First of all, I want to say thanks to Mike (mssjr) for holding this meet, and thanks for the drink too.
I am so lucky that I have a choice to listen to some HIGH END stuff today. (It is like a dream for me, I can touch and hear stax omega, R10, hp-1000, akg 1000, RS-1, few thousand dollar tube amp, .......etc)
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Originally posted by NotoriousBIG_PJ
I think when you get into the $400 price range, any headphone you buy is going to sound good, so it becomes more a matter of taste. |
I totally agree with this statement. I really can not hear any BIG different between those high end headphones (R10, omega, hp-1000, heavy mod HD 600, RS-1 and CD3000) with same setting. Since they all sounds GREAT, but they just sound with their own characterisic. Here is what I find in the meeting:
A/B Test Sony R-10/ CD 3000
Listen to Diana Krall - Live in Paris - I love being here with you:
- the biggest different is soundstage, just like what NotoriousBIG_PJ said, Song R-10 can give a 3-D sound and I can hear very clearly of each instrument sound on stage.
- R-10 give more detail and smooth then CD 3000
- R-10 product more clear and real vocal then CD3000
- Does CD3000 sound bad? Not really, however, if R-10 is 100/100, then I only can give CD3000 85/100.
Stax Omega / Sony R-10:
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - I: Allegro - Herbert Von Barajan
- The problem is I can not A/B test them with the same source and amp, since Omega use different headphone output then R-10. Therefore, I may make error because of that.
- I like Omega sound then R-10, why?!? It is hard to tell, they both sound prefect. Maybe my personal tastes lead forword to Omega. Now, I know why ppl said Omega is the best headphone for Classical music. After the meeting, I have a question in my mind, how does the Omega sounds with Stax 007t Vacuum Tube? does it sound better then Omega/w gilmore? I really want to know the answer.
- Actually, I brought my friend to the meeting too, his name Jimmy, who know nothing about headphone stuff. (I told him to join us b/c I told him that there will be lots of girls in the party. Of course, he was very disappointed after the meeting, since no girl show up
.) He told me that he love the Omega setup the most in the meeting. I think this result is very interesting. Again, this is his own teste.
The Biggest Surprise in the meeting:
-I am very impress the sound of the heavy mod Senn HD600, I have no idea why kind of cable does mssjr use on the HD600. However, it sounds excellent, it sounds much better then stock HD600.
thanks again to mike!!!