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Mine are VERY muddy in the low-mids. Disappointing.
Anyone else experiencing this?
Anyone else experiencing this?
Now that I have them and I'm listening to them at the moment, even if the M100s hadn't come out, I wouldn't say these are bass heavy though. Denon D2000, Beyer DT770 Pro80, M-Audio Q40, etc. those ARE bass heavy!!!
These Sony's... man... I'm having a hard time leaving them on!! I thought it was my MP3s or source but on most/all of the songs they are just TOO forward and.. sound even shrill on some songs! Piercing to the point that I have to lower the volume even more and I don't even listen to music that loud. Don't know if owners can try this track:
Ben Jorgensen -- The Color of your Eyes
The Song going to the end gets a bit "crowded" (the production is not the best I would say! ) but AB'ing with the Mad Dogs with Dog Pads, the Mad Dogs just sound fuller, more natural, great extension without sounding shrill! Tonally, the Mad Dogs are walking right over the MDRs. I know I still need to go a few weeks using the Sony's but... not sure if they are keepers yet! Maybe I'm liking the warm-ish, laid back sound a bit more? (having listened to the Mad Dogs and especially the Signature Pros a lot more these past few weeks)
That said, I find the MDR-1Rs to have good speed and they do resolve very good. Details are there! But... those highs... (could be boosted upper mids btw...)
Can anyone do a comparison between the MDR-1R and the beyerdynamic T70P? I have the T70P, I really enjoy them, especially the high end and when listening to acoustic, mandolin and banjo in bluegrass music, and female voices like Adele. But I find them lacking, not necessarily in the low end; however the could use a little more oomph. Maybe the are a little too mechanical/analytical sounding (to the best of my description). I am considering the MDR-1R as a possible replacement. If anyone can give a comparison particularly in the high and low regions it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, DannyBai, really helpful. Overall, which one do you prefer, mdr-1r or t70p.?
Not a whole lot of headphones that I've heard reproduces highs like the T70P. The R1 sounds completely different. To me, the T70P were sibilant with vocals and it fatigued me quite a bit. But, the clarity in the treble was amazing. R1's, actually have pretty good treble but it sounds totally different than the Beyer's for me. No sibilance in vocals and it doesn't reach the high frequency regions like the Beyer's did for me. It's less fatiguing but I still hear the clarity of instruments but not as well or defined. For the bass, there's a clear difference. The Sony's have mid-bass and the Beyer's were all sub-bass but it was with a low impact so it was hard to hear it. I actually really liked the bass on the T70P. It was very well defined and punchy sub-bass. The gel pads help with bass if you haven't tried. The Sony's will give you that oomph you're missing in the T70P without it overpowering anything else.
Well said. I would quarrel slightly with the R1 not having sub bass, it is there with the right source. I prefer the R1 to the t70p, but if you like the characteristics of treble in the beyer, I do not believe the r1 is for you as it is smoother and not as high reaching presentation as DannyBai points out. If the bass is the only thing you feel the 70 lacks, perhaps consider a different source with more power.
Well said. I would quarrel slightly with the R1 not having sub bass, it is there with the right source. I prefer the R1 to the t70p, but if you like the characteristics of treble in the beyer, I do not believe the r1 is for you as it is smoother and not as high reaching presentation as DannyBai points out. If the bass is the only thing you feel the 70 lacks, perhaps consider a different source with more power.
I use a JDS Labs C421 amp with the T70P, which should supply enough power. I do enjoy the higher frequencies the t70p's produce, but sometimes I feel that they lack that musical/fun sound, if that makes sense. Would the excess highs be a result of this?
I really like hearing detail in the music, such as fingers moving across the guitar strings and other little subtleties in the music. Can the mdr-1r produce good detail in the music?
How do the mdr's sound amped?