MorrisL
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A fellow head-fier recently pointed out that "headphones from dark side of neutral are hard to come by" and it got me thinking... Less than a year into this hobby, and I've managed to hear many headphones ranging from $20 to $2000 in price, and the vast majority are indeed bright, often uncomfortably so. I recently bought an HD600 and even that isn't dark enough for some music, but its neutral and slightly rolled off in the treble signature is still pretty unique. Not too many other choices out there for such a signature. But you'd think that they would make many other headphones to this tune, since it's such a desirable signature for many.
I mean, really... Think about it. HD800, HD700, HE500, T1, DT880, DT990, DT770, DT660, K701, most Grado phones... You name it. All bright... All we have is the HD650 and LCD2. (I won't mention the little PX100 and a couple of other on-ear's)
Now, what is really going on with all that? It almost feels like there's a conspiracy to make 'em all bright so they can sell us tube amps to alleviate the pain. Too many people raving about how a certain tube amp smooths the harsh highs on the you-name-it headphone. Well, we wouldn't need to smooth anything if they were designed smooth to begin with.
Any thoughts on this?
I mean, really... Think about it. HD800, HD700, HE500, T1, DT880, DT990, DT770, DT660, K701, most Grado phones... You name it. All bright... All we have is the HD650 and LCD2. (I won't mention the little PX100 and a couple of other on-ear's)
Now, what is really going on with all that? It almost feels like there's a conspiracy to make 'em all bright so they can sell us tube amps to alleviate the pain. Too many people raving about how a certain tube amp smooths the harsh highs on the you-name-it headphone. Well, we wouldn't need to smooth anything if they were designed smooth to begin with.
Any thoughts on this?