big-ban
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My sentiments exactly.
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Very accurate description, I kinda failed to describe this in the detail you did, but I agree with everything you say. I think the AD2000 emphasizes more of the areas where the kick drums reside and thus achieves the extra punchyness whereas the W5000 (F5005) focuses more on the lower octave. This might lead to less percieved punchyness on the F5005, even though the very low notes are more easily heard. The AD2000 doesn't fail at all to reproduce those low notes, they just aren't that pronounced.
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I'm not so sure about this. I also find the treble on the AD2000 slightly recessed, even though this doesn't bother me much. My F5005 definitely has more treble energy, but fortunately less than the DT880 which I disliked pretty much because of its bright signature.
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Fair enough
| Originally Posted by Asr /img/forum/go_quote.gif As for the AD2000 and W5000, well now that's an interesting situation. They're quite different sonically, and I would not rate one of them as better than the other. |
My sentiments exactly.
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| Originally Posted by Asr /img/forum/go_quote.gif They're colored in different ways. The W5000 has a deeper, harder bass but lacks speed in that region whereas the AD2000 has lots of speed. In terms of purely extension, I think I'd rate the AD2000 as the lower extender - however this is dependent on source, amp, and cables. The W5000 has a bass that sounds deeper because there's more emphasis at the bottom. There's an inverse relationship here as the AD2000 has more mid-bass than the W5000 which makes impacts sound harder and more visceral. |
Very accurate description, I kinda failed to describe this in the detail you did, but I agree with everything you say. I think the AD2000 emphasizes more of the areas where the kick drums reside and thus achieves the extra punchyness whereas the W5000 (F5005) focuses more on the lower octave. This might lead to less percieved punchyness on the F5005, even though the very low notes are more easily heard. The AD2000 doesn't fail at all to reproduce those low notes, they just aren't that pronounced.
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| Originally Posted by Asr /img/forum/go_quote.gif As for the upper treble, I'd rate the AD2000 as the better extender there too. I think what you're hearing is its lack of treble emphasis, as some headphones do, like the K701. It's simply flat, whereas other headphones add something there, like the W5000. |
I'm not so sure about this. I also find the treble on the AD2000 slightly recessed, even though this doesn't bother me much. My F5005 definitely has more treble energy, but fortunately less than the DT880 which I disliked pretty much because of its bright signature.
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| Originally Posted by Audiofiler /img/forum/go_quote.gif These are all great phones and are all HiF in terms of the sound sense. Each scales up with good amps. I was talking price wise more than anything with the term of mid-fi.. 
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Fair enough
