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Originally posted by Canman
Sennheiser HD-650: (the new toy in town)
Sony CD-3000:
This is the 3rd time I have listened to the Sony, but these again failed to impress me overall. I finally figured out why everyone describes the soundstage on these headphones as fake. It is because although the soundstage is huge, it is unfocused. On the HP-1000 imaging is pinpoint, however in a small area. On the CD3K, imaging is diffused so it is not possible to pinpoint instrument separation. These are fun to listen to, but it is hard to find a system that balances out their brightness and harsh treble. Good headphones and a good alternative in their price range, but sorry sovkiller nothing to preach about.
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Sony R-10, Blockhead+HD-600, Blockhead+ RS-1, The Grinch setup (KGSS, Omega2), HE90, KGSS:
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canman:
You are entitled to your opinion, and I respect that, of course not all the headphones are for everybody, but remember:
The CD3000 need a good setup to shine its best, if you heard the soundstage unfocused and fake, sorry it was not hooked on the right setup, I don't know which setup they used there and maybe it was an ultra-expensive one, but not the right one, mine is a real modest one, just a PPA, and the soundstage is excellent and you can pinpoint instruments easily, or maybe what you need is more time in order ot be able to do it, or maybe you will be never able, and you will never like it, this is always a posibility..........
OTOH I never take too much serious the comments from a meeting, as a reference is a good point, but nothing else, why? very simple, most of the times people are trying to listen what they are interested in, and the rest of the gear is sub-heard, or just heard for curiosity, also there is too much noise, and sometimes the setups are not the best for the particular can, despite the huge efforts of the members who organized those events, mainly because sometimes is not possible to get the best for every single can on earth on a meeting, it is simply humanly imposible.....or sometimes we do not have so many good stuff on hand to make all those good setups really shine, and maybe an appropriate source is not the one used, or was too bright, etc....
Again when there are too many good setups to put together, is very easy to miss one, or two, or many, despite the efforts or experience, and OTOH always one tend to try to listen more carefully the ones are out of our budget, just to have an idea, and you will concentrate on them.....at least that is what I would do it, if I was there, I would just listen the R10 and the Omegas, maybe the Orpheus, the rest would be completely ignored by me, or just heard by curiosity, mainly because those are at my hand, if I want......and the rest are not....just look above the setups you were looking into....except the HD650, the new toy in town, the rest are obviously setups to dream of...how do you think the CD3000 will fit there, obviously it was lost in space....now if you are comparing the soundstage of the CD3000 with those there, except the HD600 and maybe the HP-1, the rest are obviously superior on that, but look at the price tag also....anyway good impressions, but nothing that you have to be sorry of for not liking the CD3000, this is your preference, and taste....and if you like the R10 orthe Omegas better, I would do it for sure also...so no offense on that neither.....
