HesterDW
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Im very interested in these! Great review. Im in need of a sound signature change from the laid back D2000s.
HFI-580 > Pro700 MKII (S) > M50 > Pro700 MKII (M)
What does the (S) and the (M) stand for?
I probably still need to give the PRO700mk2 a try sometimes but I'm wondering which pads that would be a good fit. The stock ones seem way too small to be circumaural and the M50 pads get way too sweaty for me (and don't like what was described as the change in sound).
What is described as the "messy" sound is the huge emphasis in upper bass to lower-mids range as well as somewhat recessed highs contributing to the perhaps too warmish sound for your liking. While it leads to a "messier" sound, the sound also feels more heavy/full which is something I personally like, a V-shaped response curve leads to the opposite, thin.
Just a question, how many cm long/wide are the insides of the cups on the pro700s/HFI-580s? I want to know so I have something to compare to before I make a purchase. I want them to fit around my ears and they are fairly large, so this information would help me a lot. Thanks!
the Pro700 MK2s are barely circumaural, causing parts of the ear to press against the pads.
Is this resolved with the M50 pads?
Yes, though the circular shape of the cups messes around with the oval-ly shape of the pads.
Could you elaborate on "messes around with"? I had a different pair of Audio Technica DJ cans, the PRO5MK2's, and they didn't have enough bass and neither did the M50's. Im planning on picking up some PRO700MK2's soon.
However, it's really important to me that these are circumaural and not kind of circumaural. If you say that the M50 pads better help it sit around the ear I may pick up those pads. Hell that's why I put crocheted padding under my W5K pads because it would sometimes sit on my ear.
It's like... you know... when you put oval pads around a circular frame...
With the M50 pads it becomes circmaural, don't worry.