S can really compare to the 702/1 in term of details, transparency, and sound stage.

 

[Acix]

Any new interest before I start the program?

 

[Graphicism]

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Originally Posted by Acix /img/forum/go_quote.gif Any new interest before I start the program?

Yes sign me up please!

- I'm interested in the 435 ... if that's not possible then the 400.
(What happens if we decide we like them, can they be purchased, costs?)

 

[Acix]

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Originally Posted by Graphicism /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes sign me up please! - I'm interested in the 435 ... if that's not possible then the 400. (What happens if we decide we like them, can they be purchased, costs?)

Graphicism, good to have you aboard.

 

[kool bubba ice]

I hope these become a major success.. & Maestro owes you many Kudo's for supporting their headphone that you truly love, without any compensation, or under the table BS. You should be a distributor, or in some way make a deal to sell them on your web site.

 

[Acix]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kool bubba ice /img/forum/go_quote.gif I hope these become a major success.. & Maestro owes you many Kudo's for supporting their headphone that you truly love, without any compensation, or under the table BS. You should be a distributor, or in some way make a deal to sell them on your web site.

The German Maestro is my underdog bet. Soon they're going to get success and I'll be super happy for them and I'll know that I played my role in their success story. The program will be starting in 2 weeks, so you and the other members will be able to see what I'm so happy about.

I was thinking about asking them to be a distributor, but it's like any other job, you need to take it seriously and to put a lot of passion and energy into it. I already have my job; next week I'm releasing my album, so I won't have the time to take distribution of the headphones as seriously as I would want to. I'm choosing to focus on my music career, so meanwhile, the loan program is what I have to offer, which I think will be great!

 

[BIG POPPA]

Releasing an Album Acix? Congratulations and good luck! I will buy one to support a Head-fier. Who do I paypal?

 

[Acix]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIG POPPA /img/forum/go_quote.gif Releasing an Album Acix? Congratulations and good luck! I will buy one to support a Head-fier. Who do I paypal?

Cool BIG POPPA, next week it will be available. I'll send you a link to the website when it's updated and I'll set aside a CD for you. Thanks for support, it really means a lot to me.

 

[scompton]

Congradulations

 

[Acix]

Quote:

Originally Posted by scompton /img/forum/go_quote.gif Congradulations

Thanks Scompton.

 

[koven]

I'm kinda curious to try these after reading 100000's of German Maestro recommendations from Acix.

 

[Acix]

Good news, the GMP 435s are on the way to San Francisco.

 

[Acix]

The GMP 435S in the house...and this what you get in the package.

Mmmm...what a nice boX.

WoW!

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