noobnorwegian
Head-Fier
Hi, I am an happy owner of the Denon AH-D5000, but sometimes it would be nice with a second pair with better sound isolation. They do not need to be portable and can be full sized. What I like with the D5k is the great soundstage, where instruments are placed all over the place. The sub-bass - low frequencies are excellent, I feel that many other headphones or IEMs lack the really low frequencies and affects how good bass guitar, drums, cello can sound. It gives instruments more body. The mid-range is also very nice, not to forward and not dark as some other headphones. Another important thing is that they actually handle poor recorded metal albums quite well.
I had the DT770 pro a few years ago, but the mid-range (vocals) seemed dark (just like the dtx 101 IEM).
The sound in the Momentums was quite decent, but again the soundstage/room seemed to be so small/closed. They were also too small and uncomfortable. I tried the B&W P5 for 2 days, as I bought them for my brother. They seemed quite ok, and unlike many other they seemed better than the momentums by some reason (based on memory). Minus with the P5 is that the highs were to recessed and the mid-bass seemed increased. I would rather have a steady increase in bass to the low frequencies.
I have not tried that many headphones so I will mention some IEMs. I like my Westone W60, but I prefer the bass in the D5k, as they go deeper and also have more presence (volume). The soundstage in these IEMs is excellent! From dynamic IEMs I liked the Monster MDT, but the vocals were a little to dark, highs a little to recessed.
Do you have any suggestion of headphones I should check out/read about?
From what I have read the Fostex TH900 is not isolating enough and to expensive. The Shure 1540 seems also not to isolate enough.
NAD HP50 is not the sound I`m looking for? Also a bit small in size. The Audio-Technica ATH-M50x have had good feedback. Suggestion to other Audio Technica headphones? I live in Norway, so it`s not certain that I can find all kinds of brands in stores.
Music genre: Mostly power-metal and some melodic/symphonic black and death metal.
Source: Asus Xonar Essence STX soundcard
Music files: 320 kbps mp3
Other uses: FPS gaming
Price range: 100-400 usd?
I had the DT770 pro a few years ago, but the mid-range (vocals) seemed dark (just like the dtx 101 IEM).
The sound in the Momentums was quite decent, but again the soundstage/room seemed to be so small/closed. They were also too small and uncomfortable. I tried the B&W P5 for 2 days, as I bought them for my brother. They seemed quite ok, and unlike many other they seemed better than the momentums by some reason (based on memory). Minus with the P5 is that the highs were to recessed and the mid-bass seemed increased. I would rather have a steady increase in bass to the low frequencies.
I have not tried that many headphones so I will mention some IEMs. I like my Westone W60, but I prefer the bass in the D5k, as they go deeper and also have more presence (volume). The soundstage in these IEMs is excellent! From dynamic IEMs I liked the Monster MDT, but the vocals were a little to dark, highs a little to recessed.
Do you have any suggestion of headphones I should check out/read about?
From what I have read the Fostex TH900 is not isolating enough and to expensive. The Shure 1540 seems also not to isolate enough.
NAD HP50 is not the sound I`m looking for? Also a bit small in size. The Audio-Technica ATH-M50x have had good feedback. Suggestion to other Audio Technica headphones? I live in Norway, so it`s not certain that I can find all kinds of brands in stores.
Music genre: Mostly power-metal and some melodic/symphonic black and death metal.
Source: Asus Xonar Essence STX soundcard
Music files: 320 kbps mp3
Other uses: FPS gaming
Price range: 100-400 usd?