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Post by tunkejazz on Nov 7, 2015 15:37:57 GMT
Hi guys, It seems that due to the new "office space policy" at work I will share my office with another person starting in January. My HE400i are not very social though :-D
Any recommendations of headphones with closed back that pair well with the Ember/Polaris? Max budget ~300€.
The only requirement is that they should not be bass-light or have any sort of harshness in thr upper mids at around 8-10 kHz.
Thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2015 15:49:04 GMT
Are you looking for something fairly portable / stylish or a full sized design?
Where are you sensitive to harshness - the upper mids or the highs? I don't look at frequency response graphs much but I always thought the upper mids were a lot lower than that (2 to 4 KHz or so??).
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Post by tunkejazz on Nov 7, 2015 18:18:03 GMT
About the design, I don't care so much actually, just audio quality and comfort. I will use them mostly indoors.
I am not that sensitive to a little bit of sparkle in the upper treeble. But sometimes I feel unbearable when the region encompassing the upper mids and lower treeble stands out too much. The he400i do not suffer from that problem.
For reference, I mostly listen to rock, jazz, blues and acoustic music. Very rarely some classical.
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Post by solderdude on Dec 4, 2015 16:56:09 GMT
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Post by musicman on Dec 29, 2015 16:39:37 GMT
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Post by husafreak on Jan 15, 2016 19:39:21 GMT
You might like the NAD VISO HO50's. On my medium sized head they are comfy (they do get a bit warm). They isolate well. They just sound nice, full and fun, but not a bright or especially revealing 'phone. They are interesting, everything is there just delivered with a certain style, not fatiguing. I listen to rock or for fun with them, HD600's for light jazz and classical for the detail and spaciousness. This with an Ember II.
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Post by husafreak on Jan 15, 2016 19:40:27 GMT
Sorry HP50's. Check out innerfidelity review
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Post by elysion on Jan 16, 2016 0:42:56 GMT
I don't have many closed-back headphones. One of them, the HD25-1/II has good audio quality, but lacks comfort. It's my main portable headphone. The second closed-back is the DT770-Pro with 250 Ohms. I don't have the Ember or Polaris, but the DT770 is very comfortable. I'm also quite happy with the sound quality. It's not as perfect as the DT990's for long listening sessions, but I can have the DT770 for prolonged periods on my head. I'm not really the type for closed-backs and prefer open or half-open designs usually. Another plus is the competitive price of the DT770-Pro's and also the rugged construction. Spare parts are also available for a reasonable amout (this in contrast to some Sennheiser stuff, HD650 pads for example are NOT cheap).
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Post by musicman on Jan 16, 2016 2:14:09 GMT
Just picked up a Visio HP-50 also, and as a closed back it is pretty decent. A little warm but, easily folded up to put in desk or briefcase, not that I have either anymore.
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Post by elysion on Jan 16, 2016 7:27:10 GMT
Just had a brief look on the NAD Viso HP50. These headphones look interesting. The price isn't cheap but still in a range that is affordable for many. Personally, I do like the colour variants. Particularly the red variant looks very appealing to me. Here's are review, which shows a few good pictures: www.soundstagexperience.com/index.php/equipment-menu/572-nad-viso-hp50-headphonesAre you happy with the comfort, musicman? I've noticed that it also comes with many useful accessories for mobile use, also including an "airline adapter"
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Post by husafreak on Jan 16, 2016 8:36:24 GMT
The airline adapter is a block with two plugs to go into the airplane and then you plug into that. It has two cords one of them has a volume controller for newer apple devices. My biggest gripe with them was the really short cords, only good for portable use. I bought a long black cord from V-MODA for 13 bucks so I am set now. It is just a 3.5mm stereo plug. I like the cord they sent me. Listening now through the Ember II to Muse and Thank You Scientist. Pretty sweet. Killed my old Grado SR125's and HD600's for this type of music. Like I said my head size is medium, ears too, they fit good and completely enclose my ears. I think big heads and ears might not like them. You do feel the band touching just the top of your head but it is fine for me. They do make you look kind of like those robot army men in Dr Who. But I like Dr Who...
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Post by techboy on Jan 22, 2016 13:14:37 GMT
If I had spare cash and wanted closed cans I'd choose the Mr Speakers. Not heard it. Going basically by what I've read. But I would go with them blind based on what I've read about them.
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Post by husafreak on Feb 3, 2016 22:09:58 GMT
Having a listen to my new brand new Fostex TH-X00 right now. It is a Massdrop exclusive and they are available right now. I don't think they isolate as well as the NAD's but they sound very nice, maybe slightly similar, I was hoping for HP50's on steroids and I think that is what I got! But then again for closed back cans they don't isolate as well and I would not suggest them as portables. The NAD's are better for travel. I haven't played with the jumpers on the Ember II yet, I am running them at the same settings as the NAD's as they are 25 ohm 94 db spec. Low Gain, Low Output Resistance.
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Post by Rabbit on Feb 4, 2016 20:52:02 GMT
I love the th900 sound. It looks on paper like a huge Beats sound, but it's not at all. I love the depth of the bass with them.
I tend to prefer using it with the Polaris. For me, it seems a better match; especially if you take potential noise into account.
I must admit, I am curious about the hp50. I know that Tyll does prefer a rolled away treble, but he prefers these to the Momentums.
The strange thing about Momentum 1 and 2, over ears is that I prefer the 2 and find it slightly sharper etched than 1, but graphs published here on the Momentum thread show the other way around. Very curious.
The Momentums do work well, but again, because of the low impedance and sensitivity, I don't really use either the Polaris or the Ember with them.
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Post by husafreak on Feb 4, 2016 22:49:05 GMT
The only problem I have with the HP50's is they are not very detailed. They are nothing like the HD600's in this regard. The HD600's have great detail retrieval, especially the higher frequencies, and soundstage well, big and open sounding. The HP50's are not really for critical listening. But they are great fun to listen to, they get the gestalt of music. They are much more fun to listen to "bands" with. The HD600's are better for critical listening.
I may get myself a Polaris to set beside my Ember. Just for fun.
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