jimbob747
100+ Head-Fier
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This is just a personal grip I have, moving from the downstairs 'serious/fun listening area' to the 'laidback' bedroom cans. While i have submitted to the contrasting phones ideal, I can't stand it... I think most people (me included) simply go through phases of listening to certain headphones, then change at a whim.
What I notice more and more as I go up the price scale, is the signature of each headphone and how much longer it takes to acclimatize to a change. Moreover is how much these different headphones (not forcefully) dictate what music i'm enjoying listening to and what I CAN listen to. So if i feel in the mood to listen to anything in particular, I have to change headphones and therefore signature reducing enjoyment.
This is only for my own sanities sake, I do completely understand the idea of having some D7000s and K701s but at the same time it's incredibly counterintuitive to my listening. If I listen to my D7000s then all I want to listen to is instrumental tracks taking advantage of the V shaped sound, meaning my K701s are deemed moot and the same vise versa, flatter, more detailed etc...
I think no headphone, can truely be an individual's 'ideal headphone' in this hobby, afterall we all listen to such a variety of music that surely no signature will satisfy everyone's taste will it?
If anyone either doesn't mind the transition between headphone styles or has their ideal all rounder, I will tell my self you are a liar and envy you for the rest of my audio career... As i'm driven into secular listening of my headphones favourite albums...
What I notice more and more as I go up the price scale, is the signature of each headphone and how much longer it takes to acclimatize to a change. Moreover is how much these different headphones (not forcefully) dictate what music i'm enjoying listening to and what I CAN listen to. So if i feel in the mood to listen to anything in particular, I have to change headphones and therefore signature reducing enjoyment.
This is only for my own sanities sake, I do completely understand the idea of having some D7000s and K701s but at the same time it's incredibly counterintuitive to my listening. If I listen to my D7000s then all I want to listen to is instrumental tracks taking advantage of the V shaped sound, meaning my K701s are deemed moot and the same vise versa, flatter, more detailed etc...
I think no headphone, can truely be an individual's 'ideal headphone' in this hobby, afterall we all listen to such a variety of music that surely no signature will satisfy everyone's taste will it?
If anyone either doesn't mind the transition between headphone styles or has their ideal all rounder, I will tell my self you are a liar and envy you for the rest of my audio career... As i'm driven into secular listening of my headphones favourite albums...