Proglover
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congrats OP, at the end of the day, that's what's all there is about it: that you're happy
Congratulations on your new pair of headphones
I need to check myself out some of them M50's at some point to see just what all the fuss is about....the only other headphone that I've seen get such rave reviews as often are the Denon D2000 at twice the price.
Thank you. They are definitely worth checking out.
I don't know what's wrong with me. I always do this -giving a glaring review, prematurely, based on initial impressions, without allotting proper burn in. So far, I have about 30 to 40 hours on my M50's and the finesse has worn off. I guess they are starting to sound more neutral and reference like, rather than as fun. There are two things that I can't get over with this headphone as of yet. The somewhat congested feeling of a the narrow sound stage (perhaps due to the closed-back design), and the lack of sparkle. I may be able to get over the sparkle issue, if the sound stage was larger. And from what I read on these forum, it seems as though amping with this phone would only be a very marginal benefit.
Do any of you have any better recommendations or advice?
I don't want to sound like a broken record but you should give the DT 990 Pro a try, I can't say better than it nails what you are asking for and it costs pretty much the same as the M50's do. The expansive sound stage and sparkle are the most impressive aspects. It's also got some good bass on it too.
So... what are you currently using to power these? What are your source files, etc?
I'm curious if improvements could be made there, only because I find that the M50 have a good deal of 'sparkle' for me, and I'm pretty insistent on my 'highs'.
But yeah, I mostly agree about the slightly claustrophobic quality of the 'closeness'. Doesn't bother me... too much.
I don't want to sound like a broken record but you should give the DT 990 Pro a try, I can't say better than it nails what you are asking for and it costs pretty much the same as the M50's do. The expansive sound stage and sparkle are the most impressive aspects. It's also got some good bass on it too.
Well, I was originally considering the DT990 premium. I'm concerned about the extremely recessed mid range that everyone talks about. From what I've read, it seems I would have to go for the 600 ohm version w/ some insanely expensive amp setup to drive them properly, I imagine. I was thinking about the Beyer DT990 32 or 250 ohm version, and maybe a total bithead? I'm not sure what the heck to do. There's nothing worse, than purchasing a pair of heads, only feel like something is missing. I want the music to feel full, with sparkle and excellent bass response, decent mids, with a wide sound stage. I like bright, but not too bright. Is there a headphone that fits that bill, for $300 or less?
I've never tried the DT990's, but Beyers are known for their 'highs'. I've had the 250 and 600 ohm variants of the DT770, and I can assure you that brightness was not lacking... (understatement).
The DT880's are also extremely bright.
What OP was experiencing was what I went through too...
After a while with the M50, people tend to go "Man, this is a good headphone, but something's... lacking..." At this point, these people ditch the idea of getting all rounders and get 'specialists' for their favorite genres. Mine was the HFI-580s
What do you guys know about the Sennheiser 598? I'm really curious to try it out; maybe get a total bithead as well? The combo together would cost about as much as on beyer 990dt premium 250 to 600 ohm. From what I've read, the 598 is semi-bright, which might be what I'm looking for, and has a very spacious sound stage. I heard bass is decent, but could be better. Maybe a proper portable amp could satisfy? Thoughts?