mclaren20
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Lately ive seen alot of talk about d66 vs PP. yet no one has done a direct comparison. I just traded my pair ofr some grados, but i borrowed my friends pair. here it goes, price aside, direct comparison.
(warning - this is my first 'review' and im not a good writer, so bear with me.)
Sources: Sony MZ707, Sony DEJ1000
Sony D66 eggo
Bass - This is the biggest complaint i seem to see about the eggos, wheres the bass?
Oh the bass is there, you just have to 'find' it. When i first got my eggos i thought the same thing, there is no bass. well after many hours of burn in, the bass seemed to come out. when it came out, i fell in love with it. not overpowering, not bomy, but just right. One thing i did do to my pair was the tape mod. this involves taking out the foam insert and putting a piece of electrical tape over a small hole over the driver.
what this did was increase the bass, it brought out the bass i little more. It made the bass alot better by basically pronouncing it more. my only complaint with it, every now and then at high volumes, the bass would become a little boomy, but not much at all.
Highs - this is the second biggest complaint ive seen here. the highs. some people say the can get so high, its to the pint of pain. that has never happened to me. granted i dont listen to much else but heavyier music, i do listen to some softer, 'highr' music. as far as im concerned, the highs are just as good as the bass. not to sharp, not sharp enough, just right.
Mids - once again, i have no complaint about the mids, to me they are just as balanced as the highs and lows.
Overall this is a very balanced can with the proper burn in. Great for portable use, and comfortable as hell.
Portapros
I got these not too long after i got my eggos. The only reason i got them was because they were $12 off of a user here.
Bass - the bass on the PP is ecentially a love/hate thing. I find it to be boomy, but tolerable. when im in the mood for trance, ill put on the PP's. for pretty much anything else id prefer the eggos. What the bass does on alot of music is drowns other parts out.
Highs - the best way to desbribe this is to quote a user here...
'disturbing lack of treble'
its pretty bad. one thing that does help with this is to cut a small hole in the pads. when this is done, some of the treble is let out, and it sounds much better.
Mids - same as treble basically.
Overall, it seems like i am bashing the PP's, but i really am not. The bass on them is a little to up front and the mids and highs get drowned out.
With the pad mod, everythign seems to fall into place, when the hole is there, everything gets better.
Direct Comparison
Bass: The eggos bass, after alot of burn in, is not as upfront, but much tighter. Stock PP's the bass is too boomy, but after a little, easy mod, it gets better.
PP for more upfront bass, eggo for tighter, cleaner bass.
Highs: The highs on the eggos are extravagent. The PP highs get drowned out by the bass.
Eggo wins.
Mids: Once again the mids get drowned out on the PP's, but once the mod is done it gets better.
Eggos wins again with warm balanced mids.
Comfort: Eggos wins this, but not by much. the eggo goes all over the ear which evetually makes it more comfortable, but both feel like they dissapear on your ears after 2 min.
WINNER: Eggos. overall everything is presented better, but the PP's just cant compare in the mid and high sections. but onc again, you cant go wrong with either.
If i forgot anything tell me.
Mods feel free to edit anything you see.
I hope you liked my firast attempt at a 'review'
(warning - this is my first 'review' and im not a good writer, so bear with me.)
Sources: Sony MZ707, Sony DEJ1000
Sony D66 eggo
Bass - This is the biggest complaint i seem to see about the eggos, wheres the bass?
Oh the bass is there, you just have to 'find' it. When i first got my eggos i thought the same thing, there is no bass. well after many hours of burn in, the bass seemed to come out. when it came out, i fell in love with it. not overpowering, not bomy, but just right. One thing i did do to my pair was the tape mod. this involves taking out the foam insert and putting a piece of electrical tape over a small hole over the driver.
what this did was increase the bass, it brought out the bass i little more. It made the bass alot better by basically pronouncing it more. my only complaint with it, every now and then at high volumes, the bass would become a little boomy, but not much at all.
Highs - this is the second biggest complaint ive seen here. the highs. some people say the can get so high, its to the pint of pain. that has never happened to me. granted i dont listen to much else but heavyier music, i do listen to some softer, 'highr' music. as far as im concerned, the highs are just as good as the bass. not to sharp, not sharp enough, just right.
Mids - once again, i have no complaint about the mids, to me they are just as balanced as the highs and lows.
Overall this is a very balanced can with the proper burn in. Great for portable use, and comfortable as hell.
Portapros
I got these not too long after i got my eggos. The only reason i got them was because they were $12 off of a user here.
Bass - the bass on the PP is ecentially a love/hate thing. I find it to be boomy, but tolerable. when im in the mood for trance, ill put on the PP's. for pretty much anything else id prefer the eggos. What the bass does on alot of music is drowns other parts out.
Highs - the best way to desbribe this is to quote a user here...
'disturbing lack of treble'
its pretty bad. one thing that does help with this is to cut a small hole in the pads. when this is done, some of the treble is let out, and it sounds much better.
Mids - same as treble basically.
Overall, it seems like i am bashing the PP's, but i really am not. The bass on them is a little to up front and the mids and highs get drowned out.
With the pad mod, everythign seems to fall into place, when the hole is there, everything gets better.
Direct Comparison
Bass: The eggos bass, after alot of burn in, is not as upfront, but much tighter. Stock PP's the bass is too boomy, but after a little, easy mod, it gets better.
PP for more upfront bass, eggo for tighter, cleaner bass.
Highs: The highs on the eggos are extravagent. The PP highs get drowned out by the bass.
Eggo wins.
Mids: Once again the mids get drowned out on the PP's, but once the mod is done it gets better.
Eggos wins again with warm balanced mids.
Comfort: Eggos wins this, but not by much. the eggo goes all over the ear which evetually makes it more comfortable, but both feel like they dissapear on your ears after 2 min.
WINNER: Eggos. overall everything is presented better, but the PP's just cant compare in the mid and high sections. but onc again, you cant go wrong with either.
If i forgot anything tell me.
Mods feel free to edit anything you see.
I hope you liked my firast attempt at a 'review'
