vulc4n
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I just got home from school for winter break today. I decided to play around with what audio stuff I have left since I haven't had much chance to over the last few months. I ended up hooking up the M.Audio StudioPro 3's which I was using in my dorm to the preouts on my Harman Kardon AVR 435. I added in a cheap Onkyo sub for good measure, set everything up in the center of a large finished basement and ran the receivers auto calibration.
All I can say is WOW. I seriously forgot music could sound this good.
I knew that the StudioPro 3's had nice upper end detail, but their response seems to drop off quickly below 130-140Hz. The sub has helped to remedy this, though the bass does sound quite directional with such a high crossover point.
Anyway, now to the real point of this thread.
I remember thinking, at least when I first got them, that the ATH-ANC7s sounded really good. However, after listening to this setup in an open room for most of the day, I can't bear to listen to them anymore. Everything sounds super compressed and just fake. I can't stand the lack of detail!
What do I do?
Time to get an amp and some nice open phones?
All I can say is WOW. I seriously forgot music could sound this good.
I knew that the StudioPro 3's had nice upper end detail, but their response seems to drop off quickly below 130-140Hz. The sub has helped to remedy this, though the bass does sound quite directional with such a high crossover point.
Anyway, now to the real point of this thread.
I remember thinking, at least when I first got them, that the ATH-ANC7s sounded really good. However, after listening to this setup in an open room for most of the day, I can't bear to listen to them anymore. Everything sounds super compressed and just fake. I can't stand the lack of detail!
What do I do?
Time to get an amp and some nice open phones?