MEETmyARSENAL
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About me: I LOVE energetic music. Listen to about 85% metal, the rest rock/alt/EDM. Some guilty pleasure pop here and there. As for my metal, it's a mix of new/old stuff, but the old stuff I love often isn't exceptionally well recorded. Older Metallica, Megadeth, Testament, Slayer, etc.
I got a DT1990 pro (with JDS atom stack) in February, LOVE the sound, then eventually got a second pc (upgrade), now the old one resides in my room on the other end of the house. I want a good audiophile setup for that one too. It's so good for intense, in-your-face music, and I'm seeking a better version of that for metal.
So, for my old pc, I got an HE400SE with ifi zen dac. I really love that good planar sound, as well as the sound signature (I learned the importance of good mids, and the headphones sound more "comfortable" overall). Not 100% sure whether or not I prefer the planar sub bass sound over a dynamic bass slam yet, but they're neck and neck. Although I prefer the overall signature of the HE400SE over the 1990s, I feel like the timbre stinks on the HE400SE, so much so that the 1990 is still way better. I also LOVE the detail retrieval on the 1990.
Therefore, I decided I'll return the HE400SE (still within the return window), upgrade the 1990 to as actual endgame headphone, and move that 1990 to the old one in my room.
I'm going to demo a few headphones at a place tomorrow, including: utopia, stellia, celestee, clear (I think most likely OG, but could also be MG, or both?), HD660S, HD800S, LCD-X, and a few others, but those are the noteworthy ones. I can't wait to demo Utopia and HD800S, but they're already out of my price range.
Therefore, it would most likely end up being Focal Clear (I'd go OG since that's a way better buy at ~890 new over a Clear MG) or LCD-X (2021 revision).
A few questions:
1. For people who have heard both, which do you think would be better for metal? What about non-metal?
2. Which is more comfortable? Or is that a subjective question? Is the weight of the LCD-X a legitimate concern? I'm a strong guy who won a few powerlifting competitions in college, legitimately don't know if that would help at all though for neck stuff.
3. Will atom stack be enough to sufficiently drive them?
4. Can sub bass from the LCD-X get tiring after a while?
5. Is there an easy way to tell if the LCD-X is the 2021 revision?
6. Are there any major QC issues I should look out for? How can the two models be expected to age over the years, or are they not expected to last that long? I treat all my headphones with pretty good care, haven't dropped my 1990 so far after 6.5 months with it.
7. If I were to go with the Clear, because that's also a dynamic, although it's pretty universally considered better than the 1990, is it still considered a huge improvement, or only minor? Or far different headphone overall?
Any insight is more than greatly appreciated. I'll edit in any additional questions I might think of down the line.
I got a DT1990 pro (with JDS atom stack) in February, LOVE the sound, then eventually got a second pc (upgrade), now the old one resides in my room on the other end of the house. I want a good audiophile setup for that one too. It's so good for intense, in-your-face music, and I'm seeking a better version of that for metal.
So, for my old pc, I got an HE400SE with ifi zen dac. I really love that good planar sound, as well as the sound signature (I learned the importance of good mids, and the headphones sound more "comfortable" overall). Not 100% sure whether or not I prefer the planar sub bass sound over a dynamic bass slam yet, but they're neck and neck. Although I prefer the overall signature of the HE400SE over the 1990s, I feel like the timbre stinks on the HE400SE, so much so that the 1990 is still way better. I also LOVE the detail retrieval on the 1990.
Therefore, I decided I'll return the HE400SE (still within the return window), upgrade the 1990 to as actual endgame headphone, and move that 1990 to the old one in my room.
I'm going to demo a few headphones at a place tomorrow, including: utopia, stellia, celestee, clear (I think most likely OG, but could also be MG, or both?), HD660S, HD800S, LCD-X, and a few others, but those are the noteworthy ones. I can't wait to demo Utopia and HD800S, but they're already out of my price range.
Therefore, it would most likely end up being Focal Clear (I'd go OG since that's a way better buy at ~890 new over a Clear MG) or LCD-X (2021 revision).
A few questions:
1. For people who have heard both, which do you think would be better for metal? What about non-metal?
2. Which is more comfortable? Or is that a subjective question? Is the weight of the LCD-X a legitimate concern? I'm a strong guy who won a few powerlifting competitions in college, legitimately don't know if that would help at all though for neck stuff.
3. Will atom stack be enough to sufficiently drive them?
4. Can sub bass from the LCD-X get tiring after a while?
5. Is there an easy way to tell if the LCD-X is the 2021 revision?
6. Are there any major QC issues I should look out for? How can the two models be expected to age over the years, or are they not expected to last that long? I treat all my headphones with pretty good care, haven't dropped my 1990 so far after 6.5 months with it.
7. If I were to go with the Clear, because that's also a dynamic, although it's pretty universally considered better than the 1990, is it still considered a huge improvement, or only minor? Or far different headphone overall?
Any insight is more than greatly appreciated. I'll edit in any additional questions I might think of down the line.
being a closed back maybe will be better for you if you live with other people.
