PROS: Clean and clear sound Inexpensive Measures well, good technicalities, and doesn’t have any nasty peaks CONS: Fairly large – not portable A little bit cool and sterile sounding Some say plasticky and artificial sounding These studio monitoring type headphones are in a similar vein to the Audio Technica ATH-M50. Therefore they are utilitarian, industrial [...]
After much talk and going back and forth, we have reached a formal agreement with Head-Fi member Purrin. Yes…he is the one behind those fancy graphs we have been posting! We wanted to disclose to our faithful readers that Purrin has agreed to let us have access to some of this measurements in exchange for [...]
PROS: Balanced sound Excellent value Comfortable CONS: Fairly large – not portable Slight bit of emphasis on upper midrange These are some good sounding studio monitoring type headphones. The bass is nice and rounded – it isn’t overblown (bass-heads or DJ’s who need that extra bass need not apply). It’s very dynamic and clear sounding [...]
PROS: Forgiving and pleasant sound signature (same as LCD-2) Very smooth treble Slightly faster sounding, more detailed, and tighter bass than LCD-2. CONS: Needs top-shelf headphone amplification and source to bring out its full capabilities Still heavy Extremely high price For those of you who don’t know, the LCD-3 is Audez’e’s top of the line [...]
Since this is a headphone site, we should at the very least recommend a few recordings that were meant to be played back on headphones. Binaural recording is technique where two microphones are used to re-create a three dimensional sound field. The best of these recordings use dummy heads fitted with microphones in each ear. [...]
We have been able to get our hands on the recently released $2000 Audeze LCD3 top-of-the-line headphone. We are excited and will be providing a review very soon. UPDATE: the initial version of the review has been posted: http://www.bestheadphonesguide.com/2011/11/audeze-lcd-3-review/
PROS: Punches far above its weight Fairly smooth frequency response with no sharp peaks Clean open sound CONS: Upper midrange is emphasized Open-back headphone may not be ideal for many environments First off, I would highly recommend this headphone to anyone considering open-back headphones. The HD558 is not perfect, but at less than $150 street [...]
PROS: Clean and articulate Fun bass and treble CONS: Fun bass and treble Not as stylish as the fashion headphones These headphones have a fun sonic signature with tipped up treble and huge amounts of bass. They are clean and articulate sounding headphone. The tipped up treble offers the impression of detail and clarity. The [...]
PROS: Good sound quality Good tonal balance Affordable CONS: As ugly as the day is long Some sound leakage Plasticky enclosure prevents the drivers from showing what they can do Hard to find Fischer Audio has received many positive reviews on various internet forums and audio equipment sites. Usually when a company receives so many [...]
We know we are relatively new, but we wanted to keep our promise of using objective measurements to verify our subjective impressions. We are currently in talks with someone who will be able to provide us with meaningful accurate headphone measurements. We cannot confirm anything at this time other than we are in serious talks. [...]
