QU0TE
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So how are these unamped? I'm really considering these as my first high end-ish pair of headphones, and its between these and the DT770 anniversary edition >_>
I got to listen to this headphone for a solid 30 mins in a store next to the Momentum, Amperior and a few others. First of all, the bass has decent quality and quantity, I didn't feel like I was missing too much in terms of quality or impact compared to the Amperior. The treble was pleasant, fairly smooth if lacking in technical excellence. It reminded me of the UE6000 treble presentation. The problem, however, comes in the mid-range. It is awful and does not belong on a >£200 headphone. Vocals often have a raspy, highly coloured tonality and there is a strange shoutiness in certain songs indicating a bump somewhere over 2khz. Dense passages of instrumental/orchestral music with vocals sound downright terrible on this headphone, with an extremely cluttered, poorly separated presentation mixed with wildly inaccurate tonality, evident in a flac version of this song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDDEbpSN590 I used to test them.
As a great deal of music that I listen to is fast-paced and dense with instrumentation, I could never recommend this headphone to those with similar tastes. But what's more, the "modern" music that this headphone has been supposedly tuned for also exhibits unnatural raspiness for female vocals, so really this headphone is giant fail in my book. 80% of the music is in the midrange, so overall this headphone has piss-poor technicalities and is not worth >£100.
Listening to the Momentum again from the same amp, I realise I was too harsh on this headphone; it isn't a notch above the MDR-1, it is FAR above it. Vocals and mids almost sound downright transparent next to it and there are no weird bumps or deviations. I would easily put it alongside the Amperior now, when amplified properly. The treble having sparkle yet no harshness is a definite plus too.
That's like saying that orgasm is the worst part of sex.
Didn't know that vocals can go over 2khz, what kind of aliens' music do you listen?
FYI, If anyone is interested in getting a hard shell case for their mdr-1r, the Slappa Hardbody Pro Full Size Headphone case is a great option. Just got is earlier this week from Amazon and the headphones fit perfect.
http://www.slappa.com/HardBody-PRO-Full-Size-Headphone-case
Why is everyone hyping the hell out of this headphone and not posting actual reviews?
How about comparisons to other portable cans in its pricerange? Like the DT1350?
Or maybe comparisons to other popular cans, like the M50 or M-80 or some of ultrasone's offerings? All I'm hearing here is it's a decent headphone, overpriced at $300, and is generally grainy and slow. And about 2 metric ****tons of hype and worthless comments. Why all the hype? It's not like the 1R is a huge game-changer. It sounds like a typical modern-day Sony, nothing special.
Why is everyone hyping the hell out of this headphone and not posting actual reviews?
How about comparisons to other portable cans in its pricerange? Like the DT1350?
Or maybe comparisons to other popular cans, like the M50 or M-80 or some of ultrasone's offerings? All I'm hearing here is it's a decent headphone, overpriced at $300, and is generally grainy and slow. And about 2 metric ****tons of hype and worthless comments. Why all the hype? It's not like the 1R is a huge game-changer. It sounds like a typical modern-day Sony, nothing special.
That's like saying that orgasm is the worst part of sex.
Didn't know that vocals can go over 2khz, what kind of aliens' music do you listen?
In your eagerness to deride my opinions and defend your purchase