Hey guys, finally my DT1350's are here.
Here's a little unboxing pics.
Here's a little write out of my adventure with these little beyers.
Went to the store and tested these little phones out, smaller than I expected. When I put it on, the sound was "smaller" than I expected too. Probably the noisy surrounding. I tried adjusting it as I recall people saying the fit is really important (I am skeptical at that, I believe a good pair of phones doesn't need to be adjusted everytime). I press on the cups and get better bass quantity, and I told my friends, wow if I'd get that bass on any tries I'll grab it. I tested some Rage Against The Machines and Jamiroquai. On busy songs on Jamiroquai like Do It Like We Used To Do, they're boxy and congested as I've heard from reviews. From songs of RATM, like How I Could Just Kill A Man, I could hear the guitar sounding really really sterile. My ears bleed just from it. Apart from all the bad things, I do really appreciate the mids, though a little forward, I like it as it gives that orgasmic vibe once a while.
I tried out many other headphones and I recall myself loving the Grado's, DT 770 and Shure SRH 840's more than the little beyers. But I couldn't get that upfront mids from them. After trying out for over an hour (pity my friends for waiting but they had fun too), I told myself "**** it I am going for it."
Oh I forgot to mention I look silly with the split headband on my long hair.
So, back home, I opened it up and plugged it straight to my portable (just a wolfson-handphone). I was immediately awestrucked and I remember the hair on my neck shrilled with excitement. The sound was totally different than the ones in the store. Could be the noisy surrounding but it wasn't noisy at all compared to my room. The bass was full, fast and present. I could feel the rumble. Definitely not bass-light like the ones from the store. I like how it doesn't boom and just stay true to the source, like some bass guitars that have the crunchier and crisp sound are nicely produced on these cans. I like how it rumbles when it's supposed to. Queen - Under Pressure and Another One Bites The Dust is a good test for bass and it is produced very well. I adjusted it a little bit to see if I could get a "bad sound" but it was already perfect, the fit isn't a problem with these. After 10 hours of burn in, the most significant change is that guitar twangs from telecasters doesn't sound all that sterile anymore. In fact I would classify it as "true to the recording" sound. I find these have absolutely no sibilance, even at higher volume it's hard to be sibilant. The congested feeling I had before, was lessened. It's still congested from high-gain recorded songs. The mids are quintessential in these phones, they are the Sun of the Milky Way. Big and forward. Ella Fitzgerald's and Patricia Barber's voice is awesome on these probably because they are forward. The trebles are smooth and presence is good. I could clearly hear the high hats from Red Hot Chili Pepper's songs.The ringing sound from Jamiroquai - Feel Good intro really does feel good. Instrument separation and left right separation is very very good on these cans, you can hear it from any The Beatle's songs. They are just so much better than others I tried including the Sennheiser HD25-1 II and Audio Technica ATH-ESW9. I just enjoy listening to them so much that I don't mind it hurts a little after an hour of initial use. That's just how much I love them. Everything is present and nothing less. It makes ears orgasm all the time. Probably the first unit I tested is from a bad batch, and I am probably lucky. I do find it a little on the warm side, but just slightly if any at all. Definitely a winner in Jazz and Classical, and fast tracks like Funk and Rock. Guitars from Rock can sound a little different but it isn't sterile but I am not sure what to call it. These cans handle Heavy Metal songs incredibly well too, listened through the whole Dream Theater album, Train Of Thoughts and they are really good. I do find myself reaching for the EQ once in a while. I like how airy vocals are on male voices, and it's definitely a winner for Folk songs too. So all in all, grab these if you like mid-centric yet balanced sound, bassy (when it's supposed to), and smooth treble. As of now, I am right into 2 hours of putting these on my head without removing it. They are comfortable even though I am wearing glasses. They don't sweat as much as I thought but the ears does hurt now. I am going to take a rest. Good night.
Here's some more goodies for the long post.
