illram
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While not directly answering your question, I find that planars resolve 3D positioning, especially with surround sound, far better than dynamics.
The in your head or 3 blob imaging of planars works very well when surround sound processing is used since DSP pushes the audio away from you. I find that while dynamic headphones give a more realistic soundstage with stereo content, the added depth of 3D processing makes sounds seem too distant.
Thanks, interesting perspective re: planars generally being better specifically for surround. Sort of matches my personal bias in preferring the 400i in games where imaging is important over all the others I own (AKG 7XX, DT770Pro, Hd598, V Moda M100). I guess I'm sort of wondering if the grass is a lot greener somewhere else. It's been like 6 months since I made a frivolous headphone purchase so I'm getting twitchy...
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