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Waiting for these to go back on sale for 40 or 36.
Oh man, sentiments change quickly around here. FOTM guys are like the crazy chicks I used to date....
So I know I reviewed these and I think I was a little to nice...
The pioneers are worth what I paid, no less... They were not groundbreaking or amazing... just good. When I compared them to the AD900x I was unfair and probably was too nice (this is an appreciation thread after all) Bottom line is that they don't compare to them... or the Q/K7xx, SR325is, HD6xx, or the DT880 or even the HD598. They are boring, somewhat diffuse and off sounding (mostly on piano) While I did appreciate them, and they are better/as good as lot of cans, just not any mid or high end ones.
/rant
I feel better now. I almost felt like my review could have misled someone...
these are significantly better than 325. :|
So I know I reviewed these and I think I was a little to nice...
The pioneers are worth what I paid, no less... They were not groundbreaking or amazing... just good. When I compared them to the AD900x I was unfair and probably was too nice (this is an appreciation thread after all) Bottom line is that they don't compare to them... or the Q/K7xx, SR325is, HD6xx, or the DT880 or even the HD598. They are boring, somewhat diffuse and off sounding (mostly on piano) While I did appreciate them, and they are better/as good as lot of cans, just not any mid or high end ones.
/rant
I feel better now. I almost felt like my review could have misled someone...
these are significantly better than 325. :|
lel. Tyll used them as an example for a quote on quote "bad" sounding headphone. But then again that is just *one* graph and I can't find any more data on them. I'll assume they're pretty darn good for $50...but can they oust my super duper entry level etys?http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/EtymoticEK5.pdf
hehe I don't think so
Oh wow I can't believe I just used an emoticon. What is this 2007? lol I must be tired
radi9red:
I just wanted to say THANK YOU! I thought that these cans sounded way more bass heavy than I wanted them to... I like to hear 'sizzle' and 'air' when I listen to music, and I was concerned upon getting these that they were another bass oriented set... (yes, I consider them bass heavy, since I have a large head). I had to mod the monoprice 8323 cans to make them even slightly reasonable to listen to, and now, tearing off that padding... made a huge difference! Bravo! I haven't tried the other mods yet, but I knew I had to do something to kill the 'dark' sound.
Thanks again,
IBJamon