curtisngl
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Didn't have P5 for comparison, but from my memory, m4u1 had much better clarity and detail.
Do they especially shine in any specific genres?
Didn't have P5 for comparison, but from my memory, m4u1 had much better clarity and detail.
Didn't have P5 for comparison, but from my memory, m4u1 had much better clarity and detail.
Do they especially shine in any specific genres?
Didn't have P5 for comparison, but from my memory, m4u1 had much better clarity and detail.
B&W 7 does not sound better than PSB. HP50's "roomfeel" is unacceptable for me. So yes, PSB made a great pair of headphones
Hmm P5 excels in genres like classical and new age while m4u1 shined in rock and techno/dance.
Do you own them? Ideally I'd need clearance of 3/4 inch or more (considering that the distance decreases when you wear them as the pads clamp on your head)
One concern however is that they could make the lower quality classic rock songs sound bad. Not every song I have is 320kbps.
Sorry for late reply. Yes I do own them. My measuring tape isn't the best but I'd say the cups are about 20mm deep, which is about 3/4 of an inch. Obviously, like you said, that'll decrease when you wear them, significantly so with the PSBs as the pads are very soft and the clamping force is moderate (or high depending on your head-size).
Is buying and trying them from Amazon not an option for you?
That shouldn't be a concern, if headphones reveal bad recordings or poor compression then it means they also reveal lots of beautiful detail in good recordings. Are you not able to find better copies of the lower bit tracks you have?
No worries, we all get busy. Thanks for getting back to me. Okay so they're about the same as my current over ears that only have a thin stretchy material covering the plastic shell over the driver for cushioning. I'd buy them on amazon, I just really wanted to try them first. I want to be confident I want these when I tell my parents what I want to do with $300 haha. Last time, I bought the phiaton ps20 nc's (fantastic, flat, and beautiful sound if they fit by the way) but I had to return them because they didn't fit, and luckily I packaged them well, because I don't think amazon takes headphone returns if they've even been opened. Have you returned headphones after you've used them to amazon problem free? As for the music files, some I had to resentfully download from YouTube, though most of them are alright. I can find better files for some now that I know where to get them, it will just take a while to sift through. I only know of one album I need to replace because it's at 192kbps. Most of my other music is well over 200kbps as with any headphones, I can tell the difference between them.
No worries, we all get busy. Thanks for getting back to me. Okay so they're about the same as my current over ears that only have a thin stretchy material covering the plastic shell over the driver for cushioning. I'd buy them on amazon, I just really wanted to try them first. I want to be confident I want these when I tell my parents what I want to do with $300 haha. Last time, I bought the phiaton ps20 nc's (fantastic, flat, and beautiful sound if they fit by the way) but I had to return them because they didn't fit, and luckily I packaged them well, because I don't think amazon takes headphone returns if they've even been opened. Have you returned headphones after you've used them to amazon problem free?
Yeah they have a thin cushion between your ear and the driver. The drivers press against my ear, but they're not uncomfortable and, actually, that's part of what makes them sound so great.
Yeah as long as it doesn't cause pain. How long have you worn them without discomfort?
To both of you about returns: sounds convincing, and I know the only loss will be some money in shipping though. I may consider contacting whatever seller I would buy them from about their return policy. It may end up being through amazon.
It depends, sometimes they get uncomfortable after like 30 minutes, other times they're comfortable for about 2 hours (I don't really listen to them for longer than this, so that's as long as I can give). I would say this inconsistency is due to my ears as opposed to the headphones. Other people have said they wear them every day at work for 6-8 hours with no issues.
Like I said, when I returned my HP100s to Amazon they refunded the shipping as well, and I didn't have to pay to send them back because I dropped them off at a shop that does that for you. They also gave me the option of sending a courier to pick the package up. This is on the UK by the way, not sure if these services differ in other countries.
It's worth mentioning as well that I've since bought the HP100s again for testing, with the intent of returning them again. I asked Amazon first if they minded me doing this and they said it was fine.
Do your ears stick out from your head much? Mine do, which is why I get fatigue easily. I guess worst case I could return those, but I don't think there's anything like what you described for returns in the U.S. I've heard a lot about the detail and clarity of the headphones, but how is the bass? I enjoy having a good amount if bass as long as everything else still sounds good, I like when it makes the songs feel more powerful, especially in rock songs where the bass is usually pretty weakly reproduced. To list a few bands: rise against, Aerosmith, blue ouster cult, chevelle, foo fighters, guns n roses, linkin park, Metallica, rage against the machine, seether, shinedown, Styx, UFO.
I'm deeply considering these headphones