potterpastor
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Are you talking about the Sennheiser Momentum OVER ear, the one that basically sounds like a portable sealed HD 650? I love it, it's the best on the go headphone I have.
Are you talking about the Sennheiser Momentum OVER ear, the one that basically sounds like a portable sealed HD 650? I love it, it's the best on the go headphone I have.
I found the Momentums to be very boring sounding. It was a short listen albeit, but right away I just couldn't believe how dull they sounded. I will listen again as my audio store has the floor model (and an HD 800 floor model). These were the over ear, not on ear model. I also felt they were very "non-substantial" feeling, almost too lite for me.
Maybe the HP 50 are more to your liking than the Momentum. That's easy to understand. And if the NAD are indeed better, then the momentum would definitely not sound as good. But taking on its own merits, I think the Momentum is great.
far from it. They are on the warmer side of things. Nice punchy bass, Very clear, smooth, with good Soundstage for a closed can. Ate you looking for something with a lot of bass or something with treble energy?So this is the response i got from my headphone supplier when i enquired about the NAD HP50.
"The HP50 is a very inoffensive and flat sounding headphone, so instead of being neutral and accurate they're flat and lifeless sounding".
Does this sound accurate to anyone? Sadly i'm out in the middle of the australian outback so i dont have the opportunity to be able to trial many cans.
far from it. They are on the warmer side of things. Nice punchy bass, Very clear, smooth, with good Soundstage for a closed can. Ate you looking for something with a lot of bass or something with treble energy?
I looking for something thats fairly neutral sounding. I currently use the Yamaha MT220 which i quite like but i'm looking for something thats a step up from that and doesn't have a horrible coiled cable, a detachable cable would be preferable. If you've heard the MT220 would you say the HP50 is a step up?
You might consider purchasing an HD600 which is reputed to be very neutral and I would think used they sell reasonable. The NAD is quite good, but I guess depending on what is meant by neutral they may be the most neutral. I just sold mine, but I liked them very much, I just wanted to try the HE 560 and I needed the funds. Not to mention I purchased them as true on the go headphones which based on their cable length they were made for but in reality I found them a little large and hot for that use. Excellent headphone for the money.