iamdone
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Well I said I'd never post again but I thought I have something new to add.
After spending much more time with the UE10 and declaring it the winner, I've been using the Sensas to sleep with. This is because the sensas are much more comfortable laying on your side with. I've just been listening to meditation rain to help me fall asleep so I haven't been using an amp (so I don't wear down the battery on my SR-71 and it's not really needed for this use).
So this morning I had my ipod with the sensas and no amp and decided to listen to my friend's album that I just loaded on the ipod the other day. After listening to a few tracks, I got the UE10 and gave it a listen. The sensas did indeed sound better. They are better balanced and had a fuller body to the music making it more enjoyable. Had I been wrong about the sensas all along?
Well, here's we're the big difference happens. The amp. Straight out of the ipod, the bass dropoff on the UE10 is too drastic, making the music kind of thin. It had a little more detail than the sensas, but is not balanced. Leans too much to the highs and has no warmth. The sensas sound very nice.
Now add the SR-71 to the mix and the UE10 pulls ahead by a noticeable degree. The bass is in full force and the balance is perfect. The soundstage opens up, the drums are full, there is actual warmth to the music. The sensas bass now sounds too strong on some songs, it's now too thick, does not have as much depth or width as the UE10. The UE10 is now the much more enjoyable headphone of the two. My first review was done almost exclusively with the amp.
So to sum up:
Straight out of the ipod: Sensas win
Ipod w/SR-71: UE10 win
Everyday comfort: Tie
Sleeping comfort: Sensas win
Oh, for anyone wondering, yes the RS-1 still beats both headphones by far. I haven't tried it straight out of the ipod, but I believe these were made to be amped so I don't think it would be a fair comparison.
After spending much more time with the UE10 and declaring it the winner, I've been using the Sensas to sleep with. This is because the sensas are much more comfortable laying on your side with. I've just been listening to meditation rain to help me fall asleep so I haven't been using an amp (so I don't wear down the battery on my SR-71 and it's not really needed for this use).
So this morning I had my ipod with the sensas and no amp and decided to listen to my friend's album that I just loaded on the ipod the other day. After listening to a few tracks, I got the UE10 and gave it a listen. The sensas did indeed sound better. They are better balanced and had a fuller body to the music making it more enjoyable. Had I been wrong about the sensas all along?
Well, here's we're the big difference happens. The amp. Straight out of the ipod, the bass dropoff on the UE10 is too drastic, making the music kind of thin. It had a little more detail than the sensas, but is not balanced. Leans too much to the highs and has no warmth. The sensas sound very nice.
Now add the SR-71 to the mix and the UE10 pulls ahead by a noticeable degree. The bass is in full force and the balance is perfect. The soundstage opens up, the drums are full, there is actual warmth to the music. The sensas bass now sounds too strong on some songs, it's now too thick, does not have as much depth or width as the UE10. The UE10 is now the much more enjoyable headphone of the two. My first review was done almost exclusively with the amp.
So to sum up:
Straight out of the ipod: Sensas win
Ipod w/SR-71: UE10 win
Everyday comfort: Tie
Sleeping comfort: Sensas win
Oh, for anyone wondering, yes the RS-1 still beats both headphones by far. I haven't tried it straight out of the ipod, but I believe these were made to be amped so I don't think it would be a fair comparison.