Matt7Seven
New Head-Fier
Just picked up the 5909's yesterday. For reference, I've been using Beyer DT-1990's. Before that it was the T70's. I like clarity over bass, obviously, and haven't been willing to spend a lot until now. I'd been using my wife's Bose QC35's when I prep lunches, etc, in the morning because wife is sensitive to noise bleed and the smoothie-blender is very loud.
Well, the 5909's have met or exceeded expectations. Compared with the DT-1990's, the stage and separation are superior. Clarity is right on point. And with ANC enabled, the bass is stronger. What's amazing is how tight these are across the bandwidth. Meaning, the bass stays where it should be, and so on. It's there when it's called for, and not when it's not. In the meantime, the clarity is amazing.
If you are not prepared for it, and you're used to a warm or even bass-heavy sound, you will hate these. I thought I made a mistake when I first heard them. But you can't listen to Jamie XX's In Colour or Simon and Garfunkel's Bookends without knowing how magical these can be. I don't see how I can justify wiring up my DT 1990's and the external amp and all that, when I can put the 5909's on and dance around the house.
update: I cannot see where people are complaining about volume. I suppose it has to do with the source? I primarily use Tidal (high bitrate) and I couldn't imagine pushing the volume to max. Either wired to a device (MacBook Pro and iPhone) or via Bluetooh (AAC and LDAC - I got an LDAC transmitter).
Well, the 5909's have met or exceeded expectations. Compared with the DT-1990's, the stage and separation are superior. Clarity is right on point. And with ANC enabled, the bass is stronger. What's amazing is how tight these are across the bandwidth. Meaning, the bass stays where it should be, and so on. It's there when it's called for, and not when it's not. In the meantime, the clarity is amazing.
If you are not prepared for it, and you're used to a warm or even bass-heavy sound, you will hate these. I thought I made a mistake when I first heard them. But you can't listen to Jamie XX's In Colour or Simon and Garfunkel's Bookends without knowing how magical these can be. I don't see how I can justify wiring up my DT 1990's and the external amp and all that, when I can put the 5909's on and dance around the house.
update: I cannot see where people are complaining about volume. I suppose it has to do with the source? I primarily use Tidal (high bitrate) and I couldn't imagine pushing the volume to max. Either wired to a device (MacBook Pro and iPhone) or via Bluetooh (AAC and LDAC - I got an LDAC transmitter).
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