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Seems to me a nice impression about it
Have been searching in the web for reviews about this...
Thanks!!
Have been searching in the web for reviews about this...
Thanks!!
After having to return both the Sennheiser Momentum (small cups caused comfort issues) and the Sony MDR-1R (creaking and jack rattle due to poor build quality), I've been reading into the Mad Dogs.
The most important feature of a headphone to me is comfort. Having demoed or purchased close to a dozen units in the $200-300 range over the past few weeks, I'm shocked how often comfort is ignored by the manufacturer. Are Mad Dogs the kind of headphones you put on and forget about (like the MDR-1R)? I ask this because I see they weigh 400g, which is about double that of the 1R and Momentum, which I can't imagine that being comfortable. I need something to get me through several hours of listening at work.
A few more questions...
- how long is the 3.5mm cable?
- are these good for vocal trance and other electronic music?
- I'll be bringing these to and from work everyday -- do these run well driven by Macbook Air, or would I need a portable amp? If so, what pairs well with these?
I live one hour from Mr Speakers but I just bought without listening first and I don't regret it at all. My M50s, while fun for some occasions, aren't even in the same league as my Mad Dogs.
There are pretty good reviews about what they sound like. I find them to be pretty accurate to what I hear. I suggest reading those over.
Its a lot of money, and a luxury for many of us, so do make a prudent decision.
The price for a pair of Mad Dogs, including shipping costs to Sweden (the cheapest option), customs fee and VAT is $440.
A pair of unmodded t50rp, including shipping costs to Sweden, customs fee and VAT is $169.
Good news on the Alpha Pads; instead of shipping late March/early April they will ship end of next week, so the shortage will be less than two weeks. We'll substitute a pad that will sound OK and will ship Alpha Pads to anyone who is shipped a headphone with the older pads, and you keep the old pads as spares.
How are the Mad Dogs w/ Alpha Pads compared directly to the HiFiMAN HE-400's, tho? (More specifically: imaging, soundstage, highs, mids, lows, comfort, and even tho the HE-400's are open-eared, isolation). Will I be able to take the Mad Dogs W/ Alpha Pads out on say a train or in a car and not have to blast my music beyond 65-70% to not hear anything outside?
Will cost me a total of 2500NOK in total, need some good performing closed headphone so the price is worth it. And I bet that stuff in Sweden aswell cost much so the price is not bad when compared to other headphones.
This is probably the wrong place to ask about comparisons, since all the dedicated fans of the MD will be on this thread and all the dedicated fans of the HE-400 will be on that thread. However, here's a quick summary of what most have said between the two: The MD is a brighter, some say more neutral, headphone, whereas the HE-400 has a bit more low-end response. The MD has better imaging and better pinpoint accuracy, but the soundstage isn't as wide as the fully-open HE-400. Comfort opinions vary because the two cans are built radically different from one another in terms of earpads: the HE400 has thin velours reminiscent of Beyer or Sennhesier gear; the MD with Alpha Pads are more like the pillows of an XB500 or MDR-1R, for example.
Isolation will definitely not be any issue at all with the MD; they isolate fantastically well even with the old Dog Pads. The Alpha Pads make it even better. If you're considering your new cans for use on the train or in a public area, the Mad Dog definitely has an advantage to the hear-all, broadcast-all open design of the HE-400 (obviously).
Good luck!
This is probably the wrong place to ask about comparisons, since all the dedicated fans of the MD will be on this thread and all the dedicated fans of the HE-400 will be on that thread. However, here's a quick summary of what most have said between the two: The MD is a brighter, some say more neutral, headphone, whereas the HE-400 has a bit more low-end response. The MD has better imaging and better pinpoint accuracy, but the soundstage isn't as wide as the fully-open HE-400. Comfort opinions vary because the two cans are built radically different from one another in terms of earpads: the HE400 has thin velours reminiscent of Beyer or Sennhesier gear; the MD with Alpha Pads are more like the pillows of an XB500 or MDR-1R, for example.
After having to return both the Sennheiser Momentum (small cups caused comfort issues) and the Sony MDR-1R (creaking and jack rattle due to poor build quality), I've been reading into the Mad Dogs.
The most important feature of a headphone to me is comfort. Having demoed or purchased close to a dozen units in the $200-300 range over the past few weeks, I'm shocked how often comfort is ignored by the manufacturer. Are Mad Dogs the kind of headphones you put on and forget about (like the MDR-1R)? I ask this because I see they weigh 400g, which is about double that of the 1R and Momentum, which I can't imagine that being comfortable. I need something to get me through several hours of listening at work.
There is a more about than the weight of a headphone will cause uncomfort of the head, you have to consider thing such as: weight distribution, clamping force, size of the pads, personal preferences, etc.
I have tried on other headphones such as Beyer & Sony & Sen, yes they are very light compare to Mad Dog when you first wearing it, but the fact that I am using my Mad Dog to watch movies without feeling any discomfort. Hope this help.
How thin are the HE-400 velours tho? I've only been exposed to like Beyer DT's (awesome) and AKG's (well, and Senn's lower end).
AD700 is a marvellous headphone.As a noob who's been pretty happy with AD700s, I got my MDs today and have to say I couldn't really tell the difference between the the two (apart from the obvious of open vs closed). I'm only running these on an Xonar DG, could this be why? I blew all my spending money on the MDs, so I don't really have any left for an amp or anything. Does anyone have advice? Also the MD clamp with my glasses kills my ears. I'm bad at this whole thing