Armaegis
Modern Modder Man of Manitoba
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I've owned these three studio/dj cans and have taken various notes, so I thought I'd share my impressions with you guys. There are plenty of threads on the 840s vs M50s, but not too many that compare the Q40s against them.
I'm going to write some more later, but for now I'm just going to get this thread started with a table.
Table 1: Subjective Undefined Relative Rankings Without Context
edit: because some people were confused, these are relative rankings as in "1" means I consider it first place in the comparison
left to right: M50 / SRH 840 / Q40
M50 vs HDJ-2000
clockwise from upper left: Q40, SRH 840, M50
M50 vs HDJ-2000
Much much more to come later.
I'm going to write some more later, but for now I'm just going to get this thread started with a table.
Table 1: Subjective Undefined Relative Rankings Without Context
edit: because some people were confused, these are relative rankings as in "1" means I consider it first place in the comparison
..................... | ..................... | ..................... | ..................... | ..................... | ..................... |
SRH 840 | ATH-M50 | Q40 | HDJ-2000 | comments | |
isolation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
cord | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
earpads | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
headband | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
clamping force | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | M50 clamps most |
comfort | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
ease to drive | 3 (44/102) | 2 (38/99) | 4 (64/116) | 1 (36/107) | ohm/sensitivity |
durability/construction | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
folding | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
sizing | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | mostly the same |
weight | 4 (317.5 g) | 2 (284 g) | 1 (250g) | 3 (298g) | without cable |
coolness | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
upper highs | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
highs | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
mids | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
lows | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | M50 punches |
sub bass | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Q40 rumbles |
soundstage | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
flatness of frequency curve | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
overall sound | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
overall sound w/amp | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
left to right: M50 / SRH 840 / Q40
M50 vs HDJ-2000
clockwise from upper left: Q40, SRH 840, M50
M50 vs HDJ-2000
Much much more to come later.