The Midrangehead Club

[Tronz]

Hey everyone! This thread is for those who crave the wonderful sounds that lie in the midrange frequencies. Feel free to discuss anything midrange centric, such as IEM's, headphones, music, amps, DAP's, speakers, etc...
 
Please suggest more midrange centric IEM's, headphones, DAP's and AMP's so I can add them to the list! Thanks.
 
 

Spoiler: Midrange%20centric%20IEM's

Shure SE535/SE530/E500
Ortofon EQ5 and EQ7
Westone UM3X
Westone ES3
Earsonics SM3
Phonak PFE with gray filters
Hifiman RE262
Shure SE425/SE420
Earsonics EM3 Pro
Westone ES3X
Westone 4
Westone ES5
Etymotic MC3 and MC5
Audio Technica ATH-CK100
Sennheiser IE7
Westone UM2
Klipsch Custom 3
Monster MD Tributes
Brainwavz M1
Brainwavz M3
MEElectronics A151

 
 

Spoiler: Midrange%20centric%20headphones

Fostex T50RP
Thinksound Rain
Adez'e LCD-2
Sennheiser HD650
Sennheiser EH350
Sennheiser HD600
Sennheiser HD580
Grado SR225
Grado RS1(i)
Stax SR-X mk3
Audio Technica ATH-W11JPN
Stax SR-Lambda
Audio Technica W2002
Audio Technica ATH-W1000
Koss ESP/950
Kenwood KH-K1000
Audio Technica ATH-W5000
Audio Technica ATH-W1000
Audio Technica ATH-W2002
Audio Technica ATH-W100
Audio Technica W3000ANV
Sony R10
Sony MDR-CD900ST
Sony MDR-F1
Beyerdynamic DT-531
Audio Technica ATH-ESW9
Audio Technica ATH-ESW10JPN
AKG K240
AKG K1000
AKG K272
AKG K501
Sennheiser HD598
Stax Omega 2 MK1
Audio Technica ATH-AD2000
Audio Technica ATH-M40FS
Beyerdynamic DT48/DT480
Hifiman HE500
AKG K340
Koss KSC75
Audio Technica ATH-2 
Pioneer SE700, SE500
 
 

 
 

Spoiler: Midrange%20centric%20DAP's.

HiFiMAN players.

 
 

Spoiler: Midrange%20centric%20amplifiers.

Yamamoto HA-02
Woo Audio wa5
DNA (Donald North Audio) Sonett
Audio Valve RKV MK2
EarMax Pro
TTVJ Slim
Zana Duex

 
 
Links to other threads made for bassheads, neutral lovers and trebleheads: 
The Basshead Club
The Treblehead Club
The Neutral Lover's Club
The Fun/V Shaped Club
The Soundstage Head Club

 

[sidel]

T50RP
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so many clubs.

 

[ChipnDalebowl]

I'll jump on the midrange bandwagon. Love hearing the vocals shine, and some good guitar/harp plucking.

Bass....some people mix it way too muddy. Treble--ouch my ears as I can't stand shrill sounds! Its like Goldilocks...got to find the one in the middle that is just right!


Also to add to your headphone lists, when I regularly used my Thinksound Rain, they were definitely aimed to show off the mids.

 

[SkinnyPuppy]

Phonak PFE is mid-centric (IEM) with the gray filters.
 

 

[Head Injury]

Audeze LCD-2 is mid-range centric, mostly lower mid-range.
 
I'm not going to say the mid-range is the most important part, because all the parts are important, but the mid-range does have the most music in it. I'd say in that sense I'm a midrangehead.

 

[kostalex]

Add ATH-AD2000, RE262 and HD650 for sure.

 

[NamelessPFG]

Do the vintage Stax SR-Lambda normal bias and Koss ESP/950 belong here?
 
Quotes from an electrostatic faceoff over at Wikiphonia:
 
"SR-Lambda is an amazing headphone that has a well balanced and somewhat laidback sound. There is a slight forwardness in the midrange but it is in no way aggressive or abrasive, in fact the mids are smooth and have an excellent tone... The midrange is where Lambda shines, it sounds very good with vocal tracks."
 
"Koss is even more forward in the mids than SR-Lambda. Think of Koss as SR-Lambda on steroids. Well balanced and somewhat laidback, with great tone, but forward mids."

 

[Tronz]

Quote:

Do the vintage Stax SR-Lambda normal bias and Koss ESP/950 belong here?
 
Quotes from an electrostatic faceoff over at Wikiphonia:
 
"SR-Lambda is an amazing headphone that has a well balanced and somewhat laidback sound. There is a slight forwardness in the midrange but it is in no way aggressive or abrasive, in fact the mids are smooth and have an excellent tone... The midrange is where Lambda shines, it sounds very good with vocal tracks."
 
"Koss is even more forward in the mids than SR-Lambda. Think of Koss as SR-Lambda on steroids. Well balanced and somewhat laidback, with great tone, but forward mids."

 Added those. 

 

[sling5s]

Grados (all except GS1000i).
ATH-ESW9 & ATH-ESW10
AKG K240, K272, 501

 

[nikp]

Weee, the se425 is also mid centric. 

 Who doesn't love mids?

 

[tjohnusa]

I will go with a amp speaker set up.....it's a cheap 12watt class A tube amp with a set of Klipsh KG 1.5 speakers and a Zune 30 gig 1st gen player. This is my bedroom setup and could benefit greatly with a subwoofer. I don't listen to this often because the wife would rather fall asleep to a tv program but I get my chances when I get to laze around after she gets up.....crtain tracks of vocalks and acoustic guitar make my ears happy for a bit. Much like British sound extremes are not needed.....some bass and some highs at a low to moderate volume give the music all I need....enough detail to seperate the insturments. Sometimes less is more!

 

[bcasey25raptor]

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Weee, the se425 is also mid centric. 

 Who doesn't love mids?

I like my mids in the background with treble and bass boasted slightly.

 

[nikp]

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I like my mids in the background with treble and bass boasted slightly.

Then you're in the wrong club bro! 

 (Just kidding) I like my mids slightly boosted. I would go insane if the mids is hiding in the background. They are the heart of the song.
 

 

[Parall3l]

Midrangehead ? LOL 

 

[bcasey25raptor]

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Then you're in the wrong club bro! 

 (Just kidding) I like my mids slightly boosted. I would go insane if the mids is hiding in the background. They are the heart of the song.
 

Well i don't want it severely lacking just a slight scoop. The scoop is usually in the extremely low mids and midbass.