Mr.Shadow
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O.K, so almost ampless(using my PA2v2) and with not a very decent source (X5L DAP) after getting the suitable adatpter (1/4"->1/8") from radioshcak, I finally set down and listen to my new fresh out of the box W5000
First strike: Dream Theatre, Album=Awake Track=#1 (6:00) HOLY COW
!!! the drums !!! so clear, so tight, so so.... real !!!
Amazing ! I repeated that part 3 times in a row just to make sure I wasn't dreaming or my mind dosen't play tricks on me !
Detail is by far more than what I have expected ! noise level is very low, the upper extension is moderate and very balanced with no harsh, coloration or what so ever artifact ! Me Like
Sound is very open, but not like grado open, just open ! the sound is also very airy, light, a real treat.
dynamics is there, you can (not)hear it, becuase everything is there, from the little guitar note to the biggest drum in the image !
so nothing feels "wrong" as you usually feel when dynamics, detail or PRAT is not right.
Next thing, "Dream Theatre - Strem of Consequences", wow, the guitar is so clear again, and the soundstage all along the song, is clear, wide (not as wide as K-340, but much more than my HF-1) and everything is pin point place, as everybody said.
The mids are just a bit upfront, just the way I like it, I think there is just a slight hint of coloration in the mids, but really nothing special and critical, most cases it is not noticable !
aside from that, the mid is very good IMO, the strongest point of this can, the drums are superb !
The sound has tendency to be slim on the lower end, though slam and impact is there, I guess the "SP Slam" will make things better here
All in all, out of the box they sound great, and I know that my home rig (SB3-->MPX3 Slam) will make things much better, and so will the Brake in.
They are really intimate in their listening, not much of a seal for a closed can, but more than enough, its funny, because the sound dosen't reminds me a closed can at all !
I'll start the brake in period, more impressions to come fox...
First strike: Dream Theatre, Album=Awake Track=#1 (6:00) HOLY COW
Amazing ! I repeated that part 3 times in a row just to make sure I wasn't dreaming or my mind dosen't play tricks on me !
Detail is by far more than what I have expected ! noise level is very low, the upper extension is moderate and very balanced with no harsh, coloration or what so ever artifact ! Me Like
Sound is very open, but not like grado open, just open ! the sound is also very airy, light, a real treat.
dynamics is there, you can (not)hear it, becuase everything is there, from the little guitar note to the biggest drum in the image !
so nothing feels "wrong" as you usually feel when dynamics, detail or PRAT is not right.
Next thing, "Dream Theatre - Strem of Consequences", wow, the guitar is so clear again, and the soundstage all along the song, is clear, wide (not as wide as K-340, but much more than my HF-1) and everything is pin point place, as everybody said.
The mids are just a bit upfront, just the way I like it, I think there is just a slight hint of coloration in the mids, but really nothing special and critical, most cases it is not noticable !
aside from that, the mid is very good IMO, the strongest point of this can, the drums are superb !
The sound has tendency to be slim on the lower end, though slam and impact is there, I guess the "SP Slam" will make things better here
All in all, out of the box they sound great, and I know that my home rig (SB3-->MPX3 Slam) will make things much better, and so will the Brake in.
They are really intimate in their listening, not much of a seal for a closed can, but more than enough, its funny, because the sound dosen't reminds me a closed can at all !
I'll start the brake in period, more impressions to come fox...
