Discussion died for the excellent KNS8400.
I'm liking the comfort a lot as the headphone is well-cushioned and very lightweight. Treble can be a little unpleasant on KNS8400 with stock earpads, but with HM5s, it becomes much more pleasant as well as natural. Isolation is decent.
The KRK's plastic also feels more like Sennheiser's to the touch, so I'm guessing that it should potentially be highly durable. I'm liking the overall sound better with HM5 earpads, but bass loses some definition and gains "one-note syndrome". Stock earpads render better bass, but also exacerbate the treble and reduce how natural acoustic instruments and vocals sound.
Music-wise, I feel that 8400 is a pretty good all-rounder. Classical music will sound better with HM5 earpads, otherwise, the headphone is nothing special with classical and stock earpads. It might even put off some folks versus something like DT660.
I'm liking the comfort a lot as the headphone is well-cushioned and very lightweight. Treble can be a little unpleasant on KNS8400 with stock earpads, but with HM5s, it becomes much more pleasant as well as natural. Isolation is decent.
The KRK's plastic also feels more like Sennheiser's to the touch, so I'm guessing that it should potentially be highly durable. I'm liking the overall sound better with HM5 earpads, but bass loses some definition and gains "one-note syndrome". Stock earpads render better bass, but also exacerbate the treble and reduce how natural acoustic instruments and vocals sound.
Music-wise, I feel that 8400 is a pretty good all-rounder. Classical music will sound better with HM5 earpads, otherwise, the headphone is nothing special with classical and stock earpads. It might even put off some folks versus something like DT660.
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