Fungus
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I agree fully with your assessments. Does that mean that the Alu's can benefit from recabling them with the amperiors cables?
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I agree fully with your assessments. Does that mean that the Alu's can benefit from recabling them with the amperiors cables?
How long is the stock cable again? 2m? It's hard to quantify how annoying something is, but I found it annoying enough to make re-cabling a necessity for portable use. Others may differ.
How long is the stock cable again? 2m? It's hard to quantify how annoying something is, but I found it annoying enough to make re-cabling a necessity for portable use. Others may differ.
The Soundmagic HP150 reks the M50x's in half.I really dont know what to do..... The hd25 basic edition is now costing 148.... The 1 ii (with velour pads and pouch) 169 and thr alus 175... I know many will say get the alus but i already know that i will like tje regular hd25 while the alus may always be a hate/love thing lile it happened with the amperiors.... Also i am no modder so i am not thinking of replacing any cabled and in terms of maintenance over time the regular hd25 is much cheaper to keep in great condition (cheaper and easier to find pads and etc).
I think i am making the legendary mid fi triade.... Hd25, dt770 and m50x.... The dt770 are meh for me since they are not as punchy as lacking on the mids compared to the other 2 but mu girlfriend loves the look and sound of the beyers so i may keep those just to make her happy.... Still, ok the beyer have nicee soundstage, confort and separation but he other 2 have a more fun and punchy sound imo.
Still trying to decide what to do with a pair of cusyom one pros and hd598s though..... The hd598 i love just for the voices (definitly too soft for my taste) and the cops got me surprised (very nice, ath m50x kind of soind while A lil more laidback and a tiny bit muddy... but still very good imo...) Better than the sony mdr 1r for sure....
The Soundmagic HP150 reks the M50x's in half.
Have u or anyone else made a comparison of the hd25 alu vs ath m50x....? Please share ur thoughts if u did....
Dont understand one thing though.... On many reviews of the hd 25 or alu, despite all the praise many say that the hd25 are old and should be updated..... The heck... They sound awesome...what should be updated then???
Yeah, I've heard similar - makes no sense to me either. I just don't understand how a headphone can sound 'dated'. If it can, then why are much older headphones like the R10 held in such high esteem? Surely it's not just down to rarity. I've compared the HD 25 with newer Senn models such as Urbanite XL and still prefer it by some margin.
I've directly compared the Alu to M50X a couple of times, but fairly briefly due to quite an uncomfortable demo setting! The latter has a more V-shaped signature which isn't really to my taste. I'm not as down on the M50X as some seem to be, but the HD 25 (regular or Alu) is a better headphone IMO if you value balance + clarity yet still want something that packs a punch.