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SA5000 Owners, Post Your Impressions Here
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Ah well good point, after my quick post I realized he hasn't burned them in yet.
| Originally Posted by lan It's new, it doesn't say anything about it 
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Ah well good point, after my quick post I realized he hasn't burned them in yet.
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Hi,
Have anyone tried these phones with ray samuels xp-7?
Have anyone tried these phones with ray samuels xp-7?
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Well, actually they are about 150 hours burned in, (according to the previous owner) I got them from another headfier, which was burning them a few days, not sure how much they will need, they still sound pretty stiff and dry to me, but I would like to know IYE which is the aproximate time for them to sound optimal??? The CD3000 needs about 200 or more...maybe they will improve, or maybe I will get used ot it, later on....
[size=xx-small]But definitelly comparing both the CD3000 sounds euphonic and lovely in comparison....
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| Originally Posted by lan It's new, it doesn't say anything about it
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Well, actually they are about 150 hours burned in, (according to the previous owner) I got them from another headfier, which was burning them a few days, not sure how much they will need, they still sound pretty stiff and dry to me, but I would like to know IYE which is the aproximate time for them to sound optimal??? The CD3000 needs about 200 or more...maybe they will improve, or maybe I will get used ot it, later on....
[size=xx-small]But definitelly comparing both the CD3000 sounds euphonic and lovely in comparison....
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Ok I'm getting see-sick now with back and forth ideas
| Originally Posted by Sovkiller Well, actually they are about 150 hours burned in |
Ok I'm getting see-sick now with back and forth ideas
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Thanks, Sov....I was waiting for your impressions, because I know you love the CD3000, as I do. You saved me about $400.
| Originally Posted by Sovkiller [size=xx-small]But definitelly comparing both the CD3000 sounds euphonic and lovely in comparison....
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Thanks, Sov....I was waiting for your impressions, because I know you love the CD3000, as I do. You saved me about $400.
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Thanks Jazz, I will not order anything, at least not today. (That was easy because the European resellers don't seem to have them in stock until next week.)
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Well i will give them a chance of prove me wrong, I iwll wait until the new RP33 hits me....but with my turbocharged PPA I still prefer the CD3000 till now
The presentation is slightly different, the mids are little bumped (Grado like), and comming from so many years of using the CD3000 only, maybe I will need some time to get used to it, definitelly a good set of cans, but I still prefer the old Sony school, CD3000/R-10 to the new SA5000/Qualia.....this is by far my first impressions OK? I could change my mind in a few days, after getting used to them, trucks of details, but difinitelly I was expecting more bass (quantity)
| Originally Posted by joelongwood Thanks, Sov....I was waiting for your impressions, because I know you love the CD3000, as I do. You saved me about $400.
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Well i will give them a chance of prove me wrong, I iwll wait until the new RP33 hits me....but with my turbocharged PPA I still prefer the CD3000 till now
The presentation is slightly different, the mids are little bumped (Grado like), and comming from so many years of using the CD3000 only, maybe I will need some time to get used to it, definitelly a good set of cans, but I still prefer the old Sony school, CD3000/R-10 to the new SA5000/Qualia.....this is by far my first impressions OK? I could change my mind in a few days, after getting used to them, trucks of details, but difinitelly I was expecting more bass (quantity)
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At the PDX meet recently, those of us who listened to the CD3k and SA5k thought the SA5k wasn't really bright, just had a lot of extension up high. Not overbalanced in the highs by any means (quite the contrary) but *everything* was audible up there.
Personally I was really unimpressed with the CD3ks, they were the first cans I listened to, and I felt the sound signature was just a mess. The SA5ks though I thought sounded beautiful. (Edit: both on the same gear)
Personally I was really unimpressed with the CD3ks, they were the first cans I listened to, and I felt the sound signature was just a mess. The SA5ks though I thought sounded beautiful. (Edit: both on the same gear)
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Coming from the Grado line of headphones you may find more to your taste the SA5000. They are more Grado like sounding, but I do not like the Grado sound, at least not the one I have heard....
| Originally Posted by devwild At the PDX meet recently, those of us who listened to the CD3k and SA5k thought the SA5k wasn't really bright, just had a lot of extension up high. Not overbalanced in the highs by any means (quite the contrary) but *everything* was audible up there. Personally I was really unimpressed with the CD3ks, they were the first cans I listened to, and I felt the sound signature was just a mess. The SA5ks though I thought sounded beautiful. (Edit: both on the same gear) |
Coming from the Grado line of headphones you may find more to your taste the SA5000. They are more Grado like sounding, but I do not like the Grado sound, at least not the one I have heard....
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[size=small]Thanks for the info. I would like some high-end cans with great detail and transparency. I have been considering the AKG K501's, the Beyer DT660's and the Joe Grado HP1/2's. It seems these SA5000's may have more resolution than any of these phones altough I may have to hear them for myself to decide on the transparency (neutrality) issue.[/size]
| Originally Posted by agile_one No, the SA5k is not a total isolation can - I can hear normal conversation in the same room, phone, doorbell, etc with them on, unless I am listening at very loud levels (which I am prone to do for short duration on occaision 
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[size=small]Thanks for the info. I would like some high-end cans with great detail and transparency. I have been considering the AKG K501's, the Beyer DT660's and the Joe Grado HP1/2's. It seems these SA5000's may have more resolution than any of these phones altough I may have to hear them for myself to decide on the transparency (neutrality) issue.[/size]
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Definitelly more than the K501 and HP1, not sure aobut the 660, but the 660 are not considered the top of the line on the Beyer line neither resolution and trasparency talking
| Originally Posted by Jap [size=small]Thanks for the info. I would like some high-end cans with great detail and transparency. I have been considering the AKG K501's, the Beyer DT660's and the Joe Grado HP1/2's. It seems these SA5000's may have more resolution than any of these phones altough I may have to hear them for myself to decide on the transparency (neutrality) issue.[/size] |
Definitelly more than the K501 and HP1, not sure aobut the 660, but the 660 are not considered the top of the line on the Beyer line neither resolution and trasparency talking
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[size=small]Sorry! That was a misprint!
I meant the Beyer DT880's---not the DT660's.[/size]
| Originally Posted by Sovkiller Definitelly more than the K501 and HP1, not sure aobut the 660, but the 660 are not considered the top of the line on the Beyer line neither resolution and trasparency talking |
[size=small]Sorry! That was a misprint!
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I started to notice some more settling down around 250-300. They got darker around 500-600 hours. I think I'm around 950-1000 now. I left mine on all the time to approach those hours fast. I can't really say I got used to the sound since I didn't really listen to the headphone for long periods of time in the first few hundred hours. I'd sample some songs here and there to watch it's progress.
As for the extended bass and treble. The quality of the source is important here. Better ones should allow you to hear the bass easier and deeper and make the treble less harsh.
| Originally Posted by Sovkiller I would like to know IYE which is the aproximate time for them to sound optimal??? The CD3000 needs about 200 or more...maybe they will improve, or maybe I will get used ot it, later on.... |
I started to notice some more settling down around 250-300. They got darker around 500-600 hours. I think I'm around 950-1000 now. I left mine on all the time to approach those hours fast. I can't really say I got used to the sound since I didn't really listen to the headphone for long periods of time in the first few hundred hours. I'd sample some songs here and there to watch it's progress.
As for the extended bass and treble. The quality of the source is important here. Better ones should allow you to hear the bass easier and deeper and make the treble less harsh.
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Owwwww ... somehow I just knew you'd say that, Brian. I can only imagine how terrific the SA5k's sound with the Maestro and your G08.
| Originally Posted by Canman The SA5000 sounds pretty nice out of your old Singlepower Maestro. 
The Maestro seems to be a good amp for this headphone because it has the quickness of solid state amps but the smoothness in the midrange does well for the SA5K. |
Owwwww ... somehow I just knew you'd say that, Brian. I can only imagine how terrific the SA5k's sound with the Maestro and your G08.
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