Got my pair yesterday....
Did some listening, and my impressions are from the the first 3-5 hours of burn in, so take that in to count.
First of all, I am very excited about the sound, and I am really looking forward to how good they will end up being! IMO they are actually a rare mix of different "reproducing-styles", and therefor they fit a lot of different kinds of music very well.
They are/have:
- A nice and steady SS. Not as big as the best but fairly average in size.
- Great dynamics, espacially in the bottom range. (Not to be mistaken as bassy/sloppy)
- very neutral and detailed midrange wich at the same time is quit comfy and warm. So they are not over analytical, or overly warm, but to these ears a very nice compromise of both worlds. Although I do miss a little more flesh and meat on the presentation of male voices. (might come with more burn in, I hope)
- Top end seems a bit reccesed overall, but with a thew spikes. Cant exactly pinpoint the region of the spikes, but they might be the reason of why their overall caracter is somewhere in the middle of the SENNS and Grados, as mentioned by others?
Anyway, a very nice first impression, and I cant wait for them to burn in properly, to see how much potential they´ve actually got....
BTW: The cable is way too heavy, as others have mentioned. Another thing is, that I find it too stiff at the earcups. They tend to touch my shoulders in certain positions. Not very comfy, and when you move around, it makes the headphone change position as of the cables being touched. (hope it makes sense. Hard for me to expain in english)
Because of the abovementioned problems, I am definitely going for other lighter, and not as stiff cables in the future...