rgs9200m
Headphoneus Supremus
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Yeah, the pads are just fine (and thanks to the lamb).
Hey, I finally got curious enough to get the W3000ANVs and I was shocked at how good they are!
I bought the ATHW5000s a few years back and didn't like them at all and quickly sold them (they sounded weird and squirmy and a little tipped up and didn't have a firm bass,
and this turned me off to ATH for a long time).
So I was really surprised that these are so great, with smooth organic vocals, pristine highs, firm bass, litte if any midrange glare from CDs, and nice balanced sound,
and I couldn't stop listening to them last night. My HD800s have a little too analytical vocal reproduction for me sometimes, and the ATHs are more relaxing and silky,
and maybe a little less detailed, but not obviously so. They don't gloss over things or sound blunted at all. They are very well tuned for my tastes.
They are right up there in quality with my LCD3s and TH900s, and, although they are a new toy, I may actually like the sound better in some important ways.
There is something very organic and liquid and saturated and addictive about the mids, especially as noted the vocals.
The fit is slightly strange, and I have to adjust them a bit to avoid feeling like they are falling off my head, but I've got that figured out now. (There seems to be no adjustment mechanism on them that I can find.)
And they are very light, too.
So I'm very happy with these, and I recommend them as a real bargain.
Or more importantly: How do these differ from the W5000?
Can someone point to who sells these? Thanks.
I have put on pads with a bigger opening and the results were a bigger soundstage, more forward mids and a better bass response.......really liking the mids....the lambskin pads sit on my ears, and my current pads fit around, circumaural!
In fact, I would not toy with the sonics at all. There is a nice delicate balance, and I'd never disturb that.
I actually like both my W3000 and W5000! In fact the W5000 sounds a lot better on young female vocal than the W3000 does. But the W3000 sounds better on other genres.