tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post4272507654398655092..comments2024-03-18T03:10:30.572-07:00Comments on NwAvGuy: Sennheiser HD 650NwAvGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-53476516353800420192012-08-27T09:32:43.878-07:002012-08-27T09:32:43.878-07:00I remember reading somewhere that you are not goin...I remember reading somewhere that you are not going to do much investigating into the HD 598's. However, I was wondering if you have listened to them at all. I own a pair, and I am planning to upgrade to the HD 650's. I have read many reviews, regarding the 598's, from supposed "audiophiles" stating that they are astonished at the level of acurate detail top to bottom. NeuroMusicianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192675153356030964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-85604416047776859312012-05-10T15:52:09.695-07:002012-05-10T15:52:09.695-07:00Tyll has stated elsewhere that the spike on his TH...Tyll has stated elsewhere that the spike on his THD graphs at 200hz and 2khz are artifacts from something is his signal chain switching ranges.maverickroninnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-24182824502056300042012-05-09T18:33:59.760-07:002012-05-09T18:33:59.760-07:00You really can't trust headphone measurements ...You really can't trust headphone measurements above about 2 Khz as much more than a rough guide. Moving an earcup on the dummy head a few millimeters can move some of the peaks/dips by 10 dB. So when you see right/left asymmetry in the high frequencies it's probably because each earcup is positioned slightly differently. Look up comb filtering and standing waves on Wikipedia if you want NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-64864430654463286292012-05-09T14:03:04.407-07:002012-05-09T14:03:04.407-07:00(I split my comment into 2 parts, since there’s a ...(I split my comment into 2 parts, since there’s a 4000 character limit for comments, this is part 2)<br /><br />How are those square wave charts produced and measured? It should be fairly simple for a DAC/amp to output an almost prefect square-wave DC current, but how does a headphone manage a square wave? Actual DC current would keep pushing the coil into one direction and thus the square wave Dexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-91821742445833388112012-05-09T14:02:21.530-07:002012-05-09T14:02:21.530-07:00I'm still struggling with understanding these ...I'm still struggling with understanding these headphone-measurements and hope that you can maybe help me with a few questions that I have. The first one is not so much about the measurements, as it is about the HD650 themselves. You said in one of your reviews (I think it was one of the FiiO reviews, but I'm not sure), that 100Hz is where least people want their bass, and that it should Dexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-6918444705591027292012-04-20T12:13:55.061-07:002012-04-20T12:13:55.061-07:00All headphones have their own unique flaws. So it&...All headphones have their own unique flaws. So it's really up to personal preference which ones you think sound best. You might not like what I like, etc. Marketing information aside, there's a lot more to what a headphone sounds like than the type of diaphragm used (conventional vs planar). It's like comparing a car with an inline 6 cylinder engine like BMW uses, versus a car with a NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-53682203792239083132012-04-20T11:53:15.873-07:002012-04-20T11:53:15.873-07:00Is Orthodynamics headphones technically better tha...Is Orthodynamics headphones technically better than dynamic headphones or just have different sound signature?<br />Even Orthodynamics like hifiman he-400 ($399 price) have very black background, less grainy and the bass is fuller and punchier when compare with most dynamic headphones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-42685073923477847082012-03-29T15:34:52.523-07:002012-03-29T15:34:52.523-07:00Thanks for your long reply, man. And sorry for the...Thanks for your long reply, man. And sorry for the missing 'T' on DT770. :P<br /><br />I'm a headphone enthusiast (although I'm not as rich as it seems to be required, hehehe), but because of what you said I'll give a try to this not expensive DT770. BTW, I use an Asus Xonar Xense as DAC and amp - which is capable of pushing up to 6.8 Vrms (although I don't know the outputDeleruenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-67698982052345837442012-03-29T14:47:32.107-07:002012-03-29T14:47:32.107-07:00Headphone sound, including bass, is very subjectiv...Headphone sound, including bass, is very subjective. In terms of low bass extension and impact I'm not sure I've heard anything that beats the DT770-Pro 80. I will say, however, if you boost the bass with EQ they may reach their limits sooner than some might like. Loud bass requires lots of driver excursion (range of motion) and most headphones will distort in various ways as you reach NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-41050147193542271012012-03-29T14:16:09.976-07:002012-03-29T14:16:09.976-07:00Hi, NwAvGuy. I appreciated this article a lot. Spe...Hi, NwAvGuy. I appreciated this article a lot. Specially interesting your measurement before and after the burn-in. I have a HD650 so I would like to ask you two things. First, you mentioned in the beginning of this article the Audeze LCD-2, but have you ever tested it? If so, do you think it's a good upgrade from HD650? Second, you said that D770 has a 'punchy deep bass', so I would Deleruenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-74497948590893328882012-03-28T11:49:17.554-07:002012-03-28T11:49:17.554-07:00I've been critical of Sennheiser in the past a...I've been critical of Sennheiser in the past as their headphones often lack consistency even within the same family. And the differences are often not subtle. <br /><br />I've worked in commercial speaker design and most speakers from a given product line are "voiced" to sound relatively similar--some call it a "house sound". As you spend more money they generally haveNwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-40878320431486701262012-03-28T11:28:25.462-07:002012-03-28T11:28:25.462-07:00Word on the street from those who had access to pr...Word on the street from those who had access to preproduction samples is that the HD700s have plenty of nasty driver ringing in the treble which neither the HD650 or HD800 have.<br /><br />Some are speculating that they're delaying the release a bit to fix that but I doubt it because that doesn't sound so easy to fix that sort of thing.maverickroninnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-45608530414764781372012-03-28T11:04:29.714-07:002012-03-28T11:04:29.714-07:00You probably know more about the HD700 than I do. ...You probably know more about the HD700 than I do. They seem to have more in common with the HD800 than the HD650. And yes they'll work fine with the O2.<br /><br />Given the price I'm not likely to buy a pair just to find out if they're worth more than twice the street price of the HD650. I do hope I get the chance to listen to them someday. I'm sure there will be plenty of NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-35129297185163088242012-03-28T06:00:03.917-07:002012-03-28T06:00:03.917-07:00Hi NwAvGuy,
Please publish your thoughts on the ne...Hi NwAvGuy,<br />Please publish your thoughts on the new Senn HD700. For those who are swaying between HD650 and HD700 which one would you recommend?<br />Also, will they work with the O2?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-10174744778700228272012-03-14T21:28:02.532-07:002012-03-14T21:28:02.532-07:00I used to really enjoy my pair of Denon AH-D2000&#...I used to really enjoy my pair of Denon AH-D2000's. Right up until the hinge broke. The build quality is pretty shoddy where the ear cups attach to the head band. I can no longer recommend them. You can search the internet and find that this happened to a lot of folks pair of D2k's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-74041401029782204702012-03-13T17:06:40.252-07:002012-03-13T17:06:40.252-07:00A lot of it has to do with resonance/ringing in th...A lot of it has to do with resonance/ringing in the driver and/or enclosure. Waterfall/CSD graphs will show this very clearly. The Denon Dx000 series has a strong, sharp, and long lasting ringing at ~7kHz which contributes to their fatiguing sound. The HD650s OTOH have very clean decay without much ringing or resonance.maverickroninnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-33830479607466426582012-03-13T09:02:55.568-07:002012-03-13T09:02:55.568-07:00It's been a while, so I don't remember wha...It's been a while, so I don't remember what EQ I used but it was likely one of the choices in the "Effect DSP" component for Foobar2000. I believe at least some of the listening fatigue in many headphones, including the D2000, comes from distortion and various "micro resonances". Because there are many surfaces in close proximity to the transducer it seems reasonable NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-68208750359325346772012-03-12T18:25:37.825-07:002012-03-12T18:25:37.825-07:00I'm probably not the best guy to ask. The HD60...I'm probably not the best guy to ask. The HD600 and even 650 are very "honest" headphones but I'm not sure if they'll satisfy your desire for "good bass extension". If you haven't read my Beyer DT770 Pro 80 review you should check it out. The DT770's bass extension is impressive and ranks among the best I've found at any price.<br /><br />I think the NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-56080049366011267582012-03-12T12:01:06.193-07:002012-03-12T12:01:06.193-07:00@NwAvGuy: BTW, as far as your eq experiment, it is...@NwAvGuy: BTW, as far as your eq experiment, it is likely that the parametric EQ is using an FFT, and just adjusting the gains of certain frequencies. The FFT may even have a relatively small number of bins (10 to 32).That FFT may have some windowing to mitigate the Gibb's phenomenon (It's got to do with the fact that a square wave in one domain is a sync function in the other). Anyhow, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-26143787424843273102012-03-12T11:10:12.349-07:002012-03-12T11:10:12.349-07:00@NwAvGuy: Hi. I really loved your review about the...@NwAvGuy: Hi. I really loved your review about the Sansa Clip+, and ended buying a Sansa Zip + Rockbox. The sound is fantastic. Currently, I'm considering buying a full open or close headphone. I currently have the following: Audeo IEM (gray/black filters - very detailed though ear canal irritation/little fatiguing), Koss KSC75 (jogging), Senn HD202 (fun/non-fatiguing), a set of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-46685497381925653702012-02-02T16:47:25.078-08:002012-02-02T16:47:25.078-08:00Headphones are REALLY subjective. But the cheapo G...Headphones are REALLY subjective. But the cheapo Grado SR60s are something of a bargain if you're OK with the comfort. The Sennheiser HD201 is surprisingly decent considering you can sometimes find them for around $25. The HD428 can also be found on sale and has better isolation than the HD201 and perhaps a bit more comfort but similar sound. <br /><br />Some have found the Beyer DT770 Pro 80NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-12813346252806950022012-02-01T12:56:31.199-08:002012-02-01T12:56:31.199-08:00@NwAvGuy: I just got an eMail from Gunter Weideman...@NwAvGuy: I just got an eMail from Gunter Weidemann, Manager Technical Support, Consumer Support, saying that there were no changes made to the sound signature, just the headband was replaced. Maybe the alleged sound change was due to simple manufacturing spread. Although I read on the German HiFi-Forum that customer service also said that there were no sonic changes between the DT880 Edition Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-79203319701692749232012-01-30T05:58:41.065-08:002012-01-30T05:58:41.065-08:00nwavguy, do you happen to have any lower-end (~150...nwavguy, do you happen to have any lower-end (~150 USD) cans to recommend to newcomers?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779388537957382861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-7913077248914860602012-01-24T07:11:06.968-08:002012-01-24T07:11:06.968-08:00@NwAvGuy: Where's your post gone? You're r...@NwAvGuy: Where's your post gone? You're right in that you demand craftsmanship to match the price. Unfortunately, we live in a less-than perfect world, the T1 is out there and it's the model I have and like, if it weren't for the damn peak. My guess is that Beyerdynamic knows they have a problem (presumably with the driver housing resonating too damn much) and are maybe working Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-79068359639240774842012-01-23T09:08:17.177-08:002012-01-23T09:08:17.177-08:00Oh, I just stumbled upon http://www.head-fi.org/t/...Oh, I just stumbled upon http://www.head-fi.org/t/531401/ade-tuned-beyerdynamic-t1 -- the poster says there's a 8 kHz peak that his mod absorbs. Intrigued, I tried out the equalizer and lowered 8 kHz by 5 dB. Hum! The phone sounds more natural now. Pink noise doesn't have a weird peak in the high frequencies anymore. So far, so balanced sounding. Let's see where this leads me to...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com