Emokid
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Nice review, i am listening to these right now and they are by far my favorite ones. They always deliver superb sound quality, especialy with good amp and source.
Originally Posted by midoo1990 /img/forum/go_quote.gif i bought them used and the former owner had them for 3 months so i think they are burned in.i like them very much but on some recordings i just feel that as you say something is missing in the middle..hollow maybe.neverthless they are joy to listen to. |
Originally Posted by midoo1990 /img/forum/go_quote.gif i dont really know how much they have been played by the former owner but i played them now for 3 straight days and took a long listen to them about 15 hours or so but not one session ofcourse.i will keep them burning in for a week or so as i am a believer in burning in. |
Originally Posted by iancraig10 /img/forum/go_quote.gif People have been telling me 800 hours before they settle properly. I was also told 150 - 300 just to get them in a 'listenable' state!! After 300, they change less and less apparently. Ian |
Originally Posted by midoo1990 /img/forum/go_quote.gif These headphones doesn’t deserve all this bashing, they are one of the best headphones in the world and have a lot of qualities that I think no other headphone has. I made this review and tried to be as objective as possible,and as long as this headphone keep me smiling and tapping my foot, I have no reason to sell them. Thanks everyone,i hope this review will be helpful for everyone considering these headphones. |
Originally Posted by midoo1990 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Soundstage I bought this headphone in the first place because I am a sucker for soundstage and airness.i cant enjoy my music unless I feel the wide soundstage and the sense of space.This area is very tricky for me and I will tell you why in a minute.The horizontal soundstage(between your ears) is very wide and out of your head.Excellent indeed. The lateral soundstage is where things become confusing for me. I don’t know how to describe it except in this way: if the distance between the center of your brain and the horizontal soundstage(that is between your ears and extends outside your head)is 20cm,then the distance between the centre of the brainand the lateral soundstage (the soundstage that extends behind your head at the back) Is 10-13cm. I don’t know if this is called soundstage depth or imaging,but it is not consistent. I don’t feel this when I listen to classical or jazz music but I feel it when I play shpongle for example. On my ie8 for example or on any sennheiser headphone, instruments are laid back spreading in the concert hall or in space,never forward sounding…recessed to be exact. On the 701, Extremely wide soundstage(which I love) but the depth is lacking something. Does anyone experience this like me or am I the only one? |
BTW, I fund the K702 to have bigger sound stage compare to the HD-800. |
Originally Posted by ting.mike /img/forum/go_quote.gif Care to elaborate further? |