Eagle_Driver
Headphoneus Supremus
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Today I tried listening to the so-called "Street Style" headphones (the small-sized ones, not the big one) through my recently purchased Headroom Total Airhead amp (with the crossfeed turned off). For comparison I also listened to my Koss KSC-35's - which I will use as a reference point for all cheap headphones.
Here are my findings of those "Street Styles" when amped:
Philips SBC-HS800: What a piece of crap!!!! Very dark tonal balance, with very boomy upper bass, and sharply rolled-off highs! Also, there is no deep bass extension with those! Rating: 3/10
Sony MDR-G51 (first generation): Craptacular! Muffled, honky, bassless... BLECH! Rating: 2/10
Sony MDR-G56V: My mother taught me this saying when I describe the tonal quality of those headphones: If you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all (or as my brother would say, "shut the ****** up!"). In other words, it holds no surprises, good or bad. Rating: 5/10
Sony MDR-G63LP: Similar in sound to the G56V, but less boomy in the upper bass. Rating: 5.5/10
Sony MDR-G72LP: Those 'phones are closest to the Koss KSC-35's in overall quality, but the Koss is still better. The G72's have deeper bass extension than the other Sony and Philips Street Style 'phones reviewed here, but like other Sony Street Styles they still suffer from resonances in the upper midrange caused by their semi-closed backs. And all of the Sonys also suffer from rolled-off highs compared to the Koss - they simply lack the top-end detail that the Koss delivers. Rating: 6.5/10
Oh, well... Time to order the Koss KSC-55's, even though they may hurt some people's ears.
(Note that my ratings are on an absolute scale; the Koss KSC-35 would receive an 8.5/10 here. And the 10/10? It's reserved for such expensive headphones as the Sony MDR-R10 King.)
Here are my findings of those "Street Styles" when amped:
Philips SBC-HS800: What a piece of crap!!!! Very dark tonal balance, with very boomy upper bass, and sharply rolled-off highs! Also, there is no deep bass extension with those! Rating: 3/10
Sony MDR-G51 (first generation): Craptacular! Muffled, honky, bassless... BLECH! Rating: 2/10
Sony MDR-G56V: My mother taught me this saying when I describe the tonal quality of those headphones: If you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all (or as my brother would say, "shut the ****** up!"). In other words, it holds no surprises, good or bad. Rating: 5/10
Sony MDR-G63LP: Similar in sound to the G56V, but less boomy in the upper bass. Rating: 5.5/10
Sony MDR-G72LP: Those 'phones are closest to the Koss KSC-35's in overall quality, but the Koss is still better. The G72's have deeper bass extension than the other Sony and Philips Street Style 'phones reviewed here, but like other Sony Street Styles they still suffer from resonances in the upper midrange caused by their semi-closed backs. And all of the Sonys also suffer from rolled-off highs compared to the Koss - they simply lack the top-end detail that the Koss delivers. Rating: 6.5/10
Oh, well... Time to order the Koss KSC-55's, even though they may hurt some people's ears.
(Note that my ratings are on an absolute scale; the Koss KSC-35 would receive an 8.5/10 here. And the 10/10? It's reserved for such expensive headphones as the Sony MDR-R10 King.)