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Headphoneus Supremus
Soem brief reflections about the way the PM-1 sound to me:
The Oppos, with the most "saturated" soundfield I have ever heard from any set of headphones so far, present the music in a more flush fashion, in layers from which the individual instruments/voices bloom. It is difficult to describe.
Even though the front-to-back dimensionality of the PM-1 is not particulalry pronounced in itself, the natural--call it "realtime"--bloom of the instrumentation/vocals projects into the soundfield with an excellent sense of reach and immersion for the listener.
There is a remarkable flexibilty and unflagging integrity to the entire soundfield, as well, coupled with the PM-1's uncanny ability to resolve nuance and ultrafine detail across the frequency spectrum, yet without introducing undue emphasis anywhere along that same spectrum.
Like the HE-6, the Oppo PM-1 are deceptively quick, rhythmically lock-step in cadence, but seeming to unpack the exactitudes/intricacies of timing and pace in a virtual "slow motion".
The Oppos, with the most "saturated" soundfield I have ever heard from any set of headphones so far, present the music in a more flush fashion, in layers from which the individual instruments/voices bloom. It is difficult to describe.
Even though the front-to-back dimensionality of the PM-1 is not particulalry pronounced in itself, the natural--call it "realtime"--bloom of the instrumentation/vocals projects into the soundfield with an excellent sense of reach and immersion for the listener.
There is a remarkable flexibilty and unflagging integrity to the entire soundfield, as well, coupled with the PM-1's uncanny ability to resolve nuance and ultrafine detail across the frequency spectrum, yet without introducing undue emphasis anywhere along that same spectrum.
Like the HE-6, the Oppo PM-1 are deceptively quick, rhythmically lock-step in cadence, but seeming to unpack the exactitudes/intricacies of timing and pace in a virtual "slow motion".