dakanao
Headphoneus Supremus
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After having owned and listened to the Sennheiser HD 650, Hifiman HE-500, Audeze EL-8 open, Hifiman HE-400i, Philips Fidelio L2 and a few other expensive, I can say that the tonality of the S-400 isn't any worse than either of those headphones, and is on the same level as the best.
Sure, they may do things like separation, soundstage and overall detail retrieval better, but the S-400 probably has the most enjoyable timbre. It also does background vocals detail extremely well, better than all of those headphones, but those headphones resolve more overall detail.
They truly are a $30 wonder, if you can get past the bad comfort. Oh, and I recommend the ATH pads on post #1497 for the US version soundwise, since they sound too boomy with the stock pads or Akg K81 pads. You don't need to change pads with the Japanese version for the best sound.
Sure, they may do things like separation, soundstage and overall detail retrieval better, but the S-400 probably has the most enjoyable timbre. It also does background vocals detail extremely well, better than all of those headphones, but those headphones resolve more overall detail.
They truly are a $30 wonder, if you can get past the bad comfort. Oh, and I recommend the ATH pads on post #1497 for the US version soundwise, since they sound too boomy with the stock pads or Akg K81 pads. You don't need to change pads with the Japanese version for the best sound.