aragornmustdie
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The abundance of HD800s enable me to construct a decent impression on them. Generally I am surprised by how transparent they are. Marvelous. Tried them with different amps, balanced, single-ended, all have slightly different characteristic.
The one that captures my attention is the one balanced and paired with RSA Apache- running AC/DC through them blasted my head with crazy bass.They have a tiny hint of sibilance, in the sense that if there isn't any sibilance in the recording they won't show it but if there is some sibilance it will be a bit accentuated.
Then the Denons. Sadly, I guess I can finally scrap Denons off my future shopping list. I can't stand the sharpness, whether that is sibilance or not. Even markl modded, the D5000 still retains that characteristic. And the boomy bass. But the mids are much more balanced (forward?) compared to stock D5000. This is through Headamp balanced headphone amp, btw.
On to Grados. After hearing different setups, I find HF-2 much preferable to the bright RS-1. RS-1 is too coloured. HF-2 and PS-1 sound similar, with PS-1 having more bass-hump which sometimes goes overboard and sounds boomy. I forgot how PS-1000 sounds like but it's not a good impression. All in all, I really love the HF-2.
This meet really cemented my stand on Ultrasone: IMO all of them sound bad except ED8. Pro900 balanced sounds congested, bitter, wrong, hollow... really, it's like waking up in the morning with a bad taste in your mouth. ED9 fixed some of the harshness but still retains that strange coloration. I listened to the ED9 through Apache.
K701 surprises me on how sweet it sounds. Really surprising considering their status as Head-Fi public enemy. Anemic bass, yes, but I think the bass still sounds... full enough.
The electrostats stole the show for me. HE60, HE Audio Jade, Stax O2, off KGBH and Orpheus Zero CDP. I guess HE60 is the Grado of the group with that forward nature. While O2 Mark I is the king with its lush delicate sound, sitting there at the throne. Very neutral, flawless. Great bass. Rawr. Doesn't remember much about the Jade.
After this meet, though, I am even more assured that HD600- which will hopefully be at my door in several days- is for me. The warm sound and just the right amount of bass are a joy to hear. I think I am sensitive to sibilance, and HD600 (along with HD650) doesn't display that at all.
The one that captures my attention is the one balanced and paired with RSA Apache- running AC/DC through them blasted my head with crazy bass.They have a tiny hint of sibilance, in the sense that if there isn't any sibilance in the recording they won't show it but if there is some sibilance it will be a bit accentuated.
Then the Denons. Sadly, I guess I can finally scrap Denons off my future shopping list. I can't stand the sharpness, whether that is sibilance or not. Even markl modded, the D5000 still retains that characteristic. And the boomy bass. But the mids are much more balanced (forward?) compared to stock D5000. This is through Headamp balanced headphone amp, btw.
On to Grados. After hearing different setups, I find HF-2 much preferable to the bright RS-1. RS-1 is too coloured. HF-2 and PS-1 sound similar, with PS-1 having more bass-hump which sometimes goes overboard and sounds boomy. I forgot how PS-1000 sounds like but it's not a good impression. All in all, I really love the HF-2.
This meet really cemented my stand on Ultrasone: IMO all of them sound bad except ED8. Pro900 balanced sounds congested, bitter, wrong, hollow... really, it's like waking up in the morning with a bad taste in your mouth. ED9 fixed some of the harshness but still retains that strange coloration. I listened to the ED9 through Apache.
K701 surprises me on how sweet it sounds. Really surprising considering their status as Head-Fi public enemy. Anemic bass, yes, but I think the bass still sounds... full enough.
The electrostats stole the show for me. HE60, HE Audio Jade, Stax O2, off KGBH and Orpheus Zero CDP. I guess HE60 is the Grado of the group with that forward nature. While O2 Mark I is the king with its lush delicate sound, sitting there at the throne. Very neutral, flawless. Great bass. Rawr. Doesn't remember much about the Jade.
After this meet, though, I am even more assured that HD600- which will hopefully be at my door in several days- is for me. The warm sound and just the right amount of bass are a joy to hear. I think I am sensitive to sibilance, and HD600 (along with HD650) doesn't display that at all.
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