Meyvn
Headphoneus Supremus
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Okay, so I was looking over at my home system just now, and it struck me at last that there was only one headphone staring back at me. I was filled with two emotions: one, a feeling of great satisfaction and joy that I'd 'found it.' I'm there. It really is an amazing thing. Another was a small, nagging sort of sadness. A great part of the joy of hobbies for me is wrapped in buying things, upgrading, and tinkering. Now I'm satisfied with my source, my amp, and my headphones. The only small upgrade I have coming in for sure is the discrete headamp for the Zhaolu, so I'll have a slightly better preamp for my Aleph 3. But this is, for me, a pretty small tweak anyway.
So the real issue is here: what next? Do I leave Head-Fi, and just let these headphones become an integral part of my life the same way my car, my computer, and my television are? Or do I search for more? Should I be looking for a complement to their sound, like I've sort of been doing in my (thus far vain) search for a pair of Lambda Pros? I honestly don't find anything at all in their sound lacking to my tastes. I don't feel like I need more bass, I can't imagine a better midrange, and the highs are so fast and revealing without becoming shrill that I couldn't imagine them being better, either. The soundstage, which is very important to me, is simply unparalleled; I actually prefer this sound to even $10,000 floor standing speakers, because of the way it combines intimacy and the ability to surround me in music.
Yet still I feel like perhaps, if I just tried another headphone, I've had this great complement to the K1000s that I'd actually want to use for other things, that I could legitimately say: "Well, these are my ____ cans." Everyone talks about the bass rolloff in the K1000, and that it hurts certain kinds of musical, such as live recorded, concert hall orchestra. I don't listen to tons of classical, but do certainly like some of it a lot. Maybe a different headphone would give me a different perspective on it, and get me to really want to listen to classical, and get me well versed in it. Some say the Omega IIs are amazing in this regard. I really liked them when I heard them, but not as well as I liked the K1000s. Then again, I did not listen to them with classical orchestral music. I also did not spend a very long time with them.
And it's not that I haven't heard enough headphones, either; I've heard plenty of great systems. The SR-007, the GS1000, the K1000, HD650/600, K701, K340, MDR-SA5000, W5000. By now I think it's fair to say I'm pretty sure I know what I like when I hear it.
Anyway, what would you guys recommend? Cut and run, and give this up as a hobby? Or stick around? If the latter, recommendations are always good. I'd appreciate it if you stuck to headphones, though. I really am happy with my source and amp, and really have heard other higher end ones.
So the real issue is here: what next? Do I leave Head-Fi, and just let these headphones become an integral part of my life the same way my car, my computer, and my television are? Or do I search for more? Should I be looking for a complement to their sound, like I've sort of been doing in my (thus far vain) search for a pair of Lambda Pros? I honestly don't find anything at all in their sound lacking to my tastes. I don't feel like I need more bass, I can't imagine a better midrange, and the highs are so fast and revealing without becoming shrill that I couldn't imagine them being better, either. The soundstage, which is very important to me, is simply unparalleled; I actually prefer this sound to even $10,000 floor standing speakers, because of the way it combines intimacy and the ability to surround me in music.
Yet still I feel like perhaps, if I just tried another headphone, I've had this great complement to the K1000s that I'd actually want to use for other things, that I could legitimately say: "Well, these are my ____ cans." Everyone talks about the bass rolloff in the K1000, and that it hurts certain kinds of musical, such as live recorded, concert hall orchestra. I don't listen to tons of classical, but do certainly like some of it a lot. Maybe a different headphone would give me a different perspective on it, and get me to really want to listen to classical, and get me well versed in it. Some say the Omega IIs are amazing in this regard. I really liked them when I heard them, but not as well as I liked the K1000s. Then again, I did not listen to them with classical orchestral music. I also did not spend a very long time with them.
And it's not that I haven't heard enough headphones, either; I've heard plenty of great systems. The SR-007, the GS1000, the K1000, HD650/600, K701, K340, MDR-SA5000, W5000. By now I think it's fair to say I'm pretty sure I know what I like when I hear it.
Anyway, what would you guys recommend? Cut and run, and give this up as a hobby? Or stick around? If the latter, recommendations are always good. I'd appreciate it if you stuck to headphones, though. I really am happy with my source and amp, and really have heard other higher end ones.
