FritzS
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Post by FritzS on Jul 2, 2006 8:54:37 GMT
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rickcr42
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Post by rickcr42 on Jul 2, 2006 21:29:05 GMT
I never have the same expectations for closed headphones which I consider a situational can for use only when i must and a music apprecitaion headphone that in my personal experience always sounds better with some degree of open back to avoid the echo chamber behind the drivers.
damp this chamber and you drive down the sensitivity making greater demands on the amp and do it yourself the results can go from maybe a bit better but more often than not you wreck the frequency response which is already "tuned" to the earcup it is in.
Having said that there is more and more in the closed headphone arena aimed at music playback end user than in years past so maybe the sonics are moving closer.
Optiions ?
1-How about checking out the closed can offerings from Sennheiser ? Being the manufacturer you would think they would have a definitive sonic profile across the board right ?
2-Have not heard them but the reports are that the Ultrasone sealed cans have a more "auiphile" sonic signature than most such typs meant for monitoring.Maybe try to get a local listen or possibly contact Jan Meier and pick his brain.He sells both Ultrasone and Sennheiser so would know the answer
3-Check out the articles in the Headwize Library on re-equalizing the Beyers for a smoother response.Mybe through the articles you can come up with a netwrok that makes other cans sound more "sennlike"
Finally-I have a real problem with the AT cans and that is the cosmetics.Not that they are ugly but that they seem to be putting way too much emphasis on GOOD LOOKS which in my experience always means means shooting for a visual hook over actual performance as the selling point.
I know many use and swear by the AT headphones,at least certain models,but when I see even the shitty ones having all that added "glitz" which I KNOW means added cost i have to not only wonder about priorities but how cheap the headphones could have been without all the additions just to look good on the rack.
If you ask 100 self proclaimed "experts" for an opinion you will get 100 Expert opinions" ,the worst of which are the "I never heard this but in my opinion......" type so in the end you need to sit down and do your own listening to KNOW if it is what you need or not so i would try and haunt the local audi salons or deal with online companies that have loaners for evaluation.
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rickcr42
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Rest in peace my good friend.
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Post by rickcr42 on Jul 2, 2006 21:42:18 GMT
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