wolfen68
Headphoneus Supremus
Boy, I'm really wondering how the M500's compare to an ESW9...it seems they fit in the same overall headphone niche.
The M500 came in today. Have to admit after being used to around the ears for so long, the M500 as quite uncomfortable. I couldn't even judge how good the sound was for the first hour because I was too busy paying attention to my sore ears. I did get more used to it after a while, and I'll continue wearing them for the week and see if I'm still bothered by them. I did manage to get gauge how good the sound was and it was actually very good. I tried the B&W P7 at Best buy for about an hour and from memory I want to say the M500 is more neutral. The P7 has more mid-bass which gives it a more impactful sound, but I find it weak in treble, and thus I found darker than the M500. But because going from memory is rarely accurate, I went ahead and dropped by the Best Buy and bought the P7 as well. I'll give a more in-depth comparison later. Here's a teaser:
I'll be comparing both to the Beyerdynamics T90. Obviously I don't expect either to beat it, but it'll be used as a benchmark.
Do the M200s benefit from being ampped, say with something like the Fiio E17?
Depends on your source. For my setup, laptop and phone as source, yes adding an amp pretty much 'unleashed the beast'I reckon it'll still scale well with an amp with a great source
I was able to get better fit by using thinner, cheaper silicon tips I purchased off amazon. I think my canals are on the smaller side so it was hurting using the stock tips. Anyone else have any recommendations for someone with smallerish canals?
I posted this in this thread earlier, but they could end up being even more uncomfortable over time since the tips don't provide much of a buffer from feeling the edges of the nozzles in your ear canals.
They did work in creating a seal for my ears, however.
Do the M200s benefit from being ampped, say with something like the Fiio E17?
Definitely yes.