Lorspeaker
Headphoneus Supremus
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u are one lucky chap..k550 is a giantkiller for such ppl.
After owning the K550 for a month or so I did a comparison with my other (beloved) headphones, the Beyerdynamic DT-990. I have used the Beyers for a couple of years and never really understood why people call them bright, but after having only listened to the AKG's for the last month... I understand why people think they are bright! Or maybe the K550's are on the "dark side"? I still love the Beyers but I think the K550's have a much more relaxed sound, which I might prefer... for the moment at least.
Some people consider the K550 as bright, so I can't imagine the DT-990 because I feel some harshness on the highs of the K550 which become fatiguing after a while.
K550 should do fine on 601.....i reckon. K550 dun need much power. Giv tat a shot first.
Am i the only one around herre..
that needs to crank up the volume on my Laptop (vostro 3360) and my smartphone (htc one s) to get to my usual listening volume and desired bass?
I´ve got the K550 for 10 days now, they´ve been burned in (or my brain at least) and i think i love them. I´m just not quite shure about my audiosources.
These are my concernes: Depending on the song and the recording the bass that the k550 deliver can be realy great, but only if i crank up the volume on my source. For about 10% of my music collection even the loudest volume setting is not loud enough for me.
So i´m considering buying a dac (fiio e10) to power these cans. Would that result in better audioquality? I mean, an audiosource thats not cranked up to its limmits should sound better than my laptops headphone jack on its limmit, right?
Oh Mai gawd... I love my dt 990s and don't think they are bright, they can be with a crappy amp but I loves em
I don't think they are too bright thought... I still love my DT-990's!
I run them with a Musical Fidelity X-Can V3 and it's a great combo! Tubes make the Beyers shine!
But compared to the K550 they are kind of bright. I actually don't find anything in the K550's bright... might be because of my old dameged ears however...!
What is your problem? What's the deal with the hostility man? You do not know me! Why would you call me demented? Do you think that your ad hominem attacks make your perspective any more true?
in your view what is the weakest link for this can? and could you tell me why you think that?
If you want to act like a voodoo electrican and practice your wire worship freely, whatever. Enjoy But understand that people who actually understand the physics behind sound reproduction know that futzing with mere wires is just a faith-based, scientifically illiterate placebo.
In my view the weakest links on the K550 are:
1) its out-of-control treble, tamed to a large degree by EQ to bring the treble in balance (Audyssey amp does a good job here);
2) followed by the difficulty of establishing a good seal (self evident); and
3) a long way behind those two, slight cavity resonances behind the driver in the can that are largely treatable with appropriate damping material (such as a tuft of Bonded Logic Ultratouch).
So... any one have any ideas for a good mod for these cans. Anything that can Address that Seal issues...
So... any one have any ideas for a good mod for these cans. Anything that can Address that Seal issues... and Dampeing, how much are we talking about... I have enough Dynamex from my w1000x mods to do it ***
Not sure what Dynamex is, but what's useful for the cavity resonance (a very minor issue) is some sort of loose damping material, such as the stuff in batts used for home insulation. Sticking car door deadener type materials on surfaces randomly isn't going to do anything meaningful. Fiberglass would work just fine, but it gets really itchy. My preferred material is Bonded Logic Ultratouch recycled cotton insulation.
Polyfil may help a little, but its acoustical properties are notably inferior to the insulation materials'. Still, if one is mostly bugged by the idea that there is a tweak one has not done, polyfil is fine. It won't hurt anything.
But ultimately EQ the highs and work out the seal, and they're pretty good. The cavity resonance is a very, very minor coloration to the midrange, and is totally swamped by the overbearing highs.