[jant71]

Man, you think we are amateurs around here meng!!! They found it by listening to us...
http://www.head-fi.org/t/596094/maxell-hp-cn40-review-the-lost-gem
 
That was 2/2012 and over a year before Rin's analysis. Remember that WE are the crap here on the Head-fi!!!
(wording style in this post is used with permission of Master Troll Inc.)

 

[dweaver]

Lookin for portables, deciding between
Kef 500
Onkyo hf300
B+W p7
Akg 545
Micros 90

Anyone have opinions, looking for
Bass quality, mids, details, sound stage

Love shure 1540, but returned as they are just toolarge for portability, which is whyi leftoff the paul barton phones

sound quality wise these are all going to somewhat similar, signature wise not so much.

M500 has great sub bass and is very linear in sound throughout the sonic range. Due to following European standards this headphone sounds best with an amp. This HP also suffers from a solid grip on the head making it comfortable especially for an on ear but succesptible to falling off your head if you lean forward to much, its isolation is also low due to this.

P7 is comfortable and reasonably secure on he head. It also has decent sub bass but is a bit elevated in the treble which bothers some. It is a solid choice if you can afford it.

K545 has solid sub bass and wonderfully mids with a small spike in the upper mids, treble can be spiky at louder volumes. It is reasonably OK tightness wise but some people have had issues if they have thick framed glasses. Personally I have a thin frame wide arm pair of glasses and have no issues.

Out of these I much prefer the K545 personally. They offer reasonable isolation, an above average sound stage, and offer enough bass to satisfy me while still having great mids and treble. But the other two are also solid headphones in the sound department. I would say M500 is most neutral, then K545, then P7.

 

[bhazard]

  I have to say I'm not impressed at all with the pistons. Yeah, for the 21 bucks I paid they are decent but they are nowhere near the claims that they can hang with the best sub-$100 iems let alone the claims that they are better than even more expensive ones. I'll burn them in and do some tip rolling but so far I can't figure on what basis some people decided these are so good when IMO the Deltas are a lot better and the Pistons can't touch any of the vsonic models.
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Around 15th too and I chose the free shipping option on ibuygou coz I new from other people in my country that they had received theirs within 20 days from ordering with the free option.

I dunno man, I don't miss my VSD1LE much, and I couldn't even give away the Delta (I tried).
 
With some Sony hybrids, some time, and some slight EQ, nothing touches the Pistons for $20 right now.
 
The Somic MH415 and Pistons are my gym go-to sets, and the Havi Pro/Astrotec AX35 are my home/train ride sets.
 
The AX35 also sounds stellar with some bass boost. It really fills out the sound.

 

[jant71]

  I dunno man, I don't miss my VSD1LE much, and I couldn't even give away the Delta (I tried).
 
With some Sony hybrids, some time, and some slight EQ, nothing touches the Pistons for $20 right now.
 
The Somic MH415 and Pistons are my gym go-to sets, and the Havi Pro/Astrotec AX35 are my home/train ride sets.
 
The AX35 also sounds stellar with some bass boost. It really fills out the sound.

 
You do realize that you need to update the first line of your your signature

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[bhazard]

   
You do realize that you need to update the first line of your your signature

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I can't yet. The Havi P and AX35 would both share #1. I like them both in different ways.

 

[mochill]

 

[eke2k6]

 
 
 

 

[mochill]

 

[mochill]

And that's where the cookies crumble

 

[Vain III]

And that's where the cookies crumble

 

[raisedbywolves]

quite a few people in here are gonna be eating crow for dinner tonight, looks like, haha.

 

[jant71]

And that's where the cookies crumble

....but where are the little post it notes that say Mochill 2014 on them. You still haven't proved you own these phones! Those photos could have come from anywhere.
 
 
 
JUST KIDDING!!!!

 

[ericp10]

 
 
Finally, instead of all the crazy type. There are still issues... but that's for another time. lol

 

[mochill]

That is what it looks like

 

[mochill]

I used my android tablet to take the pics