Okay, time for my first impressions of MW60 from Master & Dynamic
- The package they come in is absolutely beautiful, large, and has everything you could require, adapters, cables
- They come with a good-looking carrying case
- the build quality is outstanding, full brown leather, with full metal frame. Absolutely amazing. Everything feels well made and well designed.
- They are absolutely beauitful in person, silver and brown leather works so amazingly well for them
- The cables they come with are quite soft, and flexible, they seem to resist well to usage. The cables are not springy at all, so there is a plus for comfort.
- Earpads have their own frame and are attached by magnets, easy to take off, in case you will ever want to replace those
- MW60 has Bluetooth, even APT-X, it is recognized immediately by my Xiaomi Mi Max 3, and it works flawlessly together. even while walking or running.
- The comfort of MW60 is excellent. The pads are on the small side, and they touch my ears, but the pads are really soft and comfortable, they feel considerably more comfortable than say, sig DXP, which has larger pads, but which are harder, and although do not touch my ears, feel harder on the head. The pressure on MW60 is juuust right. They are not for running, and wouldn't work for running, but they are okay for walking, if you're not too quick on your step (the seal is gentle).
- Overall, MW60 sits like a feather on the head, and they aren't quite that heavy, so no neck strain even after good hours of usage
- The cable is slightly microphonic, but nothing serious.
- Bluetooth is implemented extremely well in this one, with entry-level sources, Bluetooth sounds better if using APT-X, while with high-end sources, the wired connection sounds better. MW60 scales a LOT with high-end sources, so it sounds MUCH MUCH better with iBasso DX200, FiiO X7mkii, Mytek Brooklyn DAC+, than it does with entry-level soruces. MUCH better. I rarely see a headphone scale so well with sources.
- The headphones can be folded so they do not take a lot of space during transport.
- The sound is quite amazing. I would call this sound wam on an overall level. It has a slight tendency to be smooth as well. The bass goes fairly low and has good impact. The bass is focused around ~45 - 60 Hz. Natural speed for the most part, leaning towards slow. Satisfying deep hits.
- The overall sound is warm, musical, organic. The midrange is natural in tuning, the upper midrange is slightly recessed, so emotion in female vocals can be a tad smooth, not the best for serious or sad music. The midrange is a tad more forward than the main treble.
- Normal / slightly small soundstage width, fair depth. Amazing instrument separation. Reminds me of how well separated a headphone in this price range can be.
- The treble is present, but recessed compared to the midrange and the bass, balanced with the rest of the signature for a commercial / enjoyable headphone
- They sound works well with Metallica, Dethklok, Pendlum, Rings of Saturn, Eminem, Lunecell, Mindless Self Indulgence, basically music that doesn't require a faster bass, and which likes a lot of bass.I think this is a good midrange headphone for the casual listener, they should satisfy every single listener well, unless you want a bright tuning, or more detail, those are not bright, but actually fairly warm and smooth, reminds me a bit of Meze 99 Classics after EQ. Everything sounds natural, the textgure doesn't feel forced nor analytical, just simply works. Everything is blended really well together.
- Most of those tests have been done with either Bluetooth or iFi xDSD or more expensive sources, like DX200, Mytek Brooklyn DAC+, and more expensive sources, they really scale well, but you can experience their full might with their Bluetooth sound, if you have APT-X capable sources.
- So what those aren't: They aren't bright, they aren't very analytical, they aren't bassy, they aren't specific, they aren't overly detailed, they aren't absolutely balanced nor linear
- And what they are: They are a really comfortable headphone, with a natural sound, natural to slightly slow overall speed, good extension both ways, you can hear the air in the treble and the sub-bass, they are fair in the soundstage, and naturally separated, there is a good depth, as well as a good width to the sound.
- Overall, I am really pleased with what Master & Dynamic have done with MW60, and I will be posting a full in-depth review in the future.
[EDIT: I have edited my early impressions to better reflect the sound after minor burn-in, about 5 hours of music being played. Some users have pointed out that those burn-in after a while, and I find that to be true. After a bit of play, the sound seems to be considerably warmer, with more bass, less treble, the sound is less sharp, less rough, right now I think they have a bit of a dip in the upper midrange, so they won't work well with sad music. I will be writing my full review after more burn-in, so I don't induce errors. I will also test the pairing with more entry-level sources now. They really prefer a neutral or a bright source above a wam source]
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