HD-650/Zu vs. ATH-W5000

[kin0kin]

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Originally Posted by gevorg Damn, this is so tempting. Thanks for all the feedback! Do the W5000s are more musical than HD-650s or SA5000s? Which of three gives the most fun factor? What difference do tube amps (like PPX) bring to W5000s, in contrast to solid state amps? Iron_Dreamer, Does your Lavry headamp drives W5000s right? Why?

um...because it's not a warm phone? ...........

 

[Mr.Shadow]

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Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer I agree with the general idea you're getting at, that most headphones need either roll-off or smooth over the high end or they risk sounding harsh with metal, since they are not coherent enough to keep up with everything that is going on. I've only very rarely felt attacked by a wall of noise though, that takes a really agressive can and mediocre source (think SR60+iPod).

I think I am getting the idea generally...
Its still hard for me to buy 800$ headphones Blindely.
Though there arent a lot of options.

 

[Csi]

Can somebody give me an idea to how big the cans are [fit wise?] As stated by somebody earlier how the fit isn't ideal or you have to bend the metal to get it to where you want it, can you offer me I guess the diamater to your head? lol

EIther give it to me in centimeters or baseball cap sizes?

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

A size 7-3/8 baseball cap is pretty tight on my head, and the W5K required no bending of the headband. For other reference, I wore the HD650 at 7 clicks out from minimum on each side.

 

[Carl]

The pressure is light on everyones' head, as the metal bands have a lot of give in them, but they're not floppy. The pressure seems intentional to me.

It's very hard to make them fall off once the seal has been formed without shaking your head wildly.