[appar111]

I've been enjoying my SR225's since Monday and have been swapping back and forth between flats and bowls. I like both, and I'm leaning a little more towards the flats right now, but I think they may be better suited to a brighter phone such as the 325, to get the perfect balance between the bass of the flats and the brighter nature of the 325's themselves.

So which do you prefer on your 225's (or 325's for that matter) - bowls or flats? I'm thinking of putting my bowl pads under some heavy books for a night to get me sort of in-between the typical bowl sound and the flat sound. Anyone tried this?

 

[Blitzula]

Try reversing the bowls before you squish 'em.

On the bowls versus flats issue, I always found the bowls piercingly bright.

 

[kramer5150]

Prefer bowls on my MS2 and the SR225 I demo'd.

I washed mine in warm soap water and just wore them for a couple weeks. now theyre soft and confirm easily to my ears.

Garrett

 

[appar111]

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Originally Posted by kramer5150 Prefer bowls on my MS2 and the SR225 I demo'd. I washed mine in warm soap water and just wore them for a couple weeks. now theyre soft and confirm easily to my ears. Garrett

I did that and it did help quite a bit with the comfiness. I'm surprised how much dye comes out when you do that! So you prefer the bowls, huh?

I'm anxious to take my flats with me to the store tomorrow and put them on some 325's to see how it tames them & reigns them in..

 

[OceanEnthusiast]

bowls. flats sound muddy to me.

 

[ajt976]

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Originally Posted by OceanEnthusiast bowls. flats sound muddy to me.

+1 vote

Definitely bowls on the 225's, I could handle the flats on my old MS-2i's but the 225's and lower need the bowls...otherwise I miss the high end detail.

 

[apostate]

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Originally Posted by Blitzula On the bowls versus flats issue, I always found the bowls piercingly bright.

I prefer flats for much the same reason. Also IMO things like cymbals have a tendency to be too prominent/forward with the bowls to the point of distorting the balance of the music (typically rock in that case).

Ant

 

[Blitzula]

Maybe it's the type of music I listen to, hard rock/metal. Perhaps classical and such benefit from the sharpness that bowls provide. That would be consistent with people liking the Etys for classical but not for rock.

 

[Spiritboxer]

Bowls always sounded fine to me, never saw the need to switch.

 

[chungsoi]

I prefer flats on the 225's over bowls. The highs on the bowls were way too sharp for my music, and the flat pads seemed to tame them really well.

You should also consider Larry's c-pads, they provide a different sound with loads more bass and actually a soundstage! Not to mention the extra comfort...I preferred these on my 225's.

On my ms2i's however, I prefer the bowls over anything.

 

[pablor]

I've been experimenting with both, and haven't found a really major difference. I think the effect they have may be quite dependent on your head and ear size/shape. I have quite small ears. Even with the bowls, the drivers are pretty much right on them.

With the flats, they are definitely pressing right on my ears. The bass is a bit more prominent, and I think I prefer the sound with them (close call though). It's definitely easier to wear sunglasses with the flats!

People's experiences of the different pads vary so much, I think anatomical differences could well play a part.

 

[boodi]

I prefer extended bowls ... with my hp2 AHAH AH [size=medium]AH[/size] [size=large] AH [/size] [size=x-large]AH[/size]

 

[dw6928]

bowls by far...flats seem to limit the somewhat limited soundstage of my
225s. there is a fullness of recorded audio tracks that seems to get lost on my
flats. rock is in your face with the flats which can be a dynamic and fun thing,
but over and over I seem to put the bowls back on.

 

[adhoc]

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Originally Posted by appar111 I've been enjoying my SR225's since Monday and have been swapping back and forth between flats and bowls. I like both, and I'm leaning a little more towards the flats right now, but I think they may be better suited to a brighter phone such as the 325, to get the perfect balance between the bass of the flats and the brighter nature of the 325's themselves. So which do you prefer on your 225's (or 325's for that matter) - bowls or flats? I'm thinking of putting my bowl pads under some heavy books for a night to get me sort of in-between the typical bowl sound and the flat sound. Anyone tried this?

imo, the 225s sound better with bowls - but everything else sounds better with flats.

 

[jrosenth]

imho bowls - flats had an excessively artificial mid bass hump and more limited soundstage