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I just received mine today and took them out for a brief test drive with a J3 and E17. They sound very nice, but the E17 doesn't pack enough juice. I could get decent volume, but I can tell they need a bit more muscle behind them (E09K + E17?). What they say about the Alpha Pads is true: it's like having a buttery-soft leather sofa strapped to your head - they are extremely comfortable.
RE: "E09K + E17" :: Let me save you the trouble. I'd recommend "no". And this coming from a guy who usually likes [and defends] everything he commits to own...
IMO the MD thru the E09K sounds dry & somewhat lifeless, with a good deal of bass roll-off at least on Hi-Gain; all is a bit better with the E09K on low-gain but then you're not getting much more gain than the E17 alone and I'd still categorize it as mid-fi sound verging on low-fi. Some headphones suites a high output impedance amp, others don't. And from this little experiment I'm feeling the MD falls into the camp of the latter. But all this doesn't stand only for the MD. I think my E09K is going to be relegated as a convenient charging station for the E17, or a Notebook -> DAC -> Line-out device. I'm not too thrilled with it in general as a head-amp using the 1/4" output plug as you can tell. While the E17 throws "you get what you pay for" on its head being perhaps the best value for the performance you get out there , the E09K pretty much fits the saying perfectly..
I'm running my MD's off an O2/Odac, I was wondering did anyone find the MD's not as dark as they were expecting? I have some CAL!'s and my friend has some LCD-2's that I am going to A/B with today but my first impressions are that maybe for my tastes the mids/upper mids might be a little to front and center for my tastes? like many say I do notice that the LCD-2's have more weight to the sound and better separation but I am IN NO WAY saying the MD's are "bad" the LCD's do cost 700 dollars more...
It sounds REALLY good for a lot of my acoustic stuff and some of metal tracks that are lighter on drums, but for my electronic stuff and harder hitting metal tracks with a lot of drums the lower frequency's leave me a little wanting because the upper mid's seem to be jumping out at me more than I expected they would and to me at least they don't sound as warm as I was expecting.
This is all subject to change though because I am playing around with seal/clamping force, this may be why they sound kind of weightless to me, if you have previous experience with closed headphones and play around with them until you get that perfect seal I think you will know what I mean, I do have to say these are the most sensitive headphones to seal I have had.
I definitely think that the Mad Dogs are closer to neutral than being dark. I will say that coming from a pair of Brainwavz B2's and Grado SR-60i's, the Mad Dogs are definitely relatively dark.
I certainly agree with you that sometimes double-bass is certainly not as rumbly as I like it. Not thin and clicky... they're neutral, but not as authoritative as other sets I've tried. As a drummer especially, the fact that guitars are more forward in the mix than drums makes me wanting a little more percussive presence.
I feel that EQing the extreme ends of the spectrum helps bring drums out more with the aforementioned bass drum and a little more cymbal sparkle.
I definitely think that the Mad Dogs are closer to neutral than being dark. I will say that coming from a pair of Brainwavz B2's and Grado SR-60i's, the Mad Dogs are definitely relatively dark.
I certainly agree with you that sometimes double-bass is certainly not as rumbly as I like it. Not thin and clicky... they're neutral, but not as authoritative as other sets I've tried. As a drummer especially, the fact that guitars are more forward in the mix than drums makes me wanting a little more percussive presence.
I feel that EQing the extreme ends of the spectrum helps bring drums out more with the aforementioned bass drum and a little more cymbal sparkle.
More cymbal sparkle? My cymbals already sound a little too Hissy for my preference but the low end is getting better to me for sure, after making a few changes Dan recommended things are getting better and my ears are adjusting but overall right now it still sounds a bit off for my prefrences
I just did a writeup comparing the demo LCD2 I got from headamp and the Mad Dogs over here ----> http://www.head-fi.org/t/645941/headamp-headphone-demos-audeze-hifiman-stax-sign-up-now/495#post_9366475
I just did a writeup comparing the demo LCD2 I got from headamp and the Mad Dogs over here ----> http://www.head-fi.org/t/645941/headamp-headphone-demos-audeze-hifiman-stax-sign-up-now/495#post_9366475
I have to respectfully disagree with your comparison. I think the only real thing the MD's share in common with the LCD's is their voicing. Apart from that I think the LCD's are on another level completely with their tonality & extension on either side of the spectrum.
RE: "E09K + E17" :: Let me save you the trouble. I'd recommend "no". And this coming from a guy who usually likes [and defends] everything he commits to own...
IMO the MD thru the E09K sounds dry & somewhat lifeless, with a good deal of bass roll-off at least on Hi-Gain; all is a bit better with the E09K on low-gain but then you're not getting much more gain than the E17 alone and I'd still categorize it as mid-fi sound verging on low-fi. Some headphones suites a high output impedance amp, others don't. And from this little experiment I'm feeling the MD falls into the camp of the latter. But all this doesn't stand only for the MD. I think my E09K is going to be relegated as a convenient charging station for the E17, or a Notebook -> DAC -> Line-out device. I'm not too thrilled with it in general as a head-amp using the 1/4" output plug as you can tell. While the E17 throws "you get what you pay for" on its head being perhaps the best value for the performance you get out there , the E09K pretty much fits the saying perfectly..
Thanks for the advice. I wish this were not the case since the E09K is pretty cheap and docks with the E17. Can you think of an amp/dac that would do justice to the MDs?
I have to respectfully disagree with your comparison. I think the only real thing the MD's share in common with the LCD's is their voicing. Apart from that I think the LCD's are on another level completely with their tonality & extension on either side of the spectrum.
I just did a writeup comparing the demo LCD2 I got from headamp and the Mad Dogs over here ----> http://www.head-fi.org/t/645941/headamp-headphone-demos-audeze-hifiman-stax-sign-up-now/495#post_9366475
Same here. Thanks for posting. I think para and I seem to be on the more extreme end regarding the MD vs LCD-2 impressions. For a minute there we owned most of the same headphones. I may have gone even a little more extreme in that I just sold my LCD-3 but still have two pairs of Mad Dogs.
Same here. Thanks for posting. I think para and I seem to be on the more extreme end regarding the MD vs LCD-2 impressions. For a minute there we owned most of the same headphones. I may have gone even a little more extreme in that I just sold my LCD-3 but still have two pairs of Mad Dogs.
I just did a writeup comparing the demo LCD2 I got from headamp and the Mad Dogs over here ----> http://www.head-fi.org/t/645941/headamp-headphone-demos-audeze-hifiman-stax-sign-up-now/495#post_9366475
I just did a writeup comparing the demo LCD2 I got from headamp and the Mad Dogs over here ----> http://www.head-fi.org/t/645941/headamp-headphone-demos-audeze-hifiman-stax-sign-up-now/495#post_9366475
I have to respectfully disagree with your comparison. I think the only real thing the MD's share in common with the LCD's is their voicing. Apart from that I think the LCD's are on another level completely with their tonality & extension on either side of the spectrum.
I completely understand; to each their own. I knew that when I wrote that review. I guess it just depends on what each person hears with their own ears though.
I just did a writeup comparing the demo LCD2 I got from headamp and the Mad Dogs over here ----> http://www.head-fi.org/t/645941/headamp-headphone-demos-audeze-hifiman-stax-sign-up-now/495#post_9366475
Thanks! It was great to be able to hear the LCD2s, but to be honest, at the end of last night when I needed to struggle through the last part of my class notes, I reached for the MDs instead of the LCD2s, purely based on me feeling the MD is more comfortable.
Same here. Thanks for posting. I think para and I seem to be on the more extreme end regarding the MD vs LCD-2 impressions. For a minute there we owned most of the same headphones. I may have gone even a little more extreme in that I just sold my LCD-3 but still have two pairs of Mad Dogs.
I just did a writeup comparing the demo LCD2 I got from headamp and the Mad Dogs over here ----> http://www.head-fi.org/t/645941/headamp-headphone-demos-audeze-hifiman-stax-sign-up-now/495#post_9366475
I completely understand; to each their own. I knew that when I wrote that review. I guess it just depends on what each person hears with their own ears though.
Thanks! It was great to be able to hear the LCD2s, but to be honest, at the end of last night when I needed to struggle through the last part of my class notes, I reached for the MDs instead of the LCD2s, purely based on me feeling the MD is more comfortable.
Wow, that's quite amazing! Is the reason you sold your LCD3s because the MD is closed back but the LCDXs are open?
It was a limited run of 10. B1o may be doing more of them in the future though depending on a few things.
Well, I sold my LCD-3 mostly because the HD800 and HE-6 are more suited to my particular tastes. But comfort and isolation play no small part in why the Mad Dogs are indispensable in my collection.
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