Originally Posted by fewtch That part doesn't surprise me much. The HD650 seems to embody the typical audiophile balance: Bloomy bass, flat mids, recessed treble. It seems the mids produce the least controversy (actually you can take away all bass/highs and music is still listenable, but bass alone or treble alone is pretty ridiculous).
I totally agree with you about mids, but since decent mids are fairly commonplace, I look for good bass. It seems to be the hardest to get right, and I'm a junkie for rhythm.
Obviously, you need the whole spectrum to hear music, as even a bass solo gives you frequencies in the mids and highs. But, as granodemostasa said earlier, bass is the foundation of (most) music.
Story is about an incident in 1986 when CBS news anchor Dan Rather was attacked on a New York City sidewalk by a crazed man yelling "Kenneth, what is the frequency." The man turned out to be William Tager, who was caught when he killed a stagehand outside of the Today Show studios 9 years later. Tager, who is serving a 25 year sentence, said he was convinced the media was beaming signals into his head, and that he was on a mission to determine their frequencies.
After this came out, "What's the frequency, Kenneth" became a catch phrase and was a running joke on The David Letterman Show. Rather had a good sense of humor about it and later appeared on the show, singing this with R.E.M. backing him.
When this became a hit and a Letterman joke, "Kenneth" became a term used for a clueless person.
Lead singer Michael Stipe says this is an attack on the media, who overanalyze things they don't understand.
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