[commando]

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Originally Posted by hfk88 I dont know for sure

Then it's best to keep quiet.

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Originally Posted by visara What I'm really interested in is: Are they neutral? Do they have a flat frequency-response and a detailed sound?

- A900 highs are less piercing than the Senn 280s/CD3Ks, but they're almost as detailed.
- Lows are stronger and more extended than the CD3K, stronger but less extended than the 280s.
- I can never judge mids, but they sound fine.

I think the A900 are reasonably ballanced: they're not overstrong in the bass, they're not annoying in the high treble.

 

[dj_mocok]

actually the reasons why i hate A900 is they are being mentioned every 2 seconds on headfi, and everybody seems to have one...

 

[Bill Ward]

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Originally Posted by dj_mocok actually the reasons why i hate A900 is they are being mentioned every 2 seconds on headfi, and everybody seems to have one...

Including . . . YOU!

BW

 

[crazyfrenchman27]

ATH-A900s aren't colored.

They are slightly bright of neutral, but they are fairly neutral.

 

[go_vtec]

For those who said A900 is colored, what do you consider a non-colored pair of headphones? Just curious really

 

[commando]

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Originally Posted by go_vtec For those who said A900 is colored, what do you consider a non-colored pair of headphones?

They'd have to be white

 

[hfk88]

white.. silver.. whatever! *looking at his senn 497s*

 

[null]

A900s are colored? BS! Those cans are one of the most neutral cans available in that price range.

 

[Gummy]

most neutral CLOSED in the price range you mean

 

[Natsuiro]

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Originally Posted by go_vtec For those who said A900 is colored, what do you consider a non-colored pair of headphones? Just curious really

I'm not sure which pair of headphones would be non-coloured, but to myself, I found say, the Senn 497s, hd-600s, and K501s (disregarding the lack of bass) to be less coloured than the a900s.. that is if I don't have the definition of "coloured" mixed up =P

 

[dj_mocok]

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Originally Posted by Bill Ward Including . . . YOU! BW

and that means you too ! hehe...

and the reason why i dont like my 542 is because Bill got one too! hehehe..

seriously, i also cant decide which headphone is coloured and which is not since i havent heard one headphones that is considered the neutral - reference type of headphones.

i wouldnt worry about colouration as long as it colours them to become nicer. its sort of MSG/flavouring in foods... gives you the extra flavour. i dont mind them as long as its not too much...

 

[visara]

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Originally Posted by go_vtec For those who said A900 is colored, what do you consider a non-colored pair of headphones? Just curious really

I can't speak for hfk88 or Natsuiro, but AFAIK Sennheiser HD 600 and AKG K 271s are phones that are generally considered really neutral in their price range.

From what I've read in these forums, A900s have been described with such terms as warm, slightly muddy, lively, bright and slightly heavy on the bass. All of these terms seem to be in direct opposition with a neutral sound. Also, people seem to think A900s sound pretty similar to HD 595, which are not neutral, but rather up front.

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Originally Posted by dj_mocok i wouldnt worry about colouration as long as in colours them to become nicer.

Many people wouldn't, but I definately would. I will be doing mixing and mastering work with these phones on, as I still don't have accurate studio monitors - hence, neutrality is crucial. When eq:ing a track ever so slightly, I have to be able to get an accurate picture of how it sounds. Because of this, the phones also need to have a detailed sound.

 

[Taurui]

Nah, imho the HD600 are colored as heck. The only true neutral can I've heard were my Grado HP1000

 

[dj_mocok]

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Originally Posted by visara Many people wouldn't, but I definately would. I will be doing mixing and mastering work with these phones on, as I still don't have accurate studio monitors - hence, neutrality is crucial. When eq:ing a track ever so slightly, I have to be able to get an accurate picture of how it sounds. Because of this, the phones also need to have a detailed sound.

ask nik about Omega 2...

 

[visara]

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Originally Posted by dj_mocok ask nik about Omega 2...

$6,000!

I don't think I'm ready to go quite that far yet. Really, I'm looking for sub 250$ neutrality.