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I agree the noise test is a very good thing to test neutrality. The HD600 is especially neutral and this test proves it. All this talk about the SA5000 makes me think they're not neutral at all and can't be used for reference and critial listening.
Originally Posted by chillysalsa Then played a test CD with pink noise, my favourite and most reliable way of determining the neutrality of a component. Listened with the 5K's... then the HD600 and said to myself "now that is what those are supposed to sound like". Sold the SA5k's the next week, even though I really enjoyed them for electronica - for which they were outstanding, because there is no 'natural' or 'correct' sound of sounds artificially generated on computer. |
I agree the noise test is a very good thing to test neutrality. The HD600 is especially neutral and this test proves it. All this talk about the SA5000 makes me think they're not neutral at all and can't be used for reference and critial listening.