[EsthetiX]

I've just really been noticing how different headphones sound compared to each other after you get used to one pair for a few days. Usually, I will get used to one pair and not like another when I try it again for the first time in a few days (even if they're better!). It's all about getting acclimated. Weird. Is that the common experience?

 

[F107plus5]

Practice, practice, practice!

Up until about early March my only phones were my very similar MS-1 and MS2i(and KFC75 till my Wife ripped them off from me for her iPod

)but then HD600 came into the house! And yup; after the Alessandros' the HD600 almost seemed foreign unless I was listening to a CD with real middle-of-the-road sonic characteristics when I switched cans.

After time you get familiar enough with both signatures that swapping becomes a lot easier. But it's easiest when the cans being swapped have similar SQ levels, such as my HD600 and MS2i. Going from expensive warm cans to cheap cool ones can be a real bummer.

 

[Fitz]

I have no trouble switching between different headphones even if I have been listening to one pair for a while.

 

[warrior05]

Personally, I think the difference in sound sig is what makes this hobby so much fun. Once I'm used to the sound sig of a new pair of headphone then it just becomes part of the stable that I can pick from. Sometimes I'll do a personal comparo to note the differences but usually I just like to enjoy what my different headphones have to offer.

Variety is the spice of life, people!

 

[EsthetiX]

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Originally Posted by F107plus5 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Going from expensive warm cans to cheap cool ones can be a real bummer.

nono.. I agree that is expected. When I say this I'm really referring of comparison between cans that are of equal quality.

 

[vcoheda]

one of my favorite things to do is to listen to one track over and over, each time with a different headphone. i find that it helps to point out differences among them.

 

[qazwsx]

IMO it's only a weird adjustment period when I'm unfamiliar (less than 3 months) with them. Otherwise I can gel with their sound right on the spot.

 

[riceboy]

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Originally Posted by vcoheda /img/forum/go_quote.gif one of my favorite things to do is to listen to one track over and over, each time with a different headphone. i find that it helps to point out differences among them.

I agree with vcoheda. When I'm listening to two different cans I have a preset playlist I use all the time. I usually pick a song and listen to it over and over and then compare them.

 

[Quint]

I dig listening to different sound signatures, though I like to limit myself to the ones I by far like the best. That way, my wallet stays . . . well, as full as I’m capable of keeping it—which is to say, not very.

To answer your question, though, I have no problem going from one cost-equivalent headphone to another. It’s pretty cool to hear how different manufacturers perceive the “absolute sound.”