zeitfliesst
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They are 1.2m in length so I'm guessing it would be alright. I'll probably post some pics when I get them.
Second day of using the Amperior. Awesome for metal, although comfort is not that amazing (expected for on-ear I guess) and a bit more sub-bass would have been appreciated. I really couldn't see myself living with the flimsy stock cables so I ordered an Oyaide HPC-HD25 cable. I'm not sure on ordering a clamp set yet since I can just flip the cups upside down and let the cables hang downwards right?
I have the Oyaide cable, it has the same unequal L/R length so you will have to buy the HD-25 cable clamp.
Pedro:
Along with the replies you got in this thread. Here is an expert review for the two from Tyl Hertsens from Inner Fidelity.
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/most-excellent-sennheiser-amperior-and-hd-25-1-ii
From the review:
While the HD 25-1 II is a good sounding headphone, I would characterize its performance as "very good mid-fi," while my experience with the Amperior reached what I would consider "entry-level audiophile" performance.
HD 25-1 II had a bit of an edge to them, in the case of the Amperior the highs are simply clear and articulate; there may be the slightest edge to the sound, but it's not bothersome in the least
And looking at the graphs of the two the Amps seem to have just a slightly steeper rolloff in the low bass under 50hz. The HD 25s have just a bit of a dip before 100 and a bit of a broad peak form 100-200. Other than that there response curves are almost identical. Fuller-NO More precise-PERHAPS Overall clearer in the highs-YES
As for clamping, the Amps clamp similarly to the HD25 II.
That is about it. An upgrade to the 25 sound for not a lot more at today's price.
Stop agonizing over it and pull the trigger if you like the 25s. Worse case is you feel they are not much better, then sell them and move on, it's the head-fi way
I just noticed that the following was mentioned in the Amperior's Amazon page: "Remember to let these headphones burn in – this will allow the headphones to relax into their sound signature."
Is this an official statement from Sennheiser? I recently did a brief comparison between a used and a brand new Amperior, and I hastily concluded that there was no difference, but now that I am keeping the new Amperiors, I notice that
they don't seem to sound as good as the used ones I had. Any thoughts on this?