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Very interesting that all frequencies are recessed on the Majors, I've never seen that before, any other cans out like that?
Good conversation about the Marshall Major FX 50's ... they're no longer being sold by Marshall directly. They are being sold on amazon (is that a good place to buy them?), but not on Amazon Canada.
I might have to work around that, and by what you're saying here, inthere, they're very good for home audiophile. Thank you. What I would like to know, however, is frequency response and electronic music.
Frequency response is a huge factor because electronic music has frequencies which go lower and higher than rock music, which the Marshall Major FX 50's are made for (Marshall is a guitar company, and the FX's resemble guitar amps, so there something to be said about that).
I've just gone through all recommendations, looking at the frequency responses, and I can see Allen and Heath XD2-53, which has 13 mm wider drivers than the Major Marshall FX 50's also has a much broader frequency range, from 5 Hz, not 20 Hz, to 33,000 Hz, not 20,000. The V Moda M100's are 5 Hz-30,000, which other headphones also do, such as the Pioneer's. the BeyerdynamicDT1350, AKG K267, SURE750, AKG K181, Sony V6, have these frequency responses too.
Given my enjoyment of electronic music, plus how the Marshall Major FX50's ... don't get the lowest lows and the highest highs ... how am to understand this recommendation of the Marshall Major FX50? Shouldn't I just purchase instead the XD2-53', or perhaps the ATH ProMK2 (see below)?
other frequency response:
Ultrasone DJ Pro 900 6-42,000Hz (WOW!!!! ... but with $500 price tag?! :\)
ATH Pro700Mk2, 5-35,000 Hz (TOO MUCH BASS?! :\)
Sony MDR-v55 5-25,000Hz
Sure840 5-25,000Hz
Ultrasone DJ1 Pro, 10-22,000Hz
Audio Technica M50 15-28,000Hz
AKG K518 16-24,000Hz
AKG K81 16-21,000Hz
Senheisser HD-25 ii, 16-22,000Hz
Maestro gmp 8.35d 20-27,400Hz
aiaiai tma-1 20-20,000Hz
dre mixr 20-20,000Hz
... any thoughts?
Good conversation about the Marshall Major FX 50's ... they're no longer being sold by Marshall directly. They are being sold on amazon (is that a good place to buy them?), but not on Amazon Canada.
I might have to work around that, and by what you're saying here, inthere, they're very good for home audiophile. Thank you. What I would like to know, however, is frequency response and electronic music.
Frequency response is a huge factor because electronic music has frequencies which go lower and higher than rock music, which the Marshall Major FX 50's are made for (Marshall is a guitar company, and the FX's resemble guitar amps, so there something to be said about that).
I've just gone through all recommendations, looking at the frequency responses, and I can see Allen and Heath XD2-53, which has 13 mm wider drivers than the Major Marshall FX 50's also has a much broader frequency range, from 5 Hz, not 20 Hz, to 33,000 Hz, not 20,000. The V Moda M100's are 5 Hz-30,000, which other headphones also do, such as the Pioneer's. the BeyerdynamicDT1350, AKG K267, SURE750, AKG K181, Sony V6, have these frequency responses too.
Given my enjoyment of electronic music, plus how the Marshall Major FX50's ... don't get the lowest lows and the highest highs ... how am to understand this recommendation of the Marshall Major FX50? Shouldn't I just purchase instead the XD2-53', or perhaps the ATH ProMK2 (see below)?
other frequency response:
Ultrasone DJ Pro 900 6-42,000Hz (WOW!!!! ... but with $500 price tag?! :\)
ATH Pro700Mk2, 5-35,000 Hz (TOO MUCH BASS?! :\)
Sony MDR-v55 5-25,000Hz
Sure840 5-25,000Hz
Ultrasone DJ1 Pro, 10-22,000Hz
Audio Technica M50 15-28,000Hz
AKG K518 16-24,000Hz
AKG K81 16-21,000Hz
Senheisser HD-25 ii, 16-22,000Hz
Maestro gmp 8.35d 20-27,400Hz
aiaiai tma-1 20-20,000Hz
dre mixr 20-20,000Hz
... any thoughts?
Good conversation about the Marshall Major FX 50's ... they're no longer being sold by Marshall directly. They are being sold on amazon (is that a good place to buy them?), but not on Amazon Canada.
I might have to work around that, and by what you're saying here, inthere, they're very good for home audiophile. Thank you. What I would like to know, however, is frequency response and electronic music.
Frequency response is a huge factor because electronic music has frequencies which go lower and higher than rock music, which the Marshall Major FX 50's are made for (Marshall is a guitar company, and the FX's resemble guitar amps, so there something to be said about that).
I've just gone through all recommendations, looking at the frequency responses, and I can see Allen and Heath XD2-53, which has 13 mm wider drivers than the Major Marshall FX 50's also has a much broader frequency range, from 5 Hz, not 20 Hz, to 33,000 Hz, not 20,000. The V Moda M100's are 5 Hz-30,000, which other headphones also do, such as the Pioneer's. the BeyerdynamicDT1350, AKG K267, SURE750, AKG K181, Sony V6, have these frequency responses too.
Given my enjoyment of electronic music, plus how the Marshall Major FX50's ... don't get the lowest lows and the highest highs ... how am to understand this recommendation of the Marshall Major FX50? Shouldn't I just purchase instead the XD2-53', or perhaps the ATH ProMK2 (see below)?
other frequency response:
Ultrasone DJ Pro 900 6-42,000Hz (WOW!!!! ... but with $500 price tag?! :\)
ATH Pro700Mk2, 5-35,000 Hz (TOO MUCH BASS?! :\)
Sony MDR-v55 5-25,000Hz
Sure840 5-25,000Hz
Ultrasone DJ1 Pro, 10-22,000Hz
Audio Technica M50 15-28,000Hz
AKG K518 16-24,000Hz
AKG K81 16-21,000Hz
Senheisser HD-25 ii, 16-22,000Hz
Maestro gmp 8.35d 20-27,400Hz
aiaiai tma-1 20-20,000Hz
dre mixr 20-20,000Hz
... any thoughts?
Those Marshall Major's FX 50's are the best home audiophile, right! I'm wondering about two things, though .... which makes that statement "tentative," sorry ...
Tweakings
Wouldn't say the Marshall Majors are the best for home audiophile. The Majors excel at portable listening with iPods/iPhones. and listening without a headphone amp. They are great for EDM.
For a home audiophile system I would recommend open cans.
Ah, well in that case I would definitely go with just headphones then. Pick one of the options mentioned here and and grab something like the Focusrite VRMbox to simulate speakers, and that'll be a good start.