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Just got my M50's today, 2 songs in and im already loving them. Beats the KRK's HANDS DOWN
Yes, maybe for you. Do you still have the 8400? If so, please do a M50 vs 8400 comparison/review for everyone. A/B comparisons would be nice! I think I did a comparison of the 8400, M50, DJ100 and a few others a long time ago. Even did one against the 940. It's kind of annoying to do, but very interesting.
So why does the M50 beat the 8400 to you? More musical? More bass? More accurate? M50 is a good headphone and it's perfectly understandable why some may prefer it.
The deal killer for me with the M50 is it's mids just didn't do it for me. Too recessed (new version less so). Owned them for a year or more. The white box version is great. Old version..a little less so. Bassheads will prefer the old version for sure.
When it comes to graphs I prefer to trust my ears. The M50 doesn't sound very balanced and slightly less accurate. I don't think the 8400 is as flat as a pancake, but no frequencies jump out at me at all.
I mean how is it accurate when the bass is too boomy during specific songs when it shouldn't be? I know how all my songs sound. I guess it's either that or less bass on the 8400.
I have a question for you. What did your box of the 8400 look like? Did it have a clear plastic shell inside or did it have a white shell with foam attached to the box?
The first pair I had may have been a lemon, it had much less bass than this pair. I actually complained about this a bit. I would estimate it sounded like it had slightly less than my AD700(!) but much better extension. It sounded closer to my A/250 and had more of a treble focus and more relaxed mids. It's weird how if you do some checking online there's one review saying the same thing.
I'm happy with my 3rd pair the most since it's bass is quite good and not bass light. It seems more balanced and it's mids are very engaging. All depending on the song, just how the DT-880 was.
It's weird how my "bass light" 8400 has better sub-bass (more forward) than my Q701.
Seems we need more impressions of the 6400! I need to listen to it some more. Right now I'm alternating between the Q701, 8400 and my new HD-580. I'd say I like my 8400 as much as the Q701, but Q701 is MUCH warmer and I can't go without an open headphone.
I think for many the 8400 might not be "musical" enough. Now all our ideas of this is different, but the 8400 is for me. The 6400 is even more so, but the 8400 does a few more things better.
I wonder what an EQed 8400 would sound like? I bet it'd ruin it's signature for me, but who knows. Never tried it. I also should see what the 8400 sounds like with the 6400's pads. Might be interesting..