[Jam_Master_J]

Just got back our small meet at kin0kins place (thanks for the drive home Brian

). It was a great chance to get to hear some excellent gear.

I expect pictures will be coming along shortly but here are some of my impressions:

Senn HD600 - I liked these a lot better than the HD650. They aren't the most upfront but they seem to have a pleasing sound with good detail retrieval and natural presentation.

RS-1 vs RS-2: RS-1 sounds more seperated but more shouty up top. The bass on the RS-1 has more slam but is smoother and more even on the RS-2. RS-1 has a wider soundstage and sounds slightly faster, RS-2 excels with vocals. RS-2 is my pick.

RS-1/SR-60: This one startled me. With bowl pads on both, the SR-60 sounds very similar to the RS-1 in quick sessions. This shocked me, but a couple others agreed with me.

k701/k701

: kin0kins k701s sounded different that mine by a good amount. His had a more upfront sound vs airier sound for mine. His were slightly louder at a given input level too. Both have a lot of hours on them.

A900 LTD: I just don't "get" the AT sound I guess. Found them unnatural sounding. They sounded like a really nice radio to me.

 

[humanflyz]

@the OP:

Your comments regarding the difference between the two K701s confirm something I've heard myself. Filburt and I have compared our K701s on two separate occasions, and each time we've heard differences similar to the ones you heard. His had a more upfront character while mine had more air.

 

[edisonwu]

Yeah! Thanks Brian for driving me home. Although I didn't listen much, we had a great time today! All gears are damn so wonderful and perform so well that was out of my expectation.Thanks Kean for the house and the snacks~

 

[kin0kin]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jam_Master_J k701/k701 : kin0kins k701s sounded different that mine by a good amount. His had a more upfront sound vs airier sound for mine. His were slightly louder at a given input level too. Both have a lot of hours on them.

this is no BS at all, the difference was so darn obvious that I also noticed it right after i switched fom Jam_master_J's (Justin) 701, and I bet everybody in the meet noticed it.

the most surprising thing in the meet was actually Edison's hd600....for those of you who didn't like it...you should hear how a new pair sounds...FAR much worse than that...I actually like Edison's hd600 alot (temporarily traded with him) and I'm definitely buying a pair and burn them in for ages. (Edison's was 3 yrs old) It tastes really bad when just brewed...but a very good wine when aged.

I'm still not interested in the HD650 at all, though

PICTURES

Apparently everybody thought that was BS and nobody cared about it

 

[socrates63]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jam_Master_J A900 LTD: I just don't "get" the AT sound I guess. Found them unnatural sounding. They sounded like a really nice radio to me.

Have you tried the AT woodies? I wouldn't judge AT sound based on the A900LTD as they sound very different from the AT woodies.

 

[edisonwu]

Quote:

Originally Posted by socrates63 Have you tried the AT woodies? I wouldn't judge AT sound based on the A900LTD as they sound very different from the AT woodies.

yeah~A series is actually something that ATH tries to move the sound style towards the typical european taste. I found it, besides A900 & A1000, more balance and cool sound among all ATH's headphones.

 

[Jam_Master_J]

Quote:

Originally Posted by socrates63 Have you tried the AT woodies? I wouldn't judge AT sound based on the A900LTD as they sound very different from the AT woodies.

I've also heard the w5000, w100 and w1000. All have, what I perceive to be, unnatural and honky mids.

 

[socrates63]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jam_Master_J I've also heard the w5000, w100 and w1000. All have, what I perceive to be, unnatural and honky mids.

In that case, fair enough!

 

[surfboardz26]

so out of all the dacs, which ones did you like the most?

 

[kin0kin]

lol. We actually ABed the lavry n dac-1, 2 people got <50% correct, Justin got 58%. The difference were quite subtle, with the Lavry DA10 sound more analytical and slightly brighter and DAC-1 with slightly more weight and depth.

 

[edisonwu]

Yeah, the DA10 sounds no different to the DAC1

 

[glasscain]

Here are 6 pics: Great time guys, thanks Kin

Cheers

 

[edisonwu]

Nice catch for the first one, Andrew. Justin looks like a Musician. Should send it to AKG.

 

[Jam_Master_J]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kin0kin lol. We actually ABed the lavry n dac-1, 2 people got <50% correct, Justin got 58%.

Even though I had the best score, I'm not too proud about my performance in the blind A/B

Then again they were both nice units so neither sounded deficient in any way to me.

 

[kin0kin]

NOO!!!! I'm partially in one of the pix

don't spoil my anonymous identity!

wow...Justin looks so serene there hahaha