Pictures of ATH-A500s?
Nov 9, 2005 at 4:04 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 14

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If anyone has pictures of actual photos of ATH-A500s in action or any pictures at all could you post them here please? My ATH-A500s arrive in 2 days and I need something to hold me off
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Nov 9, 2005 at 5:48 AM Post #5 of 14
Yeah, mine is known to be a "unique" case. The A500s are very fine headphones and have really nice sound (The low end is REALLY surprising), just don't set your expectations too high. I can take some more pictures if you would like, just ask
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EDIT: Founds some other pictures that I took a while back:
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Nov 9, 2005 at 5:48 AM Post #6 of 14
I miss my A500s....wish I didn't have to clear them out to make money for HF-1s
 
Nov 9, 2005 at 6:00 AM Post #7 of 14
O yah azure what phones did you have before buying the a500's? I never caught it in ur long thread? hehe
 
Nov 9, 2005 at 6:19 AM Post #8 of 14
Sony MDR-101
 
Nov 9, 2005 at 6:39 AM Post #9 of 14
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Originally Posted by Azure
Sony MDR-101


lol? maybe you should've gotten some koss instead of the A500's lol
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Nov 9, 2005 at 6:49 AM Post #10 of 14
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Originally Posted by jeri534
If anyone has pictures of actual photos of ATH-A500s in action or any pictures at all could you post them here please?


Well...you asked:
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Originally Posted by jeri534
My ATH-A500s arrive in 2 days and I need something to hold me off
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Enjoy them. I miss mine. The XD400 is a remarkably similar substitute, though. I had very high expectations [before the arrival of the A500's], and they were thourouhly exceeded, esp. regarding soundstage, spaciousness, unamped performance, and the bass extention. Were it not for my DT531's, I would probably still using my A500's as my main cans. Still the best movie can I've experienced.
 
Nov 9, 2005 at 8:18 PM Post #11 of 14
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Originally Posted by tradja
The XD400 is a remarkably similar substitute, though. I had very high expectations, and they were thourouhly exceeded, esp. regarding soundstage, spaciousness, unamped performance, and the bass extention.



Sooo you say the XD400 is very similar to the a500's? was there a big difference in SQ? do they have the same signature? and how's gaming compared?
 
Nov 9, 2005 at 9:21 PM Post #12 of 14
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Originally Posted by tradja
Enjoy them. I miss mine. The XD400 is a remarkably similar substitute, though. I had very high expectations, and they were thourouhly exceeded, esp. regarding soundstage, spaciousness, unamped performance, and the bass extention. Were it not for my DT531's, I would probably still using my A500's as my main cans. Still the best movie can I've experienced.


Ya, thanks for these sweet cans!
 
Nov 10, 2005 at 7:17 AM Post #14 of 14
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Originally Posted by das_bill
Ya, thanks for these sweet cans!


Glad you're enjoying 'em, Will! What are your impressions of them? Have you watched an action movie yet? Try Gladiator or The Matrix sometime.
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Originally Posted by J-Pak
For what I paid for the A500 I'm not complaining (still not as good as my SR-60 for music), but they're great for gaming and movies

A bit too much bass for music that does overpower the mids, and I love my mids



Agreed. Mmmmm...mids... The AKG240s has taken care of that for me, but I miss the huge soundstage and very "movie" sound of the A500s.


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Originally Posted by aZn_plyR
Sooo you say the XD400 is very similar to the a500's? was there a big difference in SQ? do they have the same signature? and how's gaming compared?


I think my earlier post was unclear -- I've edited it. But, yes, IME the XD400 is very reminiscent of the A500. I compare them here . The signature, construction, and comfort seemed very similar to me.

I don't game, so I don't know how they compare for this -- perhaps J-Pak could elaborate more.
 

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