Speccon
New Head-Fier
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- Aug 12, 2014
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All right, my first post here on head fi, don´t be to hard on me.
Six months ago I found my self bored to death by my taste in music, I was blasting the same artists over and over again, so I decided to take action. Action = buy a decent pair of headphones, an amp and start looking through album reviews in a quest for new music.
You know this story, endless hours of searching for the perfect equipment, since I were completely new to this area it was more like blindwalking for the perfect equipment. Anyway, I had decided to not get beaten by Dre and the reviews led me to the Sennheiser Momentum, they seemed to be a good option for on-the-go use. I also bought an amp, Pro-Ject Head Box S (I know now that the Head Box S is not suited for 18 ohm headphones, but you must forgive me, I was only a young fool back then). My amp however is now a good friend to my Grado SR80i no harm done.
At first i thought the momentum sounded good but I wasn´t at all blown away as I had hoped, but as time passed I really came to appreciate them. I know a lot more about headphones now (I am rapidly becoming an incurable audiophile) and have compared them to my poor IEM I use at work and my Grado SR80i, I also know what kind of sound I enjoy more for different types of music.
The Momentum are great for hiphop, RnB och soul. The slightly dark sound (at least compared to the Grados) and the (in my taste) slightly oversized and a bit loose bass fits perfect for the somewhat chaotic sound of hiphop and it gives weight to powerful and emotional RnB and Soul. M.I.A., Jay-Z and Janelle Monaé lives good lifes in these headphones.
For rock and folk-music there is a different story. In a quiet room, before sleep or so the bass tends to drown voices to some extent. This has led to: folk or rock music before sleep in my Grados where I can use my amp, that´s where First Aid Kit (yes I´m from Sweden), The Nationals and Conor Oberst rule my world, and hiphop, RnB or soul when I´m not chained to my bed or computer. But it´s a nice separation, they really complement each other.
The momentums are the king of the streets, they look superb, fits great if you have medium sized ears or smaller, they are well isolated and that extra bass comes in handy when you want to keep outside noises out.
Over all: it´s a nobrainer, buy them!
So, my first post, how am i doing so far?
Six months ago I found my self bored to death by my taste in music, I was blasting the same artists over and over again, so I decided to take action. Action = buy a decent pair of headphones, an amp and start looking through album reviews in a quest for new music.
You know this story, endless hours of searching for the perfect equipment, since I were completely new to this area it was more like blindwalking for the perfect equipment. Anyway, I had decided to not get beaten by Dre and the reviews led me to the Sennheiser Momentum, they seemed to be a good option for on-the-go use. I also bought an amp, Pro-Ject Head Box S (I know now that the Head Box S is not suited for 18 ohm headphones, but you must forgive me, I was only a young fool back then). My amp however is now a good friend to my Grado SR80i no harm done.
At first i thought the momentum sounded good but I wasn´t at all blown away as I had hoped, but as time passed I really came to appreciate them. I know a lot more about headphones now (I am rapidly becoming an incurable audiophile) and have compared them to my poor IEM I use at work and my Grado SR80i, I also know what kind of sound I enjoy more for different types of music.
The Momentum are great for hiphop, RnB och soul. The slightly dark sound (at least compared to the Grados) and the (in my taste) slightly oversized and a bit loose bass fits perfect for the somewhat chaotic sound of hiphop and it gives weight to powerful and emotional RnB and Soul. M.I.A., Jay-Z and Janelle Monaé lives good lifes in these headphones.
For rock and folk-music there is a different story. In a quiet room, before sleep or so the bass tends to drown voices to some extent. This has led to: folk or rock music before sleep in my Grados where I can use my amp, that´s where First Aid Kit (yes I´m from Sweden), The Nationals and Conor Oberst rule my world, and hiphop, RnB or soul when I´m not chained to my bed or computer. But it´s a nice separation, they really complement each other.
The momentums are the king of the streets, they look superb, fits great if you have medium sized ears or smaller, they are well isolated and that extra bass comes in handy when you want to keep outside noises out.
Over all: it´s a nobrainer, buy them!
So, my first post, how am i doing so far?