SeagramSeven
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Hi-Finthen & Davesrose,
The biggest variable here is not your equipment or ears but music selections and personal experiences of live music.
While I can find something I like in nearly any genre, my focal point would be anything that people clump into the "classical" genre.
My reference point for what real live music should sound like would primarily be the Metropolitan Opera house in NYC which I have attended numerous times.
Unless you have front-row seats very close to the orchestra pit, you really do not hear any "bass slam". You do however hear deep reverberations. Yet, they are typically subtle and certainly much lower in amplitude than the other sounds occurring at that moment.
The K501 emulates what I expect from a "live" performance more closely than anything else I have auditioned. (Have not heard electrostats)
Sennheiser advertises the HD580/600 specifically in favor of classical music, and while they are pleasant to listen to no question, they do not come close to the K501 when it comes to emulating the experience of "being there".
On the other side of the fence, if you go out to a jazz bar after work every now and then, and that is your "vision" of live music, I can certainly see how you would prefer the 600 or even 650.
If your vision of live music is being at an after-hours dance club, maybe the DT770 would be better a match for you...
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http://www.sendspace.com/file/m4h0w1
[Edit: Alternative link- http://rapidshare.com/files/12056693...Drum.flac.html]
Above is a clip from a slightly older recording that sounds quite realistic via my K501's and noticably more colored (and much too bass heavy) on 650's.
It was not mastered or processed nearly at all---a very "raw" recording. Audition it for yourself. Pay special attention to the sense of space---you should be able to hear each drum strike reverberate, and reflect off the rear wall.
Post a clip or two of your own, explaining why it sounds good or bad to you, and with which phones.
In order to come to better conclusions and not spiral into arguments, we need more information to support our claims or criticisms.
The biggest variable here is not your equipment or ears but music selections and personal experiences of live music.
While I can find something I like in nearly any genre, my focal point would be anything that people clump into the "classical" genre.
My reference point for what real live music should sound like would primarily be the Metropolitan Opera house in NYC which I have attended numerous times.
Unless you have front-row seats very close to the orchestra pit, you really do not hear any "bass slam". You do however hear deep reverberations. Yet, they are typically subtle and certainly much lower in amplitude than the other sounds occurring at that moment.
The K501 emulates what I expect from a "live" performance more closely than anything else I have auditioned. (Have not heard electrostats)
Sennheiser advertises the HD580/600 specifically in favor of classical music, and while they are pleasant to listen to no question, they do not come close to the K501 when it comes to emulating the experience of "being there".
On the other side of the fence, if you go out to a jazz bar after work every now and then, and that is your "vision" of live music, I can certainly see how you would prefer the 600 or even 650.
If your vision of live music is being at an after-hours dance club, maybe the DT770 would be better a match for you...
---------------------------------------------------------
http://www.sendspace.com/file/m4h0w1
[Edit: Alternative link- http://rapidshare.com/files/12056693...Drum.flac.html]
Above is a clip from a slightly older recording that sounds quite realistic via my K501's and noticably more colored (and much too bass heavy) on 650's.
It was not mastered or processed nearly at all---a very "raw" recording. Audition it for yourself. Pay special attention to the sense of space---you should be able to hear each drum strike reverberate, and reflect off the rear wall.
Post a clip or two of your own, explaining why it sounds good or bad to you, and with which phones.
In order to come to better conclusions and not spiral into arguments, we need more information to support our claims or criticisms.
