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Headphoneus Supremus
Not sure if I should start a new thread about these headphones, but I didn't want to hijack other Superlux threads.
I just received my Superlux HD669s.
First impressions: for 30 EURO headphones they are really very good.
The sound is open, clear and with decent instrumental timbre and a really good soundstage considering they are closed and very cheap.
The bass is decent, with a slight mid-bass emphasize. Mids are pretty flat and the treble is smooth with good recordings, but can grate with poorer ones.
Compared to:
Audio Technica ATH-A500.
Altough the overal tonal quality is quite similar, the Superluxs are better, the sound is more cohesive, the soundstage more believable and natural, the A500s stretch, widen the overall picture too much, like a built-in home cinema surround setting, if you know what I mean.
The HD669's mids are more there with a slightly better natural instrumental timbre. Treble is similar, can be steely at times, but violins are a bit smoother.
The only part where the A500s are better is the bass, which is more textured.
Compared to:
Denon D5000
Poorer in every aspect, except isolation which is excellent with the Superluxs
Tonally the D5000s are richer and the instrumental timbre is way better, real instruments instead of reproduced ones.
The Superluxs sound thinner and not just because the bass is leaner, the mids aren't that rich and textured.
The soundstage of the D5000 is better as-well but not miles better, just more 3D and layered. more believable.
The D5000s don't posses any honkiness and echo-y nasties, the Superluxs do at times, just like the A500s
Overall they are really good considering the price.
From memory I like them better than Sennheiser HD280, Audio Technica M40fs and Audio Technica A900s as-well.
I may post some pictures, although there isn't much to see, they aren't exactly lookers.
Oh, by the way: they are pretty comfortable, the clamping is maybe a bit too tight and it will make your ears hotter than the Audio Technicas and Denons.
Isolation is great because of it.
I just received my Superlux HD669s.
First impressions: for 30 EURO headphones they are really very good.
The sound is open, clear and with decent instrumental timbre and a really good soundstage considering they are closed and very cheap.
The bass is decent, with a slight mid-bass emphasize. Mids are pretty flat and the treble is smooth with good recordings, but can grate with poorer ones.
Compared to:
Audio Technica ATH-A500.
Altough the overal tonal quality is quite similar, the Superluxs are better, the sound is more cohesive, the soundstage more believable and natural, the A500s stretch, widen the overall picture too much, like a built-in home cinema surround setting, if you know what I mean.
The HD669's mids are more there with a slightly better natural instrumental timbre. Treble is similar, can be steely at times, but violins are a bit smoother.
The only part where the A500s are better is the bass, which is more textured.
Compared to:
Denon D5000
Poorer in every aspect, except isolation which is excellent with the Superluxs
Tonally the D5000s are richer and the instrumental timbre is way better, real instruments instead of reproduced ones.
The Superluxs sound thinner and not just because the bass is leaner, the mids aren't that rich and textured.
The soundstage of the D5000 is better as-well but not miles better, just more 3D and layered. more believable.
The D5000s don't posses any honkiness and echo-y nasties, the Superluxs do at times, just like the A500s
Overall they are really good considering the price.
From memory I like them better than Sennheiser HD280, Audio Technica M40fs and Audio Technica A900s as-well.
I may post some pictures, although there isn't much to see, they aren't exactly lookers.
Oh, by the way: they are pretty comfortable, the clamping is maybe a bit too tight and it will make your ears hotter than the Audio Technicas and Denons.
Isolation is great because of it.