divinenow
New Head-Fier
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Hey there audiophiles, I've been browsing the forum every once in a while but I finally needed to join up to ask a question for myself. I'm less of a tech/headphone enthusiast and more of a music enthusiast - I'm a musician myself and I love exploring different music and losing myself in it. Unfortunately, I'm also very picky and I do not have thousands, or even hundreds, to spend on top-notch equipment. While there are moments that I can find music highly pleasing even while using basic portable earbuds, I generally find the music from my over-ear equipment far more underwhelming.
I own the Sony MDR-V700DJ which I find produces a generally muddy, bass-heavy sound, and I also own the JVC HARX900, which is quite hyped up on this forum, and while the detail is fairly good I find the music to be underwhelming with it.
So, my first, and most important question is: are the Denon AHD1001K or Audio Technica ATH-AD700 significant improvements over the JVC HARX900? Nitpicking aside, do they have substantial differences in regards to sound signature and actual music reproduction?
If so, my second question is, which would you recommend? Music enjoyment is my highest priority, I do not care much for a balanced reproduction if that does not equal enjoyment. I do not have a headphone amp, and I will be using these headphones at home with my Sony Walkman MP3 player, laptop, and at times, to listen to CD's from a Pioneer SA-9800 Stereo Amplifier. I listen to many different genres; rock with multiple variations (classic, folk, psychedelic, funk, etc.), rap (although exaggerated bass is not my priority), electronic (trance, techno, etc.), classical and instrumental, etc.
Thanks for your time
I own the Sony MDR-V700DJ which I find produces a generally muddy, bass-heavy sound, and I also own the JVC HARX900, which is quite hyped up on this forum, and while the detail is fairly good I find the music to be underwhelming with it.
So, my first, and most important question is: are the Denon AHD1001K or Audio Technica ATH-AD700 significant improvements over the JVC HARX900? Nitpicking aside, do they have substantial differences in regards to sound signature and actual music reproduction?
If so, my second question is, which would you recommend? Music enjoyment is my highest priority, I do not care much for a balanced reproduction if that does not equal enjoyment. I do not have a headphone amp, and I will be using these headphones at home with my Sony Walkman MP3 player, laptop, and at times, to listen to CD's from a Pioneer SA-9800 Stereo Amplifier. I listen to many different genres; rock with multiple variations (classic, folk, psychedelic, funk, etc.), rap (although exaggerated bass is not my priority), electronic (trance, techno, etc.), classical and instrumental, etc.
Thanks for your time
