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Post by dalethorn on May 13, 2012 2:50:32 GMT
I downloaded the FLAC version from HDTracks on a tip from someone about the "awesome bass" in this music. The bass isn't bad, but isn't spectacular either. Overall the sound quality is very good with good dynamics, as good as my humble little O2 amp and / or desktop computer can reproduce anyway. The relative loudness of the bells, triangles and other high freq. instruments in the first movement were unusual in my experience, although I don't listen to a lot of mainstream classical music. This is the version by Eiji Oue and the Minnesota Orchestra on Reference Recordings, a "Prof. Johnson 24-bit HDCD recording."
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2012 14:08:50 GMT
Rather than listen out for bass, I tend to listen more to attack and spacing. ie; I can quite happily use the dreaded K701 or K601 with classical music and feel that they are fine. The reason for this is that in reality, orchestras don't really produce the same type of bass as a rock band. For a start, the bass sounds are spread out all over the orchestra:
The double basses normally at the back right (sometimes left) and the 'cellos front right. The tubas and trombones at back right.
Percussion and timpani center back.
French horns middle left.
Bassoons middle, slightly right.
In other words, the instruments that produce bass sounds are all over the place so the bass isn't as 'focused' as a simple bass guitar and bass drum.
For that reason, bass sounds to a pop/rock fan are a bit lacking from an orchestra.
It's a different story with pop/rock since it tends to be 'bass' led in order to provide momentum and 'power' in its sound. Since it's only two instruments, the engineers have an easier time of it and a fat bass headphone actually enhances what the engineers did very often.
For me, the K601 is spot on with orchestral (coming from 120 ohm output impedance amp - not the O2 zero ohms!!!) and I adore the Denon D2000 for rock/pop or my own stuff. I also like the Senn HD650 for rock and the Beyer DT150.
The best all rounder for me is the Denon D2000. The Beyer DT990 is also pretty good at both imo. They seem to add extra depth to timps and gives a squeaky clean treble for a good string tone.
However, I listen to each 'type' of music in a different way so that spacing and airiness is more important for orchestral while bass attack and quantity is more important for rock/pop.
I don't go for this 'accuracy' crap that's often dealt out about headphones. Haven't found one accurate headphone yet. I have loads of nice, musical ones but they most definitely don't sound lkie the real thing when I take them off and listen live. You can tell instantly, that it's reproduced so headphones can't possibly be accurate.
Maybe 'flat' in response with no humps but still not really 'accurate.' I always feel as though I have a pair of aural 'glasses' on when I wear headphones. Things are exaggerated and emphasised, but I still love my headphones dearly!!!
BTW, Pines of Rome is a lovely piece. Listen to the music, not the gear!!!
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