What is a "fun" headphone?

[jonathanjong]

Thread resurrection, FTW.

I'm inclined to agree that "fun" is something of a euphemism for "coloured", and is (perhaps) correlated with lack of detail. Maybe.

 

[vvanrij]

I don't think that coloured and lack of detail have anything to do with eachother.

 

[jonathanjong]

Quote:

Originally Posted by vvanrij /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't think that coloured and lack of detail have anything to do with eachother.

This is precisely why I used the word "correlated." I didn't want to imply that colour and detail were necessarily related or functionally related.

 

[vvanrij]

Yes I understand you, bad recordings will sound more fun on a less detailed can.

 

[Kernmac]

Quote:

Originally Posted by vvanrij /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't think that coloured and lack of detail have anything to do with eachother.

Agree. Detail is more about the technical competence of the headphone, colour is more discriptive of the sound signature or "flavour". And to some lots of detail might = fun, but to others lack of detail might =fun. A more neutral flavour might =fun and others a more coloured sound =fun

A headphone can't "be" an emotion, it along with the music might evoke an emotion (if it doesn't, change your fon or get different music)

 

[jonathanjong]

Quote:

Originally Posted by vvanrij /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes I understand you, bad recordings will sound more fun on a less detailed can.

Well said!

 

[cswann1]

Quote:

Originally Posted by swt61 /img/forum/go_quote.gif To me a "fun" headphone is lively, bassy with a slightly forward presentation, even if not the measure of accuracy.

My thoughts exactly. Get outa my head man!!

 

[lucky]

For me, a fun headphone is one that inspires me to listen to music. Depending on the time of day and my mood, that may be the EP630, the AD700, or the K701. Lately at home, it's been the K701.

 

[KevM2]

Fun headphones typically emphasize some element of the frequency range in order to create a certain sort of sound as opposed to a headphone which attempts to be as neutral as possible. For example, many Grado phones are created to really bring out the key aspects of Rock music. A Denon has an emphasized bass.

"Fun" headphones may occasionally get 'poo-pooed' among some of the neutrality chasers, but honestly, I see no downside to 'fun' headphones. It's all about what sounds good to your ears. There's no purpose in spending crazy money on headphones because someone said they are the definition of neutrality and when you listen to them, you fall asleep because they are so boring.

 

[mbd2884]

Fun Headphones. Whatever gets you wanting to grab whatever is in sight and start jumping like a lunatic while doing air guitar moves with massive head bangs, wishing you had longer hair.

 

[pataburd]

"Fun," to me, means lively and musically engaging, something that gets my mind away from an analytic mode of listening and the purely technical aspects of the gear itself.

 

[cswann1]

mbd2884, is that a Bush/Obama morph??

EDIT: OMG it is!! I Googled it. Hilarious....I love it.

 

[hardstyler]

MS1 for me.

 

[hardstyler]

Quote:

Originally Posted by cswann1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif mbd2884, is that a Bush/Obama morph?? EDIT: OMG it is!! I Googled it. Hilarious....I love it.

Scary

 

[plonter]

Quote:

Originally Posted by nibiyabi /img/forum/go_quote.gif RS-1s!

oh yeah...me too on that!
fun to me means: a set of cans that are not nesecerely have the most accurate sound(like the akg701) but rather adds a bit of colour to the sound,some extra bass and sparkle(like the denon ah-d5000).
ofcourse it's a matter of preference,but i always understood the term "fun" in those meanings. for another,fun can be the most accurate cans in the stock,as dull as it may be.