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Headphoneus Supremus
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This morning I went to buy a new headphone; I tried the Sens 485, 515 and 595...and got home with the 485.
The reason was I needed a fun phone for gaming and occasional listening through my Sony nw-hd1).
I tried the phones on my walkman; the superiority of the 595 was clear; clearer sound, more details, more soundstaged, balanced...yet strangely lifeless.
I'm convinced this is because limitations of my walkman, perhaps the ampstage isn't strong enough (because it sounds very detailed yet smooth and musical through my favorites, the Shure E4).
The 485 gave a very pleasant bassy boom; pure distortion of course and unacceptable for audiophile listening on a high-res system, but just what I was looking for occasional trancemusic and Warcraft.
Got it on my head right now, listening through Sonic Stage and it sounds very pleasant, and gaming was really great! rather comfortable too.
The 515 BTW sounded remarkably like the 595, but I gave it just a short listen, no doubts the 595 superiority will only become obviously using a much better source/amp.
So in short, limitations in source and amp made me prefer the 485 above the 595, at 40% of the price (in Holland, resp €80,- and €200,-) and I'm convinced I made the right choice (untill I decide to make a high end bedroom system, but then I'll probably go for the 650, loving that "Senn-sonority").
Better is not always better.
BTW, I also have a PX100 here, and good as they are, they are overhyped; the 485 is clearly superior, sounding much fuller and smoother, as it should be at twice the price.
The reason was I needed a fun phone for gaming and occasional listening through my Sony nw-hd1).
I tried the phones on my walkman; the superiority of the 595 was clear; clearer sound, more details, more soundstaged, balanced...yet strangely lifeless.
I'm convinced this is because limitations of my walkman, perhaps the ampstage isn't strong enough (because it sounds very detailed yet smooth and musical through my favorites, the Shure E4).
The 485 gave a very pleasant bassy boom; pure distortion of course and unacceptable for audiophile listening on a high-res system, but just what I was looking for occasional trancemusic and Warcraft.
Got it on my head right now, listening through Sonic Stage and it sounds very pleasant, and gaming was really great! rather comfortable too.
The 515 BTW sounded remarkably like the 595, but I gave it just a short listen, no doubts the 595 superiority will only become obviously using a much better source/amp.
So in short, limitations in source and amp made me prefer the 485 above the 595, at 40% of the price (in Holland, resp €80,- and €200,-) and I'm convinced I made the right choice (untill I decide to make a high end bedroom system, but then I'll probably go for the 650, loving that "Senn-sonority").
Better is not always better.
BTW, I also have a PX100 here, and good as they are, they are overhyped; the 485 is clearly superior, sounding much fuller and smoother, as it should be at twice the price.
